Central Europe presents a vast range of opportunities for businesses, with UK goods exports doubling over the past decade. Low labour costs and high productivity levels have created enormous growth potential, with countries in this region establishing themselves as an important part of the world to do business.

Find out how the Department for International Trade can support your business in Central Europe. Join us for a unique opportunity to gain valuable insight from specialists from the British Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Romania.

As well as presentations, there will be opportunities to discuss export opportunities from each country in pre-booked 1-2-1 sessions.

Whether you’re new to exporting or want to expand your business, this event is a great opportunity to discover how you can grow your business within this vibrant economic market.

Meet the Experts:

Petra Skrbkova
British Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic

Petra has been with the British Chamber of Commerce Czech Republic since early 2016. As a Senior Consultant, she covers mostly Food and Drink, Retail and Education. Petra has previous experience working for a company supporting foreign-owned SMEs in the Czech Republic. She is very passionate about her job and excited to hear each new story behind a product she works with. Petra is looking forward to visiting Barnsley and meeting Yorkshire businesses.

Madalina Ciinaru
British Chamber of Commerce in Romania

Madalina Ciinaru has six years’ experience in Marketing and Consultancy services, having worked for large corporations in Romania. Madalina Ciinaru is acting as a Senior Trade Adviser within the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce and is coordinating the Trade team to deliver high-quality process, in a timely manner in Romania. Madalina has three years’ experience with the Trade Team.

Madalina is covering the following sectors: Food & Drink, Creative & Media, Life Sciences, Construction and Manufacturing & Engineering.

Denisa Brighton, PhD.
British Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic

Denisa has been the Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic since 2016. Since joining, she has been dedicated to establishing a culture of growth in bilateral trade between the UK & Slovakia and Chamber membership, while maintaining the core business of building the events programme. Denisa has over 20 years of business management experience in professional advisory services, technology, academic and government sectors.

Prior to joining the British Chamber of Commerce, Denisa achieved success in various leadership roles in Slovakia and the UK. In Slovakia, she headed Business Development & Marketing at one of the largest law firms and managed the Technology Transfer Centre and the Technology Incubator at the Slovak University of Technology.

Furthermore, Denisa spent almost 15 years working in the United Kingdom where she advanced through a number of strategic business development and project management positions in both, public and private sectors.

Aleksandra Barič, M.Sc.
British Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia

Aleksandra currently leads the Trade Team at British-Slovenian Chamber of Commerce where she has met over 1000 UK companies all around the UK and abroad.

Her team cover a range of sectors, with focus on retail and FMCG. Aleksandra is also able to support British companies in Food and Drink, Houseware, Education, Green and Smart technologies.