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DIT's free webinars are delivered by experts from both private and public sector organisations. The webinar topics range in export experience from never exported to experienced exporter. Click through to see what is on offer.

DIT are looking for sponsors and partners to help us deliver a stand-out UK presence in North America with the Red Arrows.  Our aim is to use tour to drive significant trade and inward investment for the UK. We aim to highlight the UK a world leading destination for technological innovation, expertise in aerospace, advanced engineering and manufacturing.  Click through to learn more and register your interest.

Join our workshops to create a business action plan. The Government is accelerating Brexit preparations so that the UK is ready to leave the EU on 31 October.

As part of our ongoing support for businesses, we are running a series of events to help exporters to get ready for Brexit on 31 October. These events will be particularly useful for businesses who are exporting to the EU.

You’ll leave the event with a personalised action plan to prepare your business for Brexit. We’ll talk about impact to supply chains, changes to regulations and contracts, where to find tariff information, and what you might need to speak to customers and employees about, among a range of other topics.

Click through to find the nearest event to you.

The Midlands Engine Export Champions Tour 2019 will be taking place in locations across the region during 2019, and you are invited to hear and see first-hand how they have succeeded, and to learn the secrets to their success.

This free workshop will help you to better understand and identify the sales channels and opportunities available to you.

Join our expert, Stuart Garner from Norton Motorcycles, who will explain how this iconic British brand have built their dealer/distributor network, how important that brand is, and how to access finance.

Understand global worldwide trends and potential in selling B2B through Ecommerce: how to increase your sales and online presence. 

B2B Ecommerce is growing. Forrester predicts that the USA B2B Ecommerce market alone will hit $1.8 Trillion by 2023. Hear from B2B marketing experts and understand the importance of SEO in generating a loyal following and elevating your ranking on search engine results pages. 

Learn about online customer experience and how this can optimise your conversion rate from visit to purchase. Find out how foreign exchange solutions can help increase the bottom line, mitigate risks of currency exchange and help with supply chain purchasing, discover B2B global marketplaces to reach millennial procurers.

Small and Medium size enterprises (SME’s) in the Greater Manchester area are invited to join us to take advantage of the B2B Ecommerce opportunities to help further your international presence, and be ahead of your competition.

This DIT Southwest workshop provides insight into what it takes to be a long-term successful UK SME in in the US. Our facilitator, US Attorney Tom Thorelli, will introduce companies to distinctions concerning how business is done in the US; the legal system; and how to take advance preventive steps to minimise exposure to legal risk will be addressed.

Join our visit to The MedTech Conference in Boston USA , followed by a trip to the state of Maryland: one of the USA’s largest innovative clusters.

Sibos is one of the largest financial industry focused conferences globally, organised by SWIFT, and this year for the first time in over 40 years will be hosted in London. The event brings together some 9,000 business leaders, decision makers and topic experts from a range of financial institutions, market infrastructures, multinational corporations and technology partners.

The UK is the epi-centre of the world for financial services with access to best-in-class industry infrastructure, talent and expertise to give your business the best platform for global growth. With a strong and responsive regulatory environment ensuring the freedom to operate and innovate, investment is now future-proofed for the long term.

The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) will be exhibiting in the Discover Zone of Sibos located on stand 4 to promote the UK financial services ecosystem to potential investors from the global financial services community, alongside London & Partners, UK Finance, City of London Corporation, Welsh Government, Invest NI, Scottish Enterprise.

As part of the ongoing UK-Australia Fintech Bridge programme, the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) in partnership with Fintech Australia are hosting an exciting trade mission to London for Australian fintech companies. With support from Fintech NZ we are also extending the invitation across the Tasman to New Zealand fintech companies interested in the UK. A curated programme of events will provide opportunities for participants to meet and network with the UK’s innovative fintech ecosystem. Worth more than £7 billion to the UK economy, fintech remains one of the fastest-growing sectors in the UK and is home to over 50% of Europe’s fintech startups. The fintech mission includes participation at LendIt Fintech Europe 2019, Europe’s leading event in financial services innovation.

