89 million consumers want your business!

The Gulf Cooperation Council countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates plus Iraq (whose non-oil related economy grew by 4.4% in 2017) are eager to trade with Lancashire businesses. Significant non-oil related opportunities exist within these markets for any UK organisation involved in manufacturing, textiles, aerospace, digital and creative, professional services, logistics, tourism, energy, financial services, health care, transportation and food and drink sectors. Did you know there are currently over 20,000 projects in development worth £2.6 trillion?

Come and learn how you can get ahead of the competition with our high-profile line up of expert speakers, who will offer their inside knowledge into not just how best to gain market access but also how to effectively exploit one of the most exciting but challenging pro-British global markets. Our experts will be on hand for informal discussions afterwards and you are invited to visit our comprehensive range of exhibitors in addition to networking and sharing best practice with other leading Lancashire businesses. By attending this event, you should have a better understanding of how to transact with tenacity in this longstanding and rapidly evolving UK trading region.

Javier Soria De Vicente, International Sales Manager, What More UK Ltd who attended our recent Latin America Expo said: –

“Very helpful event. It helped me in seeing new routes to investigate to do business in Latin America, other routes and markets more suitable for my organisation than just the obvious ones”

Highlights include

• Welcome, Stef Heywood, International Trade Advisor, East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce
• The Middle East – a market overview, Abdulsalam El-Idrisi, Head of Trade Services, Arab British Chamber of Commerce
• Doing business in the Middle East – case study, Laurie Thomas, Group Managing Director, Vision Support Services
• Qatar and the World Cup, UAE and 2020, Cris Martin, St Valery UK Advisor, Links Group
• Business Opportunities in Saudi Arabia, Freddie Blackman, Senior Consultant, AEI Saudi Arabia
• Kuwait’s Vision 2030 – projects and tender opportunities, Namrata Faheem, Head of Business Development, Aeon Gulf
• Introducing Iraq, Richard Cotton, Commercial Advisor & John Scott, Oil and Gas Advisor, Iraq Britain Business Council
• Etiquette and culture, David Leeming, Recruitment and Resources Manager, School of Language and Global Studies, University of Central Lancashire
• Overcoming regulatory, market and supply chain hurdles, Chris Gunning, Business Development Manager, Government and Trade Services, Intertek
• Buying and selling in the Middle East, John Sawyer, Financial Advisor, Moneycorp
• Financing your export order, Steve Cowles, Export Finance Manager, UK Export Finance
• Exhibition area for networking
• Networking lunch and an opportunity to have individual meetings with the speakers

This event is sponsored by Forbes Solicitors, Progrex IT Solutions and Cardboard Box Company

This is a popular event so please register your interest as soon as possible. If you have been successful you will receive a confirmation email prior to the event. Please contact Stephanie Warrington s.warrington@chamberelancs.co.uk or call 01254 356473

Unique are delighted to invite you to the award-winning Michelin star restaurant Northcote to enjoy a specially created menu by Lisa Goodwin Allen, Executive Head Chef. As well as a fabulous meal it will include a special insight into kitchen life.

Lisa became Executive Head Chef in 2015 having worked at Northcote since 2001. She is passionate about using seasonal and locally sourced ingredients to incorporate her Lancashire roots into her creative dishes.

Lisa lives and breathes food; it is this passion that means she is always looking for interesting ingredients and techniques and experimenting to create dishes where the ingredients and their flavour shine through.

Over the next few months we will announcing our guest speakers. We will keep you posted

Strictly limited places, we expect this to be a sell out, so please book early