AEROSPACE DEFENSE AMERICAS

Objective:
Equip international companies with a clear, realistic understanding of how the US aerospace & defense market actually works.
Key themes:

• Current state of the US aerospace & defense market
• Federal vs state-level opportunities – where companies should focus and why
• How DoD procurement works (at a practical level)
• Typical routes to market for non-US companies
• Common mistakes international companies make when entering the US

Objective:
Provide companies with a clear, practical understanding of how to access the US, EU and Japanese aerospace and defence markets,
engage with NATO-aligned programmes, and position themselves against competitors.
Key themes:

• Typical routes to market: primes, Tier 1s, local partners and joint ventures
• How international companies successfully enter these markets in practice
• Understanding the competitive landscape

Objective:
Identify where supply chain gaps, risks and opportunities exist across aerospace, defence and space.
Key themes:

• LATAM opportunities (Mexico, Brazil etc.) as part of allied supply chains
• Resilient and secure dual-use supply chains
• Export controls, trade barriers and regulatory friction
• Infrastructure and manufacturing capacity challenges

Objective:
Connect innovation, capital and commercial opportunity.
Key themes:

• Emerging dual-use and defence-relevant technologies
• Commercial space growth and infrastructure
• Space situational awareness and security
• Investment trends in aerospace, defence and space
• Co-investment and partnership opportunities across the UK, US and EU
• Role of VCs, accelerators and innovation ecosystems (e.g. Seraphim) (roundtables – invitations only)

Purpose:
Deliver tangible commercial outcomes through targeted, pre-qualified meetings.
B2B Focus Areas:

• Market entry and expansion (UK-US-EU-LATAM)
• Aerospace, defense, space and dual-use technologies
• Supply chain partnerships
• Investment, innovation and co-development

Participants:

• UK & EU SMEs and Tier 1s
• US primes, suppliers and state representatives
• LATAM delegations
• Clusters, accelerators and industry associations
• Investors, VCs and family offices (where relevant)

Objective:
Frame talent not as an HR issue, but as a growth and investment challenge.
Key themes:

• Critical skills shortages across aerospace, defense and space
• Apprenticeships, technical training and workforce pipelines
• Cross-border talent mobility and collaboration
  Role of regions, clusters and states in talent development

Objective:
Maximise the presence of UK and international government stakeholders at FIA.
Key themes:

• Government priorities across aerospace, defence and space
• Export support and international trade frameworks
• Public-private collaboration opportunities
• How companies can align with policy and national strategies

Purpose:
Deliver tangible commercial outcomes through targeted, pre-qualified meetings.
B2B Focus Areas:

• Market entry and expansion (UK-US-EU-LATAM)
• Aerospace, defence, space and dual-use technologies
• Supply chain partnerships
• Investment, innovation and co-development

Participants:

• UK & EU SMEs and Tier 1s
• US primes, suppliers and state representatives
• LATAM delegations
• Clusters, accelerators and industry associations
• Investors, VCs and family offices (where relevant)