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Spotlight on APAC's digital trade network
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Join us to dive into the dynamic Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, focusing on the evolving digital trade landscape and the growing export opportunities for UK businesses.
What you’ll learn
- A general overview in the APAC region
- Learn about the UK-APAC partnership in Digital trade, and what it means for UK businesses
- Understand what governmental export support is available for UK businesses interested in the APAC region.
Description
The APAC region is uniquely diverse. The population of Brunei is under 500,000 whilst Indonesia's exceeds 275 million. Laos's GDP per capita is approximately $2,500; Singapore's is over $82,000. The ASEAN bloc is on track to equate to world's fourth largest economy by 2030, behind the US, China and Japan. The UK's ties to APAC are already strong with three of the UK's top 20 export markets in the APAC region and an ever-growing number of UK-APAC trade agreements and regional partnerships.
Agenda
- A general overview of the APAC, a uniquely diverse region - Alexander Barton, Managing Director, Southeast Asia & Taiwan, Intralink.
- Why the APAC region is at the heart of the UK's Digital Trade ambition - Thomas Tilley, Department for Business and Trade.
- Learn about export opportunities for UK businesses; DBT support & APAC Roadshow - Sam Wood, Director of Exports APAC, Department for Business and Trade.
- Q&A