During the Olympics, Lancaster House will be the venue for the British Business Embassy hosting a programme of conferences and networking opportunities for British and international businesses organised by UKTI and the British Business Club.
At the same time UKTI East is inviting regional businesses to come along to its own series of events, where key sessions from the British Business Embassy will be streamed live, and there will also be local key note speakers and sessions tailored to regional needs and priorities. Each event focuses on a different sector and provides specialist briefings and local opportunities for networking.
The British Business Club (www.britishbusinessclub.org) is already hosting an online, one stop shop providing details of up to date networking events, business activity, news and details of potential partners. The aim is to boost opportunities for UK companies and help them make beneficial international business connections. An online profile showcasing their business capability and expertise allows them to make connections with business partners worldwide.
Events in the East of England include:
- 2 August - Global Business Summit on Life Sciences & Healthcare – University Arms, Cambridge, 7.45am – 12.00pm
The East of England is home to the most developed biotech cluster in Europe. There are more than 200 biotech companies, supported by over 250 service providers in the region and it boasts many of the world’s leading Universities and research institutes.
This event gives companies an opportunity to hear from key regional and national industry speakers at The British Business Embassy about opportunities to internationalise ideas from the UK’s leading healthcare and life sciences region.
- 6 August - International Opportunities in Low-Carbon Energy Orbis Energy, Lowestoft, 8.00am to 12.30pm
Learn about the latest opportunities for East of England companies in the low-carbon energy sector, and how to access them, with key regional speakers from OrbisEnergy. Interactive video-conferencing links to British Embassies in Germany, France, Denmark, Turkey and Sweden will also provide an opportunity to speak to UKTI’s in-market energy specialists about how to go about winning business. The focus will be on the delivery of safe, secure, sustainable and smarter energy ‘ecosystems’, from extraction through to the end user.
- 10 August – Global Business Summit on UK Advanced Engineering - Hethel Engineering Centre, Norwich, NR14 8FB 8.00am – 12.00pm
An opportunity to link with key influencers in Advanced Engineering at the British Business Embassy. Learn how UKTI and the Technology Strategy Board can help you commercialise new technology.
This event will include a keynote address by George Freeman MP, introducing a main theme of ‘Demonstrating Regional Advanced Engineering Capability’ – along with a presentation by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) on how ‘collaboration between academia and business has helped our region retain and build its leading edge position’.
A number of local case study companies will also highlight how they have, with the help of TSB grants, been able to successfully internationalise their ideas with support from UKTI.
Liz Basing, Regional Director for UKTI East, said: “One of the key aims of UKTI during the London 2012 Olympic Games is to help firms emulate the success of Business Club Australia which, since the Sydney Olympics, has helped companies win business worth Aus $1.7Bn across the world.
“There will be a wealth of business opportunities following the Olympic Games, and during the Games themselves, UKTI East will work with partners to produce events designed to draw on the Olympic spirit of the games but also provide tangible and direct value for business participants.
“The Olympics is a once in a generation opportunity for the UK to demonstrate its global capabilities and become a focus of interest for global business. Business leaders from around the world will be visiting the UK and this will provide a fantastic opportunity for the region’s companies to build new relationships and develop existing ones.”
To register for one of the above events contact:
Leon Palmer
Tel: 01707 398728
Email: l.palmer@uktieast.org.uk
Organisation: UKTI East
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) 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 economy – acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business. UKTI offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world. We provide companies with the tools they require to be competitive on the world stage. For more information on UKTI, visit www.ukti.gov.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7215 8000.
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Keep in touch with UKTI East through Liz Basing’s blog at www.businessweekly.co.uk/blog/trade-talk-with-liz-basing-of-uk-trade-a-investment and https://twitter.com/uktieast.
Visit www.ukti.gov.uk/eastofengland or call UKTI East’s International Trade Team on 0845 641 9955 to find out more about how UKTI can help your business.
As well as a variety of initiatives and events supported by UKTI, local companies can log on to ‘CompeteFor’ (www.competefor.com) - a free service that enables businesses to compete for contract opportunities linked to the London 2012 Games.
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