EBRD SME Finance and Development Group Georgia invites consultants to submit applications to attend the EXPORT STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT Training course from 4-6 December 2018 in Tbilisi. The training participants shall commit three (3) full days to attend the training. The training has been developed for EBRD and will be delivered by Lesley Batchelor.
Lesley Batchelor is Director General of International Trade of the UK Institute of Export.
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Lesley Batchelor OBE is a champion of UK exporters, with a powerful track record in enhancing the performance of hundreds of businesses. Currently, Lesley has been working to provide qualifications and support for business for over 11 years. She is active with government serving on various board and committee helping to form strategy on SME growth and export potential.
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As director of International Business & Diplomatic Exchange and of the International Association of Trade Training Organisations Lesley is often a leading light in thought leadership issues connected with international trade. After 15 years working with blue-chip giants including Fujitsu Europe, Canon, Ciba-Geigy and Coca-Cola, Lesley set up CMC Marketing in 1992 to develop inspirational overseas strategies and international training programmes for SMEs.
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In 2007 she joined the Institute of Export where she has forged influential partnerships with many national and international associations. In 2014 she was appointed CEO of Open to Export a digital platform for new and inexperienced exporters set up as collaboration with other business support groups, the government, HSBC & the IOE&IT.
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Lesley is a graduate of the Institute of Export qualifications and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She has invaluable expertise as an Intellectual Property Auditor working in global licensing and marketing.
The training course fee is GEL 450 and the course will be held in the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel in Tbilisi. The price includes training hand-out materials, refreshments and a follow-up consulting /coaching or additional workshop session provided two months after the course. The course will be delivered in English.
If you are interested in attending this course, please fill out and submit this application before 30 November 2018. Please note that number of participants is limited therefore participation is subject to selection process. If you have questions please feel free to send an e-mail to
knowhowgeorgia@ebrd.com or call +995 322 44 74 31.