Midlands Track 2025: Virtual Meet the Buyer Private and Public sector rail export opportunities

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in association with the Rail Forum, is excited to be hosting a series of webinars, missions and business development sessions aimed at unpacking private and public sector rail projects across HMTC regions, led by Africa, to match with the industry supply chain based in the Midlands.

We are pleased to announce the next webinar in the virtual series is taking place on 26 February 2025 from 14:00 to 15:30.
Don’t miss this chance to hear about the latest private and public sector rail project developments and opportunities available to your business from across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Eastern & Central Asia.

What to expect

• Presentations on the featured markets from regional stakeholders, DBT Sector Advisers and Procurement Specialists.
• The opportunity to virtually meet representatives from Thelo Africa who will provide insights into the work they deliver across Sub-Saharan Africa, the partners they collaborate with and forthcoming opportunities.
• The latest developments on the construction of three UK government backed high-speed railway lines in Türkiye (Ankara-Izmir, Mersin-Gaziantep and Kayseri-Yerköy high-speed railways).

Watch out for more speaker updates over the coming months, together with details of additional international projects we will share during the session.

Who is this opportunity for? 

• This webinar is targeted at companies based within the Midlands who are export ready with a High Export Potential (HEP). HEP businesses are defined as:
• Having experience or interest in either emerging markets, or interest in Africa.
• Having a clearly defined export plan linked to the targeted market and/or as part of the support process from DBT (Midlands); (Optional)
• Having a product or service suitable for export.
• Having a turnover of £500,000 or more per annum.

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