The Swiss Federal Council is working on the revision of its armaments policy strategy to reflect the new security environment in Europe. An important goal of the revised strategy is to strengthen domestic industrial capabilities and capacities in favor of the operational and sustainability capability of the Swiss Armed Forces. In this context, industrial cooperation will continue to play an important role and is expected to make a more significant contribution to national security. Switzerland will also work more closely with partner countries and organizations in the field of armaments and position Swiss industry as a reliable and technologically innovative partner. In his presentation, the Swiss Offset Manager will address the future changes in the armaments policy strategy and legal framework and discuss the further development of offset management in Switzerland.
Simon Hufschmid is the Head of International Law and Compliance at the Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement (armasuisse). Since 2020, he has served as the Offset Manager, overseeing the implementation of the Swiss Offset Policy. In this role, Simon monitors all offset activities within Switzerland, provides comprehensive guidelines to foreign offset obligors, and reports to political decision-makers and the public.
Simon holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from a prestigious joint program between FU Berlin, HU Berlin, and the University of Potsdam.
