International Design Seminar
Date: Monday 29th March 2010
Venue: The Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1
5TX
A free seminar sponsored by UK Trade & Investment
aimed at South West creative services companies working in the
areas of branding, commerical interiors, product design, digital
design and packaging that are looking to expand their business and
source potential clients overseas.
To register email kate@britishdesigninnovation.org
or call 01273 621378
Programme
12:15 - 13:00 Registration &
Lunch
13:00 - 13:25 Welcome & Introduction
Chair - Andrew Summers, Design Partners Chairman
13:05 - 13:25 Establishing your
International Position - Establishing a company's export readiness
and what needs to be considered when expanding for the first
time - Andrew Summers, Design Partners Chairman
13:25 - 13:45 Design Export Case Study -
Firsthand experience of exporting: the opportunities and the
pitfalls - Roger Proctor, Proctor and Stevenson Ltd and
Chairman of South West Design Forum
13:45 - 14:05 Support Services Available
- Norris Myers, OBE, International Trade Adviser, UKTI South
West
14:05 - 14:15 UK Trade & Investment
Creative Industries Toolkit - A free source to helop support
your promotional activities in overseas markets, tbc
14:15 - 14:35 Q & A
14:35 - 14:45 Closing Remarks
14:45 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 17:00 One to One Clinics - 20
minutes slots available (please specify at time of booking)
Norris Myers, OBE/Sue Tisdall, International Trade Advisers,
UKTI South West -Professional exporting advice to UK companies
including:
- Assessing company potential to export
- Advice on issues/aspects to take into account when considering
exporting
- Assistance with export strategy development
- Information/assistance in accessing UK Government support
- Help available to support the industry - including marketing -
overseas
Sandra Martin/Grace Howell, Sector Group Representatives,
UKTI - Provision of advice and information including:
- General characteristics of overseas markets
- Information on future UKTI activity in the UK and overseas
markets
- Specific opportunities in key overseas markets
- Initiatives to support the industry overseas
* Please note programme may be subject to change.
To register email kate@britishdesigninnovation.org
or call 01273 621378