Looking to grow your business overseas? Hear from industry and country experts about business opportunities in Russia at this Smart Exporter event in Glasgow.

Join this event, organised by Scottish Development International (SDI) to find out about the opportunities that exist in the Russian market and the support available through the Smart Exporter international trade programme.

How to attend

This event is now fully booked

Russia is the largest country in the world and now the UK's twelfth largest export market. In 2010 UK exports to Russia increased by 51 percent totalling £3.45 billion. Since 2001 UK-Russia trade has been growing at an average of 21 percent year on year.

The government’s economy modernisation and infrastructure development agenda together with an increasing consumer appetite for quality services and goods make Russia a very attractive target for British exports.

Key sector opportunities

  • Advanced engineering
  • Financial services
  • ICT
  • Power/energy
  • Sports and leisure Infrastructure (particularly with the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics)
  • Airports
  • Construction
  • Creative industries
  • Rail and water

Why attend?

Whether you're a small company new to exporting, or an established exporter, this event provides an ideal opportunity to learn more, increase your market knowledge and take part in one-to-one clinics with country specialists and commercial advisers.

Agenda

10:00 am Coffee and registration

10:30 am Welcome and introduction – David Lister, Ernst & Young

10:40 am Business opportunities in Russia – Yuri Andreev, International Manager, SDI Russia Office

11:00 am Forensic accounting – David Lister, Ernst & Young

11:10 am UK Bribery Act - Yuri Botiuk, McGrigors

11:20 am International business – John Rendall, HSBC

11:30 am Coffee

11:45 am Smart Exporter introduction

12:00 pm Company case study –  Stephen Dalziel, Executive Director, Russo-British Chamber of Commerce

12:15 pm Export finance – Steve Roberts-Mee, ECGD

12:25 pm Automotive and aerospace markets research – Steve Truswell,
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12:40 pm Finding distributors and saving money – David Cant, Albion Overseas

12:55 pm Q&A panel discussion on opportunities and challenges in Russia

1:10 pm Networking lunch

1:40 pm Pre-booked one to one clinics with specialist advisers

3:55 pm Close

Smart Exporter is an ambitious new international trade programme designed to increase exporting skills and knowledge among Scottish businesses. This initiative is delivered by Scottish Development International (SDI) funded through the European Social Fund (ESF).