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International support for UK education companies in 2022 by the DIT

31 May 2022

In this webinar, the Department for International Trade (DIT) will be providing an overview of the support that is being offered to UK education companies in 2022.

When

11am - 12pm

Where

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Price

Free for BESA members

In this webinar, the Department for International Trade (DIT) will be providing an overview of the support that is being offered to UK education companies in 2022.

 

 

Join Andrew Sayer and Jake Lowe from the Department for International Trade, for an overview of the training and support that is being offered to UK companies looking to explore international markets at tradeshows in 2022 and beyond.

 

Andrew Sayer - Assistant Director - Export Programmes, Department for International Trade

Andrew began his career in banking before moving to insurance. He joined Sun Alliance (subsequently RSA) overseas company and worked around the world ultimately becoming their Global Brand Leader. He then worked as an external consultant for Brand Finance working with clients such as Prudential, Shell and BT. He joined HMRC to lead their rebranding programme before joining a transformational government initiative looking at restructuring Government brands. He subsequently lead the Tax Credit campaign and was the external communications lead on the government’s personal digital tax account. In 2015 he was seconded to the charity Business in the Community (one of the Prince Of Wales’ charities) working as a Business Connector in Portsmouth. He joined the recently formed Department for International Trade in 2017, since then he has lead a number of projects in Trade Policy, UK Regions and now Export Programmes.

Jake Lowe - UKTP Grants Manager, Department for International Trade

As the UKTP Grants Manager, my job is to ensure a great experience for applicants and to ensure that the Programme is effective in selecting and upskilling appropriate businesses for support at tradeshows. I work with key stakeholders across DIT to operationalise and implement our programme. Prior to this role I have spent the last three years working with RX Global, supporting UK companies to attend overseas events such as the Cannes Yachting Festival, In-Cosmetics and MIPIM.

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