Seeking Subject Matter Expert to Lead 3 Days in person Investor roundtable to prevent foreign threat actor illicit acquisition of dual-use technologies and critical defense related materials

On behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR), CRDF Global will conduct a series of roundtables for private sector stakeholders including investors, hedge fund managers, venture capitalists, private equity and private credit, who play a critical role in developing new companies and funding early‐stage businesses with dual‐use technology applications. The purpose of the roundtables is to raise awareness of foreign threat actors’ efforts to illicitly acquire dual‐use technology and advanced conventional weapons (ACW) materials and help private sector actors make informed investment decisions, safeguard emerging technologies, and deny access to global ACW supply chains.

The Contractor will serve as a subject matter expert for the project, Investor Roundtables to Prevent Foreign Threat Actors’ Illicit Acquisition of Dual‐use Technologies and Critical Defense‐Related Materials. For this project, the Contractor will lead three (3) full‐day in‐person roundtables between January and December 2026 for at least 60 startup founders, managers, and investors total in Türkiye and Europe (exact locations to be confirmed) on managing investment risk associated with dual use technology.