This manufacturer only event is the annual joint event between Bradford and Airedale Manufacturing Alliance and the Calderdale and Kirklees Manufacturing Alliance.

The event is a great opportunity to network with manufacturers from around the region and to hear about the challenges and opportunities when importing and exporting.

The event will begin at 7-30 am with a light breakfast and will a feature variety of speakers and updates:

Importing - why you should be looking to buy direct from international markets, the positives & negatives and what to look out for - Paul Walters, Lead in International Trade for FSB Y&H

Exporting - getting "match fit"; market selection, shipping and getting paid - Doug Jackson DNA Business Engineering Ltd.

Improving your profit margins - optimising your international currency payments - Jamie Holmes CurrencyWave Ltd.

Updates - Dept. of International Trade, Enterprise Europe Network.

Information - the new Supply Chain funding from LEP