Virtual Market Briefings that highlight opportunities and market entry strategies..
Spain Coffee Chat-How To Access EU Horizon Europe Security Funds And Public Tender
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 11:30am-1pm Eastern
Learn from Spanish experts, including from Spain’s Center for Technology Development Innovation (CDTI) how to access the opportunities for security projects offered by the EU. You will hear about the framework, partnership possibilities, and example of success.
Presenters:
Angela Turrin, U.S. Commercial Service, International Trade Advisor
Matie Boyero Egido, CDTI, Security Cluster Programme Committee for Regional Cooperation
Representative from Indra
Representative from Spain National Police
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The State of Natural Disaster Resiliency and Preparedness in Canada
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
This webinar will provide an overview of the types of natural disasters in Canada and the opportunities for U.S. exporters to support a bilateral response to Canadian disaster resiliency. A particular focus will be given to wildfires and flooding, as they represent over a combined ½ of the natural disasters in Canada. Time will be allotted at the end for Q&A.
This briefing will cover:
- An overview of the most significant types of natural disasters
- Suggested market entry strategies for U.S. exporters
- Resources to help U.S. exporters access the Canadian market
Presenters: John Fleming, Deputy Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy, Ottawa, David Phillips, Senior Climatologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dave Bokovay, Director of Operations, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, Dr. Chris Fogarty, Program Manager (Meteorologist), Canadian Hurricane Centre, Speaker: Philipp Fortin, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Embassy, Ottawa
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Climate Change, Insecurity, and Investment Opportunities in Nigeria
Date: Monday, March 14, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
The session will be in the form of a presentation with questions and answers at the end. It will highlight Nigeria’s profile, the natural disasters that occur in the country due to the impacts of climate change, look at efforts by the government to address these issues, and highlight technological needs and investment opportunities derivable from mitigating these disasters.
Presenter: Rep. Samuel Onuigbo, Member, House of Representatives, Nigeria
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Water Infrastructure and Disaster Resilience in Brazil
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Join us in this virtual session to understand the current scenario of water infrastructure in Brazil and the effects of severe drought and flooding throughout the country. Our guest, PCJ Consortium, will list the challenges and opportunities for the private sector and governments in this area, and provide an overview of the most recent legislation and regulations regarding the water sector in Brazil.
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Droughts, Floods, Fires and Earthquakes – Disaster Management in Australia and New Zealand-Recorded
The drought / flood cycle has been an unavoidable part of Australia’s extreme variable climate. Long periods of severe drought have been followed by extensive flooding. At any given time of the year, there will be parts of Australia prone to large wildfires (known as bushfires). New Zealand experiences approximately 15,000 earthquakes every year with between 150-200 large enough to be felt. The aim of this webinar is to provide U.S. suppliers of disaster and emergency management technology and solutions with an understanding of how these threats and disasters are managed in Australia and New Zealand and offer practical steps to developing and implementing a market entry strategy.
Presenters:
Doug Hartley, Commercial Specialist, CS Australia, John Kanawati, Commercial Specialist, CS Australia, Janet Coulthart, Commercial Specialist, CS New Zealand, and Ian Walker, Commercial Specialist, CS New Zealand
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Asian Development Bank Coffee Chat-Recorded
The discussion will focus on Asian Development Bank, by far the largest of the regional MDBs driving investment in 50 of the world’s developing countries. Working alongside the World Bank and bilateral and multilateral funders , ADB has lead global responses to many of the World’s most pressing issues and is developing rapidly to fund the billions of dollars in infrastructure to reduce Climate Change and foster resilience and adaptation efforts. The Bank is currently developing sectoral Policy papers which will guide all such investments for the next decade in transport, energy, urban development, water, education, health and finance.
• Over 1/3 of all natural disasters since the 1960s happened in developing Asia.
• The region’s share of these disasters as compared with the rest of the world ranged from 34% to 40% each decade.
• More than one-fourth of the $135 billion in average annual global damage recorded each year is in the region.
• With four out of every five people affected by natural hazards live in Asia, ADB is intimately involved.
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Disaster Risk in China-Recorded
Join this session to learn about China’s safety & security market. Sectors covered will be Hazardous Materials Management, Urban/Forest Fires, and Flood Management. China is a country with frequent natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, floods) and serious accidents (e.g., traffic accidents, fire accidents). According to figures released by the United Nations, 8 out of 54 serious disasters and accidents worldwide in recent years occurred in China, approximately accounting for 15% of the world’s total. U.S. solutions and international best practices are in high demand for this market, despite the difficult trade environment. Learn how to effectively explore this market with us in this session.
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Risks Overview in Portugal-Recorded
Please join the presentation from sector specialists for an overview about the main risks in Portugal. The webinar will focus on natural and human made possible disasters, prevention capabilities, regulation, government coordination, bidding process and the main needs in terms of technology and equipment.
Presenters:
Prof. PhD José Luís Zêzere - Lisboa University – Environmental Risk Researcher
APSEI - Portuguese Security Association
AGIF - Agency for the Integrated Management of Rural Fires
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Algeria Market Briefing: Overview of Major Risks, Opportunities, and Market Entry Strategies-Recorded
An overview of the significant risks related to natural disasters and industrial accidents in Algeria. This market briefing will include an overview of opportunities and suggested market entry strategies for U.S exporters.
