IDEX/NAVDEX 2017 VIP Coordination List

Country VIPS ATTENDING Conference Hotel Period

ALGERIA
AUSTRALIA MINISTER OF DEFENCE INDUSTRY, CHRISTOPHER PYNE TBC 18-20 Feb
CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE REPRESENTATIVE, MAJGEN MICHAEL TBC 17-24 Feb
FAIRWEATHER, HEAD OF TEAM DEFENCE AUSTRALIA
CHIEF OF NAVY REPRESENTATIVE, RADM COLIN LAWRENCE, HEAD OF TBC 17-19 Feb
NAVAL ENGINEERING
CHIEF OF ARMY REPRESENTATIVE, MAJGEN JOHN FREWEN, TBC 17-18 Feb
COMMANDER AUSTRALIAN FORCES MIDDLE EAST
BELARUS MAJ.GEN OLEG BELOKONEV, CHIEF OF STAFF TBC 19-21 Feb
SERGEI GURULEV, CHAIRMAN OF STATE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL 19-22 Feb
COMMITTEE
BELGIUM
CANADA
CHINA
CZECH REPUBLIC DEPUTY OF MINISTER OF DEFENCE, TOM KUCHTA, HEAD OF THE TBC 18-21 FEB
INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION AND ORGANISATIONS MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
TBC
MINISTRY COUNSELLOR, TOM MAAR, INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
AND ORGANISATIONS MANAGEMENT DIVISION TBC

HEAD OF THE SERVICES TO EXPORTERS UNIT, DANIEL BLAKOVEC,

ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS

DENMARK
EGYPT -MAJOR GEN. RETIRED/ MOHAMED ALASSAR, MINISTER OF MILITARY Yes TBC 1821 Feb
PRODUCTION

EXPECTED: (TBC) - - -
- COL. GEN. / SEDKY SOBHY , MINISTER OF DEFENSE , GENERAL
COMMANDER OF THE EGYPTIAN ARMED FORCES - - -
- LT. GEN. / MAHMOUD HEGAZY, EGYPTIAN ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF Yes TBC 17-21 Feb
STAFF. Yes TBC 17-21 Feb
- MAJ. GEN./ AHMED KHALED, EGYPTIAN NAVY COMMANDER.
- Maj. Gen. / Ahmed Aly Fahmy , Egyptian Air Defense Commander.
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FIJI
FRANCE JEAN-YVES LE DRIAN, MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF THE FRENCH 19 Feb
REPUBLIC
GERMANY MOD REPRESENTATIVE: VICE ADMIRAL ANDREAS KRAUSE, CHIEF TBD 19-20 Feb
GERMAN NAVY Yes TBD 17-23 Feb
CHIEF OF DEFENCE REPRESENTATIVE: LIEUTENANT GENERAL FRANK
LEIDENBERGER
GREECE MINISTER OF DEFENCE- PANOS KAMENOS, CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF TBD TBD 19-22 FEB
ADMIRAL -APOSTOLAKIS, COM. OF GREEK NAVY -VICE ADMIRAL
TSOUNIS
INDIA
INDONISIA
IRAQ
ITALY DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE DOMENICO ROSSI NO TBD 19-20 FEB

