Local to global: Empowering global trade

Our Import Export Show 2024 will be held in London on Tuesday 3 December. 

The second Import Export Show brings together senior figures from the global trade community, including key business leaders and policymakers, to address how trade can deliver for the UK and discuss key themes including:

  • How a year of elections is reshaping international trade
  • How trade can drive economic growth in all UK regions and nations 
  • How to practically navigate upcoming trade changes in the UK and EU

This significant event will connect trade professionals from various sectors, including MSMEs and large multinationals, offering the opportunity to listen to influential speakers and network with key government and industry stakeholders on all trade-related matters.

Discover the full agenda and event details and secure your place as there are a limited amount of tickets.

See you at Import Export Show 2024

Hear from industry leaders

Connect with fellow trade professionals 

Learn about key trade trends

Are you a Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade member? Enjoy discounted tickets.

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Meet with members and other fellow international trade professionals

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Connect with global trade thought leaders and decision-makers

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Gain practical expertise on regulation compliance and supply chain efficiencies

Shining a spotlight on the critical themes that will shape the future of UK trade

Agenda

Enjoy a full day of industry panels, roundtable discussions and networking opportunities. Make new connections over the lunch provided, with refreshments throughout the day.

A full agenda will be updated in due course. The agenda is subject to change.

Time  
8.30 Reception and networking
10.05 Welcome address: Empowering global trade
10.15 Keynote address: Setting a vision for UK trade
10.45 Coffee and networking
11.15 Panel discussion: A new global order – how a year of elections is reshaping international trade
12.00 Fireside chat: New era for UK trade – making the most of free trade agreements and digital trade opportunities
12.30 International Trade Awards presentation part 1
12:50 Lunch and networking
14.00

Fireside chat:

Local to global: How trade can drive economic growth in all UK regions and nations 

14.45 Coffee and networking
15.15

Panel discussion: How I grew my business through exports

15.45 ‘Ask the Experts’ Q&A: How to practically navigate upcoming changes in UK and EU customs 
16.15 International Trade Awards presentation part 2
16.35

Closing remarks: From local to global – we’ll get you there

16.45

Drinks reception and networking

 

Confirmed speakers - more to be announced soon

Anna Doherty

Anna Doherty 
Senior Trade and Customs Specialist 
Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade 

A qualified and accredited customs professional, Anna is a leading international trade and customs specialist and commentator, having worked as a practitioner before joining the Chartered Institute in April 2023.  

She represents the Chartered Institute at industry and government forums, while advising public and private sector clients on trade compliance and customs facilitations. 

A regular speaker at UK and European events and at government working groups, Anna is industry chair of HMRC’s Joint Customs Consultative Committee, its forum for consulting with key trade stakeholders on customs procedures and regulations.  

With expertise in interpreting UK and EU regulations and their impact on business, Anna’s current focus is on the UK’s Border Target Operating Model, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) as well as EU customs reform. 

Before joining the Chartered Institute, Anna was customs lead at a major UK manufacturing retailer, developing its customs compliance policy and processes for post-Brexit trading.   

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David Henig
Director, the UK Trade Policy Project
European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)

One of the UK’s leading authorities on international trade policy, David Henig is Director of the UK Trade Policy Project at the think-tank European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE). Examining the economic and trade implications of Brexit and UK trade, David places these in the context of the changing EU and global trade policies which he also studies. He writes about all these topics in a regular column for the specialist trade news service Borderlex, serves as Expert Adviser to the House of Lords International Agreements Committee, and speaks regularly in the media and at various events. Until March 2018 he worked for the UK Government including for three years on Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks between US and EU, establishing the Department for International Trade after 2016, issues around inward investments from China, and coordinating work on major international bodies such as the OECD and G7. A graduate of Oxford University, David started his career in consultancy. 

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Bob Gokani
Founder
EziDrops Ltd

EziDrops Ltd is an Inventor and Manufacturer of Medical Devices.  Suffering from hayfever at the age of 50, I just could not get the eye drops in my eye.  I went to the most obvious of places, Boots and found nothing available to help.  It’s at that moment the idea of EziDrops was born.  To date, we now have three products, all selling well, in Boots, RNIB, Amazon/EU and other major pharmacies.  We have also been exporting to USA, New Zealand and Australia and due to sell much more to a growing number of countries over the coming years. 

When

Date: Tuesday 3 December 2024

Time: 8.00 am GMT – 6.00 pm GMT

Location: Leonardo Royal Hotel London City, 8-14 Cooper's Row, London EC3N 2BQ

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Pricing

Members

  • £99 + VAT

Non-members

  • £175 + VAT

Need somewhere to stay? 

When attending the Import Export Show you can enjoy a preferential rate for a limited number of rooms at the Leonardo royal hotel London City.

2 December 2024 @ £240.00 per room per night, Single Occupancy B&B

To book a room, please visit their website and enter the promotional code LHINST021224 no later than 2 November 2024.

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Keen to celebrate UK trade, the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade is delighted to bring together the International Trade Awards within the Import Export Show again this year!

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Testimonials

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It's a great opportunity to find out what's going on in the market.

Darren Wareing Head of Sales & Marketing, CORE (UK) Limited
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It's a great place for us to network and meet new people, and there's loads of like-minded individuals in this environment and it really does help us.

Emmanuel Tei-Tetteh Head of Sales, Phlo Systems Ltd

 

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