{"id":2706,"date":"2026-06-22T11:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/?post_type=projekta_zina&#038;p=2706"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T09:48:32","slug":"first-event-of-the-dual-use-export-forum-2026-brings-together-latvian-exporters","status":"publish","type":"projekta_zina","link":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/projektu-zinas\/first-event-of-the-dual-use-export-forum-2026-brings-together-latvian-exporters\/","title":{"rendered":"First Event of the Dual-Use Export Forum 2026 Brings Together Latvian Exporters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On 10 June<\/strong>, the introductory event for the&nbsp;<strong>Dual-Use Export Forum 2026<\/strong>, which will take place in R\u0113zekne this September, was held \u2013 a thematic seminar for Latvian exporters on opportunities to engage in the dual-use sector and international defence supply chains. This topic is becoming increasingly relevant for Latvian exporting companies, given the growing demand and new cooperation opportunities in international markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was opened by Jur\u0123is Miezainis, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Economics; Ieva J\u0101gere, Director of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA); U\u0123is Nor\u012btis, Deputy State Secretary for Planning at the Ministry of Defence; and L\u012bva St\u016brmane, Chairwoman of the Board of The Red Jackets, the Latvian Exporters Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To strengthen Latvian companies\u2019 understanding and deepen their knowledge of opportunities to become part of international defence supply chains and successfully develop their business within them, the event featured defence strategy consultant&nbsp;<strong>Thibault Normand<\/strong>from France.&nbsp;<strong>Rom\u0101ns Baumanis<\/strong>&nbsp;(Mosphera) and&nbsp;<strong>Reinis Purv\u0113ns<\/strong>&nbsp;(RAW-tech) shared their entrepreneurial experience in the dual-use sector and provided practical examples from their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants not only actively engaged in discussions and shared their experiences, but also worked together to identify new cooperation opportunities and explore the potential for developing joint initiatives in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to all participants for your engagement, openness, and willingness to collaborate!&nbsp;<strong>#StrongerTogether<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was funded with the support of the European Union Recovery and Resilience Facility \u2013&nbsp;<strong>NextGenerationEU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Practical Seminar for Exporters on Dual-Use Opportunities\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wS0ms6VHPXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 10 June, the introductory event for the&nbsp;Dual-Use Export Forum 2026, which will take place in R\u0113zekne this September, was held \u2013 a thematic seminar for Latvian exporters on opportunities to engage in the dual-use sector and international defence supply chains. This topic is becoming increasingly relevant for Latvian exporting companies, given the growing demand&#8230; [LAS\u012aT T\u0100L\u0100K&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2710,"template":"","projekts":[38],"class_list":["post-2706","projekta_zina","type-projekta_zina","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","projekts-dual-use-export-forum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekta_zina\/2706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekta_zina"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projekta_zina"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"projekts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theredjackets.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projekts?post=2706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}