Advanced Manufacturing Trade Mission to Turkiye

The Event

The DBT in collaboration with Midlands Engine Partnership and MEXT Technology Centre in Turkiye is delighted to invite businesses, R&D institutions and sector organisations from across the Midlands to submit an expression of interest to participate in a trade mission to Turkiye.

Designed for export-ready companies who operate in Advanced Manufacturing and interested in doing business with Turkiye, UK delegates will have a chance to learn about the manufacturing sector and capabilities in Turkiye, promote their services and capabilities to Turkish manufacturing industry, and connect with representatives of sector organisations to increase their reach.

The main event will take place at MEXT Technology Centre, a state-of-the-art digital factory established to support manufacturing businesses in Turkiye in their digital and clean transformation. 

The mission is suitable for Midlands-based innovative companies who are already exporting or ready to export and specialised in the following areas as well as R&D institutions and sector organisations with a focus in:

• Digital transformation of manufacturing
• Intelligent automation
• Robotics
• Additive manufacturing
• Modelling, simulation, digital twins
• Advanced materials
• Data analytics

Why should you join this trade mission?

Pre-mission activities will include:

• Virtual pre-visit briefing to prepare your business for the mission
• Feature in the trade mission e-brochure
• Introduction to the local DBT team in Turkiye who will be able to provide an overview of current opportunities

In-market activities include panel and roundtable sessions on advanced manufacturing technologies, collaboration in R&D and innovation ecosystem; B2B meetings with manufacturing industry representatives, technology companies, and business associations in Turkiye; site visit to a facility.

There is no fee to attend this mission, but delegates will need to pay for their own travel, subsistence and hotel costs.

If you have any questions please contact Zeynep.Karamanli@fcdo.gov.uk.