Events > DBT Creative, Media, and Sports Economy Roadshow: Driving Success in the USA and Canada

DBT Creative, Media, and Sports Economy Roadshow:
Driving Success in the USA and Canada

26 September 2024 | Birmingham Open Media (BOM) | Birmingham

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Discover the exciting Creative, Media, Sports Economy and Tech opportunities that await your business in North America.

Brought to you by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), this event invites you to explore our high impact trade promotion programmes in North America

Join local and national DBT representatives, along with our US team, to learn how you can secure new business in the US and Canada through trade missions to key creative and sports industry events, as well as bespoke in-market support.

What to expect…

We’ll kick things off with networking followed by a plenary session where the team will present their major trade missions to the US, along with details of the bespoke events they curate and how to capitalise on these opportunities.

Our experts will offer guidance on preparing for success in the highly competitive US market. Additionally, take advantage of themed roundtable discussions with our DBT Advisers for more targeted insights.

Schedule:

Arrival and networking
Overview of DBT and Global Opportunities
A showcase of regional capabilities and success
How to access local support from DBT
Overview of opportunities in the US and Canada and how your business can get involved in key programme activity for 2024/5
Roundtable discussions / impromptu 1:1s

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Explore key programmes in the US for 2023/24

Our team will explain how you can participate in their key programmes:

South by Southwest (SXSW)
Game Developers Conference (GDC)
Realscreen (unscripted television sales market)
Kidscreen (children's media market)
The British Sync Mission (music rights sales to the US visual creative sector)
US Regional Sports Events for sport tech exporters
IAAPA (international market for creative services across audience entertainment)
Toronto International Film Festival
World Cup 2026 and LA28 Olympics

Express your interest in roundtable discussions:

You can participate in breakout sessions with our US-based team and local DBT representatives across the Midlands.

The roundtable discussions will be themed on the following topics:

TV/Film & Animation
SXSW
Sports Economy / Sport Tech
Createch (immersive tech)
General DBT support
GDC

Details

DBT Creative, Media, and Sports Economy Roadshow: Driving Success in the USA and Canada

Date: 26th September 2024

Time: 4.00pm – 6.30pm

Location: Birmingham Open Media (BOM),
12 Dudley St, Birmingham B5 4EA

Contact DBT Midlands

If you have any queries relating to international trade why not contact us. With staff in offices across the globe, we can help you find the answers.

email: dbtmidlands@businessandtrade.gov.uk

call: 0300 303 8955

visit: great.gov.uk

Register your interest

Places are limited and going fast, so express your interest in joining us today by clicking on the link below. One-to-one meetings are subject to availability and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

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Please note: priority will be given to businesses based within the Midlands.

For any other export related enquiries contact the Department for Business and Trade in the Midlands at dbtmidlands@businessandtrade.gov.uk or call our export support service on 0300 303 8955.

Organised by:

The Department for International Trade

Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the Government Department that helps UK based companies succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies bring their high-quality investment to the UK’s dynamic economy, acknowledged as Europe’s best place in which to succeed in global business.