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Join this Trade Peer Network roundtable event to discuss the challenges and opportunities relating to exporting your products and services to Europe in 2023 and beyond.
The session will provide an opportunity to share, discuss and resolve common business challenges and get advice from peers and trade specialists.
Why Attend?
- Update from DBT Europe’s Export Support Service – highlighting common challenges and key opportunities for UK firms looking to expand in EU markets
- Join the Roundtable discussion on key issues, providing an opportunity to flag up challenges or opportunities and get the support you need
- Understand how DBT’s Europe Network can help your business
- Hear from a local exporting firm on how they have navigated post-Brexit challenges and maintained a successful business in EU markets
Meet the Speaker
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Katharine Hadzic Katharine and her team assist British companies looking to export their product to over 30 European countries - connecting them with a wide range of tailor made services and networks. Prior to this, Katharine has 5 years of experience in the private sector, working for companies such as Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield as a Commercial Partnerships Manager and a research analyst at think-tanks in Prague and The Hague. Katharine studied International Relations and Diplomacy in both Vancouver, Canada and The Hague, Netherlands. |
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Derrick Barker Consultant & Founder John Martin Design Associates Derek is founder of JMDA Product Design Consultancy established in 1991, providing turnkey design and development to a global client portfolio. Winner’s of Queens Award for International Trade 2019 plus a number of Red Dot Design, Industry and Worcester Chamber of Commerce International Business of the Year 2010 and 2023. Derek has spent 40 years supporting leading global brands and manufactures across many product sectors, to innovate and create the vision, source, manufacture, assess risk and protect IP, then access and develop the market. Major export markets included China, Taiwan, Korea, USA, Brazil, Israel and mainland Europe. They have established R&D centres in China and Italy. Derek’s top tip for exporting is understand the business culture of the market you wish to enter. Then be prepared to sustain the effort, as it will take time, but be highly rewarding once established.
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Details |
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| Midlands International Trade Peer Network Autumn Programme |
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| Date: Wednesday 8th November | |||
| Time: 1.15pm - 4.00pm | |||
| Location: Double Tree by Hilton Coventry | Paradise Way | CV2 2ST | |||
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| 1.15pm - Arrival & Networking 2.00pm - Europe Presentation 2.10pm - Business Case Study 2.20pm - 4.00pm - Discussions: 1: Practical Issues, Challenges & Solutions of Trading with Europe 2: Market Opportunities and Insights |
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| If you have any queries relating to international trade why not contact us. With staff in offices across the globe, we can help you find the answers. | |||
| email: dbtmidlands@businessandtrade.gov.uk | |||
| call: 0300 303 8955 | |||
| visit: great.gov.uk | |||
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Registration
Places at our event are limited, so use the link below to register your interest in joining us today.
Anything missing? If there is a particular challenge or issue you would like us to address, please let us know when you register.
For any other export related enquiries contact the Department for Business and Trade in the Midlands at dbtmidlands@businessandtrade.gov.uk or call our export support service on 0300 303 8955.
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Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the Government Department that helps UK based companies succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies bring their high-quality investment to the UK’s dynamic economy, acknowledged as Europe’s best place in which to succeed in global business.
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