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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.

Open call for sponsors, partners and suppliers from the hospitality and food and beverage industries to help deliver the UK Pavilion at World Expo 2020 Dubai.

This is a unique opportunity to supply the UK pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai and put your business at the forefront of Global Britain. Working with us, and with our hospitality partner, Global Infusion Group, to establish a presence at the largest business, economic and cultural event in the world will give you a global platform to gain significant commercial exposure and help the UK create a truly spectacular hospitality presence at World Expo 2020.

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.

Do you want to take your company to the UK?

Join the UK's Department for International Trade's event covering the top tips you'll need to get your business ready to hit the ground running.

We will be joined by Paul Beare, of London-based Accountants Paul Beare.

The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) are proud to be supporting Building Nations 2019 in Rotorua New Zealand from 21 - 23 August 2019. Visit our stand to find out more about UK's capability in infrastructure or to meet with British infrastructure companies active in the New Zealand market.

Do you want to take your company to the UK?

Join the UK's Department for International Trade's event covering the top tips you'll need to get your business ready to hit the ground running.

We will be joined by Paul Beare, of London-based Accountants Paul Beare Ltd, and Suzy Schmitz, Consulting Principal at Melbourne’s Keypoint Law, who is an Australian and UK lawyer.

Join the UK's Department for International Trade for a fireside chat with two UK AI and Data Ethics specialists; Roger Taylor and Dr. Mariarosaria Taddeo.

Drawing on their expertise the discussion will explore:

• Sector trends in the UK
• Evolving conversation surrounding AI and Data Ethics
• Opportunities for Australian and British businesses for greater collaboration

Join this free Midlands Engine Meet the Buyer event to meet a group of buyers from Brazil, Mexico, Israel and Romania in the food and drink sector. The event will provide a dynamic and lucrative business environment carefully tailored to create, encourage and facilitate synergies in a series of 1:1 meetings with validated buyers to help you build key relationships which may result in you securing new business.

To help businesses understand the key elements to consider when looking at expanding into the American market, the Department for International Trade, North East will be hosting a seminar focusing on some of the main issues presented by experts from both the US and the UK. 

NHS Health and Care Innovation Expo is the UK’s most significant health event of the year. Hosted by NHS England, it unites more than 5,000 visitors from industry, local government and the voluntary sector. It showcases the best of the NHS as a forward-thinking system, staffed by doctors, nurses and managers who welcome innovation in technology because they recognise the difference it will make to their patients’ lives.

An opportunity for businesses in the Food & Drink Sector based in the North West to exhibit at the Food & Drink Business Europe Conference and Exhibition held at CityWest, Dublin on 5th September 2019.

We are offering eligible companies an opportunity to exhibit on the dedicated North West Food and Drink Stand, and attend the conference with the potential to meet with key decision makers from food and drink processing, retail, food service and hospitality sectors. 

The exhibition and conference costs in Ireland will be funded under the Enhancing SME’s International Trade Performance project. The mission is open to North West based SMEs operating in the Food & Drink Sector, trading for at least 12 months, who have not already  received support through this ERDF programme - eligibility criteria apply. 

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

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

This mission offers UK FinTechs a unique opportunity to meet key Mexican stakeholders--including influential entrepreneurs, innovators and investors in the financial services industry--gain insight into overcoming barriers to doing business overseas, and showcase their expertise at Finnosummit, one of the largest FinTech conferences in the region.

The North West Trade team are looking to organise an ERDF supported trade mission to the Tokyo Game Show in Japan from 10th to 15th September 2019. 

The games industry in Japan is worth $15bn and Tokyo Games Show is one of the most important shows for the Asian region. 
Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2018 was the biggest ever since its inception in 1996 with 668 companies and organizations from 41 countries and regions participating as exhibitors and 298,690 people visiting the exhibition. TGS 2019 is expected to be even bigger. 

As part of the mission to Tokyo Game Show, you will be accompanied by an experienced Japanese speaking International Trade Adviser. 

There will be a mission briefing by the British Embassy in Tokyo on Doing Business in Japan. 

We have been invited to bring NW companies to the Mobile Contents Forum event being run around the Tokyo Game Show and this event will be made available free of charge to these NW companies. 

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

Join our expert, Jane Shepherd MBE from Shepherd PR, for a unique networking walk in the Staffordshire countryside, with refreshments provided.

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.

The Department for International Trade, North East invites you to attend this FREE one-day workshop, where you can learn how to make an impact with your own e-commerce site through Google AdWords and attract international customers.

The Department for International Trade, North East invites you to attend this FREE one-day workshop, where you can learn how to make an impact with your own e-commerce site through Google AdWords and attract international customers.

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.

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.

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. 

Australian and New Zealand fintechs ready to expand to the UK are encouraged to apply for this unique opportunity.

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. 

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

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.

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

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.

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 30 August 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.

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.