AIA Extends Council Meeting Attendance to non-members.

Press Release Summary:



AIA is offering opportunity for non-members to attend Summer Supplier Management Council Meeting, which will be hosted by Alcoa Defense on July 16–18, 2013 in Cleveland, OH. Attendees will be able to meet with Alcoa Defense buyers and senior aerospace and defense leaders and decision makers. Business-to-business meeting with Alcoa Defense is guaranteed but only for limited number of non-members.  For those attending as non-member, AIA will credit registration fee towards AIA membership.



Original Press Release:



Summer Supplier Management Council Meeting - Hosted by Alcoa Defense



The Aerospace Industries Association is offering a one-time, limited opportunity for non-members to attend its Summer Supplier Management Council Meeting, hosted by Alcoa Defense, July 16-18, 2013 in Cleveland, OH.



Take advantage of this special opportunity to meet with Alcoa Defense buyers and senior aerospace and defense leaders and decision makers. A business-to-business meeting with Alcoa Defense 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



Alcoa Defense and its senior leadership will host a reception and dinner, offer a tour of their Cleveland Works and the Newly Designed 50,000-ton Forging Press, and hold one-on-one business-to-business meetings on Tuesday, July 16, 2013.

The Honorable Wanda Felton, First Vice President and Vice Chairman, U.S. Export-Import Bank (Invited)

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

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

Cyber Security Panel: Making Your Company Secure

Moderator:  Ronald Lee, Partner, Arnold & Lee, LLC and Former General Counsel of National Security Agency (confirmed)

Sandra Thornberry, DIB Integration Lead, Lockheed Martin Corporation (invited)

Additional Panelist (TBD) 

Commercial Supply Chain: FAA's Global Manufacturing Team Initiative (FAA Speaker TBD)

Acquisition Panel: State of DoD Acquisition System

Moderator: Mary Jane Mitchell-Musumarra, Former Chief Financial Officer of the Joint Strike Fighter Program and New Assistant Vice President, Acquisition Policy, AIA (confirmed)

Pierre Chao, Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors, LLC (invited)

Jon Etherton, Principal, Etherton & Associates (confirmed)

Mary Ellen Fraser, Director of Government Relations, Lockheed Martin Corporation (confirmed)

Robert White, Vice President & Division Manager, Millitech (confirmed)

Marion Blakey, AIA’s President & CEO, State of the Industry (confirmed)

Damien Crochet, Policy & Compliance Alignment Manager, The Boeing Company (confirmed)

One-on-One Business Meetings with Four Different Business Units that Comprise the Alcoa Aerospace Enterprise



Alcoa Defense will be scheduling business-to-business meetings with AIA members and Alcoa's supplier management leaders from four business units that comprise the Alcoa aerospace enterprise.  They are as follows:



Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions - supplying both forged and extruded products to the aerospace industry.

Alcoa Fastening Systems - covering the entire Alcoa portfolio of aerospace fasteners and specialty laches.

Alcoa Power and Propulsion (also referred to as Howmet) - supplier of investment castings in aluminum, titanium and super alloy for air folis and structures.

Alcoa Global Aerospace, Ground Transportation and Industrial - supplying rolled products (plate and sheet) globally for the aerospace industry.

To schedule a business-to-business discussion with an Alcoa Defense representative on Tuesday, July 16th, please complete the information requested in the online registration and be sure to include the type of product line for your company.  An Alcoa Defense representative will send you an email with the time of your meeting.



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.

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