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Introduction:

The Swedish Trade Council together with the Embassy of Sweden presents the 2005 Sweden-US
Homeland Security meeting, to be held December 1, 2005 in Washington DC. This year we are
honored to have the collaboration of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins
University.

The purpose of the event is to allow Swedish companies, their US counterparts as well as
government representatives to meet and discuss opportunities in the area of Homeland Security.
Speakers will include representatives from private industry, US Department of Homeland Security,
along with senior officials from the Embassy of Sweden.

Preliminary Program:

9.00-9.30 -- Registration, coffee

9.30-9.45 -- Welcome, remarks on Sweden-US relations in Homeland Security Gunnar Lund, Ambassador of Sweden to the United States

9.45-11.00 -- Protecting the Homeland: European Approaches to Societal Security and their Implications for the United States.

-Discussion of a new publication by Johns Hopkins Center for Transatlantic
Relations

Dan Hamilton- Center for Transatlantic Relations – Johns Hopkins University
Bengt Sundelius – Swedish Emergency Management Agency
Richard Falkenrath – Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute. Former Special Assistant
to the President for Homeland Security.

11.00-11.15 -- Coffee

11.15-12.15 -- US Homeland Security priorities and strategies for Swedish business

Clare Hobby - Swedish Trade Council USA

Funding
Priorities overview
- Focus on CBRNE
- Focus on Container, ports and transportation security
Doing business with the United States public sector

12.15–1.15 -- Lunch

1.15-2.00 -- DHS Acquisition Program – Organization, Planning and Priorities.
Mui Erkun, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, DHS.

2.00-2.45 -- Remarks on Sweden’s ongoing negotiations with DHS
NBC Capabilities in Sweden
Ake Sallstrom, Swedish Defense Research Agency

2.45-3.00 -- Coffee

3.00- 4.00 -- Panel discussion -voices from the field present their experiences in procurement, from the American and Swedish perspective. A panel of representatives from private industry, DHS procurement, lobbying.

4.00-4.30 -- Discussion, Conclusion

Evening -- Reception hosted by Embassy of Sweden

 

To register for the meeting or for more information, please contact the Swedish Trade Council:

Clare Hobby – clare.hobby@swedishtrade.se, phone: 310-566 2330

Brad Tisdahl – brad.tisdahl@swedishtrade.se - phone: 312-781 6241

For complete updates and program information, log onto www.homelandsecurity.se