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UK Export Academy: Food and Drink Opportunities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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When and Where

  • Date: 4 June 2025
  • Start & End Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • Location: Online

Address: Online

Event Details

Join this webinar to learn how your food and drink business can explore and access opportunities across Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

What you’ll learn:

* How to connect with International market advisers in Turkiye, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, and how to access support through the Export Support Service
* What to expect when doing business in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
* Up-to-date insights into the food and drink sector

Description:

Join us to find out how to make the most of the Export Support Service (ESS) from the Department for Business and Trade’s global programme that helps UK businesses access overseas markets and grow internationally.

You’ll hear from international market advisers covering Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkiye, who will share insights into each country’s food and drink sector. You’ll also get practical guidance on doing business in the region, the challenges to be aware of, and how to access support to get started or grow your international sales.

Speakers:

Emrah Oz Senior Regional Trade Manager, Department for Business and Trade

Emrah Oz is the Senior Regional Trade Manager at DBT Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) region and based in Istanbul. He is responsible from leading the Export Support Service, International Markets – in-market export support service for high export potential SMEs.

 

Shams Suleymanova Export Support Service Lead, Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Baku, Azerbaijan

Shams is the Export Support Service Lead for Azerbaijan, based in Baku.

 

Larissa Galiaskarova Export Support Service Adviser, Department for Business and Trade, Astana

Larissa joined the Department for Business and Trade (then UKTI) in 2013 and since then looked after numerous sectors including education, financial and professional services and healthcare.

With the launch of Export Support Service on 1 April 2022 by the Department for Business and Trade she took on this service and now acts as Export Support Service Adviser bringing together UK SMEs and local companies in various sectors of economy.

 

Asli Akcayoz Senior Trade Adviser, Department for Business and Trade

Asli has joined the Department for Business and Trade with the launch of Export Support Service in 2022 and working for linking UK and Turkish SMEs in several markets.

To join this event you will be need to sign up for a free UK Export Academy account.

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