June 11-15, 2018
Eurosatory is one of the world’s
leading defense shows, featuring all products on the air and land defense and
security supply chains, from basic parts to finished products and operational
systems. The show is organized by the French Ministry of Defense and the French
aerospace industry association, but attracts exhibitors from over 50 countries
and over 60,000 visitors.
Many Michigan defense contractors that are now focused on
the US market may be well-positioned to sell their products and services
internationally. In fact, the US Government promotes foreign military sales as
a national security strategy to promote regional collaboration and build
international partnerships.
Although foreign military sales can be complex, there is
strong interest for US products, technology and services in many overseas
markets, and there is a variety of resources available to help companies that
wish to explore overseas opportunities.
The Michigan Defense Center is partnering with the MEDC
International Trade Team to help Michigan companies identify potential defense
export opportunities or expand their current defense exports. As a first step,
we have collaborated to organize a Michigan booth at the Eurosatory 2018
Defense & Security International Exhibition, to be held in Paris, France
June 11-15, 2018. Eight Michigan companies will have the opportunity to exhibit
at the booth, and others are encouraged to join the mission to walk the show
and participate in matchmaking meetings with potential distributors, customers
and partners.
Without doubt, the opportunities for international defense sales
are continuing to grow. In 2016 World military spending increased to $1.69
trillion representing 2.2% of global GDP. This represented a 0.4 percent
increase from 2015, spurred in part by the first increase in North American
spending since 2010, as well as increases in Western Europe. Spending continues
to grow in Asia and Oceania, Central and Easter Europe and North Africa, while
spending fell in Central America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, South
America and sub-Saharan Africa. With increased conflict and global terrorism,
defense spending is expected to rise, leading to global market opportunities
for US defense exporters.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the aerospace
sector comprised over half of total US military exports from 2013 through 2015.
Leading exports included military aircraft parts; tanks, artillery, missiles,
rockets, guns and ammunition; and military aircraft exports. Demand for US
military parts, light attack and surveillance aircraft, and tanks, artillery,
missiles, rockets, guns and ammunition is expected to continue over the next
decade, along with demand for maritime patrol aircraft.
It is also worth noting that many technologies developed for
use in the air are now being deployed on land vehicles and movement towards
connectivity and autonomous vehicles is critical in the defense as well as the
commercial sector. This creates opportunities for Michigan companies, many of
which are leaders in these technologies.
Participate in this seminar to learn more!
January 24, 2018
8:30-10:30am
Velocity, Sterling
Heights
For companies interested in defense exports and/or attending
MEDC’s Eurosatory Trade Mission in June 2018. The program will provide an
overview of defense export opportunities, information about the Eurosatory mission
– including tips to get the most out of participation, and an introduction to
the Michigan services available to support defense exports and export
preparedness. The program will also be offered in Grand Rapids at a date to be
announced.
For more information contact Jeanne Broad at broadj@michigan.org or (313) 258-7947.
To learn more about the Eurosatory Trade Mission, click
here.
 Mexico Trade Mission
February 26 – March
2, 2018
Registration Deadline
– December 22, 2017
Cost – $1,350 Mission
Participation Fee ($400 each additional participant)
The mission delegation will make stops in Mexico City and
Monterrey. Each mission participant will receive a customized schedule of B2B
meetings to connect with prospective customers and business partners. Mission
participants will also benefit from networking events and logistical support
provided by the Michigan Mexico Center.
- Abundant opportunities exist in Mexico for Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence companies. $580 billion in traded goods and services cross
the U.S.-Mexico border every year.
- Strategic location with an attractive business
climate, legal certainty, and notable political maturity.
- The Mexican economy is the 13th
largest in the world and Michigan’s second largest export market.
For more information, click
here.
