Conference highlights trends, opportunities for NH aerospace industry

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2015 inaugural event drew a crowd to the McAuliffe-Shepard Space Center in Concord.
2015 inaugural event drew a crowd to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord.

CONCORD, NH – International market trends, opportunities for growth and establishing a stronger regional network will highlight the 2nd annual New Hampshire Aerospace and Defense Conference on June 1 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester.

Hosted by the New Hampshire Aerospace and Defense Export Consortium, in partnership with the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development and the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the conference’s theme is “Opportunities for Aerospace and Defense Products, Technologies and Services in the International Marketplace.”

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Plenty of show-and-tell, plus networking opportunities.

“Last year’s inaugural event was a sell-out and we’ve already had interest from as far away as Florida for this year’s event,” said Jeffrey Rose, commissioner of the Department of Resources and Economic Development. “Our goal is to bring together our aerospace and defense companies, connect them with companies across New England, and reinforce everyone’s confidence in expanding overseas.”

Established in 2013, NHADEC, one of the nation’s only export consortia, is now expanding its membership outside of New Hampshire, with an aim to establish a greater aero/defense network throughout the region. The conference will feature panel discussions on world markets and foreign military sales, as well as dozens of exhibitors. Speakers include Camilo Gonzalez, senior regional commercial specialist with the US Department of Commerce, and Stephen Bessette, director of international and foreign military sales at Hanscom Air Force Base.

“NHADEC identified about 300 companies from around New Hampshire that are involved in the aerospace and defense industries,” said Zenagui Brahim, chairman of NHADEC and president of NHMEP. “The conference is a great opportunity to bring them together and strengthen one of the state’s fastest growing industries.”

Click here to register or for more information about the NHAD conference, or contact NHADEC’s Executive Director, Dawn Wivell, at 603-836-4207 or dwivell@nhadec.com.

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