CommonwealthFirst Birmingham Briefing, 25th April 2017

CommonwealthFirst Birmingham Briefing, 25th April 2017

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CommonwealthFirst is organising a briefing on Tuesday 25th April at Birmingham Airport to raise awareness of its SME export champions programme and invite further applicants from small firms which have high growth and trading. The Birmingham briefing is being hosted by Birmingham Airport and sponsored by Turkish Airlines.

The regional event will highlight recruitment for the third cohort of Commonwealth Export Champions, which opened at the Trade Ministers Meeting last month. The previous intake of SME cohorts participated in a trade mission during the India-UK Tech Summit, Delhi last November which coincided with Theresa May’s first overseas visit as prime minister. The second trade mission is scheduled for Malaysia and Singapore in May 2017.

CommonwealthFirst is the brainchild of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) with Royal Mail as lead sponsor. Its mission is to encourage small and medium enterprises to trade and invest across the Commonwealth.

Lord Marland, Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council (CWEIC), said, “At a time when trade is under the spotlight, it is encouraging to see such high-quality export-ready small businesses coming forward to take part in this ambitious programme.”

Places are limited for the Birmingham Briefing. See agenda below. To register your interest, email Barry Crisp: info@commonwealthfirst.org

Agenda

11:00 Registration and coffee

11:15 Welcome remarks
David Winstanley, Chief Operating Officer, Birmingham Airport
Richard Burge, Chief Executive, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council
Martin Levermore, Chair, Business and Trade Committee, Birmingham Commonwealth Association

11:30 Address by HE Kena Mphonda, Malawi High Commissioner to the UK

11:45 Presentation on CommonwealthFirst Export Champion Programme
John Pemberton-Pigott, Director of Programmes, CWEIC
Helen Bellamy-Booth, Channel Manager, Royal Mail
Tommy Hutchinson, Founder & CEO, i-genius

12:10 Questions and roundtable discussion

12:55 Concluding remarks
Silem Ozturk, General Manager, Turkish Airlines
Uday Dholakia, Brand Ambassador, Birmingham Airport

13:00 Buffet lunch and networking

14:00 Close

 

Hosted by Birmingham Airport, sponsored by Turkish Airlines

Venue
Birmingham Airport
The Flight Deck
5th Floor Diamond House
Birmingham Airport, B26 3QJ

Map, Directions & Parking: View and Download

SMEs can apply to become a CommonwealthFirst Export Champion via: www.commonwealthfirst.org – Applications close on 5th June and the third cohort will be announced in July 2017.

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