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Interested in exploring new opportunities to grow and expand your business in overseas markets?

Invest Northern Ireland is partnering with Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce to host  a Learn Grow Excel, Explore Export Conference to encourage local business growth through exploring exporting.

As part of the event you will:

  • Learn practical export advice from industry experts
  • Explore drivers for growing your business
  • Network with other growth and export focused businesses
  • Explore overseas opportunities with 30 International Trade Advisors
  • Learn how Invest NI can assist you with your export journey

As well as networking with industry experts and local export focused businesses, there will also be an opportunity to pre book one to one meetings with up to 30 of Invest NI’s International Trade Advisors, who cover 60 countries across Europe, Americas, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa.

 

Programme

TimeActivity
09:00 Registration
09:30 Welcome & conference overview
  • NI Chamber - Tanya Anderson, Head of International and SME Development
  • Invest Northern Ireland - Steve Harper Executive Director International Business
09:40 Learn Grow Excel
  • Ulster Carpets - Elaine Patterson, Contract Sales Director
09:45 Powering Growth
  • Power NI - Alan Egner, Commercial Sales and Marketing Manager
09:50 Finding the Opportunities
  • EY - Neil Gibson, Chief Economist Ireland
10:20 Navigating the Support Landscape - Panel Session 1
  • NI Chamber - Tanya Anderson, Head of International and SME Development
  • Invest Northern Ireland - Steve Harper Executive Director International Business
  • InterTradeIreland - Alison Currie, Trade Manager
  • UK Export Finance - Liz McCrory, Export Finance Manager
  • The Institute of Export & International Trade - Lesley Batchelor, Director General OBE
11:00 Networking break
11:20 International Support
  • The Institute of Export & International Trade - Lesley Batchelor, Director General OBE
11:30 Selling Outside Northern Ireland - Panel Session 2
  • Unicorn Hygienics - Roger Pannell, Managing Director
  • Ulster Carpets - Elaine Patterson, Contract Sales Director
  • Tobermore - David Henderson, Managing Director/Glenn Robinson, General Manager
  • Firefly Friends by Leckey - Stephanie Mills, Head of Digital
12:10 Accelerate Growth, Lead the World
  • STATSports - Ian Forrester, Head of Marketing
12:50 Conference round up
12:55 Networking lunch

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National Stadium at Windsor Park

National Stadium at Windsor Park,

Donegall Ave,

Belfast,

Antrim,

United Kingdom

BT12 6LW