Every year emita hosts one major daytime event and this year, in partnership with UKTI, we invite you to join us to explore some of the world’s fastest growing markets in the Middle East and the Asia Pacific and to discover the wealth of opportunities available to British businesses.

Many emerging markets have outperformed the developed economies over the past ten years and are now recovering from global recession significantly faster.

The developed economies are forecast to grow by less than 1% in 2010, whereas the emerging markets are likely to grow by close to 5%, led by China and India but also supported by strong performances in other countries including the Middle East. If emerging economies continue to grow at recent rates, the result will be hundreds of millions of potential new middle-class consumers eager to spend money on western goods and services.

Taking place on Thursday 25 February at Holywell Park, Loughborough, this prestigious half day event offers a blend of presentations, market specific workshops including case studies, one to one advice, an exhibition of key partners and trade organisations and opportunities to network with fellow exporters.

We are pleased to announce that UKTI’s Business Ambassador Sir Roger Bone, President of Boeing UK, will open the event providing an insight on the growing importance of the emerging markets. The economic and political prospects of these markets over the next two years will also be addressed by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Senior Asia Analyst, Anjalika Bardalai.

In addition there will be the opportunity to learn about the potential for your business in the following markets from our experts and from local companies already successfully trading there:  

So come along to the largest event of the emita 2010 calendar and you will get sound practical advice on the next steps to developing your overseas business further.

Programme:

09h00         Registration and Refreshments

09h45         Welcome and Introduction

09h50         Keynote Address

                Sir Roger Bone, President, Boeing UK

10h05         Emerging Markets: Economic and Political Outlook

                    Anjalika Bardalai, Senior Analyst, Asia, Economist Intelligence Unit

10h30         Question and Answer Session

10h45         Workshop Session One         

A. UAE & Qatar - Market Overview

Robin Lamb, Director of Trade and Government Relations,

Middle East Association

B. Thailand & Vietnam - Market Overview

                     Richard Gilbert, Research Adviser, UKTI and Paul Smith,

Chairman, Offshore and Outsourcing, Harvey Nash

C. India - Case Study

                     Nitesh Ganatra, Managing Director, Kingsfield IT Solutions Ltd

11h30         Tea / Coffee

11h50         Workshop Session Two

D. Saudi Arabia - Market Overview

Phil Dowrick, Business Specialist, UKTI

E. India - Establishing Joint Ventures

Tony Aggarwal, Director, Kinetic Cubed Ltd

F. ASEAN - Case Study

Brian Fretwell, Director, Education and Government,

Allocate Software Plc

12h35         Workshop Session Three

G. Turkey - Market Overview

    Ellis Lloyd Payne, Business Development Director,

    Foreign Market Consulting Ltd

H. Singapore & Malaysia - Market Overview

Greg Evans, Managing Director, SingCon Associates and

     Neville Green OBE, Chairman, The British Malaysian Society

I. Middle East - Case Study

Paul O’Neill, Strategy Director, TQ Education and Training Ltd

13h20         Networking Lunch and Close