Mark Your Calendars for September 22-23, 2014
Norwegian-Canadian Naval Business Development Program
Participating Norwegian company profiles will be posted on ADIANS website
To register for Monday Seminar or to request one-on-one meetings with Norwegian firms, please contact Mark James at fmarkjames@hotmail.com
Captain’s Reception onboard His Norwegian Majesty’s Ship Fridtjof Nansen Frigate and Opening Dinner by invitation only as space is limited. Please indicate your desire to attend.
PROGRAMS:
Sunday September 21
Royal Norwegian Navy Excursion to Lunenburg, NS
Remembrance ceremony in honor of WWII Camp Norway
Transportation sponsored by Portsmouth Atlantic
Welcome Dinner at Five Fishermen
“A Taste of Nova Scotia”
Hosted by Mayor Mike Savage of Halifax
Sponsored by Kongsberg Protech Systems Canada
Monday September 22
Norwegian-Canadian Naval Business Seminar
Halifax World Trade & Convention Centre
Moderator: Mark James, James & Associates
Captain’s Reception
HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen Frigate (F310)
Docked at the Canadian Forces Base, Halifax
Speaker: Tobias Svenningsen, Minister Counsellor, Royal Norwegian
Embassy
Tuesday September 23
Site Visit & Tour at IMP Aerospace
Business Presentation by Irving Shipbuilding, Inc.
Halifax World Trade & Convention Centre
Business to Business Meetings
Halifax World Trade & Convention Centre
Closing Dinner
Sponsored by Industry Partners
BUSINESS SEMINAR SPEAKERS:
Welcome Address
Mayor of Halifax, Mr. Mike Savage “Doing Business in Nova Scotia”
Featured Speakers
Wendy Gilmour Director General, International and Industry Programs, Canadian DND
RADM Patrick Finn Chief of staff, Assistant Deputy Minister of Materiel, Canadian DND
Roar Smedsrød Director for Industrial Cooperation Policy, Norwegian MoD
Stephen Lund Vice President of Industrial Benefits, Irving Shipbuilding
Tim Page Vice President of Government Relations, Seaspan Shipbuilding
Guest Speakers
CAPT Bjørn Egenberg Norwegian Naval Attaché to Canada, Royal Norwegian Embassy
Stan Jacobsen Director of Global Defence and Security Sales, Canadian Commercial Corporation
Carl Kumpic General Manager, IMP Aerospace
Randall McGregor President R.J. McGregor and Associates
Cornell Pich Director of Strategic Business Development, Kongsberg Protech Systems
Nick Burchill Sales Manager, Kongsberg Maritime
Panel Discussion “Industry Best Practices & Possibilities for Inter-Organization Cooperation”
Svein Berg Director Region Americas, Innovation Norway
Torbjørn Svensgård Director, Norwegian Defence and Security Industries Association
Michelle McDonald Director, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Janet Thorsteinson Director, Canadian Ass. Of Defence & Security Industries (CADSI)
Glenn Copeland The Atlantic Alliance of Aerospace & Defence Associations (AAADA)
Featured Company Presentations
Inge Paulsen Managing Director, Light Structures Inc.
Al Dillon CCC & Partner, Portsmouth Atlantic
Please see attached Overview and Detailed Agenda for more information