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One week until our virtual event 'Working With the Caribbean Development Bank - Education & Social Development' With experts from the Caribbean Development Bank, we will explore upcoming opportunities and priorities in the #Education and #SocialDevelopment sectors. We are welcoming Kemberley Gittens, Claudia Louis, PhD, and Christine P. Mohammed from the CDB, alongside Shane Nicholls from the Department for Business and Trade. For more information and to register for this event, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/g4vyr3mD

Exciting times! The second edition of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Report was launched by British Expertise International yesterday. The report includes a case study by The Cadmus Group on how the Invest Salone programme supports investors such as Truestone Impact Investment Management Limited to fund businesses that provide loans to women entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone, improving women's access to finance for their businesses. In addition, a big thanks to our Invest Salone Team Leader Chukwu-Emeka P F Chikezie MBE who spoke at British Expertise International yesterday on the importance and challenges of localisation in international development. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ePqBeYRf

Last week, the British Embassy in Baku proudly hosted the 🇬🇧 Pavilion for the first time at 🇦🇿's largest construction exhibition, Baku Build, in partnership with British Expertise International. The GREAT 🇬🇧 Pavilion showcased the UK's expertise in architecture, digital construction, and project management, reinforcing our commitment to supporting Azerbaijan’s sustainable infrastructure development. Leading British companies connected with key stakeholders at the Pavilion and a reception co-hosted with the British Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the success: #HarrietUmpleby, Alex Tyrrell, ROVSHAN NAZIRI, Sasha Barnes, Sue Watkins, Adam Matthews, Elena Williams MCIEx, Gavin Summerson, Yevgeniya Pozigun, Mark Smith, Adrian Griffiths, Hui Jun Wang, #JamieWallace, Marcelina Zielinska, John Patterson, Yana Slivka, Rogers Elena, Ika Khachapuridze #Infrastructure #Construction #Urbandevelopment #BakuBuild #SustainableInfrastructure

With COP16 underway, join us virtually on 14th November from 15:00-16:30 GMT for a panel with Claire Wansbury at AtkinsRéalis, Dr Nick Isaac UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Dr Lindsay Banin at UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), and Tom Butterworth at Arup who will discuss their highlights and main takeaways from the Conference! For more information and to register for the event, click the following link: https://lnkd.in/eMDEva3Q

On Tuesday 26th November at 09:00-10:30 GMT, join us virtually for a deep-dive on opportunities in Disaster Risk Resilience in India ahead of a Department for Business and Trade trade mission. Weather related disasters such as extreme heat, droughts and massive flooding are increasing in frequency and intensity in #India. Rapid urbanisation, inadequate urban planning and infrastructure, improper solid waste management and encroachment of water bodies are some of the reasons for the increase in such events. British companies have an opportunity to bring their expertise in various aspects of Disaster Risk Resilience (including #climateriskdata, #earlywarningsystems, #modelling and #forecasting, #disasterinsurance) to the Indian market. To help us explore these opportunities, we will be joined by Ekta Gupta at Department for Business and Trade, Binu Mathew at Tarutium Global Consulting, and Shankar Garigiparthy at Lloyd's. For more information and to register for this event, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/eJt-Qiyz

The Weekly Update from British Expertise International: Some key highlights from the week include: → On Monday, 'Engaging with USAID – UK Partners Day' (More details: https://lnkd.in/edZk63H7) → On Wednesday, 'Defining Localisation,' a panel event for the second edition of our Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) report, entitled "The Role of UK-Based Organisations in Advancing Global Gender Equality and Social Inclusion" (More details: https://lnkd.in/emx7Ym9J) → Also on Wednesday, 'Argentina - Market Opportunity Overview' with the Department for Business and Trade, which highlighted the significant opportunities for British business across various sectors in Argentina, including infrastructure and engineering, energy, mining, industrial forestry and technology. For a full round up and what's to come, click the link to Weekly Update from our Executive Chairman, David Landsman OBE: https://lnkd.in/eur_VAKe

On Monday, we hosted a full day event with several senior representatives of USAID and also Mike Shanley from Konektid International who discussed how UK partners can leverage USAID opportunities in key sectors. The day included panel discussions, breakout sessions, and one-to-one consultations, exploring USAID’s localisation agenda, which increasingly prioritises locally-led development and allocates a greater share of funding to local partners. The event also explored how USAID is evolving in response to changing political priorities. Special thanks to Jami J. Rodgers, CPCM, Kathryn Hoeflich, Rachel Chilton, Jan Cartwright, and Tom Wilson for joining us!

On Wednesday, we launched the second edition of our Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (#GESI) report, entitled "The Role of UK-Based Organisations in Advancing Global Gender Equality and Social Inclusion." The updated report includes new case studies from BEI members with a focus on the importance of localisation in advancing GESI goals. Our panel event 'Defining Localisation' welcomed speakers from organisations including Concern Worldwide, World Vision and The Cadmus Group (Invest Salone) to discuss practical approaches to localisation and the evolving role of major donors including USAID and FCDO in driving the localisation agenda. Many thanks to Mark Johnson, Andrew Clenaghan, Teleri J., and Chukwu-Emeka P F Chikezie MBE for sharing their insights and providing a wide-range of perspectives on localisation, from theory to practice. Over the coming weeks, we will be sharing the newest case studies from the second edition of the GESI Report here on LinkedIn, highlighting the work of our members in advancing GESI goals in international development. Stay tuned! To read the newly published report, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/eBDxcT8X #GenderEquality #InternationalDevelopment #Localisation #SocialInclusion

Three exciting #MarketOpportunityOverview Events on Argentina, Tanzania, and Morocco. More details below.

The Weekly Update from British Expertise International: https://lnkd.in/dB58evXv