The session will focus on showcasing opportunities in Scandinavia, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Estonia, and Belgium. The session will feature a short discussion on the state of trade in technology between the UK and Western and Northern Europe, and then will feature representatives from these countries pitching their market to UK tech firms to export to. 

Sign-up on our website, not on the website for International Trade Week. 

Agenda:

14.00 - 14.10 - Welcome Speeches

14:10 - 14:40 - Fireside chat on the opportunities for UK tech firms in European markets

  • Chair: Sabina Ciofu, Associate Director, International, techUK
    • Sally Jones, Partner, Trade Policy & Strategy, Ernst & Young

14:40 - 15:30 - Market Pitches

Confirmed speakers: 

  • Robert Scheid, Director, Germany Trade & Invest (UK&I)
  • Maarja Pehk, Head of Investor Relations and FDI in the UK, Estonian Investment Agency
  • Yannis Willi, Head of Invest & Deputy Head, Swiss Business Hub UK + Ireland
  • Frederike Thöne, Senior Trade Advisor, British Embassy in the Netherlands
  • Dario Iulianella, Senior Trade Advisor in Technology, Department for Business and Trade Sweden
  • Dirk Verlee, Trade and Investment Counsellor, Embassy of Belgium to the UK
  • Perry Le Dain, Senior Adviser, Business Finland  
  • Hilde Hukkelberg, Director, Innovation Norway, UK&I
  • Denmark TBC 
Sabina Ciofu

Sabina Ciofu

Associate Director – International, techUK

Sabina Ciofu is Associate Director – International, running the International Policy and Trade Programme at techUK.

Based in Brussels, she leads our EU policy and engagement. She is also our lead on international trade policy, with a focus on digital trade chapter in FTAs, regulatory cooperation as well as broader engagement with the G7, G20, WTO and OECD.

As a transatlanticist at heart, Sabina is a GMF Marshall Memorial fellow and issue-lead on the EU-US Trade and Technology Council, within DigitalEurope.

Previously, she worked as Policy Advisor to a Member of the European Parliament for almost a decade, where she specialised in tech regulation, international trade and EU-US relations.

Sabina loves building communities and bringing people together. She is the founder of the Gentlewomen’s Club and co-organiser of the Young Professionals in Digital Policy. Previously, as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community, she led several youth civic engagement and gender equality projects.

She sits on the Advisory Board of the University College London European Institute, Café Transatlantique, a network of women in transatlantic technology policy and The Nine, Brussels’ first members-only club designed for women.

Sabina holds an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and a BA in Classics from the University of Cambridge.

Email:
[email protected]
Phone:
+32 473 323 280
Website:
www.techuk.org

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Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Policy Manager for International Policy and Trade, techUK

Dan joined techUK as a Policy Manager for International Policy and Trade in March 2023.

Before techUK, Dan worked for data and consulting company GlobalData as an analyst of tech and geopolitics. He has also worked in public affairs, political polling, and has written freelance for the New Statesman and Investment Monitor.

Dan has a degree in MSc International Public Policy from University College London, and a BA Geography degree from the University of Sussex.

Outside of work, Dan is a big fan of football, cooking, going to see live music, and reading about international affairs. 

Email:
[email protected]

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Tess Newton

Team Assistant, Policy and Public Affairs, techUK

Tess joined techUK as an Policy and Public Affairs Team Assistant in November of 2024. In this role, she supports areas such as administration, member communications and media content.

Before joining the Team, she gained experience working as an Intern in both campaign support for MPs and Councilors during the Local and General Election and working for the Casimir Pulaski Foundation. As well as working for multiple charities on issues such as the climate crisis, educational inequality and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Tess obtained her Bachelors of Arts in Politics and International Relations from University of Nottingham.

Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.techUK.org

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