Presenters: Michele Smith, Senior Commercial Officer, and Amina Lakehal, Commercial Specialist
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Report from Turkey: The Disaster Resilience Landscape-Recorded
Description: Turkey’s Disaster Landscape & Opportunities for U.S. Companies
Presenters: Ceren Okumus, Commercial Specialist and AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency) (Presenter TBD)
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Opportunities in Mozambique Webinar Series
Part I: Flood Control Technologies and Environmental Water Solutions
Mozambique is among the most disaster prone countries in the world. So far, it experienced 46 cyclones and floods in the past 30 years. In 2019, tropical cyclones Idai and Kenneth caused severe damage in the centre and north of the country. Its heavy rains, strong winds led to flash flooding.
Nevertheless, the government showcased commitment to improve disaster preparedness by implementing notable initiatives including resilient infrastructure projects and early disaster-warning system alerts. However, the country is still vulnerable to occurrences of extreme weather events at frequent intervals.
Sub-Sectors:
• Agribusiness (Irrigation Systems and Water reservoirs)
• Energy (Hydro dams)
• Healthcare (First aid equipment, Telemedicine Apps)
• ICT (Early Warning Systems and Apps)
• DRM
• Water Technologies and Solutions
• Environment Technologies and Solutions
Opportunities Panel:
• Mozambique National Institute of Disaster Management (INGC
• Ministry of Public Works and Water Sanitation (Water Division)
• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADER)
• Cahora Bassa
Part II: Mozambique: Reconstruction
The Post Cyclone Idai and Kenneth Emergency Recovery and Resilience Programme (PCIREP) is designed in response to the devastation and destruction caused by these phenomena in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The programme aims to restore livelihoods, wellbeing and build resilience of the communities in the three affected countries with the emphasis of reaching the furthest behind first.
The program proposes solutions to tackle recovery and resilience processes in a medium to long-term perspective through a multi-sectoral and build-back-better approach to infrastructure reconstruction/rehabilitation, restoration of agricultural livelihoods and promotion of resilience to climate shocks, disasters, and extreme weather events.
The programme has three components, namely: (i) Enhanced agricultural productivity and resilience, (ii) Sustainable socioeconomic infrastructure and (iii) Institutional strengthening and programme management.
Subsectors:
• Agriculture (Input and Equipment)
• Infrastructure
• Energy
Opportunities Panel:
• Government of Cabo Delgado
• Post Cyclone Reconstruction Cabinet (GREPOC)
• Acrow Bridges
• World Bank
• USAID
Schedule under development, please check back often.
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Understand the Homeland Security Innovation Ecosystem (Two-Part Series)-Recorded
Join the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate and the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration for a Coffee Chat to Understand the Homeland Security Innovation Ecosystem! This free two-part webinar series focuses on the DHS S&T’s efforts to both spur innovation and address both domestic and international capability gaps for first responders.
Part I: Keeping Pace with Innovation: The Silicon Valley Innovation Program | Thursday, November 18th | 1pm Eastern
Part II: DHS S&T and the International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation | Tuesday, November 30th | 2pm Eastern
Webinar Series Components:
• Learn about how DHS partners with the innovation communities across the nation to harness the commercial R&D ecosystem for technologies with government applications and to co-invest in and accelerate technology transition-to-market.
• Find out how DHS collaboration on R&D initiatives and solutions with international partners and educate first responders about available technology.
• Understand how Commerce’s network of experienced trade professionals assists U.S. firms enter into expand to new foreign markets.
Presenters:
• Melissa Oh, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Innovation Program, DHS S&T
• Ron McNeal, Transition Director, Silicon Valley Innovation Program, DHS S&T
• Emily Saulsgiver, International Cooperative Programs Office, DHS S&T
• Benjamin Carlson, International Trade Specialist, Department of Commerce
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Doing Business with the UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNCHR)--Recorded
The UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. In 2020, UNHCR spent $1.38 billion on goods and services in conjunction with their programs providing protection, shelter, health and education to 20.7 million refugees around the world. Join this Coffee Chat with Martine Israel, the Head of Unit for global procurement with UNHCR at Headquarters in Budapest, to learn about UNHCR procurement opportunities. Martine’s team manages purchase portfolios such as medicines and medical items, core relief items, global fleet, and security items and services. Martine will highlight procurement opportunities related to disaster resilience including in the sectors of information communication and technology (ICT), shelter, and renewable energy.
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Overview of the USCG Blue Technology Center of Expertise-Recorded
An overview of the Blue Technology Center of Expertise (BTCOE). BTCOE identifies technologies to aid and respond to existing and evolving Coast Guard mission needs.
Presenters: Ms. Jennifer Ibaven and Dr. Peter Vandeventer, Program Managers, Office of Research, Development, Test & Evaluation and Innovation (CG-926).
Q. What countries are included in the program?
A. Please check out the list of more than 30 participating countries and check back frequently for updates.
Q. How does the Business to Business Matchmaking work?
A. All registered companies will be invited to complete a company profile on our matchmaking platform. Pre-qualified buyers will connect with companies via the platform to schedule meetings.
Q. Where can I find the schedule of Business to Government (B2G) Sessions?
A. Check out the schedule . All registered companies will also receive a bi-weekly email update with a list of upcoming Business to Government sessions along with Market Briefings/Coffee Chats and Educational Webinars.
Q. Where can I find the schedule of Market Briefings/Coffee Chats and Educational Webinars?
A. Check out the schedule . All registered companies will also receive a bi-weekly email update with a list of upcoming Market Briefings/Coffee Chats, Educational Webinars and Business to Government sessions.
Q. My work schedule is very limited. Can I watch recordings?
A. Yes, most Market Briefings/Coffee Chats and Business to Government sessions will be recorded and made available to all registered companies.
