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“An Update on the SoCal A&D Supply Chain”

“An Update on the SoCal A&D Supply Chain”AMP SoCal Geography

Orange County Chapter meeting on September 3
(live webstream available)

The Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative was established by the federal government to reinvent how economic development is done in manufacturing through strategic investments to strengthen the capacity of the industrial ecosystem. 86 organizations from industry, academia, government, and economic and workforce development partnered across the four counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and Ventura to create a collaborative, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership for Southern California (AMP SoCal) – one of only twelve federally-designated “Manufacturing Communities” – focused on aerospace and defense.

In addition to AMP SoCal approved projects receiving additional “points” for federal grants, the region has benefited from the focused collaboration of the many organizations addressing aerospace & defense.

Please join us in Irvine on Thursday, September 3, 2015, 7:30am – 9:00am PDT (networking at 7:00am), when Jim Watson, CEO of California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) and head of the AMP SoCal Supplier Networks Committee, will provide an update on the Southern California A&D Supply Chain including: a SWOT analysis, supplier gaps and initial results from supplier focus groups. The approach the committee will use to engage A&D suppliers will also be discussed.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until August 27). You may also attend via the web for free. Click here to register to attend the meeting

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, Hein & Associates, and UK Trade & Investment.

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“Doing Business with Chinese Aerospace Companies”

“Doing Business with Chinese Aerospace Companies”3 d2ragon Chinese Aircraft III web21-33979

Orange County Chapter meeting on August 6
(live webstream available)

China is rapidly becoming the world’s largest economy, with well-defined goals of matching and besting the US in many areas, including aerospace. The larger aerospace companies clearly have strategies for participating in this growth.

As a member of the supply chain, should you also have a China strategy? If you don’t have one, are you in danger of being left behind in the near or mid-term future?

What are alternative strategies, and, once having developed one, how do you roll it out?

How does a US firm actually work with leading Chinese OEM’s like AVIC or COMAC? To get important market access, when does one need a JV? What are the challenges and pitfalls of an Chinese JV?

Please join us in Irvine on Thursday, August 6, 2015, 7:30am – 9:00am PDT (networking at 7:00am), when subject matter expert Dr. Pui Ho, General Manager, Asia Pacific Aerospace Region, Parker Aerospace, addresses these topics and more.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until July 30). Click here to register to attend the meeting

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, Hein & Associates, and UK Trade & Investment.

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“Radically Reducing the Cost of Assembled Products”

“Radically Reducing the Cost of Assembled Products”mind_the_gap-logo

Orange County Chapter meeting on June 4
(live webstream available)

For over twenty years, Aerojet Rocketdyne has endeavored to change the fundamental way of thinking about product design and production in our industry. When combined with other techniques such as Design to Cost and Advanced Manufacturing, a new integrated design capability emerges that promises to produce simplified, more rapidly developed, affordable products.

Please join us in Irvine on Thursday, June 4, 2015, 7:30am – 9:00am PDT (networking at 7:00am), when Art Weiss, Executive Director, Executive Director, Advanced Concepts, Rocket Shop, Aerojet Rocketdyne, will present a new way of thinking about systems and design that can have a dramatic impact on the costs, delivery time, and reliability of your products.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until May 28. You may also attend via the web for free. Click here to register to attend the meeting

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, Hein & Associates, and UK Trade & Investment.

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“Risks and Opportunities of Operating in the Global Marketplace”

“Risks and Opportunities of Operating in the Global Marketplace”global marketplace

Orange County Chapter meeting on May 7
(live webstream available)

Businesses of all sizes wanting to expand their market share are continuing to seek and find opportunities in the global marketplace. However, selling abroad and being competitive in the international marketplace comes with a host of nuances, challenges, and obstacles.

Please join us in Irvine, CA on Thursday, May 7, 2015 (networking at 7:00am, meeting 7:30– 9:00am PST), when distinguished panelists David Josephson (Managing Director – Western Region, Ex-Im Bank) and Dave Hopkins (Executive Chairman, Air Transport Business Development, Inc.) will discuss these matters as well as the tools available to address and overcome them. Special focus will be given to the challenges of credit risk, working capital, and other financial matters involving international transactions.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until April 30. You may also attend via the web for free. Click here to register to attend the meeting

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, Hein & Associates, and UK Trade & Investment.

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“Maximizing Enterprise Value: It’s Never too Soon to Start!”

“Maximizing Enterprise Value: It’s Never too Soon to Start!”Nest Egg Retirement
Orange County Chapter meeting on April 2
(live webstream available)

As we all know, the aerospace industry is currently experiencing a frenzy of acquisitions.

Selling a business is all about risk. The higher the risk, the lower the value. The lower the risk, the higher the value. As business leaders, it is a primary function of our positions to increase the attractiveness of our businesses and ready them for scrutiny by a potential buyer. Whether you run a department, or an entire business, creating enterprise value is a key part, if not the sole purpose, of the job. Too often, however, thought is given too late in the game.

