Strengthening the Allied Industrial Base

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Wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and the rising threat of conflict in Asia demonstrate that American and allied militaries need to increase the scale and adaptability of their defense production. Deployed forces are emptying their munitions magazines, and allied demand for ships and aircraft far outstrips supply. Meanwhile, technology proliferation allows adversaries to render legacy weapons systems obsolete. The United States and its allies will need to combine their industrial efforts to keep pace with these dynamic and intensifying security challenges.

Join Hudson Senior Fellows Timothy Walton and Nadia Schadlow for an event exploring the opportunities and challenges in implementing a more unified allied industrial base with Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), Ambassador Hyun-dong Cho of South Korea, senior US Navy and Army officials, and leaders of major Asian and European defense firms.

Agenda

9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks

• Ambassador Hyun-dong Cho, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States

9:20 a.m. | Panel 1

• Steve Brock, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy
• Sang-bong Lee, Head of Engineering and Design, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
• Jim Schirmer, Senior Vice President and Deputy Managing Director, American Rheinmetall Vehicles

Moderator

• Nadia Schadlow, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

10:00 a.m. | Panel 2

• Michael Kuenzli, Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation
• Mike Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Hanwha Defense USA
• Rob Murray, Chief Innovation Officer, Saab Inc.

Moderator

• Timothy Walton, Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute

10:45 | Fireside Chat

• Representative Rob Wittman, United States Representative, First District of Virginia
• Nadia Schadlow, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute