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Suzanne Patrick (International speaker) talks about
“Australian Defense 2030: The View from Up Over”
Sydney, Australia –
22
September, 2009 –
The Financial Review Defence Conference
announces the international keynote address by the esteemed Suzanne Patrick.
Suzanne will be discussing the following at the conference:
The effects of bi-lateral and multi-lateral regulatory and security arrangements in
the current global context
The impact of extra-territorial regulatory reach on global corporations
The mosaic of modern strategy formulation
Suzanne is the Former Deputy under Secretary of Defence for Industrial Policy, US
Department of Defence and has nearly 30 years experience in global defence, finance, and
intelligence in military, government, and Wall Street settings. Today she is the principal and
founder of Suzanne D. Patrick & Company
This inaugural one day conference will explore Government’s plans to strengthen the
foundation of Australia’s defence and with $110 billion up for grabs selected companies will
be well positioned to benefit from this opportunity.
Some of the speakers:
Andrew Davies, Program Director for the Operations and Capability Program, Australian
Strategic Policy Institute
Rebecca Skinner, First Assistant Secretary Strategic Policy, Department of Defence
Jim Whalley, , Chief Executive Officer, Nova Defence
Michael Pezzullo, Chief Operating Officer, Australian Customs and Border Protection
Peter Drennan, Deputy Commissioner (National Security), Australian Federal Police
John Lawler APM, Chief Executive Officer, The Australian Crime Commission
Warren King, General Manager Programs, Defence Materiel Organisation
The Hon. Brendan O’Connor MP, Minister for Home Affairs
The Financial Review Defence
Conference 2009 will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney on
Wednesday September 23, 2009. To register for the conference, please visit www.afr.com/events
or call 1800 032 577.
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