Doing Business in Asia Today: Meet The Experts

Wednesday 3rd June 2009 (London)
Thursday 4th June (Manchester)

Organised by: The Asia Task Force
In Association with: UK Trade and Investment
Supported by:
British Chambers of commerce, CBI, China-Britain Business Council, IoD, UK India Business Council
Marketing Support from: Asia-Pacific Technology Network

MARKETS COVERED:
China Korea Taiwan
Hong Kong Malaysia Thailand
India Philippines Vietnam
Indonesia Singapore

Chair

• Lord Mandelson, Asia Task Force
• Lord Powell, Asia Task Force

London
Wednesday 3rd June 2009: 9:00am – 12:30pm
8.30am Breakfast

Manchester
Thursday 4th June 2009: 9:00am – 12:30pm
8.30am Breakfast

Pricing: Registration for these events is free of charge. However, due to space constraints, it has been necessary for us to limit the number of attendees to a maximum of two people per organisation.
For any enquiries please contact the Event Team: 020 7034 4845 or www.businessinasia@innovision.eu
To Register please go to  www.businessinasia.co.uk  

This is a pressing invitation from the Asia Task Force to come along to a major event on  Doing Business In Asia, either in London on 3rd June or Manchester on 4th June. You will find it valuable whether you are new to doing business in Asia or have already got a foothold there. The London event will be opened by Lord Mandelson who co-chairs the Asia Task Force Lord Powell and they hope to be joined by similar senior figures in Manchester.   Both events will be a chance to meet eleven of UKTI’s Directors of Trade and Investment back from our Embassies and High Commissions in the region for up-to-date briefings and consultations on the opportunities in the different Asian markets and the help available to you in developing business in them. We shall also be joined by business people with a breadth of experience of doing business across the Asia region. This will be a morning well spent, particularly in these very  difficult times.

Asian economies are forecast to continue to grow in both the short and long term generating great new opportunities for UK businesses. Exporters are proving more resilient during the recession and given the prevailing global economic climate, it is more important than ever that companies reduce their reliance on a single or small number of markets and diversify in order to spread the risk and guarantee their future success.

These unique events, in London on 3rd June and in Manchester on 4th June, are an opportunity for  small and medium-sized UK businesses interested in exporting and investing in Asia to:   

• Engage with UKTI's Directors of Trade from key Asian markets in intimate face-to-face  ‘market clinics’
•  Learn about the key current and upcoming opportunities in Asian markets and get the  most up to date information on the current business climate   
• Take part in ‘one-to-one’ sessions with the experts and other networking opportunities  
•  Learn more about how UKTI can assist your business in making the most of the  specific opportunities that these markets offer your company   

Previous attendees have told us that they found these meetings innovative, informal and effective:

• ‘I will follow up all the contacts I have made. The overall sessions were very good and  have given me the confidence to move forward’  
•  ‘A very good primer for the market and a good use of time’