What's was new at International Defence Logistics 2011?

• 1) Senior military advisory board to help shape the agenda and gather a high profile audience of chief logisticians for attendees to meet and network with a,
• 2) Case-study based programme featuring insight into new plans and procurement from member nations of the NATO Logistics Committee and its partners.
• 3) Frank and open dialogue at the conference about plans of individual nations to restructure and rebuild their logistics infrastructure in an austere economic environment.
• 4) Interactive format to facilitate discussion including high level panel discussions and roundtable sessions with senior leadership from NATO and NATO nations.
• 5) A conference designed around themes aligned to key priorities for NATO nations including:
• Optimizing C2 for logistics agencies to enhance visibility for the Commander
• Improving deployability to move and recover required freight and personnel to and from theatre
• Enhancing sustainability of NATO forces through outsourcing, multinational logistics and improved contractor support
• Increasing availability of interoperable logistics forces
• Balancing in-theatre support with new logistics priorities
• 6) Ground-up approach to a restructuring of the event to ensure every component is positioned to resolve current challenges for chief logisticians and their industry partners.
• 7) Investment in a tailored data build using more resource to identify, select and research relevant leads for customers to meet onsite.
• 8) New team focusing on delivering more high-value content to attendees through exclusive interviews with speakers as well as links to breaking news about international developments in the military logistics domain.