Economic mission to the United Kingdom: Maritime Manufacturing Industry & Aerospace

Are you active in the maritime manufacturing or aerospace sector? Would you like to expand your network in the United Kingdom and explore new business opportunities? Join this economic mission led by Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. Coen van Oostrom, President of VNO-NCW, will serve as the business mission leader.

The mission will take place alongside the working visit of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander to the United Kingdom.

Who should participate?

This economic mission is open to Dutch companies and knowledge institutions active in the following sectors:

• Maritime manufacturing
• Aerospace

Registration

Please register for this economic mission by 31 August 2026. Each participant must register separately.

Participation fee

The participation fee is €1,200 per company, which includes attendance for one participant. Each additional participant costs €600, with a maximum of three participants per company.

Participation by at least one representative from a Dutch-based office is preferred.

Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs, as well as any additional costs for individual matchmaking services, such as interpreters or individual transport.

More information

If you have any questions about this economic mission, please contact:

Karin Schipper
Mission Project Manager, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
E: karin.schipper@rvo.nl

or

Alexander van der Kaa
Mission Project Manager, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
E: alexander.vanderkaa@rvo.nl

Organisation

This economic mission is organised by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands Business Support Office (NBSO) in Manchester.

Mission partners are VNO-NCW, Maritime & Offshore NL and AeroNL.