OREANDA-NEWS. June 03, 2015. Topic: India’s Aerospace and Defense Market

Host: Mr. Michael Pelletier, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Mission India

Date, time, time zone for call: Thursday, June 11, 2015; 10:00 a.m. EDT (7:30 p.m. local)

Brief description of call: The Direct Line provides insight into commercial opportunities in India’s aerospace and defense sectors by building awareness around updated U.S. export controls. The webinar will provide participants with: 1) an overview of the Indian economic reform process, 2) a status of India’s aerospace and defense industry, 3) information on specific business development opportunities, and 4) facts about updates to the U.S. export control regime. Speakers include: Michael Pelletier, Deputy Chief of Mission, Mission India; John McCaslin, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Foreign Commercial Service; Kenneth B. Handelman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; and Alex Lopes, Director, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Bureau of Industry Security, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Deadline for RSVPs: Wednesday, June 10, 2015.