The Wassenaar Arrangement - Adapting Export Controls to a Changing World

Jan. 4, 2012 - PRLog -- Defence Exports Asia Pacific
1st - 2nd February 2012
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore

SMi's first annual Defence Exports Asia conference is now less than 1 month away.

Over 20 speakers with discussions including:

Keynote: Export Control Reform in 2012
•   Department of Defense's role in export license and technology transfer
•   Export Control Reform - Where are we now?
•   Technology Security and foreign disclosure reform
James Hursch, Director of the Defence Technology Security Administration (DTSA), US Department of Defense

The Wassenaar Arrangement - Adapting Export Controls to a Changing World
•   The Wassenaar Arrangement is the only export control regime focused on conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies
•   The Arrangement's Control Lists are reviewed constantly to ensure that they remain relevant to today's challenges
•   The Arrangement's Best Practices Guidelines are a useful guide for national export control authorities as they consider their own policies
•   National discretion is preserved - all export licencing decisions remain with national authorities
•   The Arrangement's 40 Participating States work to enhance global security by helping to strengthen export controls even among non-member countries  
Ambassador Sune Danielsson, Head of Secretariat, Wassenaar Arrangement

How EAR-ITAR Enforcement Initiatives are impacting companies in Asia
•   Changes to the control lists
•   New license exceptions
•   Regional considerations
•   Focus on end-use and End-user considerations
Donald Pearce, Regional Export Control Officer, US Embassy, Singapore
Defence Exports is a major discussion area within the Defence arena and this conference will provide a fantastic insight into the Asia Export Controls and the future for Defence Exports in the region.

The expert speaker line-up features:

•   Ambassador Sune Danielsson, Head of Secretariat, Wassenaar Arrangement
•   James Hursch, Director of the Defence Technology Security Administration (DTSA), US Department of Defense
•   Donald Pearce, Regional Export Control Officer, US Embassy, Singapore
•   Angelina Gurunathan, Principal Assistant Director, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Malaysia
•   Tran Ba Cuong, Director of Origin and Control Division, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam
•   David Hayes, Director, David Hayes Export Controls and Chairman, Export Group for Aerospace and Defence, UK
•   Gary Stanley, President, Global Legal Services
•   Robert. S. Kovac, Managing Director, Directorate of Defence Trade Controls, US Department of State


Visit www.defence-exportsasia.com for more details.