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3 May 2023
Helsinki, Finland
Finland & the Netherlands Defense Industry Matchmaking

Program

Dress code: 

Business Casual, military uniform

Moderators: 

Ms. Claire Selbeck, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and Ms. Tuija Karanko, Association of Finnish Defence and Aerospace Industries (AFDA)

TimeActivity
8.30Registration and coffee
9.00Official Remarks

Ms. Tarja Jaakkola, National Armaments Director, Ministry of Defence Finland

Vice Admiral Mr. Arie-Jan de Waard, National Armaments Director, Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Focus on:
- New innovations, technologies, solutions for situational awareness;
- Digitisation in support of a "conventional" mechanized battlefield;
- Soldier systems; integrating legacy systems with the latest innovations;
- Advanced materials

10.10Short introduction of the participating companies
10.40Networking break
11.00Round-table Discussion on cooperation in the New Security Situation

Including EDF, EDIRPA, NATO, building production capacity, and the needs new sub-supplier chains.

Discussion to be kicked-off by company reps from both countries
12.30Networking lunch
13.30Matchmaking

3 rounds of 20 minutes
14.30Break
15.00Matchmaking

3 rounds of 20 minutes
16.30Closing remarks

Ms. Tuija Karanko, Secretary General, AFDA

Mr. Hans Huigen, NIDV
19.00Hosted Dinner

Venue TBD

Dress code: Business Casual






Registration
Closed since 3 May 2023
Location
Helsinki, Finland
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Meetings
Participants 31
Meetings 43
Participants
Finland 20
Netherlands 13
United Kingdom 1
Total 34
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