LATVIAN-NORWEGIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY SEMINAR
Oslo, October 25th, 2024
Time and Venue
- Date: October 25, 09:00-16:00
- Location: Næringslivets Hus, Middelthunsgate 27, 0303, Oslo
PART I – seminar
- 08:30-09:00 – Registration & Coffee
- 09:00-09:10 – Opening Remarks by H.E. Evika Siliņa, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia
- 09:10-09:15 – Opening Remarks by Ms Anne-Marie Aanerud, State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Norway
- 09:15-09:20 – Opening Remarks by Ms Elina Egle-Locmele, CEO of Federation of Security and Defence Industries of Latvia (FSDI)
- 09:20-09:25 – Opening Remarks by Mr Torbjørn Svensgård, President and CEO of Norwegian Defence and Security Industries Association (FSi)
- 09:25-09:45 – Overview of the Norwegian Defence Industry by Mr Torbjørn Svensgård, President and CEO of FSi
- 09:45-10:05 – Overview of the Latvian Defence Industry by Ms Elina Egle-Locmele, CEO of FSDI
- 10:05-10:25 – Planned Defence Procurements: Latvia by Maj.Gen. Andis Dilans, Undersecretary of State for Logistics, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia
- 10:25-10:45 – Planned Defence Procurements: Norway by Mr Thor Vidar Indreeide, Deputy National Armaments Director, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence
- 10:45-11:10 – Coffee Break & Networking
PART II – seminar
- 11:10-11:20 – From Emergency Response to Structural Defence Readiness. New Opportunities for the Region by Ms Ingrida Kirse, Board Member, State Defence Corporation, Latvia
- 11:10-11:20 – Strengthening Local Supply Chains in the Nordics by Tomas Ramse Andersen, Senior Vice President Business Development, Nammo
- 11:20-11:30 – Regional supply chains and cooperation by Kyrre Lohne, Vice President Government Relations and Business Development, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
- 11:30-12:30 – Pitch Presentations by 17 Latvian companies (1 slide and 3 minutes per company)
- 12:30 – Summary by FSI & FSDI
PART III – networking
- 12:30-13:30 – Lunch
- 13:30-16:00 – B2B Meetings
- 16:00 – End of Seminar
Event is moderated by Mr Torbjørn Svensgård, President and CEO of FSi, and Ms Elina Egle-Locmele, CEO of FSDI.
Organizers:
- Embassy of Latvia to Norway
- Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
Key Partners
- Norwegian Defence Industry Association (FSI)
- The Federation of Security and Defence Industries of Latvia (FSDI)
You will find the Registration-button on top of this webpage and an overview of Latvian companies that will attend the seminar.