| Date
of Meeting |
Topic |
Speaker |
| 4 December 2007 |
Life support in the British armed forces |
Commander Toby Elliott, Combat Stress; Lt Col Jerome Church, British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association |
| 21 November 2007 |
|
Rt Hon Adam Ingram MP |
| 29 October 2007 |
|
Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, former Director General, MI5 |
| 27 July 2007 |
The Royal Navy in the 21st century |
Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent KCB CBE, Commander-in-Chief fleet |
| 10 July 2007 |
Intelligence Issues |
Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB CMG, former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence |
| 15 May 2007 |
Dinner to mark the retirement of General Sir Mike Jackson |
General Sir Mike Jackson, Chief of the General Staff |
| 1 May 2007 |
Educating the military |
Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely KCB MC, Director Defence Academy of the United Kingdom |
| 17 April 2007 |
The future of air power |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, Chief of the Air Staff |
| 26 March 2007 |
US export controls over technology transfer |
|
| 6 March 2007 |
Research and technology |
Richard H Maudslay FREnd CBE, Chairman of DSTL |
| 5 February 2007 |
New challenges |
Bill Jeffrey CB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence |
| 10 January 2007 |
Patrons' Dinner |
|
| 12 December 2006 |
An update on trans-atlantic relationships after the NATO summit in Riga |
David T Johnson, Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in London |
| 1 December 2006 |
|
Senator Lugar |
| 19 July 2006 |
From Iran to Afghanistan: Whaat not to do |
Dr Andrew Krepinevich, Executive Director of the Centre for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments |
| 18 July 2006 |
Future senior commanders |
Admiral the Lord Boyce |
| 28 June 2006 |
The current situation in Pakistan and environs |
Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan Khan, Spokesman for President General Pervez Musharraf of Pakisstan |
| 24 May 2006 |
Iraq and after |
Lt Gen Robin Brims DSO CBE, Commander, Field Army |
| 3 May 2006 |
European defence procurement |
Nick Witney, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency |
| 28 February 2006 |
Homeland security |
Bruce Mann, Head of Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office |
| 14 February 2006 |
Update on the current situation |
Dr Salah Al Shaikhly, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iraq |
| 30 January 2006 |
|
Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP, Chairman, Intelligence and Security Committee and former defence minister |
| 10 January 2006 |
Doing business across the atlantic |
John Ririe, Office of Defence Cooperation, US Embassy |
| 22 November 2006 |
Integrated military capability |
Lt Gen Sir Robert Fulton KBE |
| 25
October 2005 |
Farewell
dinner |
Sir
Kevin Tebbit, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence |
6
July 2005
|
Homeland
security - an American perspective
|
Governor
Tom Ridge, Former US Secretary for Homeland Defence |
20
June 2005
|
European
institutions and defence
|
Sandy
Johnson, First Secretary, UKREP, Brussels |
| 7
June 2005 |
Annual
Patrons' Dinnner |
|
| 8
March 2005 |
Current
issues |
Rt
Hon Geoff Hoon MP - Secretary of State for Defence |
| 31
January 2005 |
Ukranian and other elections |
Rt
Hon Bruce George MP - Leader OSCE Election Monitoring
Groups |
| 11
January 2005 |
Defence
exports |
Alan
Garwood - Head of Defence Export Services Organisation |
| 8
November 2004 |
Conservative
response to defence issues |
Honourable
Nicholas Soames - Shadow Secretary of Defence |
| 18
October 2004 |
Saudi
Arabia today |
Eric
Morris - UK Defence Forum's Saudi Arabia watcher |
| 8
September 2004 |
Current issues |
Rt
Hon Adam Ingram MP - Minister for the Armed Forces |
| 6
July 2004 |
Personnel
issues |
Lt
General Anthony Palmer - Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff
(Personnel) MOD |
| 17
May 2004 |
Current
security issues |
Eliza
Manningham-Buller - Head of Security Service |
| 4
May 2004 |
PFI
in defence |
Geoffrey
Spence - Head of PFI Policy of the Treasury |
| 20
April 2004 |
PRC
Perspective on Global Issues |
His
Excellency Zha Peizen Embassy of the People’s Republic
Of China |
| 1
March 2004 |
Battlespace
Manoeuvre: capabilities and concepts |
