Cheshire Commonwealth – Business Opportunities and Benefits

Join the Cheshire Commonwealth Association and partners to understand the key benefits and growing opportunities of trading with Commonwealth countries. Hear from three keynote speakers on the opportunities the Commonwealth provides and learn from businesses across Cheshire who are already exporting to Commonwealth countries.

Agenda (subject to change):

• 08.30 Registration – Commonwealth Connections and Marketplace
• 09.30 Welcome – David Briggs, MBE, KStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire and Patron, Cheshire Commonwealth Association
• 09.45 Turning Opportunities into Business Wins – Asif Ahmad, British High Commissioner to Jamaica and the Bahamas
• 10.30 Connecting Cheshire to the Commonwealth – Dave Maisey, CEO, ICC Solutions and Chair, Cheshire Commonwealth Association
• 10:40 Cheshire Export Champion: Elizabeth Vega, Informed Solutions
• 11:00 Coffee – Commonwealth Connections and Marketplace
• 11.50 Cheshire Export Champion: Martin Ruda, Tall Group
• 12.10 Commonwealth Countries: The Growth Markets of the Future – Ruth Lea CBE, Political Economist
• 12:40 Closing remarks and future events – David Briggs, MBE, KStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire and Patron, Cheshire Commonwealth Association
• 12:45 Lunch – Commonwealth Connections and Marketplace
• 14.00 Close

Did you know, The Commonwealth…

• Has just celebrated its 70th anniversary
• Is made up of 2.4 billion people across 53 different nations
• In 2016 $560 billion worth of exports of goods and services were traded between Commonwealth countries.

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For more information please contact: info@cheshirecommonwealth.org.uk