South Africa - a key market for global trade conference on 9 December 2009
Half-day conference followed by networking drinks
Date: Wednesday 9 December 2009
Time: 14:00-17:30 followed by networking drinks
Venue: Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0SU
Cost: £50 + VAT (£57.50)
Speakers and topics
• Shakeel Mughal, UKTI South Africa business specialist - Fiscal Stimulus Initiative, market overview and latest business opportunities
• Petra Schlerf, Kwintessential - Culture and Business etiquette
• Mark Sheahan, Compgen Ltd -
Case study: How did Compgen Ltd enter South Africa?
• Blair Coutts, Blair Impex Ltd -
Case study speaker
• Bryan Treherne, UKTI International Trade Adviser - UKTI Services and market visit to South Africa
• Plus more to be announced - Further topics include joint ventures & selecting agents and partners
The UK and South Africa are ideal trading partners with English as the main business language, similar legal systems and
business cultures, and the time difference is never more than two hours.
South Africa also offers a gateway to central and southern African markets, including Malawi, Zambia and Botswana.
With a 10 year, £60 billion expenditure programme announced, this is a land alive with possibility, providing opportunities for UK companies across all sectors of the economy.
Join the UK Trade & Investment team and a panel of experts for a market overview and afternoon investigating business opportunities, business customs and culture, joint ventures and how to select
agents and partners. Hear from companies
who are already successful in South Africa.
Why you should attend
• Up to the minute market intelligence from UK and South African experts
• Hear about opportunities in South Africa for your business
• Hear from other UK companies who have entered the market - how did they do it?
• Find out about the next market visit to South Africa in March 2010 - one of the best ways to find out if this market is right for you
• Network with other companies
Interested? How to Book
To find out more and book your place, please download a copy of the event flyer (PDF attachment) or see the box below to book online directly.
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Book Seminar: £57.50
If you have any queries about the "South Africa - a key market for global trade" conference please contact Jenny Singh on 020 7234 3005 at UK Trade & Investment.
UK Trade & Investment is the Government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in international markets. We assist overseas companies to bring high quality investment to the UK's economy. For further information, please visit: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/ukti/london.
Project part-financed by the European Union.
First published on 23/11/2009 dr