Major
General Richard Applegate
Capability Manager (Manoeuvre) MOD
|
| 9
February 2004 |
Missile
defence: where we are, how we got there, looking forward |
Dr
Damian Leader – First Secretary; US Embassy |
| 12
January 2004 |
Homeland
Security |
Sir
David Omand - Security adviser to the Prime Minister |
| 25
November 2003 |
Towards
Pax Americana – The Pentagon’s new map |
Professor
Thomas Barnett / Professor Bradd Hayes |
| 5
November 2003 |
Current
Issues |
Ivor
Caplin MP - Minister for Veterans |
| 16
October 2003 |
Patrons
Dinner |
|
| 16
Sept 2003 |
Capability
Management: future capabilities and concepts |
Rear
Admiral Charles Style – Capability Manager (Strategic
Deployment) |
| 1
July 2003 |
Challenges
to European transnational defence industries |
Dr
Thomas Enders, Executive Vice President & Head of
Defence and Security Systems, EADS |
| 23rd
June 2003 |
Dining
Out CDP |
|
| 18th
June 2003 |
Battle
for the airwaves: Working with the media in times of
conflict
|
Dr
Jamie Shea, Deputy Director of Communications, NATO |
| 12th
May 2003 |
Risk
management of defence programmes |
Mr
David Gould, Deputy Chief Executive of Defence Procurement
Agency |
| 24th
March 2003 |
Supporting
British Defence Exports |
Mr
Alan Garwood, Head of Defence Export Services Org |
| 3rd
March 2003 |
Is
Saudi Arabia a cause for concern |
Eric
Morris, geopolitical consultant |
| 10th
February 2003 |
Developments
in Defence Int in Support of Military Capability |
Air
Marshall Sir Joseph French |
| 29th
January 2003 |
Iraq
– before, during and after any conflict |
Dr
Scilla Elworthy, Oxford Research Group |
| 3
December 2002 |
Smart
Acquisition – Annual Update |
Charles
Draper, Director General Smart Acquisition |
| 19
November 2002 |
Export
Controls |
Mike
O’Shea, Director Export Control & Non-Proliferation |
| 15
October 2002 |
Patrons
Dinner |
|
| 3
July 2002 |
SDR:
New Chapter |
Simon
Webb, MoD Policy Director |
| 12
June 2002 |
The
Way The World's Changed- implications for defence equipment
programmes |
Vice
Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham |
| 22
April 2002 |
Anglo-American
relations: defence, industrial political |
Glyn
Davies, Minister at US Embassy, London |
| 11
February 2002 |
Annual
R & D Update |
Sir
John Chisholm, QinetiQ |
| 29
January 2002 |
Terrorism
- lessons from Northern Ireland |
Michael
Mates, MP, General Sir Roger Wheeler, Air Marshal Sir
Tim Garden |
| 19
December 2001 |
Patron's
Dinner for Members Only |
Hosted
by Lord Clark of Windermere with some MPs from Defence
groups attending |
| 19
November 2001 |
British
hopes and fears - following the events of
11 September 2001
|
Professor
Robert Worcester, MORI |
| 29
October 2001 |
Russian
perspective on current events |
HE
Grigory Karasin, Russian Ambassador |
| 8
October 2001 |
Retirement
dinner |
General
the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE |
| 9
July 2001 |
A
non-UK perspective on the Joint Rapid Reaction Force |
Rear
Admiral Hubert Hass, the Defence Attache for the
Federal Republic of Germany |
| 25
June 2001 |
The
future of UK defence procurement |
Lord
Bach, Minister for defence procurement |
| 19
March 2001 |
Conservative
defence policy |
Iain
Duncan Smith MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for
Defence |
| 26
February 2001 |
The
Trans Atlantic Technology Gap and Nato Research and
Technology Policy
|
Ken
Peebles, Director of the Research and Technology
Agency - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Andrew Sleigh,
Director, Defence Solutions, DERA |
| 5
February 2001 |
European
defence (how we got to where we are now and
where to in the future, including the proposed Joint Rapid
Reaction Force.)
|
Field
Marshall the Lord Vincent and Richard Hatfield, policy
director at the Ministry of Defence |
| 15
January 2001 |
Holding
the Executive to account on defence and defence
industry matters
|
Rt
Hon Bruce George MP and Martin O'Neill MP |
| 26
October 2000 |
Patrons'
Dinner for members only
|
Hosted
by Sir Archibald
Hamilton MP |
| 9
May 2000 |
Uninhabited
vehicles |
Rt
Hon Dr The Lord Gilbert, former Minister of State for
Defence Procurement |
| 10
April 2000 |
A
brief overview of defence logistics, Public Private Finance
Initiatives, Lean Support and the External Impact/Opportunities
for Industry from Efficiencies; the new Defence Electronic
Commerce Service and personnel-related issues.