Questions? Contact Zoë Munro, Great Lakes St. Lawrence
Governors & Premiers at
312.407.0177
zmunro@gsgp.org
Hannover Messe
April 23-27, 2018
Registration Deadline
– February 23, 2018
Cost – Members:
$3,000 | Non-members: $4,000
Automation Alley is seeking small and medium-sized Michigan companies
to join its trade mission to Hannover Messe 2018, the world's leading trade fair
for industrial technology. Hannover Messe is the place to meet industrial
technology professionals worldwide for trade and investment opportunities,
including 6,500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors representing over 100
countries. Explore next stages of Industry 4.0 breakthroughs along the entire
industrial value chain, including solutions with applications in industrial
automation, engineering, information technologies, energy and environmental
technologies and research and development.
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For more information, click
here.
Questions? Contact Lisa Lasser, Automation Alley at LasserL@AutomationAlley.com
To see a full list of MEDC International Trade events click here!
Members-Only Event – Digital Marketing to Your International Customers
Van Andel Global Trade Center
Friday, December 1, 2017
8am – 10am
 We live in a connected world. If your company has a website, people
from all over the world potentially have access to the goods and services your
company provides. Join us for breakfast, as we discuss tips and tricks for
enhancing you digital marketing strategy from a global perspective.
- website localization
- search engine optimization
- website aesthetics
- social media marketing
- customer reviews
- best practices
Click here for
details and registration.
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Creating That Perfect Pitch:
Preparing for Trade Shows and New Client Meetings
Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
8:30am – 2:30pm
$35 includes breakfast and lunch
 You have just seconds to get someone's attention, and perhaps
minutes to win them over to your way of thinking. Whether you are attempting to
get an investor’s attention or convince a potential customer or overseas
partner to give you a second look. Your business pitch is everything. This
workshop will get you there.
Click here for
details and registration.
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Lights Out! Advanced Applications in
Collaborative and Autonomous Robotics
Automation Alley
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
8:30am – 10:30am
Member - Free | Non-Member - $20
Join the robotic experts at Behco-MRM for a Tech Takeover
presentation exploring "lights-out manufacturing" using collaborative
and autonomous robotics for machine tending, kitting and delivery, and
assembly. As the technology necessary for lights-out production becomes
increasingly available, many factories are beginning to utilize this production
between shifts to meet increasing demand or to save money. Learn the opportunities
and benefits of a fully automated manufacturing process that requires no human
presence on site.
Click here
for details and registration.
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Webinar: Protect Your Design and
Construction Intellectual Property
U.S. Commercial Service
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
2pm – 3pm
$25
 Join the U.S. Commercial Service, the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Intellectual Property
on this webinar focused toward protecting your product designs in international
markets.
U.S. companies are well known for high quality, innovative,
and practical product designs. From the aesthetic look of a building to the
design and function of advanced machines, a product’s form and function should
be protected. A product’s design requires registration in the country where
protection is sought.
Click here
for details and registration.
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Arthur Vandenberg:
The Man in the Middle of the American Century
Presentation and Book Signing
World Affairs Council
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
5:15pm – 7pm
$15
The idea that a Senator—Republican or Democrat—would put the
greater good of the country ahead of party seems nearly impossible to imagine
in our current climate of gridlock and divisiveness. But this hasn’t always
been the case. Arthur H. Vandenberg (1884–1951), Republican from Grand Rapids,
Michigan, was the model of a consensus builder, and the coalitions he
spearheaded continue to form the foundation of American foreign and domestic
policy today. Edward R. Murrow called him “the central pivot of the entire
era,” yet, despite his significance, Vandenberg has never received the full
public attention he is due—until now. With this authoritative biography, Hank
Meijer reveals how Vandenberg built and nurtured the bipartisan consensus that
created the American Century.
Click here
to register.
Culture & Coffee: Navigating Russia
Van Andel Global Trade Center
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Member - $25 / Non-Member $35
 Join GVSU’s Van Andel Global Trade Center for the fourth, and
final, installment of the 2017 Culture & Coffee series! Each Culture &
Coffee training session will cover how-to and best practices for doing business
abroad along with cultural nuances business professionals face while traveling.
Fresh coffee and a continental breakfast will be served during each training,
as VAGTC believes some of the best conversations take place over a good cup of
coffee!
Click here for
details and registration.
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information about the MEDC International Trade Services
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contact export@michigan.org or your
regional International
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