Simplifying Doing Business in China
for Northern Powerhouse
Companies
Confirmed Speakers
We have put together a great line-up of speakers to help you make the most of the event.
- Duncan Levesley is the Service Director for the Export Support Service - International Markets: China. This is a key service offered by the Department for Business and Trade to help UK companies enter and expand in that market. Duncan has been working with China for around 20 years, and has helped companies of all shapes and sizes set up and grow there through a variety of different business models.
- Claire Urry is Commercial Director at the China-Britain Business Council. A Mandarin speaker, she graduated from Leeds University in 1991. She has been actively involved in doing business with China for over 25 years and while with CBBC has worked across a range of sectors supporting companies to address and overcome the key challenges in trading with China and grow in this vital market.
- Food and drink event: Ran Guo is the Export Support Service’s Food and Drink sector lead in China. Ran has advised a wide range of UK and international food and drink companies to look at the practical and strategic issues involved in selling in the sector in China, including addressing challenges around market access and how to sell products in one of the world’s most exciting and important markets.
- Retail event: Ben Rotheram is the Export Support Service’s China Hub Director. He is based in Shanghai and has supported a variety of British retail and consumer companies to grow their businesses in China. This includes new entrants to the China market getting started and more experienced businesses looking to drive further growth, and covers models from e-commerce and partnering to working through a direct presence.
Don't miss out.