The Team Finland network has the pleasure of inviting Finnish companies to join a business delegation visit to Phoenix, Arizona during 11-15 November 2024 to meet key stakeholders including academia, industry and governmental organizations in the critical minerals & mining as well as the microelectronics fields. The goal of the visit is to identify collaboration partnerships and business opportunities and showcase Finnish offerings to potential partners and customers.
Arizona is one amongst the fastest growing states in USA and Phoenix in the top 10 fastest growing metropolitan areas in country. The service industry is the biggest revenue source for companies in Arizona, but manufacturing industry is strong and growing. Arizona has a wide footprint in mining, healthcare, financial services, defense, aerospace and semiconductors among others. Arizona is larger than Colorado and clearly smaller than Texas – other two growing states in the central part of USA.
Arizonan universities and research institutes are doing top-level research on microelectronics, and associated fields like semiconductors, quantum and photonics. Their multidisciplinary R&D programs and technological innovations are providing solutions for numerous industry partners, for instance in mass-manufacturing of chips and workforce development. Many of the approaches are also focusing on the needs of the defense sector and cooperation with the U.S. government agencies is active. In addition, sustainable mining and the use of mineral resources has been one of the expertise fields of Arizonan research institutes - innovations on modern, ethical mining has brought a number of solutions for industry challenges worldwide.
Critical minerals and microelectronics are two important segments where Finnish companies and research institutes have relevant offering and we have existing funding instruments available for innovations and technology development. Both represent technologies that are critical for the national security of USA and therefore there is a strong demand signal in the marketplace for best available solutions. Allies and partners have a historical opportunity gain access to this market.
Who should attend?
- Finnish Universities and research institutions with active research in the areas of microelectronics and critical minerals & mining
- Finnish companies with relevant product or service offering
The visit is organized if at least 7 companies/institutes sign up. The delegation size is limited to 30 companies, and a company may have more than one representative attending, each participant needs to sign up individually.
Participation fee
To cover the expenses of arranging the program in Arizona, Business Finland will charge a participation fee of:
- Major companies: EUR 1900 + 25,5% VAT per person
- SME's and Micro businesses: EUR 1615 + 25,5% VAT per person
Business Finland will invoice the participation fee after the visit based on the actual costs. The invoiced fee will not exceed the amounts mentioned above.
Kindly note that the participation fee does not include flights, accommodation, meals and transportation outside the business delegation program.
