The SoCal Aerospace Expo aims to bring Aerospace, Defense and Space business back to Southern California. The event is connecting OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 domestic and foreign customers with local suppliers to facilitate communication thru B2B pre-arranged matchmaking meetings.
Goals of Expo: (click here)
- Bring global A&D customers to LA to meet with supply chain
- Provide special training to help suppliers be much more competitive
- Provide training to help workforce be more employable, particularly Vets
- Identify state/federal regulations hurting CA to improve costs
Conference Speaker Tracks: (click here)
- New technologies (3D printing, composites, etc.)
- Workforce training
- Doing business with domestic, foreign and government customers
- Creating a competitive advantage, innovation, speed to market, etc.
- Ways to cut costs and prices without cutting profits
- Significant trends impacting aerospace
- Sales and marketing best practices
- Supplier training & performance improvement
- Effectively managing a supply chain
- Succession and exit planning
- Cyber Security: Mandatory compliance by 12-31-17