Brazil

Larissa Vazquez, Business Development Manager Healthcare & Life Sciences, Department for Business and Trade, British Consulate General Sao Paulo

Larissa Vázquez is the Healthcare and Life Sciences Business Development Manager at DBT Brazil. Her role is to support UK providers entering and growing their presence in Brazil by providing market information, identifying opportunities in the market, connecting UK companies with key local buyers and working on strategic activities to open the market for UK providers in Brazil. Larissa have been working in DBT for the past 5 years and has extensive experience in trade support, government relations and public policy. She has accumulated expertise in education, healthcare & life sciences sectors.

China

Jing Li, Head of Healthcare/Clinical service and Healthcare Education & Training, Department for Business and Trade - Shanghai

Jing got 17 years ‘experience in supporting international businesses between UK and China, concentrate in Healthcare sector including life sciences, medical technology, healthcare Education and training and clinical services. She currently lead team members across China to help UK healthcare E&T companies and NHS Trusts to build successful collaborations. Good at providing business development consultation, can help with market access issues and business matching. Jing also delivered several government-to-government MoUs and Hospital to hospital relationships, plus joint training Center/College projects and other commercial wins. She has a good sector knowledge about China market potentials.

Czech Republic

Jelisaveta Puac, Market Access & Trade Policy Advisor, British Embassy Prague

I'm experienced policy analyst and coordinator currently covering Market Access and Trade Policy at British Embassy in Prague and at the same time acting as a Senior Trade Advisor for Healthcare at DBT Prague. I'm bringing vast experience in EU and policy and from previous roles within Czech Government.

Hong Kong

Yu Siow, British Consulate General Hong Kong

Yu is the Healthcare Lead at the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong, where he supports international businesses in the healthcare and life sciences sector between the UK and Hong Kong. Prior to this role, he trained as a doctor in the NHS and worked for a healthcare consultancy firm in London. With a strong knowledge of the healthcare sector, he is eager to build collaborations between companies and foster innovation in healthcare solutions.

Jordan and Lebanon

Suha Batarseh, Business and Trade Director (Jordan and Lebanon), British Embassy Amman

I lead the Business and Trade Teams in Jordan and Lebanon. We focus on Trade Policy: Both markets have Association Agreements with the UK. Trade Promotion, Foreign Direct Investment into the UK. One of the powerful offers is UK Export Finance UKEF.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Aiman Abidi, Senior Trade officer - Life Sciences

Aiman Abidi was born in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia before moving to England in 2002. Aiman acquired his Masters in Computer Sciences from the University of Surrey. He has since worked in the private sector for the likes of Amazon UK, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Xerox. He joined the department for International trade in 2015 covering the Healthcare and Education sectors. Aiman currently leads the Life sciences sector and is based at the British Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Menna Salama, Senior Trade Advisor for Technology and Smart Cities, British Embassy Riyadh 

Senior Trade Advisor at the Smart Cities and Technology sector at the Department for Business and Trade at the British Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Malaysia

Bhavna Vishwakarma,Trade Manager - Healthcare British High Commission Malaysia 

Morocco

Fatima Zahra Lakhbabi, Senior Trade Advisor, British Consulate Casablanca

I'm Fatim-Zahra, senior trade advisor at DBT Morocco. I'm leading on the healthcare and life sciences sector. I connect healthcare UK companies interested in the Moroccan market with the appropriate stakeholders (ministry of health, distributors...). Happy to advise on potential opportunities in Morocco

Peru 

Rodrigo Acevedo, Business Development Manager - Healthcare and Life Sciences

Rodrigo “Rod” Acevedo is the Life Sciences & Healthcare Officer in DBT Peru, at the British Embassy in Lima. He leads DBT Peru’s relationship with public and private healthcare institutions, and is interested in expanding the market for UK companies in the pharmaceutical, medical equipment and digital health sectors. From his role, he is constantly scoping for new business opportunities in Peru, as well as developing new pipelines for quality and innovation in the local healthcare scene. Get in contact with him to know more about Peru, and the fast-growing set of opportunities in its healthcare market.

Philippines

Jennifer Sicilia Leyran, Head of Operations, British Embassy Manila

In her role as Senior Trade Manager at the Department for Business and Trade, Jenny serves as the Head of Operations. She also has oversight on Healthcare and Technology sectors and plays a key role in promoting trade and fostering partnerships between the UK and the Philippines. Prior to joining the Embassy, she led and managed the Retail Marketing team at Citibank, specializing in credit card usage campaigns. Jenny’s background lies in banking and finance, project management, business development and in forging strategic partnerships.

Mexico

Pablo Velasco, Head of Health & Lifesciences - Trade, British Embassy Mexico

Pablo Velasco is Senior Trade Officer of Education, Health & Life Sciences for DIT Mexico. With over 10 years of experience in the healthcare sector, he is now helping UK companies identify the opportunities to enter the Mexican market and strengthen the commercial relationship between Mexico and the UK.

Thailand

Chutikarn Pleanchote, Senior Market Advisor - Export Support Service(ESS IM)

UAE

Selin Parlak, Healthcare and Life Sciences Trade Advisor, British Embassy Dubai

I am the British Embassy's Healthcare and Life Sciences Trade Advisor for the United Arab Emirates. I am new to the sector, only joining the team in July of this year, however I have nearly 2 years of experience working in trade and investment for the Department for Business and Trade.