Date Friday 19 June 2009
Time 12:00 – 15:00
Venue Gilbert Murray Hall, Leicester University, Leicester, LE2 2LH

Following on from our successful event in 2007 the East Midlands China Business Bureau and East Midlands India Business Bureau are working with the East Midlands European office to bring businesses the latest information on how to take advantage of the current climate in the China and India Markets.

Economic liberalisation has made China and India increasingly accessible and important markets for European businesses. Chinese and Indian companies are continuing to globalize and those countries are set to join the USA as the three largest GDP economies by 2050. Global recession makes having an effective strategy with these markets even more important.

This free event intends to be a positive and encouraging forum with a specific focus on creative and innovative solutions to boost growth and jobs. Support such as grants and programme initiatives available from the EU will be discussed throughout the event. Practical workshops are available to provide you with specific information for your company.

Programme

12.00 Arrival and Registration

12.30 – 14.00 Working lunch

- 12.30 Welcoming Remarks - Cllr David Parsons (Chair of East Midlands Regional Assembly and Permanent Member of the Committee of the regions for the East Midlands)

- 12.40 Explanation and purpose of the lunch/seminar - Jason Feehily (Head, East Midlands China Business Bureau) and Helen Deas (Head, East Midlands India Business Bureau)

- 12.50 India Update - Helen Deas, Head, East Midlands China Business Bureau

- 13.00 China Update - Richard Pascoe, Director China Policy Institute at Nottingham University

- 13.10 Overview of EU Opportunities for SMEs doing business in China and India - Robert Sanders (Head of European Projects at the European Business & Innovation Centre Network (EBN))

- 13.20 FP7 Overview for SMEs - Grahame Mansell-Grace (FP7 Support Service in East Midlands)

- 13.30 Q & A and networking

14.00 – 14.45 Workshops:

Workshop 1 – How can my company engage in activities on a European Level? Facilitator: Robert Sanders

Workshop 2 – How to get my company involved in FP7? Facilitator: Grahame Mansell-Grace

14.45 Workshop Feedback

15.00 Closing Remarks

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