Get valuable practical advice on how to enter and develop your business successfully in the Scandinavia markets. Hear first-hand from Scottish companies who have successfully entered the market and network with like-minded professionals.

This is a great opportunity to uncover fresh options and new possibilities within the market as you get to meet key market experts such as Scottish Enterprise export advisers, Enterprise Europe Network and a GlobalScot.

Norway is a prosperous, highly-developed country located to the north east of Scotland, with the capital city of Oslo in its east. Norway is a sophisticated and established market, having a long and trusted trading relationship with Scotland. It has an educated and technologically advanced society, looking for high quality products and services.

Finland is a wealthy northern European nation bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia - with its capital, Helsinki, occupying a peninsula in the Baltic Sea. Finland has an affluent and technologically sophisticated population. Scottish quality products are well-received in the market and the UK brands are immediately recognised.

Why Attend the event?

You will find out about:

What to expect doing business in this region
The support available from Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE)
Financial considerations on doing business overseas
One-to-one meetings (bookable in advance) with each of the speakers providing you with the opportunity for further business discussions and specifics about expanding in the region
Agenda
9:30am – 10am: Registration, networking and refreshments
10am – 10:05am: Introductions - Anastasia Charalampidou, SE
10:05am – 10:20am: Doing business in Scandinavia: an Overview - Richard Higginson, SDI Copenhagen field office
10:20am – 10:35am: Enterprise Europe Network: opportunities in Scandinavia - EEN speaker tbc
10:35am – 10:50am: SE Export Advisory Service: trade successfully in international markets - Smart Masoni, SDI export adviser
10:50am – 11am: Coffee break and networking
11am – 11:15am: Case Study, tbc
11:15am – 11:30am: Grow your business in Scandinavia: financial considerations, tbc
11:30am – 11:45am: GlobalScot experience - David Wilkinson, GlobalScots network
11:45am – 12pm SE Research Service - SE researcher, speaker tbc
12pm – 12:15pm: DIT Finland - Venla Vainio-Puhju or Verneri Hietala, DIT Finland
12:15pm – 12:30pm Q&A panel
12:30pm – 14:00pm Lunch, networking and 1-2-1s

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