UK – India Free Trade Agreement Webinar – 17th September

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Hosted by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the UK India Business Council.

Following the signing of the UK–India trade deal, join us for an exclusive webinar exploring the opportunities and implications of this landmark agreement.

Industry expert Chris Heyes will provide valuable insights into how the Free Trade Agreement is set to reshape UK–India trade relations, with a particular focus on the impact for businesses in Kent.

This event is for companies looking to understand the benefits, navigate the changes, and position themselves for growth in this evolving trade landscape.

About Chris Heyes and the UK India Business Council: 

The UKIBC is a policy advocacy and strategic consulting non profit, with a UK-India bilateral focus. UKIBC exists to make it easier for businesses to operate in both countries, and provides strategic and practical support to businesses and universities to explore, enter, and expand in both markets.

Chris is a chartered management accountant with extensive knowledge of helping business expand internationally.   He has been at UK India Business Council for 7 years leading on key sectors including financial services, sport betting and gaming and energy transition.  More recently Chris has move to head up the consultancy division supporting companies in the UK India trade corridor.

Chris and his team support companies to understanding, enter and expand in both the Indian and UK market.  He has led a number of delegations to India most recently a tech delegation from West Yorkshire.

Prior to joining UKIBC Chris played a pivotal part in the creation and running of the International Business festival heading up its operations in 2014, leading on International in 2016 and in 2018 heading up the Commercial and Events functions.  This role including raising over £1m in commercial revenues, project managing over 300 events in areas such as Smart Cities, The Future of Mobility and Clean Energy.

Prior to moving to London Chris was based in Shanghai were he lead the award winning Liverpool Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 where he managed 120 staff, hosted 64 events and attracted 775,000 visitors.

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