Online event
Food and Drink Opportunities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Wednesday 04 June at 10:00AM
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Join this webinar to learn how your food and drink business can explore and access opportunities across Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
What you’ll learn
- How to connect with International market advisers in Turkiye, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, and how to access support through the Export Support Service
- What to expect when doing business in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Up-to-date insights into the food and drink sector
Description
Join us to find out how to make the most of the Export Support Service (ESS) from the Department for Business and Trade's global programme that helps UK businesses access overseas markets and grow internationally.
You'll hear from international market advisers covering Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkiye, who will share insights into each country's food and drink sector. You'll also get practical guidance on doing business in the region, the challenges to be aware of, and how to access support to get started or grow your international sales.
Speakers
Emrah Oz
Senior Regional Trade Manager, Department for Business and Trade
Emrah Oz is the Senior Regional Trade Manager at DBT Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region and based in Istanbul. He is responsible from leading the Export Support Service, International Markets – in-market export support service for high export potential SMEs.
Shams Suleymanova
Export Support Service Lead, Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Baku, Azerbaijan
Shams is the Export Support Service Lead for Azerbaijan, based in Baku.
Larissa Galiaskarova
Export Support Service Adviser, Department for Business and Trade, Astana
Larissa joined the Department for Business and Trade (then UKTI) in 2013 and since then looked after numerous sectors including education, financial and professional services and healthcare.
With the launch of Export Support Service on 1 April 2022 by the Department for Business and Trade she took on this service and now acts as Export Support Service Adviser bringing together UK SMEs and local companies in various sectors of economy.
Asli Akcayoz
Senior Trade Adviser, Department for Business and Trade
Asli has joined the Department for Business and Trade with the launch of Export Support Service in 2022 and working for linking UK and Turkish SMEs in several markets.