Dual-use and Defense Opportunities on the U.S. West Coast and Canada
Team Finland in Canada and the U.S. would like to invite you to our upcoming webinar focused on the rapidly evolving dual-use technology markets on the West Coast of the U.S., and Canada.
As global security challenges intensify, both the U.S. and Canada are aggressively shifting toward "dual-use" models—leveraging commercial breakthroughs in AI, space, autonomous systems, and quantum to build military resilience. This shift offers a unique window for Finnish suppliers to integrate into North American supply chains. In this webinar we will highlight findings from a recently finalized report commissioned by Team Finland and presented by Nordic Trading House that illustrates specific partnership and customer opportunities within dual-use solutions.
The Webinar is organized at 16:00-17:15 Finnish time, which is 10am-11:15am on the U.S. East Coast and 7am-8:15am on the U.S. West Coast.
Webinar Agenda
Welcome remarks– 5 min
Canada / U.S. DoW (formerly DoD) state of play – 5 min
Tero Solante, Deputy Defense Attaché, Embassy of Finland, Washington D.C. (United States)
Key players in the West Coast dual use market – highlights of report- 15 min
Jukka Matikainen, Managing Director, Nordic Trading House
Next steps/upcoming events in the US market (Team Finland, Los Angeles) - 5 min
Overview of Canada DoD, and its priorities – 5 min
Jaakko Autere, Senior Specialist, Embassy of Finland, Ottawa (Canada)
Key Players in the Canadian Dual Use Market – highlights of report -20 min
Jukka Matikainen, Managing Director, Nordic Trading House
Next steps/upcoming events in the Can market (Jaakko) – 5 min
Jaakko Autere, Senior Specialist, Embassy of Finland, Ottawa (Canada)
Q&A and Wrap-up – 10 min