World's Premier Armoured Vehicles Conference to Feature Presentation from the Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence, UK MoD

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Nov 20, 2014, 01:00 ET

LONDON, November 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

45+ Speakers, 50+ Nations, 50+ Sponsors and 200+ Senior Military Decision-Makers will be attending the 15^th International Armoured Vehicles Conference, the annual international gathering for the armoured vehicles community.

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The conference, hosted by Defence IQ, will enable attendees to debate the capability, knowledge and project management challenges for the global community, as well as engage with their customers and supply chain to bring forward their modernisation and development agendas.

"This conference offers an unparalleled opportunity to share these varied experiences in this vital field, at a venue that offers the space to exhibit, confer and network with a wide variety of international colleagues on one site." - Lieutenant General Sir Gary Coward KBE CB, Chairman, International Armoured Vehicles Conference 2015

Speakers at this forum will include:

The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence, UK Ministry of Defence
Mr Philip Dunne MP, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support & Technology, British Government
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Current Commander NATO Allied Land Command, US Army
Lieutenant General Michael Williamson, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, US DoD
Major General Robert Talbot-Rice, Head of Armoured Vehicle Programmes, DE&S, UK MoD
Major General Mario Ruggiero, Chief of Logistics Department, Italian Army General Staff
Brigadier General Charles Beaudouin, Director of the Technical Section, French Army
Brigadier Bjarne Nermo, Commander of the Land Systems Division Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO)

The conference will also feature industry support from leading organisations including Textron, BAE Systems, Iveco Defence Vehicles, Nexter Systems, RUAG Defence, CMI Defence, DRS Technologies and QinetiQ.

International Armoured Vehicles XV will take place 26^th - 29^th January 2015 at Twickenham Stadium, London. Find the full programme, speaker list and registration form at http://www.internationalarmouredvehicles.com/news, call +44(0)20-7368-9737 or email [email protected].

Press are invited to attend this important industry forum. If you would like a complimentary press pass please email Nishkala Thiru at [email protected].

Media contact: Nishkala Thiru, +44(0)20-7368-9725, [email protected] or visit http://www.internationalarmouredvehicles.com/news.

SOURCE Defence IQ