This 1-2-1 clinic will give you an hour and a half of free, tailored advice with our Export Marketing Research Specialist.

Join our visit to TRAKO - the largest and most prestigious rail industry meeting in Poland and one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe

Please note this is a practical event aimed at North East based businesses interested in trading internationally or wanting to learn more about the service Department for International Trade North East (formerly UKTI North East) provides. 

This workshop is for Tees Valley companies ONLY, eligibility checks will be carried out.

If you are a Tees Valley company click through to learn more and register for this event taking place in the North East.

This free morning workshop will help you to decide whether or not exporting is right for your business, and showcase the breadth of support available to all.

This free afternoon workshop will help you to decide whether or not exporting is right for your business, and showcase the breadth of support available to all.

This DIT Southwest masterclass aims to give you the tools you need to grow your sales in China. You will learn how to make the best of the opportunities available to your business in China through knowing what to expect from the market and recognise hidden pitfalls, greater insight on how best to position your product/service and how to make sure business relationships are not derailed by cultural differences.

Please note this is a practical event aimed at North East based businesses interested in trading internationally or wanting to learn more about the service Department for International Trade North East (formerly UKTI North East) provides. 

Vietnam is forecast to be one of the top 10 fastest growing economies in the next few decades. It is one of the most vibrant economies in Asia with a large market for capital goods and a growing domestic market for consumer goods. 

Join us in Liverpool for this event exploring the opportunities available to UK businesses within the Vietnamese market. 

Come along to our free event to hear about our exciting new plans and why you should seriously consider joining with us.

Click through to learn more about this roadshow and register to attend an event near you.

Join our expert, Barry Tong from Stephensons Online Ltd - a business who know how to sell online, and the formation of the company is a story in itself.

The Department for International Trade, North East invites you to attend a FREE one-day workshop, ‘Boost your International Sales with Shopify', where you can learn how to make an impact with your own e -commerce site and attract international customers.

Receive 1 hour of tailored advice on the best strategies available for growing globally online.

The Department for International Trade, North East  invites you to attend a FREE one-day workshop, ‘Boost your International Sales with Shopify', where you can learn how to make an impact with your own e -commerce site and attract international customers.

The Department for International Trade, North East  invites you to attend a FREE one-day workshop, ‘Boost your International Sales with Shopify', where you can learn how to make an impact with your own e -commerce site and attract international customers.

If you are looking to do business in Japan, then this free event is an excellent place to start.

This free workshop will give you all the information you need to understand the potential for your company overseas.

Join the Department for International Trade North East for an event designed to explore the export opportunities available for the creative digital and tech sectors in the region.

This 1-2-1 clinic will give you an hour and a half of free, tailored advice with our Export Marketing Research Specialist.

International exhibitions are often used to develop business opportunities overseas but they can be very expensive in terms of time and budget. This DIT Southwest tradeshow masterclass will help delegates to plan and make the most of international events for their business, as well as offer practical advice to ensure they get value for money from the investment. Delegates will have plenty of opportunity to apply what they learn to their own business.

Come along to our free event to find out what’s happening in the global construction sector and why you should attend CONEXPO/CON-AGG Las Vegas 2020 with the Midlands Engine in partnership with Innovate UK.

The Department for International Trade Southwest are holding this masterclass to provide a core understanding of how to create an export sales strategy, as well as explore strategic export account management. This will give delegates a framework within which to create their plans.

The programme is entirely workshop based, so many of the discussions will take place in groups around the room. This will enable each delegate to test their ideas with the others in the room and pull further ideas from their colleagues.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is organising the Education is GREAT - British Early Years Education Campaign in China in late October 2019, aiming to support UK education stakeholders to explore opportunities in 0-6 stages including establishment of nurseries (0-3 years), kindergartens(3-6 years), teacher training, resources, among others. Click through to learn more and apply.

Join our expert, Michael Brunton from Mobile Integrated Solutions Limited - a truly fascinating business. This will be particularly valuable if your interest lies in aid-funded business and selling high value items, or if Africa is a target destination for you.

