Upcoming Events
In Portugal the UK is regarded as a supplier of healthcare products and services of excellence. Companies often seek technology that may add value to the projects they aim at delivering in Portugal and abroad, namely Angola and other Portuguese speaking countries.
The overall aim of this activity is to promote UK innovation in the medical and healthcare sector by making sure that UK companies meet with relevant partners and buyers during the one-to-one meetings event.
Angola is Africa’s fastest growing economy and also one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Portuguese companies have been investing heavily and developing projects in Angola in a wide range of sectors - construction, environment, water, oil and gas, security, to name a few. Dealings of the UK Trade & Investment Team in Lisbon with Portuguese companies reveal that many of these seek suppliers for not only Portugal but also other Portuguese speaking countries, with emphasis on Angola.
Portugal and the UK are long standing trade partners and are both members of the EU. For British companies it is comparatively easy to do business in Portugal, where, on the other hand, they find a comparatively small market. However, if we look at it as a platform into other markets where Portuguese companies have been developing and supplying projects it becomes much more attractive.
Previous Events
Sir Andrew Cahn, CEO of UK Trade & Investment visited Lisbon last July and was the key note speaker of "Marketing the Bristish Economy", an event organised by UKTI Lisbon and Barclays Latitude. This session was followed by a debate and networking lunch. Among an interested audience of approx. 100 people there were Portuguese investors in the UK, British companies operating in Portugal and their Portuguese partners.
On 19 March 2009 a security workshop was held in Lisbon at the most important Portuguese security exhibition and trade fair – Segurex. HM Ambassador in Lisbon Alexander Ellis and the Portuguese Secretary of State for Internal Administration José Magalhães opened the session before an audience of over 60 people, followed by presentations by 9 UK companies looking at pursuing business opportunities in the Portuguese market.
The UKTI section in Lisbon organised the Second Investment Lunch, hosted by Alex Ellis HM Ambassador in Oporto, to celebrate two years of dedicated Investment work. On this occasion five Portuguese companies which were closely accompanied and supported by the investment team during 2008/09 have received Business Awards.
On 23 January UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) in Lisbon, Portugal held a seminar to showcase UK expertise and latest technologies in sustainability best practice in tourism developments and explore the potential opportunities in this area. At the same time, the seminar reinforces wider messages on climate change and the need for every industry to analyse its long-term impact and sustainability. This event coincided with the Lisbon Travel Market - BTL, the largest Tourism trade fair in Portugal.
The UK Trade & Investment section in Lisbon together with AICEP - Portuguese Business Development Agency organised on the past 27th of November an event on London 2012 Olympics and the Business Opportunities for Portuguese Companies.
The British Embassy Lisbon, UK Trade & Investment Airports Sector Group and the British Aviation Group organised the Seminar on Airport Projects and The New Lisbon Airport, which took place at CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, on 11 November 2008. The event was aimed at promoting UK's airport industry with relevant market players, as companies line up for the privatisation of the Portuguese airport authority ANA and the construction and management of the new Lisbon airport.
UK-Portugal Investment Lunch and Business Awards 2008/2009
UK-Portugal Investment Lunch and Business Awards 2008/2009
