BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160913T123000Z DTEND:20160913T143000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT SESSION - Accessing Information About Local Supply Chain Opportunities DESCRIPTION:Host Sponsor:\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\nYou Asked\, We Listened!\n \n\nIn Partnership with Irving Shipbuilding\, the Chamber will be holding a Supplier Development Session on accessing information about local supply chain opportunities. Bring your procurement questions! We'll have plenty of time for Q&A.\n \n\n \n\nPresentations held by:\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nGetting Into the Supply Chain with Chris Blanchard \n\n\nIrving Shipbuilding is building the Royal Canadian Navy's next class of Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) and Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) vessels under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS)\, the largest defense procurement in Canadian history. Chris Blanchard\, Supply Chain Manager with Irving Shipbuilding will provide an overview of the steps required to identify your organization as a willing a capable supplier and discuss what the company looks for in a supplier. \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n The Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy with Kaitlin Russel\n\n Kaitlin Russel\, Manager\, Communications and Outreach at Industrial and Technology Benefits Branch\; Innovation\, Science and Economic Development will present and overview of the ITB policy. This will include Value Proposition and an update on current projects and potential opportunities for supply chain participation. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nThrough the Looking Glass: Lessons on Penetrating the Global Defense Industry \n \n\n\n Jordan Kyriakidis is the co-founder and CEO of QRA Corp. Jordan has successfully led his team to secure multiple major contracts within Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to make engineer's lives easier. Most recently\, QRA has launched QVscribe\, an experimental Natural Language Processing tool that has been requested by teams in over 25 countries - successfully penetrating complicated supply chains in multiple industries. This presentation will include Jordan's thoughts on how local businesses can penetrate tough supply chains\, and what tactics have helped QRA achieve their accelerated growth within the defense industry. \n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nInterested in learning more about Irving Shipbuilding?\n\n\n\nThe Chamber is hosting a Distinguished Speakers Series with Mr. Kevin McCoy\, President\, Irving Shipbuilding\, prior to this session.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information\, please click here.\n\n\n\nAdd this session to Kevin McCoy's Distinguished Speakers Series event for $15.00. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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In Partnership with Irving Shipbuilding\, the Chamber will be holding a Supplier Development Session on accessing information about local supply chain opportunities. Bring your procurement \;questions! We&rsquo\;ll have plenty of time for Q&\;A.

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Getting Into the Supply Chain with Chris Blanchard \;
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Irving Shipbuilding is building the Royal Canadian Navy&rsquo\;s next class of Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) and Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) vessels under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS)\, the largest defense procurement in Canadian history. Chris Blanchard\, Supply Chain Manager with Irving Shipbuilding will provide an overview of the steps required to identify your organization as a willing a capable supplier and discuss what the company looks for in a supplier. \;
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 \;Kaitlin \;Russel\, Manager\, Communications and Outreach at Industrial and Technology Benefits Branch\; Innovation\, Science and Economic Development will present and overview of the ITB policy. This will include Value Proposition and an update on current projects and \;potential \;opportunities \;for supply chain participation.
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Through the Looking Glass: Lessons on Penetrating the Global Defense Industry \;
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 \;Jordan \;Kyriakidis \;is the co-founder and CEO of QRA Corp. Jordan has successfully led his \; team to secure multiple major contracts within Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to make engineer'\;s lives easier. Most recently\, QRA has launched \;QVscribe\, an experimental Natural Language Processing tool that has been requested by teams in over 25 countries - successfully penetrating complicated supply chains in multiple industries. This presentation will include Jordan'\;s thoughts on how local businesses can penetrate tough supply chains\, and what tactics have helped QRA achieve their accelerated growth within the \;defense \;industry. \;
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Interested in learning more about Irving Shipbuilding?
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\nFor more information\, please click here.
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\nAdd this session to Kevin McCoy'\;s Distinguished Speakers Series event for $15.00.
\n LOCATION:Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel Nova Scotia AB 1919 Upper Water St\, Halifax NS B3J 3J5 UID:e.2481.860 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260627T221035Z URL:http://business.halifaxchamber.com/events/details/supplier-development-session-accessing-information-about-local-supply-chain-opportunities-09-13-2016-860 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR