Thursday 16 November 2017 from 2.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Dear Sir or Madam,

The Ministry of the Armed Forces and the IHEDN Chair in Defence Economics invite you to take part in the following events
at the Maison de la Chimie, 28 rue Saint-Dominique 75007 Paris,
at their annual conference, with the participation of the Minister of the Armed Forces and the Chairman of the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee, on the theme :

Defence funding :
What solutions for what needs?

2.30pm: Opening of the room

Opening address Christian de Boissieu
Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Chair in Defence Economics

ROUND TABLE 1: FINANCING REQUIREMENTS

- What is the context and what strategic autonomy retained by the 2017 Strategic Review?
Guillaume Schlumberger (Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy, Ministry of Defence)

- What are the operational requirements to meet the objectives set by the strategic review?
General Vincent Carré (Military Staff)

- What industrial needs do we have to meet the objectives set by the strategic review?
Philippe Duhamel (Thales)

- From needs analysis to financial planning.
Christophe Mauriet (Financial Affairs Directorate, Ministry of Defence)

Speech by Jean-Jacques Bridey
Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defence and Armed Forces

ROUND TABLE 2: TYPES OF FINANCING

- What specific actions is the DGA taking?
Bertrand Le Meur (Directorate General of Armaments, Ministry of Defence)

- How are our main partners financed?
Jean Belin (Chair of Defence Economics, IHEDN)

- What are the current and future contributions of European cooperation?
Olivier Martin (MBDA)

- How can exports help maintain France's DTIB?
Jean-Yves Battesti (Naval Group)

Closing address
Florence Parly
Minister for the Armed Forces

For military personnel: B2 joint uniform

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