Please join us in Irvine, CA on Thursday, April 2, 2015 (networking at 7:00am, meeting 7:30– 9:00am PST), when Larry O’Toole, CEO of Sanders Industries Holdings, Inc. will discuss the tangible and effective steps that can be taken to build enterprise value and, most of all, how to capture it through a liquidity event.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until April 1). You may also attend via the web for free. Click here to register to attend the meeting

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, Hein & Associates, and UK Trade & Investment.

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“The Future of the U.S. Competitive Advantage in Commercial Space”

“The Future of the U.S. Competitive Advantage in Commercial Space”
Orange County Chapter meeting on March 5LA ESTADOUNIDENSE SPACEX PRESENTA NAVE PARA TRANSPORTAR ASTRONAUTAS A LA EEI

In June 2014 the report “An Analysis of the Competitive Advantage of the United States of America in Commercial Human Orbital Spaceflight Markets” was published. This report identified existing and potential Private Human Access to Space/Human Orbital Markets and analyzed the U.S. industrial supply chain supporting commercial human orbital spaceflight in those markets.

Please join us in Irvine, CA on Thursday, March 5, 2015 (networking at 7:00am, meeting 7:30– 9:00am PST), when Dr. Greg Autry, Assistant Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, one of the authors of the report, will review the findings of the report and offer updates based on recent events in commercial space and global markets. The study revealed that while the United States currently possesses significant competitive advantage in commercial human orbital spaceflight, there are several areas of note that present a challenge to the sustainability of this advantage. Dr. Autry will focus on the challenges and the politics behind them.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until February 26). You may also attend via the web for free. Click here to register to attend the meeting

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, Hein & Associates, and UK Trade & Investment.

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“An Unmanned Future: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities”

“An Unmanned Future: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities”Alaska photo Lg
Orange County Chapter meeting on February 5

In the future, unmanned aircraft systems will help monitor our borders, deliver packages to our homes, improve the productivity of farms, help find missing hikers, lost children and escaped criminals, provide Internet access for people in remote locations and generate high-resolution 3-D models of critical infrastructure. Yet significant challenges to the growth of this industry exist, making investment decisions difficult to time.

Please join us in Irvine, CA on Thursday, February 5, 2015 (networking at 7:00am, meeting 7:30– 9:00am PST), when Steven Gitlin, Vice President, Marketing Strategy, Communications & Investor Relations, AeroVironment, Inc., will address such questions as: What will this market require? What could jeopardize its growth? What opportunities will this market create?

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until January 29). You may also attend via the web for free. Click here to register to attend the meeting

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, Hein & Associates, Value Based Project Management, and UK Trade & Investment.

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“How New Engine Technologies are Driving Fuel Efficiencies”

“How New Engine Technologies are Driving Fuel Efficiencies”
Orange County Chapter meeting on December 4CFM56-leap-engine

Please join us in Costa Mesa, CA on Thursday, December 4, 2014 (networking at 7:00am, meeting 7:30– 9:00am PST), when Gib Bosworth (Managing Director – US Aerospace Leader, GE Corporate Finance) will lead a panel discussion with Andy Biesterveld (Acting Test Director, LEAP-1C and GE9X engine programs, GE Aviation) and Jeff Hynes (President and CEO, Composites Horizons, Inc.) on how new jet engine technologies are driving fuel efficiencies for the airline companies which is at the heart of the commercial super cycle.

Andy and Jeff will discuss how new materials are changing the engine landscape now and in the future along with why innovation is so important to the Aerospace industry.

Andy will also share about the GE Aviation Flying Test Bed Facility in Victorville, CA where every new jet engine gets flight certified.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until November 27). Click here to register to attend the meeting

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, Hein & Associates, Value Based Project Management, Dorsey & Whitney, and UK Trade & Investment.

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“Successfully Transitioning R&D Projects to Commercial Products”

“Successfully Transitioning R&D Projects to Commercial Products”
Orange County Chapter meeting on November 6Innovation Agenda

Due to lack of resources, strategies and processes, the Small and Medium Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises (SME) even face more challenges, and fail to transit external R&D and emerging technologies into their products. If these issues are not mitigated, this may result in loss of markets, profitability and may be future viability.

Please join us in Costa Mesa, CA on Thursday, November 6, 2014 (networking at 7:00am, meeting 7:30– 9:00am PST), when Has Patel, President, Infologic, will discuss a Manufacturing Innovation Agenda that will help the SME mitigate these challenges.

The meeting is free for A&D Forum members and $40 for non-members ($30 Early Bird until October 30). Click here to register to attend the meeting

Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.

The Orange County chapter was founded by Frontier Associates and D.A. Davidson & Co., and is sponsored by Burdge Logistics, Moss Adams, Hein & Associates, Value Based Project Management, Dorsey & Whitney, and UK Trade & Investment.