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Retail & Consumer Events and Trade Missions - please visit our landing site for more information on how you can take part.

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UK-India Green Hydrogen Hub

The UK-India Green Hydrogen Hub is a coalition of UK and India research groups and innovators that join forces to drive science and innovation, accelerate and enhance the role of hydrogen in the UK and India’s decarbonisation journey. A range of Green Hydrogen Hub events and networking opportunities will create links between the ideas of the future and the funds that can make them happen, and give members access to masterclasses on how UK-India research partnerships can deliver optimal results. Here’s a real opportunity to explore a diverse array of technological innovations and collaboration opportunities through this engagement.

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Open Call for Sponsorship - Global Partners Programme

The Global Partners Programme is a collaboration between the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and industry to encourage trade and promote British business globally.  ​​ Combining activity and events from across DBT, the Programme creates an international B2B and B2G marketing platform which can be tailored to meet the business objectives of participating sponsors.

The programme comprises over 100 trade events across over 15 markets, alongside activity within International Trade Week and the Made in the UK, Sold to the UK Awards, two of DBT’s key campaigns aimed at helping UK businesses achieve their global potential. ​

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UK@SXSW2024 Trade Mission Delegates

Please register your interest in attending the UK@SXSW2024 The Future; Now, an intimate Reception & Roundtable on Sunday, March 10 from 2-4pm at UK House at SXSW, The Downright Austin (701 East 11th St.)

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Global Talent Network

Sign up to get support from the Department for Business and Trade’s ‘Global Talent Network’ The Global Talent Network was launched in 2021 to ensure that people with exceptional talent have access to work opportunities in the UK’s leading Science and Technology sector. Utilising DBT’s vast overseas network, we have identified and engaged with over X talented individuals across India and the United States who are interested in moving to the UK and working in our AI, quantum technologies and life sciences sector. If your company is interested in being connected with top international talent, please submit the form below, and a member of the GTN team will be in touch.

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Open Call for Sponsorship – The Science & Technology VC Fellowship Programme

To ensure the UK continues to play a key role as a science superpower, to support the development of the technologies of tomorrow and to boost growth in key sectors of the economy, the UK needs to ensure it remains a globally competitive investment ecosystem backed by domestic capital. Continuing to scale this ecosystem, underpinned by UK investors operating at every stage of growth, will support companies developing unique technologies from the UK’s rich R&D base to commercialise and grow these companies in the UK.

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Feedback on Asset Manager: Ninety One – 9th Pension Funds Mission

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Feedback on Asset Manager: Aviva Investors – 9th Pension Funds Mission

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Feedback on 9th Pension Funds Mission: Commercial Form

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Feedback on 9th Pension Funds Mission: Policy Form

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Feedback on Asset Manager: abrdn – 9th Pension Funds Mission

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Feedback on Asset Manager: Franklin Templeton – 9th Pension Funds Mission

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Feedback on Asset Manager: Janus Henderson – 9th Pension Funds Mission

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Feedback on Asset Manager: Schroders – 9th Pension Funds Mission

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Feedback on Asset Manager: GuardCap – 9th Pension Funds Mission

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Midlands: Business & Professional Services Global Trade Mixer

Join our free events to learn more about selling your services overseas: The Midlands Business & Professional Services Global Trade Mixer Events from the Department for Business & Trade will help to facilitate networking opportunities and build your knowledge and best practice in selling your services internationally.

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Cosmoprof India 2024

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is delighted to announce a Best of British Beauty mission to Mumbai, India for Cosmoprof India, in December 2024. The mission is aimed at ambitious British Beauty brands looking to grow in this vibrant market. Cosmoprof India provides a fantastic platform to showcase your brand and/or services to potential buyers, marketplaces and distributors in the region who are looking for new and innovative brands.

Mumbai

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Cosmoprof India 2024

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is delighted to announce a Best of British Beauty mission to Mumbai, India for Cosmoprof India, in December 2024.

Mumbai

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Opportunity to present your latest tech solutions directly to LVMH

In line with the Department for Business and Trade’s ongoing support for innovation and small businesses in retail, immersive, and digital commerce tech, we’re excited to invite UK startups and small tech companies to apply for the chance to present their offerings to La Maisons des Startups LVMH and the LVMH Innovation Awards Team.

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Opportunities in South East Asia: Sustainable Infrastructure

Join a series of virtual roundtable events to hear from industry leaders in the Malaysian and Indonesian construction sector.

The Department of Business and Trade (DBT) is delighted to invite businesses from across the North of England and the Midlands region to receive a detailed insight into the sustainable infrastructure opportunities in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Creating structures that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout their entire life cycles, helps to reduce negative impacts on the environment by using sustainable materials and employing renewable energy sources that reduce emissions and other waste. 

