Welcome to hear and discuss US governmental shipbuilding practices, with a focus on uncovering the players, market dynamics and opportunities. Business Finland is organizing a workshop on Wednesday, 30 October from 14:00 – 17:00 at Team Finland House, Helsinki.
This workshop is provided under the framework of the Nordic Shield Export Booster which accelerates growth for dual-use technology companies in the US market.
The workshop is a concise primer for understanding the United States governmental shipbuilding landscape, international relationships, and market opportunities.
We look to introduce
- The US market from a governmental shipbuilding industrial base perspective
- The activity of shipyards, ship types and subcontracting arrangements
- The US based ship system manufacturers and their products
- Ship design and engineering companies and their roles
- General overview on public procurement process in the US
Schedule
- 14:00 – 14:30 Registration, Coffee and Networking
- 14:30 – 16:30
Welcome and introduction
Presentations / Workshop - 16:30 – 17:30 Buffet dinner and Networking
The workshop is facilitated by BMNT – an internationally recognized innovation consultancy and early-stage accelerator that is transforming how governments solve hard problems at speed and at scale. The representatives of BMNT are “dual-use” experts with backgrounds in the US Navy, military, entrepreneurship, venture capital, engineering, and other professional services.
Speaker names:
- Ms. Ellen M. Chang, Vice President Ventures BMNT, Head of H4XLabs, Hacking for Defense
- Mr. John Thackrah, Principal at Sextant Solutions, LLC
- Mr. Rob Quartel, Co-Founder of STEALTH Maritime Reindustrialization Company, Director & Board Member at Navanti Group, Executive Chairman & Founder of NTELX, Former Commissioner, US Federal Maritime Commission
- Ms. Ulla Lainio, Commercial Counselor, Business Finland Washington DC
Target audience
Finnish companies representing maritime industry, digital resilience and defense industry who want to learn about the United States shipbuilding landscape, governmental practices, international relationships, and market opportunities.
- Where there is interest, companies can discuss a longer-term program with BMNT that provides:
- Accelerated growth while reducing risk, time and cost to market.
- Access to US/Nordic defense/security networks.
- Storytelling, value proposition and sales pitching coaching.
- World-class mentors.
- Research and Product market validation and business modeling for government.
