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DIT Peer to Peer opportunity for businesses in the service sector

Peer to Peer opportunity for businesses in the service sector

Join the new Midlands International Trade Peer Network (MITPN) and take your overseas business to the next level.

Details:
Date: 16th & 21st March 2023
Location: West & East Midlands
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DIT Midlands is excited to announce the launch of the new Midlands International Trade Peer Network (MITPN) specifically aimed at supporting business owners and managers expand your exporting knowledge, grow your pool of connections, discuss common challenges currently affecting trading overseas and gain new ideas to drive your international growth.

Delegates that join this session can expect an informative and engaging discussion focused on the practicalities of growing your business internationally and the unique challenges and opportunities faced by service sector firms.

Meet our host

Derek Binns, DIT Midlands Financial, Professional & Business Services Sector specialist, will be chairing our roundtable discussion on service Sector Exporting: Challenge and Opportunities in 2023.

After starting his career in the USA Derek has amassed 30 years’ experience working in international trade consultancy, commencing in Switzerland with Kurt Salmon Associates/Gherzi Associates. In 2000 Derek founded DBL Consulting in several countries around the world (including Belgium, Italy, Turkey and Germany), fulfilling long term projects in supply chain marketing, e-commerce and trade finance for prominent global multinational companies and NGOs.

More recently in Germany Derek has held various senior leadership and advisory roles in sourcing, e-commerce, trade finance and SaaS with leading multinational companies where he was involved with acquisitions and mergers. In 2016 Derek returned to London to pursue his fintech, SaaS and trade finance interests as both a Director and NED.

Since returning to the UK Derek is currently the Finance, Professional and Business Services Specialist Adviser for DIT in the Midlands working on the levelling up agenda to encourage, support and facilitate service sector exports from the region.
Why attend?

  • Hear from other businesses who will share their insights and experience on their export journey including challenges and opportunities
  • Raise any challenges or issues you are facing and seek advice
  • Hear about the practical realities of doing business overseas including:
    – Raising Brand Profile in export markets
    – Pursuing collaborations and establishing partnerships
    – Market Access Issues (e.g. recognition of qualifications)
    – Current and Planned Free Trade Agreements – what do they mean for the service sector?

Event locations:

These sessions will take place at two locations. Please select the time and place that suits you best upon registration.

East Midlands

Date: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Time:9am-1pm
Location: Radisson Blue Hotel, East Midlands Airport Pegasus Business Park, Herald Way, Derby DE74 2TZ

West Midlands:
Date: Thursday 16th March
Time: 9am-1pm
Location: The Belfry, Lichfield Rd, The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield B76 9PR

How to register:

Places at these events are limited, so use the link below to register your interest in joining us today.

Anything missing? If there is a particular challenge or issue you would like us to address, please let us know when you register.

Register Now
For any other export related queries please contact DIT Midlands at ditmidlands@trade.gov.uk
or call the  Export Support Service on 0300 303 8955.
Kind regards

Department for International Trade – Midlands
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