1st Aviation Week -Toulouse Symposium Focuses on Globalization Challenges and Solutions for Aviation, Aerospace and Space Leaders
As the growth of
cross-border alliances spurs the rapid globalization of the aviation,
aerospace and space industries, the aerospace capital of Europe,
Toulouse, France, will host with AVIATION WEEK a new executive-level
event bringing together industry leaders to discuss new ideas and to
solve existing challenges.
The AVIATION WEEK-Toulouse Symposium is a venue for sharing ideas
and learning among global industry leaders with an emphasis on
connecting European and North American aviation, aerospace and space
executives throughout their supply chains. The event will debut March
12-13, 2003 at the Pierre Baudis Toulouse Congress Center.
Speakers will discuss the globalization of supply chain management
and share ideas and success stories for major aircraft, aerospace and
military programs, and include:
- Jaan Albrecht, CEO, Star Alliance
- Antoine Bouvier, CEO, Astrium Space
- Dr. John Ferrie, Group Managing Director, Smiths Aerospace
- Noel Forgeard, President & CEO, Airbus
- Kim Kerry, CEO, Thales Raytheon Systems
- Nicolas Korotchansky, COO, ACSI
- Jean-Michel Leonard, CEO, ATR
- Alan Mulally, President & CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Group - Hans-Eric Mundt, Sr. VP, Corporate Sourcing, EADS
- Dr. Klaus Ninke, Managing Director, EurasSpace GmbH
- Dr. Patrick O’Connell, CEO, ACSI
- Klaus Riedel, President, MEADS International
- Reynald Seznec, Chairman, Thales Raytheon Systems
- Dr. Umberto Somaini, CEO, Contraves Space
- Pascale Sourisse, Chairman & CEO, Alcatel Space
- Gongling Sun, Managing Director, EurasSpace GmbH
- Thierry Voiriot, CEO, Le-Bozec Systems
“The aviation, aerospace and space industries have become
borderless. Commercial aircraft, the International Space Station,
missile and satellite programs all have extensive global supply chains
and demand cross-cultural teaming among hundreds of companies in order
to succeed,” said AVIATION WEEK Executive Vice President/Publisher
Kenneth E. Gazzola. “This Symposium will give executives a new forum
for promoting ideas and action that will strengthen industry
relationships across the Atlantic and around the world.”
The AVIATION WEEK-Toulouse Symposium is produced in partnership
with Airbus Industrie, Alcatel Space, Astrium, and supported by the
City of Toulouse, the Regional Council of Midi Pyrenees, the General
Council of Haute Garonne and the Toulouse Chamber of Commerce.
Included in the Symposium will be an educational program to
attract student participation and inspire young people to pursue
aerospace and space careers. The program will be developed jointly by
AVIATION WEEK’S The Next Century of Flight education and outreach
initiative, TAM and Toulouse area universities.
For more information and to register for the AVIATION
WEEK-Toulouse Symposium, please visit www.AviationNow.com/conferences.
To reach the maximum audience of aerospace professionals around the
world, the event will be produced on multiple media platforms,
including print, electronic and broadcast/webcast.
About AVIATION WEEK
AVIATION WEEK Conferences & Exhibitions is the professional
education and events arm of the AVIATION WEEK division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies. With nearly 50 products and services and an
audience of more than 1 million professionals and enthusiasts,
AVIATION WEEK is the largest multimedia information provider to the
global aviation and aerospace industry. Its web portal,
www.AviationNow.com, offers the industry’s most reliable and
comprehensive real-time news, professional information and e-business
features.
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