Procurement Seminar & Luncheon

Procurement Seminar & Luncheon
05.02.2025

You are invited to participate in a special Procurement Seminar & Luncheon on how to supply goods and services to the Canadian Armed Forces in Latvia.

Canada has made a crucial commitment to Latvia’s security. Op REASSURANCE is currently the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) largest overseas military deployment, through which the CAF contributes to NATO deterrence and defence measures in Central and Eastern Europe. Under this mission, Canada is the Framework nation of the NATO multinational brigade Latvia.

Task Force Latvia (TFL) is the National Command Element that ensures the success of the Canadian contribution to NATO in Latvia. This involves investing in military infrastructure and coordinating various aspects needed to support this effort through local procurement.

The objective of the event is to introduce members of TFL involved in projects and/or procurement to CanCham members and friends, to explain individual parties’ responsibilities and how they operate, to develop personal contacts, and to understand the overall environment that we are working in. We intend to repeat this event on an annual basis.

The CAF will be well represented, with two of its members serving as speakers to this event:

Major Patrick Dornan – Officer Commanding, Canadian Contracts Management Cell (CMC), National Support Element
Major Joe Nocq-MacRae – Joint Engineer (JEngr) Officer, Task Force Latvia Headquarters

Event participants will be given an opportunity to introduce themselves and their organizations. This is to help identify potential business partners with whom to network after the formal presentations.

We hope that all will develop useful contacts.

Date:

Thursday, February 27th, 2025

Time:

12.00 to 15.00

Place:

Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel, 24 Kugu iela, https://www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-riga

please register here

Cost:

€40.00 for CanCham and CAF members, €60.00 for non-members.

Payment:

Payment options include:

Direct transfer to the CanCham account to Kanādas Tirdzniecības Palāta Latvijā Biedrība, Swedbank (HABALV22), Ac't Nr.: LV41HABA0551042837971. Details: Procurement Seminar. Invoices will be sent after cash transfer.
An invoice will be sent on registration.
If alternate arrangements are needed, please contact Ed Kalvins at ed.kalvins@cancham.lv or call +371 29 255 223

Deadline for reservations and payment is Tuesday, February 25th, 17.00. Seating capacity is limited. We encourage early registration. Advance payment is required and your place in the event is confirmed with the receipt of your payment. Unpaid registrations may be cancelled should the venue be fully booked.

CanCham reserves the right to charge registered persons who do not cancel their reservations by Tuesday, February 25th, 17.00.

To join as a CanCham member, please follow this link.

Program:

12.00 Arrivals / Networking

12.10	Introduction and announcements – Ed Kalvins, Chairman CanCham
12.15	Introduction of seminar participants
13.00	Opening remarks by H.E. Brian Szwarc, Ambassador of Canada to Latvia
13.05	TFL Presentation #1 – Major Dornan: Building Relationships Through Capability - Contracting with the Canadian Armed Forces in Latvia
13.25	TFL Presentation #2 – Major Nocq-MacRae: Opportunities for the Future - Canadian Armed Forces Infrastructure Projects in Latvia
13.45	CanCham Presentation – Ed Kalvins: Local capabilities and conditions
13.50	Panel Discussion and Q&A: Panelists: Major Dornan (TFL), Major Nocq-MacRae (TFL), Nicolas Lepage (Embassy of Canada), Ed Kalvins (CanCham). Moderator: Mark Watson, Director of Communication, CanCham Coffee and Desert served
14.15	Networking
15.00	Closing

Dress Code:

Business casual

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Yours Sincerely,

Ed Kalvins, Chairman

In order to conform to new privacy laws, attendees are advised that all proceedings during an event could be photographed, and that these photographs could be placed in public view in social media sites or web sites accessible to the public as reports of these events. Should attendees not wish their photo to appear in the public space, please advise the organizers accordingly in the notes section of the registration form.