Strengthening the defense maritime industrial base for national security, economic resilience

Join us on Wednesday May 7 at 12PM ET for the free webinar Revitalizing the Defense Maritime Industrial Base and learn how collaboration and innovation are needed to strengthen the U.S. Navy’s maritime platforms. Hear from BlueForge Alliance, a nonprofit working to bridge the gap between the government and the private sector to overcome national security challenges and ensure a resilient manufacturing ecosystem. Chief Strategy Officer Tim Shinbara will talk about BlueForge’s partnership with the Navy to support the maritime industrial base through the company’s three main pillars:

• Advanced manufacturing
• Supply chain optimization
• Workforce development

Learn how you can be part of this whole-of-nation effort to build and maintain the Navy’s next generation of resilient maritime platforms.

Speaker Highlight

 

Tim Shinbara
Chief Strategy Officer
BlueForge Alliance

Tim Shinbara is Chief Strategy Officer for BlueForge Alliance, the Navy’s neutral partner for enabling the maritime industrial base. Tim is responsible for BFA’s Alliance network, Government Affairs, and enterprise strategy. Prior to BlueForge, he served the manufacturing technology sector for 12 years as VP, Chief Technology Officer for AMT and prior to AMT he supported several DOD programs of record as a manufacturing engineer at Northrop Grumman. Tim has served in multiple roles and levels advancing the state of U.S. manufacturing technology in both public and private sectors; including boards like the MTConnect Institute, county commissions, and as an ASME Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Senate for then-Senator Marco Rubio.

Can’t participate on the day of the event? No problem! Each registered attendee will also receive a link to the recording. This content will be sent approximately 5 business days after the event.