Online event
Get your business ready for Colombia!
Wednesday 03 July at 2:00PM
Explore the opportunities for UK businesses and the support that can help you sell into a new market!
What you’ll learn
- Business Opportunities in Colombia
- Practical steps to get into this market
- DBT support available
Description
Colombia stands out as a strong economy in its region with an impressive 7.3% economic growth rate as of 2022. It has also one of the largest populations and economies in Latin America.
There are great opportunities for UK companies to tap into this market alone in a broad range of sectors, such as food and drink, chemicals, advanced engineering and life sciences.
Want to find out more?
Join this session in partnership with DBT’s Export Support Service hub in Latin America and the Caribbean and the British-Colombian Chamber of Commerce to find out more on how to start exporting to Colombia, what opportunities are there for your business and how we can help.
Speakers
Juliana Restrepo
Director of International Business Promotion and Development, Araújo Ibarra
Juliana Villegas has extensive experience in International Trade and Export Management, and humanitarian initiatives . Her career includes prominent roles in ProColombia, serving as Vice President of Exports and Manager of Manufacturing , as well as Director of the Commercial Office of Colombia for Peru and Bolivia, in which she held the position of Commercial Attaché in Peru Additionally, in the private sector Juliana has experience as Purchasing Manager at Daabon Organic Australia pty Ltd. Juliana’s commitment to social development is evident in her work , being the advisor in the Presidential Program for Comprehensive Action against Anti Personnel Mines and in the Anti Personnel Mine Observatory . Here she contributed to the inclusion of mine victims into social, educational , and productive life . This reflects her interest coordination between public and private sectors both in and outside of Colombia.
Julianna’s versatility , leadership , and commitment in both the business and social development spheres , make her a professional capable of turning challenges into opportunities in numerous contexts
Santiago Uribe
Executive Director, BritCham Colombia
Senior executive with more than 20 years of experience leading teams in business development, marketing, strategy, transformation consulting, innovation and project management.Current Executive Director of BritCham Colombia.
Extensive experience developing transformation projects and implementing operational models applying international best practices and agile project management approaches. Multi-sector knowledge, negotiation skills, financial knowledge and decision making. Highly client-focused, relational and influential, with the ability to build multi-disciplinary/multi-generational teams and long-term trusting relationships.
Executive director of BritCham and board member for the Colombo-American Centre of Medellín.
Irina Shmakova
UK Export Academy Adviser, Department for Business and Trade
Irina has worked in the private and public sectors, both in the UK and overseas. She has helped businesses of all sizes to develop their sales overseas, working across multiple sectors and markets.
With a particular interest in international market research, international communications and cultural awareness, Irina has led delegations of UK businesses on market visits and trade missions organised by Chambers of Commerce and DBT.