Summit meeting

This year’s Kielce Show will be the meeting and discussion ground for presidents and leaders of defence industry largest companies and business sector leaders from Poland, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.

Over the twenty years of its existence, sine 1993 the International Defence Industry Exhibition has acquired the leading position of the Central and Eastern Europe’s ranking of military show; it also enjoys the status of Europe’s third military show. Not only is this the showcase for cutting-edge military equipment but also a very special place for Poland’s defence industry sector.

At this year’s MSPO expo Polish Defence Holding acts as the host to the defence industry representatives’ summit of the Weimar Triangle and the Vishegrad Group countries 4+; the conference is held in Targi Kielce’s Congress Centre. The speakers will discuss the role of joint modernisation programmes of the Armed Forces as well as internal and regional safety programmes of military industries cooperation (Weimar Triangle, Vishegrad Group countries 4 Plus)

The summit also provides a good chance to talk over a number of issues important for Poland’s defence sector. Specialists will put forward their recommendations for political decision makers and thus demonstrate how to enhance and facilitate regional cooperation. This will contribute to defence industry business relation intensification. In addition, the discussion also address the issues of regional cooperation in the contest of the upcoming European Union summit to be held in December; this session will deal with the problems of European defence industries strategies.

In the course of the discussion the speakers will also focus on the ways to enhance cooperation among Poland’s defence industry and Weimar Triangle’s and Vishegrad Group countries 4+’ counterparts. Business and industrial cooperation support, description of joint-programmes best practices and explanation of joint programmes and cooperation impediments will also fall within the scope of deliberations.

Armed Forces modernisation programmes as well as other internal safety and security related programmes which involve local companies may become a spring-board for intense regional cooperation between defence industries. Initiatives like the Weimar Triangle’s and the Vishegrad Group countries 4+ proved a perfect foundation for cooperation enhancement and promotion.

The Summit commences on 3rd September 2013 at 12.00 in Targi Kielce’s Congress Centre.