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A&D Finance Leaders to Gather for AVIATION WEEK and Credit Suisse's Annual Aerospace & Defense Finance Conference, December 5-6, 2006 in New York

Posted on: Monday, 4 December 2006, 09:00 CST

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Top global executives, military leaders, investors and industry analysts will convene during AVIATION WEEK and Credit Suisse's 12th annual Aerospace & Defense Finance Conference, to be held December 5-6 at Credit Suisse Americas headquarters in New York. The event's agenda will include first-hand accounts from top aerospace/defense and multi- industry C-level leaders as they detail their strategic agendas for the coming years. Additional presentations will focus on the programs and technologies affected by the FY2007 and FY2008 defense budgets, as well as the consequences for lower-tier suppliers as large systems integrators ramp up for increased demand from commercial and military customers.

The Aerospace & Defense Finance Conference program includes keynote speeches by Kenneth J. Krieg, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; and Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force. Other prominent speakers include top executives from the following organizations:

AAR HEICO AeroStrategy Hexcel Corporation Airbus North America L-1 Identity Solutions ATK L-3 Communications Allegheny Technologies Lockheed Martin Armor Holdings ManTech International BAE Systems NA McAleese & Associates Barnes Group Northrop Grumman B/E Aerospace Orbital Sciences Boeing Precision Castparts Carpenter Technology QinetiQ DRS Technologies Rockwell Collins DynCorp International, LLC Rolls Royce EDO RTI International Metals Finmeccanica SI International Goodrich Triumph Group Harris Corporation U.S. Department of Defense

"A&D Finance brings together a broad spectrum of leaders representing major defense and commercial aircraft concerns, suppliers of components and specialty materials, and Federal IT and homeland security firms," said Tom Henricks, President, AVIATION WEEK. "Our event's attendees are all working towards the same goals: safety, productivity, and ultimately, profitability."

Additional information and online registration for the Aerospace & Defense Finance Conference is available at http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences, or by calling +1 212-904-3225.

The Aerospace & Defense Finance Conference is produced by AVIATION WEEK and Credit Suisse. Media sponsors include AVIATION WEEK's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, Aviation Week & Space Technology, and Defense Technology International. The event is produced in cooperation with McAleese & Associates, P.C.

About AVIATION WEEK

AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes the publications Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, The Weekly of Business Aviation, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report and the World Aerospace Database. The group's web portal, http://www.aviationweek.com/, offers the industry's most reliable news, information, intelligence and features, and its Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) at http://www.aviationweek.com/awin is the industry's most integrated business tool for managers, business developers, buyers and technical professionals across the entire aviation and aerospace field. The group also produces 12 major conferences and exhibitions in the MRO, defense and programs sectors. Information is available at http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands including Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2005 were $6.0 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

AVIATION WEEK

CONTACT: Patricia Walsh+1-212-512-3364Patricia_walsh@mcgraw-hill.com

Web site: http://www.aviationweek.com/http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/


Source: PRNewswire

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