Online event
Get ready to grow your business in CPTPP markets
Wednesday 27 September at 10:30AM
This workshop provides an overview on what the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) means for you, and the growth of your business.
What you’ll learn
- Available business opportunities, by sector (inc. procurement)
- Deep dive on important provisions to consider when trading with CPTPP members (inc. Rules of Origin)
- How CPTPP complements existing Free Trade Agreements
Description
In this session we’ll look at the key sectors of the CPTPP and how you can make the most of its provisions and opportunities. We’ll also explore how the agreement compliments existing Free Trade Agreements with CPTPP members, such as Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
With UK exports to current CPTPP members forecast to increase 65% by 2030, this partnership offers huge potential for UK exporters. This is thanks to the fact that 99.9% of UK products will be eligible for tariff-free trade, with lower tariffs also secured for other exports, such as whisky and cars.
The UK is the first European country to join the CPTPP, after it concluded negotiations on 31 March 2023. By joining this partnership, the UK will be at the heart of a dynamic group of countries in an important region for the global economy.
Speakers
Rob Cook
Deputy Director for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) team, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Rob Cook is Deputy Director for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) at the UK’s Department for Business and Trade. Rob began his career in the UK Civil Service at the Department for Work and Pensions, where he worked in a range of roles, before joining the UK Mission’s to the WTO and UN in Geneva in 2017. He worked in a range of trade-related roles at the UK Mission from 2017-21, including as the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative (Economic) to the World Trade Organization and the United Nations agencies in Geneva.
Matthieu Foulon
Senior Policy Advisor in the Rules of Origin (RoO) team, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Matthieu is a Senior Policy Advisor and has recently been appointed as the Chapter Lead, working on the Rules of Origin for CPTPP. Matthieu is also the Deputy Chapter Lead on Rules of Origin negotiations with Canada. Matthieu's team are responsible for leading the policy development and negotiation of Free Trade Agreement origin rules.
Before joining DBT, Matthieu previously worked in the aerospace industry and completed a PhD in International Trade at the University of York.
Tony Koutsoumbos
Senior Policy Adviser in the Government Procurement team, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Tony leading on CPTPP implementation as part of DBT's Procurement Team. Tony also leads on UK- Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement negotiations and is pioneering a training partnership between trade policy officials and commercial practitioners.
Before joining DBT, Tony was a small business owner, running a speaker training consultancy for both public and private sector organisations.