As part of International Trade Week, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is hosting a series of webinars aimed at highlighting key opportunities around the world for UK businesses.
Our Wednesday session will focus on Asia & Oceania.
Why this region?
Asia and Oceania are pivotal trading regions for the UK, collectively accounting for over £200 billion in trade in 2022. Asia alone represents around 18% of UK exports. Meanwhile, trade with Oceania, particularly Australia and New Zealand, is set to grow even further with the implementation of the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) coming into force in December 2024.
This session will focus on the South-East Asia region and Australia.
Agenda*
10:00 – Welcome and Introduction by GM Chamber
10:05 – 10:25 – Opportunities in South-East Asia (Sarath Menon, GMCC Approved Supplier for Southeast Asia)
10:25 – 10:45 – Opportunities in Australia (Angela Foley, GMCC Approved Supplier for Australia & New Zealand)
10:45 - 10:55 – Q&A
11:00 – Close
*The agenda may be subject to change without prior notice
About our speakers
Sarath Menon is the Managing Director of Orissa International Pte Ltd, a consultancy firm headquartered in Singapore with offices in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. For more than 25 years, Orissa International has been providing a range of services to companies that want to develop a market entry strategy for Southeast Asia or implement their business expansion into the region. It is because of their track record and experience that Orissa International has been appointed by more than 15 trade promotion agencies around the world as their in-market trade consultant for the SE Asian region.
Angela Foley is the Founding Director of Foley & Associates Pty Ltd in Australia. She established the company in 2002 with the primary objective of providing international trade advice to international organizations seeking to do business in Australia and New Zealand. She has worked in the international trade and investment attraction arena for over 30 years having started her career with the Australian Trade Commission in London where she spent several years assisting Australian exporters to win business in the UK, Ireland, and mainland Europe. Angela re-located to Australia in 1995. Prior to setting up Foley, she worked as the Senior Group Manager, Trade & Commercial Services at the State Chamber of Commerce (New South Wales) and as the Senior Marketing Analyst - Asia Pacific for a British-American supply chain software company.
Cost
This event is free and open to members and non-members. Please note registration is required to receive log-in details.
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