Made in Britain’s CEO John Pearce and Advisor George Middleton (Director of MAP) are building and strengthening the links between Made in Britain and His Majesty’s Trade Commissioners (HMTCs). Both John and George have liaised with all nine HMTCs during the last month.
Over the coming weeks, John, George and representatives of Made in Britain’s International Trade Panel will meet a number of the HMTCs and their Deputies, including:
• Tuesday 6 February - Latin America & the Caribbean
• Tuesday 27 February - Asia Pacific
• Wednesday 27 March - Europe
Made in Britain members please make contact via trade@madeinbritain.org if you would like to know more, or to input your company’s export interests in to the meetings.
HMTCs
HMTCs represent and promote the UK in important markets across the world. They lead on export promotion, inward and outward investment, and trade policy overseas on behalf of His Majesty’s Government (HMG).
Their work includes developing and delivering a regional trade plan setting out the Department for Business and Trade’s priorities in important global markets.
HMTCs also work closely with the wider diplomatic network and UK based colleagues to coordinate HMG activity on the UK’s wider prosperity agenda.
Current HMTCs:
• Africa - John Humphrey - HM Trade Commissioner for Africa
• Asia Pacific - Martin Kent - HM Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific
• China and Hong Kong - Lewis Neal - HM Trade Commissioner for China and Hong Kong
• Eastern Europe and Central Asia - Kenan Poleo - HM Trade Commissioner for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• Europe - Chris Barton CMG - HM Trade Commissioner for Europe
• Latin America and the Caribbean - Jonathan Knott CMG - HM Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Middle East and Pakistan - Oliver Christian - HM Trade Commissioner for the Middle East and Pakistan
• North America - Emma Wade-Smith OBE - HM Trade Commissioner for North America
• South Asia - Harjinder Kang - HM Trade Commissioner for South Asia
International Trade Programme
Made in Britain’s International Trade Programme aims to assist members to grow their exports.
The Programme’s areas of focus include: connecting members with opportunities and support, such as to: enter new markets; identify, on-board and manage overseas partners (distributors, for example); and, cut through red tape.
An International Trade Panel of Made in Britain members, helps inform our work on trade, as well as Made in Britain's participation in the UK government's specialist consultation groups.
Please contact trade@madeinbritain.org if you would like to know more about Made in Britain’s work on exports and international trade more widely.
By Made in Britain 10 months ago | Government & Supply Chains