US Department of Defense 101 for dual-use technology companies – workshop

Accelerating innovations for National Security; a prime on the US defense innovation sector, with a focus on uncovering market opportunities. Business Finland is organizing a workshop on Thursday, 18 April from 14:00 – 16:30 at Team Finland House.

This workshop is provided under the framework of the Nordic Shield Export Booster program which accelerates growth for dual-use technology companies in the US market.
The DoD 101 workshop is a concise primer for understanding the United States defense landscape, international relationships, and market opportunities. Often US market opportunities lead to working with other US allies. The workshop also provides the foundation for building a strategy and joining in on a longer-term program in the US DoD marketplace.

We look to introduce:

• The US market from a defense industrial base perspective
• The US market through a defense innovation lens
• The Defense Innovation Unit
• NATO/DIANA
• Leveraging the embassy and military partnerships

Schedule

• 14:00 – 14:15 Networking, welcome and introduction
• 14:15 – 15:15 US DoD 101 Presentation/workshop
• 15:15 – 16:30 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 military, entrepreneurship, venture capital, engineering, and other professional services.

Speaker name: Ms. Ellen M. Chang, Vice President Ventures BMNT, Head of H4XLabs, Hacking for Defense Hacking for Defense 

Target audience

Finnish companies with dual-use technology in connectivity, quantum, space, AI and autonomy, cyber, and microelectronics who want to learn about the United States defense landscape, 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