A business conference in Nuuk on December 3 will focus on opportunities to supply the Danish defense sector, as further meetings are planned across Greenland following a session in Qaqortoq that drew more than 30 people.
Christian Keldsen of Sulisitsisut, the Greenland Business Association, told GreenlandEnergy.com in an emailed response that the Qaqortoq meeting included the association’s board and businesses from retail, restaurants, fuel supply, electrical work, trades and the fishing industry.
The October 27 meeting introduced local businesses to potential Danish defense supplier opportunities. Ahead of the event, Keldsen said the presentation would cover activities under Denmark’s Arctic capacity packages.
Keldsen said businesses in South Greenland were particularly interested in a potential deep-sea port, as well as other possible assignments.
“In the south of Greenland there is an interest in especially the potential deep sea port, but also a general interest in the many different types of tasks that are on the list,” he said.
Questions at the Qaqortoq meeting also extended to American plans in Greenland.
“Main questions were related to the types of assignments, and to some degree also what the US plans were, which we could not respond to,” Keldsen said.
The December meeting will follow Inatsisartut’s scheduled November 3 second reading of the revised Greenland–Denmark–U.S. defense agreement. That process could provide greater clarity on the framework for American activities, although Keldsen did not indicate whether U.S. plans would be addressed at the Nuuk event.
Further town visits are planned by FMI, Denmark’s defense procurement and logistics agency, Keldsen said. The agency is known in English as the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation, or DALO.
The December 3 conference will be co-hosted by the Greenland Business Association, DALO and the Danish Defence Estates and Infrastructure Command. According to the association’s published invitation, it will take place at Hotel Hans Egede in Nuuk from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The program will cover forthcoming Arctic projects and tenders, becoming a supplier or subcontractor, and security clearance requirements for businesses and employees. It will also address the Danish defense presence in Greenland and opportunities for companies of different sizes.
The association is encouraging businesses to consider which skills, products and services they could offer. In his earlier comments to GreenlandEnergy.com, Keldsen said local companies were expected to form partnerships with other Greenlandic and international businesses where assignments exceeded their individual capacity.
Participation in the Nuuk conference is free, with up to two representatives per company. Registration is available through the association’s event announcement.
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