These virtual roundtable events will be particularly useful to companies involved in green building solutions, including energy efficiency, sustainable site planning and management, material, resources and water efficiency.

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UK Higher Education/TNE mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The UK Department for Business and Trade is excited to announce a UK Higher Education/TNE mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in January 2025. The mission is open to UK universities and higher education institutions, who are looking to establish new – and deepen existing – partnerships with Saudi Arabia. We invite expressions of interest from UK organisations working in higher education to attend a HE/TNE mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 5-7 January 2025. The mission will be led by UK Government International Education Champion Professor Steve Smith, with officials from the Department for Business and Trade, Department for Education, and the British Council. The mission will continue to strengthen partnerships and collaboration between the UK and KSA in higher education, seek to increase the number of HE and TNE partnerships between UK and KSA institutions, and continue to support strong bilateral relations between the UK and KSA. Further details of the mission agenda will be shared with attending delegates following the completion of the EOI process.

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Retail mission to NRF 2025

UK retail, digital commerce, immersive tech businesses will have the opportunity to join DBT’s trade mission to New York, from 10th to 14th January 2025 and showcase on the UK Pavilion at NRF’s The Big Show. The mission is aimed at supporting UK retail brands looking for growth opportunities to the USA selling to stockists and suppliers in the retail ecosystem.

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UK-Southeast Asia Tech Week 2025

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Retail Tour 2025

Brussels

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BETT UK 2025

BETT UK, is an annual, global trade show that attracts overseas buyers, agents, schools ministers . The event is an excellent opportunity for UK companies to showcase UK cutting edge technology to potential buyers, media and influencers.

London

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North of England Trade Visit to Bett, UK 2025

Bett UK is the global community for education technology. Our objective is to provide a platform for Northern companies to visit the exhibition. You will have the opportunity to network with The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) teams from UK and overseas, meet other Edtech companies, and engage with potential buyers. The event will also provide a platform to explore ideas, create connections and increase export outcomes.

If you would like to speak to a member of the team about your expression of interest or the mission, please contact trademissions@businessandtrade.gov.uk

London

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BETT Global (DBT UK Pavilion)

The International Education Team are now gearing up for BETT UK, where we will have a prominent position, alongside other national pavilions and global providers. We were one of the most visited stands in January, with almost four hundred meetings, with a tally of £11.6 Export Wins as a direct result of our activities at, and in the margins over the week. Our bespoke website will go live soon to promote our offer, which includes a pod on our pavilion, and prescheduled meetings with DBT international education officials from around the world. We seek innovative providers of EdTech solutions to collocate on our pavilion, which you can express your interest in joining us by reaching out to our colleagues in the DBT International Education Team. We’re also interested in hearing from companies, across all streams of education who would wish to avail of the excellent sponsorship brand opportunities at and around our pavilion. Please Contact: mike.qureshi@businessandtrade.gov.uk

London

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Retail Summit 2025

DBT are leading a trade mission for UK brands to attend and exhibit at the inaugural Retail Summit in Riyadh which will bring together the greatest minds, influencers and trail-blazers across the retail world.

Riyadh

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Photonics West 2025

Please enter your email address below and further details on the next page to apply to be part of the UK Trade Mission to Photonics West 2025. Apply Now

San Francisco

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Trade Mission to Arab Health 2025

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is pleased to announce that we will be taking a delegation of companies from the English Regions to Arab Health in Dubai, between 27 – 31 January 2025.

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Open Call for Sponsorship: GREAT Reception

On Tuesday 28 January 2025, GREAT will host a high-profile evening reception at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London for up to 300 key senior stakeholders from across the GREAT network, including senior Government representatives, business leaders, entrepreneurs and individuals of note

London

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Reach Digital and Immersive Tech decision makers from across the globe to grow your worldwide revenue

UK digital commerce, immersive and tech businesses will have the opportunity to join DBT’s trade mission to Riyadh and exhibit at the UK Pavilion at RLC Global Forum.

Riyadh

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Financing the Green Transition

The Hague

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India Luxury Festival

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is delighted to announce a Luxury Festival in Mumbai in February 2025. This mission is aimed at experienced UK exporters or those who wish to grow their presence in India. This mission provides a fantastic platform to showcase your brand.

Mumbai

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Trade Mission to Ambiente 2025

Businesses from across the North of England and Southern region are invited to join the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) for a trade mission to Ambiente. The programme is designed for businesses in the Retail and Consumer Goods sectors.

The mission will provide you with an exclusive programme of activities to research the latest trends and connect with key buyers in the retail and consumer goods industries from across the globe.

