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Liverpool and Sefton Chamber to encourage global connections during IFB

Liverpool and Sefton Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a two day conference and gala dinner, which promises to be one of the highlights of the International Festival for Business (IFB) in the brand new Rum Warehouse in Stanley Dock on 15th and 16th July.

The Power of the Chamber Global Network conference will bring over 250 delegates together, exporters and potential exporters to discover more about the global high growth markets, meet with Chamber of Commerce overseas representatives from 30 countries, and hear from companies who are currently exporting and have been successful at doing so.

The conference, hosted by BBC 5 live presenter Declan Curry, will provide the opportunity for discussion and debate and a Q&A.

Day one on the 15th July has an agenda of discussions from key spokes people including John Longworth, Director of British Chamber of Commerce, Professor Dame Carol Black, Expert Advisor on Health and Work and Terry O’Connor CBE, originally from Liverpool and now Group Chief Executive of Courts Asia, telling his success story from starting a business in Singapore.

Day two on the 16th July gives delegates a chance to hold one to one meetings with the overseas representatives and also to listen to the event sponsors: Hill Dickinson, Warrant Group, Halewood International, Health@work and Barclays, who will be looking at issues and giving advice for small-medium businesses.

John Longworth, Director General of British Chamber of Commerce says: “The International Festival for Business (IFB) is a fantastic platform for UK businesses to develop professional overseas partnerships.

“The British Chamber of Commerce is proud to support the Power of the Chamber Global Network event during IFB. The event will connect UK businesses with more than 30 overseas representatives, helping to create tangible, long-lasting relationships – one not to be missed!”

The British Chamber of Commerce represents 52 Accredited Chambers throughout the UK, who are best placed to advise businesses in all areas of international trade and exporting, some of which will be present at the conference.

Tickets for the two day Power of the Chamber Global Network event are priced at just £75 +VAT with Merseyside SME’s eligible to claim 50% of the ticket price back, book your tickets at: www.liverpoolchamber.org.uk/global

The conference will end on a high with a fantastic gala dinner, an opportunity to cement relationships forged over the two days and do some further networking in the surroundings of Liverpool’s newest venue, The Rum Warehouse.

Over 300 will be in attendance where Liverpool Chamber will be celebrating some of the UK’s most famous cultural exports, including of course sport and music.

There will be the opportunity to have your photograph taken with the Barclays Premier League Trophy, and the Champions League trophy that Liverpool kept for winning the fifth time in 2005. You can enjoy live entertainment from the world famous Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, an interactive re-run of the Grand National, and the very best Beatles tribute band. The event will be opened by the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Simon Malia .