The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is joining up with Invest Northern Ireland (INI) to deliver a free in-person event in central Belfast. It’s a great opportunity for NI businesses to discover how selling internationally can fast-track your business success.
What you’ll learn
Understand how selling internationally can open the door to business growth
Make sense of the practical support on offer for NI exporters from both Invest Northern Ireland and the UK Government
Learn about the benefits for NI businesses of recent Free Trade Agreements that the UK has signed with key international markets
Hear from NI business people about how they achieved exporting success
Description
In-person event at Invest Northern Ireland, Bedford Square, 1 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7ES
This is for businesses that have either never sold overseas, but have the potential to do so, or are looking to expand into new international markets.
Delegates will learn about the depth of export support on offer in Northern Ireland and overseas.
They will hear about how Free Trade Agreements have significantly improved trading conditions in a wide range of markets where there is a high demand for UK goods and services.
A panel of Northern Ireland Export Champions will discuss their export journeys, experiences, challenges and successes.
It is also a great opportunity to network with other NI businesses and export support organisations.
Places are limited so please do register quickly!
Agenda:
09:00 Arrival, networking and refreshments
09:30 DBT support overview
09:40 Invest NI support overview
09:50 Hear from David Johnstone, Head of DBT’s Free Trade Agreement Utilisation Team, on how your business can benefit from the UK’s Free Trade Agreements with India, CPTPP (Asia-Pacific), Australia and New Zealand.
10:20 NI Export Champions panel and Q&A:
Audrey Tuck, Head of Sales, Bellamianta (Retail/Consumer Goods)
Bob McDonald, Managing Director, Burren Balsamics (Food & Drink)
Mark McGivern, Senior Vice President, First Derivative (Financial Services)
Philip McKee, Sales Manager, Biopanda Reagents (Health & Life Sciences)
11:05 Closing comments
11:10 Networking
11.30 Close
