Advocacy & Policy

Spring Supplier Management Council Meeting – Hosted by Northrop Grumman Corporation

The Aerospace Industries Association is offering a one-time, limited opportunity for non-members to attend its Spring Supplier Management Council Meeting, hosted by Northrop Grumman Corporation, March 19-21, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Take advantage of this special opportunity to meet with Northrop Grumman buyers and senior aerospace and defense leaders and decision makers. A business-to-business meeting with Northrop Grumman is guaranteed -- but only for a limited number of non-members. In addition, if you attend the meeting as a non-member, we will credit your registration fee towards membership in AIA.

If you are not a member of AIA and are interested in attending the meeting, please contact David Mandell, Vice President, Membership & Business Development at david.mandell[at]aia-aerospace.org to see if you qualify.

The Meeting Program

• The Northrop Grumman Corporation and its senior leadership will host a reception and dinner with Northrop Grumman senior leaders, offer a tour of their F/A-18 Production Line, and hold one-on-one business-to-business meetings on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

• Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense (Invited)

• Rob Levinson, Defense Analyst, Bloomberg Government, Back from the Cliff: What the Budget Deal Means for Business

• Heidi Wood, Former Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Research and Currently Co-head of Global Sales, Avjet

• Lisa Kohl, Sector Vice President Global Supply Chain, Northrop Grumman Corporation

• Aerospace & Defense Strategy and Corporate Development Roundtable – Key M&A Trends and Value Drivers
  • Moderator: Stephen Perry, Managing Director, Janes Capital Partners
  • Paul Dellaneve, Group Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, Moog
  • Karin Flanagan, Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Bernie Iversen, Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, TransDigm Group, Inc.
  • Brad Lawrence, President & CEO, Esterline Technologies
  • Richard Wood, CEO, PRV Aerospace

• Panel Discussion: Current & Future Trends in the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain
  • Moderator: Corey Moore, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Rob Barrett, Managing Director, Supply Chain & Operations, KPMG, LLP
  • Jane Feitler, Research Director, Gartner
  • Robert Martichenko, President LeanCor Supply Chain Group

• Marion Blakey, AIA’s President & CEO, on the State of the Industry

• Cord Sterling, Vice President, Legislative Affairs, presenting a legislative update on AIA’s 2013 Legislative & Regulatory Priorities

One-on-One Business Meetings with Northrop Grumman 

Northrop Grumman will be scheduling one-on-one business meetings with AIA members and their Supplier Management Leaders across their Aerospace Systems and Information Systems business areas. Representatives will include individuals from the company's Socio-Economic Business offices and Supply Chain Management professionals with special expertise in the following:

• Information Technology

• MRO Products and Services

• Cyber Technology

• Hi-tech capabilities, specifically with small disadvantaged, HUBZone and Service Disabled Veteran.

About AIA

Chaired by Wes Bush, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President, Northrop Grumman Corporation, AIA is the most authoritative and influential association representing the aerospace and defense industry. Our membership consists of more than 350 of the leading aerospace and defense manufacturers and suppliers.

Unlike many other associations, CEOs of our member companies and their senior managers define and drive our agenda. We offer opportunities to get closer to your customers, potential customers, and competitors. There is a reason membership in AIA has grown more than 60% in the last two years. We encourage you to experience the benefits.

Questions

If you are not a member of AIA and are interested in attending the meeting, please contact David Mandell, Vice President, Membership & Business Development at david.mandell[at]aia-aerospace.org.