|
John
Oughton, Deputy Chief of Defence Logistics
Implementation |
| 20
March 2000 |
The
new Defence Electronic Commerce Service and
personnel-related issues
|
John
Spellar, Minister of State for the Armed Forces |
| 15
February 2000 |
Smart
Procurement Update |
John
Taylor, Team Leader, Smart Procurement
Implementation, Ministry of Defence |
| 15
December 1999 |
Launch
of Smart Procurement book "Dancing with the
Dinosaur" and Christmas champagne reception for MPs
with defence interests at The Atrium, London SW1
|
|
| 8
November 1999 |
Patrons'
Dinner for members only |
Hosted
by Rt Hon Dr
David Clark MP and Rt Hon Sir Archibald Hamilton |
| 22
July 1999 |
Private
dinner for industrial members only |
Sir
David Davies, outgoing chairman of MoD EAC |
| 12
July 1999 |
Dinner
for members only |
Hosted
by Rt Hon Dr David Clark MP, Bruce George MP and Michael
Colvin MP |
| 29
June 1999 |
The
Public Accounts Committee - a parliamentary watchdog for
defence spending |
Rt
Hon David Davis MP - Chairman of Public Accounts Committee |
| 8
June 1999 |
Kosovo
after the airwar - from ground campaign to reconstruction |
General
Sir Robin Ross, Hugh Manning (Vice President Atlantic
Council UK) |
| 19
April 1999 |
The
future of intelligence and security oversight |
Rt
Hon Tom King MP |
| 30
March 1999 |
The
resource accounting initiative |
Colin
Balmer - Deputy Under Secretary (Resources and programmes
& finance) |
| 15
February 1999 |
Future
land systems |
Maj.
Gen. David Jenkins Director General Land Systems |
| 19
January 1999 |
Research
and resource allocation |
Lt.
Gen. Edmund Burton DCDS (Systems) |
| 16
November 1998 |
Smart
Procurement - update |
Simon
Webb, Team Leader Smart Procurement Implementation |
| 23
June 1998 |
The
implication of Smart procurement |
Air
Vice-Marshal P J O'Reilly, Director General
Technical Services, President of the Ordnance Board, MoD |
| 20
May 1998 |
Logistics |
Air
Marshal Colin Terry, Air Member for Logistics |
| 19
May 1998 |
European
defence industry rationalisation |
Roger
Liddle, Special Adviser, No 10 Policy Unit
Mark Hendrick MEP |
| 20
April 1998 |
Defence
Diversification Agency |
John
Chisholm, Chief Executive, DERA |
| 30
March 1998 |
Strategic
Defence Review |
Air
Chief Marshal Sir John Willis |
| 17
February 1998 |
Smart
Procurement |
John
Spellar MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Ministry of Defence
Professor Keith Hartley, Centre of Defence Economics,
University of York |
| 21
January 1998 |
Export
Licencing |
Derek
Fatchett MP, Minister of State, Foreign &
Commonwealth Office
Dr Alan M Fox, Assistant Under Secretary (Export
Policy & Finance), Ministry of Defence |
| 28
October 1997 |
Landmines
- towards 100% detection and clearance |
Harry
Cohen MP
Col James Anderson, DDOR, (Engineering & NBC) John
Hambly, Technical Manager, Engineering Equipment
DERA, Chertsey, Dr Duncan Tytler, Redifon MEL, Peter Newnham,
Research Business Manager, Thomson
Missile Electronics
Peter Renwick, Chief Designer, Pearson Engineering, Phil
Bean |
| 29
September 1997 |
Strategic
Defence Review |
Jon
Day, Director, Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence
Derek Marshall, Director, National Defence Industry Council
Major General Alan Sharman, Director General, Defence
Manufacturers Association |
| 22
July 1997 |
European
Defence Industry Consolidation |
Laurent
Barthelemy, Defence Equipment Attaché, French
Embassy, Norbert Pipperger, First Counsellor Defence Research
& Technology, German Embassy, Dr Alan Kemp, Director
of Strategy, GEC Marconi |
| 10
June 1997 |
Oversight
and Control |
Roger
Jackling, Second Permanent Under Secretary of State for
Defence Bruce George MP |
| 11
March 1997 |
Defence
after the General Election |
Air
Marshal Sir Timothy Garden, Director, The Royal
Institute of International Affairs
Dr David Clark, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Robin Ashby, Director, UK Defence Forum |
| 11
February 1997 |
Commitments |
Tony
Lloyd MP, Shadow Foreign Affairs Spokesman
General Sir Robin Ross, former Commandant General
Royal Marines
Eric Morris, strategic consultant |
| 14
January 1997 |
Exports |
Martin
O'Neill MP, Chairman, Trade & Industry Select
Committee
Graham Smart, Director of Strategic Developments,
Pilkington Optronics
Sir Alan Thomas, former Head of DESO |
| 26
November 1996 |
Defence
procurement - procedures and prospects |
John
Spellar, Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement
Brigadier Bill Kincaid (Former DOR - Land)
Keith Robinson, Managing Director, Lockheed Martin
UK Government Systems |
| 29
October 1996 |
TOPIC
1 Inter-relationship between defence spending
and the long term industrial strength of the UK.
|
Paul
Murphy MP, Shadow Minister for Defence |
| |
TOPIC
2 Change and managing change in the defence industry:
a
Trade Union perspective
|
Jack
Dromey, General Secretary, TGWU |
