The Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards 2024 are now open for entries!
Organised by the Department for Business and Trade, the Awards recognise and celebrate the success of UK SMEs trading internationally, with categories covering a wide range of sectors.
Each category will be judged by a panel comprised of two DBT sector leads and independent panellist Marco Forgione, Director General at the Institute of Export & International Trade.
Any UK SME with up to 250 employees can enter the 2024 awards, by completing a short submission form online. The awards are free to enter and entries close on Sunday 14 January 2024.
The ten categories for the awards will be:
- Agriculture, Food & Drink
- Consultancy & Professional Services
- Creative Industries
- Education & EdTech
- Financial Services & FinTech
- Healthcare
- Infrastructure & Engineering
- Low Carbon Energy
- Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing & Construction
- Retail & Consumer Goods
For the Winners:
Winners will receive a year’s free business membership to the Institute of Export and International Trade, as well as a wide range of marketing promotion. Alongside this, winners will also receive a trophy, certificate, and digital badge to showcase their exporting success. There will also be recognition for the ‘highly commended’ businesses.
You can find more information about the Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards across Department for Business and Trade social medias:
Click here to go to the Awards' official webpage and submission form. For further questions about the awards get in touch with [email protected]
Oliver Alderson
Oliver Alderson
Oliver is the team assistant for the Policy and Public Affairs teams, joining techUK in November of 2023. He assists the teams admistrative support, communication, and event production.
Prior to working at techUK, Oliver studied at Swansea and Bristol universities, attaining a masters in Policy Research. During this time he competed in debating competitions around the country where he discussed and deliberated various policy issues. Between his studies Oliver acted as a student assistant in mental health research for the SMaRteN student network.
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Sabina Ciofu
Sabina Ciofu
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.
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Daniel Clarke
Daniel Clarke
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.
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