Registration for The Department for Business and Trade’s UK Defence & Security Exports SME Surgery is now open.
We are delighted to support this event, which is hosted in collaboration with Aerospace Wales and is taking place at Tŷ William Morgan in Cardiff and virtually via Ms Teams in September.
This Surgery is open to businesses that would like to meet with the UKDSE team to learn more about exporting in the defence, security, and aerospace sectors.
Details of the Surgery are below:
- TIME: 09:30 – 13:00 BST
- DATE: 16th September 2024
- LOCATION: Ty William Morgan, Cardiff / Online via MS Teams
Agenda
| Session | Speaker | Job Title |
| Introduction | Robert Franklin | Deputy Director Operations – UKDSE |
| Welsh Government Update | Speaker TBC | – |
| Aerospace Wales Update | Speaker TBC | – |
| UKDSE – Forward Look (Trade Missions and Events)
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Dominic McNeice | Assistant Head of Events and SME Engagement – UKDSE |
| How the Export Support Team can support SMEs at Larkhill Barracks | Maj Harriet Chapman | Officer Commanding – Export Support Team |
| Q&A | All Speakers | – |
| Break | – | – |
| ECJU – Export Licence Consultation | Jake Williams | Head of Business Awareness Unit – ECJU |
| Defence and Security Accelerator – How SMEs can gain access to DASA Funding | Tom Adamson | Innovation Partner Wales – DASA |
| Market Focused Session – Japan | Guy Hale | Senior Desk Officer for Japan and Taiwan – UKDSE |
| Q&A | All Speakers | – |
| Lunch and Networking | – | – |
*Please be aware this agenda is subject to change. A final agenda will be sent out closer to the date of the Surgery.
Register Interest
To register interest in attending the surgery, please complete this EOI form no later than COP 6th September 2024: CLICK HERE
All attendees will be sent confirmation, final agenda and joining instructions the week before the surgery.
If you have any further questions, please contact Jacob Cooney