If you would like to speak to a member of the team about your expression of interest or the mission, please contact trademissions@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Frankfurt

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Kidscreen 2025

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is working with the Children’s Media Conference to organise the official UK delegation to the Kidscreen Summit in San Diego, USA, from 9-12 February 2025.

Online

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Meet the African Infrastructure Contractors Roadshow

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is delighted to welcome a delegation from Africa, who are looking to meet with UK businesses. 

Delivering major projects across Africa, the delegation would like to meet with businesses who operate in the transportation sector and associated supply chains, with experience in similar international projects. 

Event Dates 

  • London - Tuesday 18 February 2025
  • Cardiff - Wednesday 19 February 2025 
  • Manchester - Thursday 20 February 2025

London, Cardiff and Manchester

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Services for Sustainability Mission to India

The Services for Sustainability Mission offers a significant opportunity to UK services firms and professionals to expand their presence in the world’s fastest growing major economy, particularly in the high-growth areas of sustainability and circular economy. The mission aims to showcase the complementarity between the wide range of innovative services offered by UK firms and the developmental priorities of India’s largest firms.

Delhi

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Open Call for Sponsorship: Made in the UK Sold to the Indo-Pacific: Meet the Experts Roadshow 2025

Made in the UK Sold to the Indo-Pacific: Meet the Experts Roadshow is scheduled from 4-13 March 2025. This pivotal event is designed to showcase the immense potential of the Indo-Pacific as a flourishing export market for UK businesses and to highlight the comprehensive support available from both government and the private sector at the outset of their export journeys.

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Future Mobility Trade Mission to Türkiye

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is delighted to invite businesses from across the Midlands to submit an expression of interest to participate in a trade mission to Türkiye. The programme is designed for export-ready companies who operate in automotive and future mobility sectors and interested in doing business with Türkiye and wider Eastern Europe and Central Asia region(Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan).

Istanbul

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Join Leroy Merlin, DBT France and BHETA to hear more about Europe’s biggest Home Improvement Marketplace

Leroy Merlin is a French retail chain specialising in home improvement, covering construction,DIY, Home and Garden and is the number one operator in Europe. Learn more about to onboard and requirements for selling on Leroy Merlin as a UK seller and tips and tricks to succeed in this competitive sector in Europe!

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UK@SXSW2025 Trade Mission Application

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World Expo 2025, Osaka, Japan

OPEN CALL FOR SPONSORSHIP

More than 28 million business, government and general public visitors are forecast to attend the 6-month World Expo taking place in Osaka, Japan from April to October 2025.

The over-arching theme for Expo 2025 Osaka is ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’, with three sub themes of Saving Lives, Empowering Lives and Connecting Lives. The UK Pavilion will be located in the ‘Saving Lives’ zone of the Expo site. The UK’s theme statement is ‘See Things Differently’ – capturing the UK's spirit and acting as a powerful invitation to international audiences to embrace fresh perspectives of the UK. We will emphasise the UK's historic partnership with Japan, highlight the UK as a cultural,education and tourist destination and promote UK business in Japan and across the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Osaka

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HE TNE MISSION TO BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA

Event Dates - TBC) DBT Education team, in collaboration with local partners, is organizing a Higher Education mission to Brazil and Colombia in April 2025, aimed at fostering international collaboration through language policies, degree recognition, revalidation, and transnational education. This mission will offer UK institutions a unique opportunity to engage with key Brazilian and Colombian stakeholders in higher education. In Colombia, the delegation will have the opportunity to visit university campuses, and network with key sector stakeholders through receptions and strategic meetings. The mission aims to strengthen ties between UK institutions and Colombian universities, enhancing opportunities for joint research, teaching, and student exchange. An EOI for a formal promotional campaign will commence shortly, but in the meantime you can please reach out to our DBT collegaues for information on the draft programme, and how you can participate. Contact: izabella.braga@fcdo.gov.uk, DBT Brazil, and dayana.cortes@fcdo.gov.uk, DBT Colombia.

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Women's International Networking Programme 2025

The Women’s International Network (WIN Programme) is a movement of women poised to revolutionise the business landscape for female entrepreneurs just like you. We know female entrepreneurs need accessible and relatable networks to maximise their success. 

WIN is made up of women doing business, just like you, sharing experiences and valuable learning opportunities together. 

We are here to help you shatter barriers, embrace connections and opportunities, and empower you to take your business to new heights.

In-Person - Locations across the UK

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Greater Manchester in Japan: Trade mission to Expo 2025

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) invites companies from the Greater Manchester area to join this high-profile trade mission to Japan.

Providing a unique platform for brand exposure, the mission programme will provide you with an exclusive package of support, designed to facilitate connections with key buyers and decision-makers in Japan and beyond.

If you would like to speak to a member of the team about your expression of interest or the mission, please contact trademissions@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Tokyo and Osaka

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