The Nordic Defence Industry Seminar 2014 was successfully held this May at Sundvolden in Norway. 

The Norwegian hosted bi-annual Nordic Defence Industry Seminar was successfully held May 20 - 22. The event included a seminar with speakers including Norway's Minister of Defence, National Armamens Directors, and key industry leaders from the Nordic countries. There was also a small exhibition of defence materiel. Key actors and decision makers from the Nordic governments, armed forces and industry met to examine Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) achievements and prospects; Is NORDEFCO a success or failure? Have expectations been met? What more could or should be done in order to strengthen the cooperation?

All briefings from key speakers are now posted below for your convenience.

• General (Ret.) Sverre Diesen - NORDEFCO - have the expectations been met?
• Kirsten Weiss - When Vikings figth
• Tuija Karanko - Has the establishment of NORDEFCO had any impact on Industry cooperation?
• Paal Sigurd Hilde - An academic perspective on Nordic defence cooperation
• Rear Admiral Elisabeth Natvig - The scope for capability and armaments cooperation
• Lt. General Per Pugholm Olsen - Denmark's presentation of armaments plans and policies
• Lt. General Jarmo Lindberg - Finland's presentation of armaments plans and policies
• Rune Fagerli - Norway's presentation of armaments pland and policies
• Rear Admiral Thomas Engevall - Sweden's presentation of armaments plans and policies
• Colonel Tatu Juurtti - Cooperation Area Armaments
• Major General Odin Johannessen - NORDEFCO, the way ahead

NDIS Programme

Biographies on key speakers:

• Ine Eriksen Søreide, Minister of Defence, Norway
• Morten Tiller, National Armaments Director, Norway
• Elisabeth Natvig, Rear Admiral, Norway
• Odin Johannessen, Major General, Norway
• Jarmo Lindberg, Lieutenant General, Finland
• Thomas Engevall, Rear Admiral, Sweden
• Per Pugholm Olsen, Lieutenant General, Denmark
• Tarja Jaakkola, Assistant Director, EDA
• Sverre Diesen, General (Ret.), Norway
• Paal Sigurd Hilde, Associate Professor, Norway 
• Kirsten Weiss, Journalist & Author, Denmark
• Tatu Juurtti, Colonel, Finland