LT.GEN. CARLO MAGRASSI SECRETARY GENERAL OF DEFENCE AND NO 19 FEB

GENERAL ARMAMENTS DIRECTOR

VICE ADM RUGGIERO DI BIASE - DIRECTOR OF THE IV DEPARTMENT - YES 18 20 FEB

ARMAMENT PROGRAMS AT THE SECRETARIAT GENERAL OF
DEFENCE / NATIONAL ARMAMENTS DIRECTORATE
18 20 FEB
VICE ADM PAOLO TREU DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF IT NAVY YES
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN MINISTER OF DEFENCE COLONEL-GENERAL SAKEN ZHASSUZAKOV, 18-20 FEB
MINISTER OF DEFENCE AND AIRSPACE PRODUCTION BEIBUT
ATAMKULOV
CHIEF OF NAVY VICE-ADMIRAL ZHANDARBEK ZHANZAKOV
KUWAIT LT.GEN. MOHAMMAD KHALED AL KHADHER, GENERAL STAFF
HEADQUARTER
LT. GEN. EMG. HASHIM A. RAFAEE, UNDERSECRETARY OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD
VICE ADM. KHALED AHMAD ABDULLAH, COMMANDER OF THE NAVY
FORCES
MAJ,. GEN. ABDULLAH YAAKOUBAL FOUNDARI, COMMANDER OF THE
AIR FORCES
BRG. GEN. AMER YASSER AL ABDULLAH, COMMANDER OF THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE DEFENCE AGAINST WEAOPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION
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BRIG. GEN. GHAZI DUHEYM AL DHAFIRI, THE COMMANDER OF THE
GROUND FORCE ENEGINEERING
BRIG. GEN. ADEL ALI AL HAFEZ, COMMANDER OF THE AIR DEFENCE
WEAPON
LIBYA
MALAYSIA CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE TBC TBC TBC
CHIEF OF NAVY 18-20 Feb
MOROCCO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND VICE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCE, AVM KEVIN SHORT Yes TBC 17-19 Feb
PAKISTAN
POLAND MR. MATEUSZ SAROSIEK, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT 18-21 FEB.
OF ARMAMENT POLICY
COL. ARTUR MARASZKIEWICZ, DEFENCE ATTACHE (NON RESIDENT)
CAPT. (NAVY) MACIEJ KASPRZAC, CHIEF OF THE MILITARY INDUSTRY
COOPERATION BRANCH
COL. TOMASZ POLUS, CHIEF OF THE AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
MR. MARCIN JASINSKI, SENIOR INSPECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COOPERAZION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ARMAMENT POLICY
RUSSIA
SAUDI ARABIA Assistant Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HE Mr. 18- 23 FEB
MOHAMMED A.ALAYEESH
Chief of General Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lt. General
Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Bunyan 18-23 FEB
SERBIA
SINGAPORE SENIOR MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS, YES TBD 17-20 Feb
DR MOHAMAD MALIKI OSMAN
ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION:
- SENIOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL JUSTIN ANG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, YES TBD 17-20 Feb
DEFENCE POLICY OFFICE, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- MR EUGENE LIM, SENIOR STAFF OFFICER, DEFENCE POLICY YES TBD 17-20 Feb
OFFICE, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- MR JEREMY ANG, STAFF OFFICER, DEFENCE POLICY OFFICE, YES TBD 17-20 Feb
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

REPRESENTATIVES OF CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE:

- COL LIM WEI LIAN, CHIEF SYSTEMS INTEGRATION OFFICER NO TBD 18-23 Feb
- CPT LIM WEE YEOW, WEAPON STAFF OFFICER NO TBD 18-23 Feb
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SLOVAKIA MINISTER OF DEFENCE, PETER GAJDO
HEAD OF THE SERVICE OFFICE, JN HOLKO TBD TBD 18-21Feb
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, OLEG
HAVAI
GENERAL DIRECTOR FOR ARMAMENTS, SECTION OF
MODERNISATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, BG. DANIEL ZMEKO
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA VICE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, IN-MOO HWANG
DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR MILITARY FORCE PLOLICY BUREAU, MG
HEON-SOO KIM
MINISTER OF DEFENSE ACQUISTION, MYOUNG-JIN CHANG
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF DAPA, MG WON-JIN OH
SPAIN DEFENCE SECRETARY OF STATE (DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE) No TBD 18-20 Feb
MR. AGUSTIN CONDE BAJEN
NATIONAL ARMAMENT DIRECTOR, LT GENERAL JUAN M. GARCA No TBD 18-20 Feb
MONTAO No TBD 21-23 Feb
NATIONAL ARMAMENT DIRECTORATE, PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT
DIRECTOR, BG CARLOS DE SALAS MURILLO
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND MAJOR GENERAL CLAUDE MEIER, CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES 18-21 Feb
STAFF 18-21 Feb
MR. PETER WINTER, DIRECTOR AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS AND VICE- 15-23 Feb
DIRECTOR
COL GIROLAMO (JRME) MATTEAZZI, DEFENCE ATTACH UAE, KSA
AND KUWAIT
TUNISIA MINISTER OF DEFENSE: MR FARHAT EL HORCHANI TBD TBD 18-22 FEB
ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF: BRIGADIER GENERAL, ISMAIL FATHALLI
TURKEY
UKRAINE
UNITED KINGDOM HARRIET BALDWIN MO, MINISTER FOR DEFENCE PROCUREMENT No TBC 18 20 Feb
(MIN DP) Yes TBC 18 20 Feb
MR TONY DOUGLAS, CEO DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT (CEO No TBC 18 20 Feb
DE&S) Yes - TBC 17 18 Feb
LT GEN TOM BECKETT, DEFENCE SENIOR ADVISOR MIDDLE EAST
panellist TBC 18 20 Feb
(DSAME)
RADM NICK HINE, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF (ACNS) No
CDRE WILL WARRANDER UK MARITIME COMPONENT COMMANDER
(UKMCC)
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UNITED STATES OF LTG GARRETT, U.S. ARMY CENTRAL COMMAND COMMANDER; TBC Various Various
AMERICA VADM DONEGAN, U.S. NAVY CENTRAL COMMAND COMMANDER;
LT GEN SHEPRO (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC
TREATY ORGANIZATION MILITARY COMMITTEE);
MG MUTH (U.S. ARMY OFFICE OF THE PROGRAM MANAGER - SAUDI
ARABIAN NATIONAL GUARD),
MG FARMEN (U.S. ARMY SECURITY ASSISTANCE COMMAND),
MG WILSON (OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR CYBER
POLICY),
MS HIZON (DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY),
DR MCGINN (OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR
ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS)
ACTING DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MIKE MILLER FROM
DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS.