Export Café YYT (Featuring UK Government’s Department for BIST)

Interested in expanding internationally but unsure where to begin? Join the UK Government’s Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), together with the Trade Commissioner Service & Co. Innovation Centre, for a practical discussion on UK market opportunities for Newfoundland and Labrador companies. Learn about the UK’s strengths in technology, life sciences, AI, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, critical minerals and space; hear how Canadian companies are successfully expanding into the UK; and explore the support available to help your business prepare for future international growth.

AGENDA
8:45am: Doors Open
9:00am: Presentations
9:50am: Q&A
10:00am: Networking and 1-on-1 meetings (by request)

Looking to meet with our speakers 1-on-1? Please contact lucas@coic.co to request a meeting.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Alexandre Viger-Collins is an Investment Officer with the UK Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), where he supports Canadian companies in the advanced manufacturing and healthcare / life sciences sectors expand and grow into the UK. His previous roles include advising diplomats in the respective consulates general of the Republic of Korea and the United States in Montreal.

Jack Groves is a Senior Investment Office with the UK Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST). He is responsible for the space, technology, and critical mineral sectors with a portfolio ranging from micro-satellite manufacturing to rare earth extraction to artificial intelligence infrastructure. He has a background of start-up experience in rapid-growth companies in both the UK and Sweden, alongside a decade of military service in the British Army in a surveillance and reconnaissance unit.