Program
This is the overall program of the week 1st-5th April 2019. Some of the activities are exclusively offered to the Canadian delegation (and are marked as such).
For registering to the different days and events please click on the "Register" option at the top of this website. Please remember to choose from the different events offered.
Sunday, March 31 2019, Arrival of the Delegation in Hamburg | |
Arrival of the Canadian Delegation in Hamburg
Welcome by Hamburg Aviation and briefing on the overall program
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Monday, April 1 2019, German-Canadian Business Summit @ ZAL Tech Center and Airbus Site Visit | |
07:50–08:00 | Meeting at the Hotel Lobby of the Delegation |
08:00–08:45 | Bus Shuttle to ZAL Tech Center |
08:45–09:00 | Registration at ZAL Tech Center |
09:00–10:00 | Guided ZAL Tech Center Tour (Canadian Delegation) |
10:00–10:15 |
Official Welcome
Dr. Franz Josef Kirschfink (Managing Director, Hamburg Aviation) and Roland Gerhards (Managing Director, ZAL GmbH)
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10:15–10:35 |
Introduction by the Canadian Delegation
Christopher MacLean (Counsellor Commercial, Embassy of Canada) and Hendrik Taulin (Senior Investment Officer, Embassy of Canada)
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10:35–10:55 |
The German Aerospace Industry – An Overview
Dr. Stefan Berndes, Head of Air Transport, Equipment and Materials, BDLI
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10:55–11:10 |
Possibilities of Export Financing
Export Credit Guarantees by the Federal Republic of Germany, Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
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11:10–11:25 | Coffee Networking Break |
11:25-12:40 |
Pitch Presentations by Canadian and German Companies
Please get in touch with the organizers if you wish to present your company
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12:40-13:00 |
Aviation Strategy of the Federal Government and Internationalization of the Mittelstand
Thomas Jarzombek, MdB (Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy (tbc)
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13:00-14:00 | Networking Lunch |
14:10-14:30 |
Airbus FAL-Site Visit (Canadian Delegation)
Transfer and Registration @ Airbus Finkenwerder
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14:30-16:30 |
Airbus FAL-Site Visit (Canadian Delegation)
Presentation and Site Visit (A320 FAL and A350 Customer Definition Center)
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16:30-17:10 | Bus-Shuttle to the Hotel |
Tuesday, April 2 2019, Aircraft Interiors Expo, Day 1 Program | |
08:30-09:00 | Individual Arrival at the AIX Hamburg |
09:10-09:25 |
Official Welcome by the Supply Chain Excellence Initiative Germany
Hall B: Hanse Pavilion 6B90
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09:25-10:00 | Bags Drop-Off, Arrivals at individual booths of Canadian companies |
10:00-13:00 |
German-Canadian Booth Tour @ AIX
Booth Tour to different German suppliers (companies tbc)
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13:00-14:00 | Individual Lunch Break |
14:00–17:00 |
Pre-scheduled B2B Meetings at AIX
At German and Canadian booths, the initial contact and termination takes place from February to March with the support of Hamburg Aviation and the AHK Toronto
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19:00-19:10 | Meeting at the Hotel Lobby of the Delegation |
19:10-19:30 | Bus Shuttle to German-Canadian Dinner |
19:30 |
Dinner Events
AIX Dinner in cooperation with the German-French aerospace suppliers @ Museum of Hamburg History
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Wednesday, April 3 2019, Aircraft Interiors Expo, Day 2 Program | |
08:30-09:00 | Individual Arrival at the AIX Hamburg |
09:00–12:00 |
German-Canadian Matchmaking Event @ AIX, Hall B6, meeting room A6.4
Multiple Tables - Multiple F2F/B2B Meetings (pre-arranged) in a conference room at AIX
Including companies from MRO, Structures, Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing, Systems
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12:00–13:00 | Individual Lunch Break |
14:00–17:00 |
Individual Meetings/free AIX visit
Hamburg Aviation will support with logistics for meetings outside AIX
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16:30-17:30 |
Québec - Hamburg Cockail Reception (Welcome by Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon)
Hamburg Aviation, Hall B6, 6B90
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17:30 | Meeing at Bus Shuttle Point AIX - Registration at AIX East Entrance |
18:45-21:15 |
Senate Reception
Networking and Dinner at Airbus FAL
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21:15-22:00 | Bus Shuttle to the Hotel |
Thursday, April 4 2019, Industrial Tour through the States of Lower Saxony and Schleswig | |
Holstein (2 Options: A: Schleswig Holstein (Parts, Components and Machine suppliers); B: Lower Saxony (Structures) - (Canadian Delegation!) |