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How to do business with the United Nations
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Intrigued to know how you could use the United Nations to further the growth of your business? Come along to hear about the current procurement opportunities that the UN offers.
What you’ll learn
- gain an overview of the UN Global Market Place
- understand what it is exactly that the UN Agencies are procuring
- how to navigate the United Nations Procurement process
Description
Did you know that the United Nations (UN) procured goods and services for almost $25 billion in 2023? The UK is the 7th largest country supplier to the UN and procurement from UK suppliers was $692 million.
This webinar will provide key insights into the process of UN procurement and highlight ways in which you can access these procurement opportunities across a wide range of sectors and agencies and grow your business' global presence.
We'll be covering how you can register with the UN Global Marketplace, which is a supplier database for the United Nations, and you will hear which goods and services are most in demand from the UN.
Speakers
Marie Gow
Senior Trade Adviser, Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Geneva
Marie is a Senior Trade Officer at the British Embassy in Switzerland. She has over 20 years’ experience in helping UK companies export to Switzerland. She is based in Geneva, home of the United Nations and many other international organisations.
Joanne Ganthier
Senior Trade Adviser, Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Copenhagen
Joanne is a Senior Trade Adviser at the British Embassy, Denmark. She has 20 years’ experience in supporting and advising UK companies on exporting to the Danish market. Joanne has organised large United Nations Procurement events in Copenhagen and trade missions for UK suppliers.