Following last year’s successful trade mission, when companies from across the North of England were among the 70,000 visitors to SEMA, we are again offering companies the chance to attend the premier automotive speciality products trade event in the world. Click through to learn more. 

The Singapore FinTech Festival, run by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is the world’s largest FinTech event, convening some 35,000 delegates from across the global financial community for a week of networking, pitch sessions, and high-level key notes/ panels from industry experts. Start-ups, investors, financial institutions, local ecosystem partners and government officials from across the Asia-Pac region, and beyond, will participate, to discuss, debate and showcase FinTech.

Continuing on the work from 2018, DIT's plan is to showcase a number of exceptional FinTech firms who have relevant products for the Asia- Pac market. 12 UK companies will form part of a wider UK delegation, designed to increase export sales into the region, and establish our position as the global leader of design and innovation within FinTech. 

Click through to learn more and register. Registration deadline is end 6 September 2019 at 1700hrs GMT.

UK airport sector companies are invited to join a Department for International Trade (DIT) mission to Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The delegation will visit Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney to engage with the key airport operators, contractors and sector stakeholders.

This 1-2-1 clinic will give you an hour and a half of free, tailored advice with our Export Marketing Research Specialist.

This Southwest masterclass will help service sector companies to think creatively about how they can most effectively deliver their services in international markets and prepare to meet the challenges they may face.

Join the Department for International Trade (DIT) at the Smart City Expo, where executives, city representatives and academics from around the world meet to explore a better future for our cities. Smart City Expo World Congress is the leading international event on urban development, with over 21,000 attendees and 800+ exhibitors from over 700 cities. Click through to learn more. 

The aim of this workshop is to help companies make informed decisions about appropriate routes to market based on the issues that are most important to them. It also helps delegates understand and plan how to use multiple routes, for example online sales, e-commerce marketplaces and locally-based agents or distributors. Click through to register for this event in the Southwest.

Receive 1 hour of tailored advice on the best strategies available for growing globally online.

This 1-2-1 clinic will give you an hour and a half of free, tailored advice with our Export Marketing Research Specialist.

Join our visit to AusRAIL PLUS 2019 - the largest rail event in the southern hemisphere.

Please note this is a practical event aimed at North East based businesses interested in trading internationally or wanting to learn more about the service Department for International Trade North East (formerly UKTI North East) provides. 

Receive 1 hour of tailored advice on the best strategies available for growing globally online.

Do you have a great sustainable product geared towards the African market and want to take it to the next level?

Join the largest European Sustainability Programme: Sustainable Fast-Track UK!

Benefit from this multifaceted programme through exclusive andinvaluable support from the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) to fast-track your entrance to the African markets. Brand yourself at the Sustainability Europe Awards: London,celebrating companies from 25 countries with outstanding contributions to a sustainable future.

Let your solution make a real difference! Click through to learn more and apply.

Join our visit to Arab Health, the largest gathering of healthcare and trade professionals in the MENA region. This event is organised by the East Midlands.

Please note this is a practical event aimed at North East based businesses interested in trading internationally or wanting to learn more about the service Department for International Trade North East (formerly UKTI North East) provides. 

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is inviting food and drink companies from across the Northern Powerhouse region to participate in this trade mission to Gulfood 2020 in Dubai, the world’s largest food event.

Gulfood is the premier trade event in the global food and hospitality business calendar and could be your gateway to win new business in established, evolving and emerging markets. The tradeshow is an unmissable event with over 5,000 exhibitors from five continents. 
 

Join our visit to CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020, North America’s largest construction exhibition. This event is organised by the East Midlands.

Are you attending SXSW 2020?

Whether you’re looking to return to SXSW or you’re a company interested in attending for the first time, we want you to join the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) at SXSW to get the most from this celebration of the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries in March 2020 in Austin, USA.

SXSW is a world class destination for discovery and offers endless opportunities to foster business development and professional growth alike. The 10-day festival has an estimated 300,000 visitors. From entrepreneurs and investors to cutting-edge digital disruptors – the perfect audience for you to make contacts and demonstrate your company’s creativity, expertise, technology and innovation offering.

Learn about the Designing Our Future initiative.