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Now online participation possible: Export Opportunities Through Digital Sales in Asia for Danish Food Companies, 21 March 2023

The Danish Agriculture & Food Council, The Trade Council of Denmark, and Food Nation Denmark, are happy to invite you to the event “Export Opportunities Through Digital Sales in Asia for Danish Food Companies”.

Registration deadline for onsite participation: 13 March 2023
Registration deadline for online participation: 19 March 2023

The event is relevant for food FMCG companies that want to hear more about the attractive opportunities for export and digital sales in the two promising Asian markets. 

The continent of Asia is a distant market and often a region that is too far to grasp for many Danish companies. If you are one of those, then you are missing out.

Clear your calendar on Tuesday 21 March at 10 am, where The Danish Agriculture & Food Council will open its doors at Axelborg, where you can learn how to access the enormous market opportunities in Asia and the Middle East. You will hear about:

  • Opportunities in the newly reopened China.
  • Opportunities in The United Arab Emirates and the GCC countries.

PROGRAMME

10:00-10:30   Registration

10:30-10:40   Welcome by The Danish Agriculture & Food Council
by Kenneth Lindharth Madsen, Head of Department, Trade & Market Relations

10:40-10:50                                                                                                          

Introduction to The Trade Council's Food Export and Digital Sales Mandate
by Lonnie Kirsten Nielsen, Digital Sales Team Lead, The Trade Council of Denmark 

Denmark is the world leader when it comes to website sales. We are the #1 performer globally when it comes to shares of companies with digital channels. However, Denmark is #17 when it comes to selling digitally abroad (which is below the EU average). Hear more about how food companies can leverage the high Danish quality and unique market position with digital sales strategies.

10:50-11:00                    Introduction to Food Nation Denmark’s digital awareness portal
by Mie Ole Lauritzen, Head of Business Development and Partnerships, Food Nation 

Presentation of Food Nation’s virtual universe.
 
11:00-11:30   Market opportunities in China
by Katja Goodhew, Minister Counsellor of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries [by video from Beijing] and Cortana Xueting Yang [on-site], Digital Sales Advisor 

China is the 3rd biggest export market for the Danish food cluster, with the biggest export groups being pork, dairy and fish. Food sales in China are also booming and digital sales platforms like JD.com and Alibaba are getting more and more crucial. By 2024, the Chinese e-commerce market for overseas FMCG brands is expected to grow to 426 billion yuan. TC China has significant experience working within this segment and will present our experiences with digital sales opportunities in the era of the newly opened China.

11:30-12:00   Market opportunities in The United Arab Emirates
by Esben Filt Jensen, Minister Counsellor for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, & Christian Frost Jensen, Digital Sales Advisor

The United Arab Emirates is the trading hub in the Middle East. It is not only ranked high on the ease of doing business index and on the food security index and has the second highest internet user rate in the world, but it is also importing 90% of their food - this is a country that you want to focus on. With 85% foreigners, there are unlimited food market opportunities, and the UAE is a gateway to major nearby markets, such as Saudi Arabia.

12:00-12:10   Wrap up by the Danish Agriculture & Food Council
by Kenneth Lindharth Madsen, Head of Department, Trade & Market Relations

12:10-14:00   Networking and export advisory (including beverages and finger foods)
For onsite participants:

Get the opportunity to gain instant 1 vs. 1 advisory from the advisors about your specific export opportunities in Asia and hear more about upcoming export activities in these markets organized by the DAFC.

 

EVENT DETAILS
Date: 21 March 2023
Time: 10:00-14:00
Language: English
Venue: Danish Agriculture & Food Council, Axelborg, Axeltorv 3, 1609 København V
            Online at Microsoft Teams

REGISTATION
Please register here, for onsite participation no later than Monday 13 March 2023 - for online participation no later than Sunday 19 March 2023.
Registration is made in accordance with DAFC’s terms of participation.


PRICE
Onsite at Axelborg
Price: 500 DKK for non-members of the DAFC. Free of charge for members of the DAFC.
A no-show fee of 500 DKK will be charged including for cancellation of participation later than 16 March.

Online at Microsoft Teams
Price: Free of charge

If you have any questions, please contact Mathias Sandholt Knauf, mskn@lf.dk - +45 2336 9061.

 

 

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Mathias Sandholt Knauf