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Invest Northern IrelandSharing an International Perspective
Alan Wilson
Director- Trade
Invest Northern IrelandBELFAST
As the regional business development agency, Invest NI's role is to grow the local
economy. We do this by helping new and existing businesses to compete
internationally, and by attracting new investment to Northern Ireland.
We are part of the Department for the Economy and provide strong government
support for business by effectively delivering the Government’s economic
development strategies.
To improve the Northern Ireland economy through business development
SUPPORT
First time FDIExisting FDI firms wanting to expand
Local firms who wish to invest & grow
Larger private sector
More spending locally
New jobs at
all levels
Growth in
Exports
Better quality
jobs
Bigger overall
economy
Foreign Direct Investment
Exports
Invest NI – Our Purpose
2017 – 2021 Business Strategy
Invest NI – International Office network
Working with Partners
Focus on Sectors
Invest NI Trade Support
Trade
Advisory
Service
GB/RoI
Early Stage Exporters and Capability Support
Life & Health Sciences Sector
Trade Event Calendar
**subject to change
Event Date
Medica 18th- 21st November 2019
Arab Health 27th- 30th January 2020
HIMSS** 9th- 13th March 2020
China BIO** May 2020
BIO USA June 2020
HIDA** September 2020
BIO Europe** November 2020
Life & Health Sciences
Trade Markets
Priority markets• USA (dedicated in field resource)
• EU
• China (emerging)
Event participation• Bio USA
• Medica
• Arab Health
Area of capability• Diagnostics
• MedTech
• BioTech
• eHealth
FDI
Expertise• Precision Medicine
• Pharma
• Clinical Trails
World class Universities• R&D collaborations
• Spin in’s/out’s
• Partnerships
• Centres of excellence
NHS• Clinical expertise access
A 220 wings are the largest and most
complex composite structures manufactured
and assembled in the UK using Resin
Transfer Infusion
1 in 5 of the world’s computer drives
contains a part created in NI by Seagate
Moy Park is the largest Meat Producer in
Northern Ireland, processing 25% of the
Western European Chicken Market
Every second of every day 80
Randox tests are used across
the world
Over 80,000
employees
directly
employed in
Northern
Ireland
manufacturing
AERIAL VIEW, BELFAST
• NI’s global diaspora outreach programme driven & delivered by Invest NI, working in
collaboration with economic development partners & leveraging the INI international office
network
• Taps into the ‘soft power’ of the diaspora (both connected & affinity) to:
- Celebrate NI as a great place to live, work, study, invest & do business
- Attract opportunities in FDI, trade, education & business tourism
- Showcase quality career opportunities to potential returners/re-locators
• Involves:
- Building an global online community and;
- Developing a network of strategic diaspora in strategic locations & priority sectors to
actively engage
• Relaunched in November 2018
- Online community growing (~7000 web visits/month, ~2000 subscribers to NIC newsletter
- Network development underway in US & Canada, APAC.
www.niconnections.com
Thank You
www.InvestNI.com
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