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Medica 2019

18 November 2019 - 21 November 2019

1-2-1 Meeting Hosts

To book your 1-2-1 meetings with DIT Commercial Officers or international buyers, register as a UK delegate through the link below. Please note, this registration is for booking 1-2-1 meetings and is not your Medica pass registration.

Once registered, log in using your reference number and book your 1-2-1 meetings through the link below.

Click here to book your 1-2-1 meetings.

Please note, UK companies will be able to book a maximum of four 1-2-1 meetings.

List of DIT Commercial Officers and buyers hosting 1-2-1 meetings on the DIT stand.

	Maya Halebic DIT Austria	Maya is an international business professional with 10+ years of experience advising clients and commercial partners, developing strategic relationships with stakeholders across government, industry and business to build a network for information and influence; organising and implementing commercial research projects; identifying business opportunities and engaging in active trade promotion and commercial diplomacy activities.
	Baerbel Moeller DIT Germany	Baerbel has been working as a Trade Adviser for Life Sciences in the British Consulate-General Duesseldorf since 2009. As part of the sector, her focus is on medtech and healthcare. The health industry is an important sector for the German economy,. It was worth €370 billion in 2018 with every 6th employee working in the sector which accounts for 12% of the German GDP.
	Shona Brown DIT Spain	Shona has worked in DIT for 14 years. She has an international background working in both the private and public sector in Germany and Spain. Her areas of expertise lie in the life science and agritechnology sectors.
	Sally Koorneef DIT UAE	Sally trained as a General Nurse in the UK and achieved all her practical nursing experience in the University Clinic in Tuebingen, Germany. Upon return to her native Ireland, she moved into the business sphere and worked in Clinical Research and managed her own Healthcare Consultancy. After taking a break to spend time raising her three children, she re-entered the workforce focusing on Healthcare and Life Sciences. She has recently finished a BSc in Geo-Science. Sally moved to Abu Dhabi with her husband in 2011 and since moving here, she has worked in the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector throughout the Gulf region. Her understanding of the Life Sciences Marketplace is strong and she keeps it current.
	Cecilie Overgaard DIT Denmark	Cecilie is the healthcare and life sciences lead with DIT Denmark, she supports UK companies entering an open and growing Danish market, that welcomes UK products. Book a meeting with her to learn more about Denmark and to discuss market opportunities.
	Zelia Henriques DIT Portugal	Zelia assists UK life sciences and healthcare companies in the Portuguese market by identifying business opportunities and potential partners/clients. Current priority areas in Portugal include: personalised medicine, chronic disease management, assisted living technologies, remote monitoring sensors, AI and analytics for health, wearable technology and new diagnostics solutions. The need for efficient solutions also encompasses e-health and telemedicine.
	Marcelo Costa MediKnow-How BUYER	Know-How specialises in human health, the laboratory segment and veterinary medicine, distributing products and equipment to laboratories, hospitals, clinics and other clients in both the public and private sectors. The group includes IBCL, distributor of clinical and laboratory analysis products for human medicine, and MediKnow-How, focused on human and veterinary medicine. It also has a direct presence in Angola (OMR) and Mozambique (MozLab). Know-How wishes to identify new suppliers of medical devices and consumables, patient monitoring equipment and laboratory equipment - particularly for the surgical and therapy fields – for both human health and veterinary. IBCL is currently looking for new solutions for food safety, pest control, liquid and food analysis.
	Claudia Giunchiglia DIT Italy	Claudia leads on life sciences and healthcare trade promotion for DIT Italy at the British Embassy in Rome. She will be happy to discuss market opportunities in relevant subsectors such as: medical devices, pharmaceuticals, digital health. Italy is Europe’s leading pharmaceutical producer and highly dependent on imports for medical equipment.
	Ashwin Ravindran DIT India	Ashwin has been working with the British high commission since 2013 and has been leading on healthcare and life sciences for southern India. Prior to this, he had worked on market research and as a consultant at Ernst and Young.
	Kaori Arai DIT Japan	Kaori heads the life sciences trade promotion work for the DIT Japan team at the British Embassy Tokyo. She covers a wide range of sub-sectors including medical devices, digital health and bio/pharma to chemicals. Japan is the 2nd largest medical devices market after the US -Kaori would be happy to discuss market opportunities in Japan.
	Richard Cowin DIT China	Richard is responsible for health and life sciences at British Embassy, Beijing. Transformations in China’s regulatory environment make it a highly attractive market for medical technology. However, the landscape remains complex and decision makers are ever more sophisticated. DIT China can offer insights into Chinese demand, market access and strategy.
	Yanou Zhang DIT China	Yanou is responsible for DIT China’s Medical Devices Team. The market is growing at 18% per year. Our research has identified huge demand for imaging equipment, IVD, and high value consumables. Chinese companies also want to invest in the latest UK technology. DIT China can help identify opportunities and the right business partners for you.
	Magdalena Ociepa-Wroblewska DIT Poland	The main responsibilities include identifying export opportunities for UK companies in healthcare, life science and technology, matching the British offer with the Polish market opportunities to help optimise UK business development in Poland and the region, building government and industry stakeholder partnerships to support development of the Polish healthcare, life science and tech sector
	Vincent Ramlochan DIT Trinidad and Tobago	Vincent is the healthcare sector lead for the Caribbean which covers Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana and Barbados. He provides UK companies with the right guidance and support needed when doing business with the Caribbean.
	Gabriela Raducu DIT Romania	Gabriela has been working for DIT Bucharest since 2017. She has been supporting strategic trade development work to promote and develop bilateral trade in the sectors of responsibility: Healthcare and Life Sciences, Financial and Professional Services. Since 2017,Gabriela has assisted UK companies export their products and their services in Romania.
	Svatava Majkova DIT Czech Republic	Svatava is the Healthcare & Life Sciences campaign lead in Central Europe. He has been supporting export at the British Embassy in Prague for over 20 years, actively working with companies in the medical field. Currently the main opportunities are in digital healthcare, e-health and innovative medical technologies.