Intralink

Great to see Intralink make the finals of the British Business Awards! Well done everyone!

Our team managing the UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme ran a great event at the Sifted Summit the other day. They arranged for six British innovators to pitch their businesses to #Japan’s largest #logistics and #supplychain company, Yamato Transport Co.,Ltd. Each company presented its technology – ranging from #AI to #blockchain, #robotics and #BigData – for the chance to enter commercial discussions with the Japanese giant. Cngratulations to warehouse automation specialist Dexory for being chosen as the winner. Dexory’s collaboration with Yamato will start imminently with a group visit to Dexory’s UK warehouse, followed by a fully funded trip to Yamato’s Japan HQ. Kudos also to the other companies involved, all who impressed Yamato with their pitches: Applied Blockchain, iCustoms.ai, Huboo, Inteliports and Quaisr. You can see a snapshot of the event in the video below. And if you’d like to take part in similar events in future, or want more generally to explore your prospects for expanding in #AsiaPacific, find out more about the UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme and apply to join here: intralinkgroup.com/TGP

Are you a US economic development organisation (EDO) looking to expand your region's #exports? We’re pleased to have been selected as an approved vendor by the State International Development Organizations (SIDO), which means you can now commission us through SIDO to help you expand your cross-border trade. Our listing in the SIDO catalogue describes our 34-year track record of not just advising clients but delivering practical business development initiatives and securing international deals across three continents. And it highlights the US President’s E Star Award for Export Service which we won earlier this year (more on that here: https://lnkd.in/ekgxptaz) - for helping 86 companies and EDOs from 21 US states with their global trade. See more on our SIDO appointment and how to access their approved vendor catalogue below. Or if you’d like to discuss how we could help you with a trade or investment initiative in #NorthAmerica, #Europe or #Asia, connect with our Micah Hostetter or contact him at micah.hostetter@intralinkgroup.com. https://lnkd.in/eyhbGhCd

We’re happy to have been commissioned by the South Carolina Department of Commerce to run a long-term programme to attract investors from the #UK and #Ireland to the US state. We open #SouthCarolina's first UK and Ireland trade and investment office today, with our Roxana Gonzalez-Okwuosa at the helm to develop opportunities for investment in the state by British and Irish companies - particularly in the #lifesciences, #automotive and #advancedenergy sectors. The UK is South Carolina’s fifth largest trading partner, representing $2.9 billion in imports and exports. And the UK and Ireland have accounted for around $362 million in investment and 2,000 jobs in the state over the last seven years. South Carolina Secretary of Commerce, Harry Lightsey, said: "South Carolina's new office in the UK and Republic of Ireland builds upon decades of successful trade and investment relations, and we’re excited to continue our partnership with Intralink to further this legacy. “We’ve worked with Intralink in other markets for years and, with their support, are confident our new office will bolster South Carolina's international presence in the years ahead." In fact, we’ve been working with South Carolina since 2017 and have well-established teams in #SouthKorea, #Japan and #Taiwan seeking #FDI on its behalf. We’re greatly looking forward to working with Harry Lightsey, Jon Baggett, CEcD., Kelly Coakley, CPM, Alex Clark, CMP and the rest of the South Carolina team to help build on their commercial ties with the UK and Ireland. See more on this below. https://lnkd.in/eWqpmwqs

Are you planning the next phase of your international expansion?   Our Head of Marketing, Michał Waszkiewicz, will be taking part in a panel discussion in London on 7 November at the ‘Transform & Thrive: Global Strategies for 2025’ event, hosted by GoGlobal.   The event will explore the top trends shaping cross-border business and help you gear up to embrace the commercial opportunities in a volatile, complex and ambiguous world!   Michal will be speaking alongside James Tomlin, Head of Enterprise Business Development at Jobbatical, and Merryn Roberts-Ward, CEO at ThinkGlobal HR, in what promises to be a lively and valuable evening discussion session with plenty of networking thrown in.   Places are limited, so please register here as soon as you can: https://lnkd.in/gQBNxEs9

GRIC2024, one of Japan's top #startup conferences, is taking place November 12-14 - and we’re proud to be supporting the event this year as part of our work to help international companies succeed in #Japan. Focused on the Japanese innovation ecosystem and with a strong emphasis on #sustainability, #healthcare and #digitaltransformation, it will bring together international investors, startups and Japanese businesses to network, collaborate and negotiate deals. And Rakuten CEO Mickey Mikitani will be speaking, alongside Suntory Holdings Limited CEO Takeshi Niinami and others. So, if you're looking for your next investment from Japan, or want to forge commercial links with Japanese companies to grow your presence in the market, this promises to be a highly worthwhile event. As well as in-person activities in #Tokyo on 14 November, there will be online sessions you can attend remotely on 12 and 13 November. You can see the event details and get your free ticket here: https://lnkd.in/dPpq-Qqd

Our Michal Witkowski is speaking on 16 October at the ‘Focus on Asia’ conference in #Warsaw, organised by the University of Technology and Economics and LEGALLY.SMART. Michal will be taking part in a panel discussion delving into #Asian business cultures and negotiations, the commercial opportunities in the region and the dos and don’ts of conducting business in #SouthKorea, #Japan and #China. If you’re in or near #Poland’s capital next week, be sure to register by emailing konferencja.naukowa@uth.edu.pl. And you can find out more here (in Polish): https://lnkd.in/dzacYyje   Or if you can’t make it but would like to talk directly to Michal about the issues he’s exploring, you can connect with him here or reach him at michal.witkowski@intralinkgroup.com

Our UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme team recently ran a pitch event in London where seven UK electronics innovators pitched to Japanese #semiconductor giant ROHM Co., Ltd. for the chance to forge a business partnership. Well, as Electronics Weekly has revealed here, we now have a winner: ROHM has selected AI accelerator pioneer Heronic Technologies, an Imperial College London spinout, and they'll be getting commercial discussions under way soon. Congratulations to Heronic Technologies CEO Alexander Montgomerie-Corcoran and the rest of the Heronic team - and to the other six startups which took part in the exercise, as ROHM declared “each was outstanding, making it difficult to choose.” This was part of the UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme, which we run on behalf of the UK Government to provide free and subsidised support to high-growth startups looking to expand in #AsiaPacific. If you’d like to find out more or apply to join the programme, see here: https://lnkd.in/ec6XcAwK https://lnkd.in/epB4XWPe

We're excited to be kicking off a programme to help UK firm Reactive Technologies Limited bring its #renewableenergy innovations to #Japan - as our new client's COO Chris Kimmett describes below. Our Tokyo team have already got started and we're greatly looking forward to working with Chris and the Reactive Technologies team to support their overseas expansion while helping Japan to decarbonise its energy system.

Are you a Swiss SME interested in how you can capture value from #China’s #hydrogen economy? Switzerland Global Enterprise is hosting a get-together of experts, featuring our very own Daniel Kollar from our Shanghai office, talking on the latest trends and opportunities for Swiss companies in this market. China is investing heavily in its hydrogen sector as it aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2060 – with big goals like producing 5 million fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) annually by 2050. This has created significant commercial opportunities for international innovators that have the technologies and know-how to help realise China’s hydrogen ambitions. Where: Switzerland Global Enterprise, Renens, Switzerland When: 14 Oct 2024 What time: 16:00-18:00 (Swiss time) Make sure to secure your place here, free of charge: https://lnkd.in/ecv_MGvY And if you can’t make it this time, you can download a copy of the China hydrogen economy market report written by Daniel, here: https://lnkd.in/eR6bTJCx