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Deputy Prime Minister’sVisit to Colombia and MexicoBusiness DelegationFebruary 2014

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Foreword

I’m incredibly pleased to be joined by so many greatBritish businesses on this important trade visit toColombia and Mexico.

Our Government is committed to do everything wecan to help your business grow and secure the UK’srecovery in the years ahead. And this will be one ofthe largest and most senior UK business delegationsever to visit these two countries. We have also developed asubstantial programme, which will enable you to learn more aboutthe growth potential of these markets and meet useful contacts foryour business.

The global influence of Latin American nations like Mexico andColombia is increasing both politically and economically. And, webelieve, this is an exciting time to be investing in these countries asthey continue to grow, reform and tackle the difficult challenges oftheir past.

As two of Latin America’s largest trading nations, economic expertshave already highlighted the huge potential for growth in Mexico andColombia over the next decade. And we are working with UKTI toensure you have the support you need to trade successfully in thesecountries and make the UK the preferred partner of choice.

In particular, both markets offer fantastic opportunities for Britishcompanies with the right skills and experience in education, energyand infrastructure. This isn’t just about big names getting the chanceto expand their businesses, but also small and medium sizedorganisations working across the supply chain in all sectors.

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UK exports to Mexico and Colombia are growing, with UKcompanies winning important contracts in business services, the oiland gas industries and transport sector. But there’s still a hugeamount of untapped potential in these markets for British businessesto grow.

So, if you think you have something to offer, now is the time toinvest. This visit is a chance for you to showcase your expertise andbuild new partnerships in Mexico and Colombia.

This is also an opportunity for us to promote the UK as one of theworld’s leading destinations for foreign investment. That includes ourcompetitive business environment, world-class universities, strongresearch base and unrivalled access to the EU and Asian markets.

We want more companies in Mexico and Colombia to know thatBritain means business. I believe there can be no betterambassadors to promote our success than you. So, I want to wisheveryone a useful and productive visit.

I look forward to working with you.

Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MP Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal DemocratParty



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● With a population of over 46 million people (the third largest in Latin America),Colombia is the second largest Spanish-speaking country in Latin America, UKexports to Colombia increased by 126% between 2009 and 2012 – the highest ofany emerging market.

● Colombia enjoyed 5.8% growth in 2011, 4.0% for 2012 and 4.25% in 2013.Growth for 2014 is predicted at 4.5%

● Colombia attracted over $16bn of Foreign Direct Investment (of which $13.1bnwas for the extractive industries) – an increase of 25% compared to 2011.

● Colombia has been highlighted by the World Bank as a ‘top reformer’ in five of thelast eight years. Inflation is at 1.84% – the lowest in Latin America.

● Colombia was invited to start OECD accession negotiations in May 2013.Colombia is the top country in Latin America (and sixth in the world) for investorprotection according to the World Bank. Colombia’s Credit Rating has been raisedto Investment Grade by Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s.

● The strengths of the Colombian market include:● Skilled workers and the second most flexible labour market in Latin America;● A developing location as a regional hub (6 hours flight to all other Latin

American capitals and three hours to Miami), with duty-free access to the otherAndean nations, Mercosur and Chile; and

● A tradition of stable economic growth, democratic government and prudenteconomic management in a region that has seen a number of economic crises(Colombia has never defaulted on its sovereign debt).

● The Colombian government intends to secure $100bn in investment ininfrastructure over the next eight years. It will invest $85bn in oil and gas. It willinvest some $40bn in defence and security over the next five years. Colombia’snational budget for education is around £12billion.

● Colombia enjoys fourteen Free Trade Agreements. In the last year, Colombia hasfinalised Free Trade Agreements with the US, Canada, South Korea and the EU.

● The UK is the second largest foreign investors in Colombia, with investmentstotalling around $6bn in the last eight years.

● The Colombian city of Medellin was voted by the Wall Street Journal as the mostinnovative city in the world in March 2013.

● Colombia is the third largest economy in Latin America.


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● Mexico’s economy is the world’s 14th largest and second largest in Latin America. ● The World Trade Organization states that Mexico is the tenth largest exporter in

the world, with around 80 per cent of all its exports being manufactured goods. ● UK exports of good to Mexico in 2012 were valued at £1.1billion ● The UK is Mexico’s fifth largest investor, with an investment stock of $12.2 billion

US in 2011 and having a 3% share of total foreign direct investment in thecountry.

● UK exports of goods and services to Mexico have increased by 35.8% since 2009● Mexico is one of the largest markets for luxury goods in Latin America, including

cars. It is the 8th largest car producer in the world, In 2013 it produced almostthree million vehicles.

● Mexico has the sixth largest electronics industry in the world, and is the third mostimportant exporter of mobile phones, with a market value of US$9.8b.

● In 2011, Mexico was the seventh largest oil producer in the world and currentlyranks among the top 20 in terms of gas production.

● The environmental market in Mexico is valued at $8 billion and is the secondmost important in Latin America.


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● In 2012 the UK was the sixth largest economy in the world: its GDP is US$2.44trillion (Centre for Economic and Business Research, World Economic LeagueTable 2013).

● UNCTAD reports that the UK recorded a 21.5 percent increase in the value of FDIinflows to US$62 billion in 2012, the highest increase among its European peers;the UK also increased its market share in global FDI inflows, from 3.2 percent to4.8 percent.

● The UK is the number one destination for companies setting up Europeanheadquarters, according to the Financial Times fDi Markets database (2012).

● The UK is home to Europe’s largest aerospace industry, and the world’s secondlargest, according to ADS, the UK’s Aerospace, Defence, Security and Spaceindustry trade organisation.

● The UK’s creative industries are worth over £36 billion a year, and export over£16 billion.

● The UK has the most developed online market in the world according to a studyby Cushman & Wakefield (Global Perspective on Retail: Online Retailing, July2013).

● Food and drink accounted for 15 percent of UK manufacturing output in 2012,making it the largest manufacturing sector in the UK.

● Six of the world’s top twenty universities are in the UK according to the QS WorldUniversity Rankings 2013.

● The UK is the global leader in offshore wind power, with more capacity installedthan the rest of the world put together (Offshore wind operational report 2012,Crown Estates 2013).

● London was ranked first in the 2013 Global Financial Centres Index ofinternational financial centres.

● The UK is the largest European market for high-end consumer electronicsproducts (Consumer Electronics Market Report 2012/13, European InformationTechnology Observatory).


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Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MPDeputy Prime Minister and Leader of the LiberalDemocrat PartyNick Clegg was born in Buckinghamshire in 1967 andstudied Social Anthropology at Cambridge and continuedhis post-graduate education at the University ofMinnesota and the College of Europe in Bruges. After a brief spell in journalism, Nick worked oninternational aid programmes and trade policy at theEuropean Commission. He was elected Member ofEuropean Parliament (MEP) for the East Midlands in1999 and served as Trade and Industry spokesman forthe European Liberal Democrat and Reform group until2004. He worked as a business consultant and part-timeuniversity lecturer before his election as MP for SheffieldHallam in 2005. In Parliament, Nick served as the Liberal DemocratSpokesperson on Europe (2005-6), Shadow HomeSecretary (2006-7) before becoming Leader in 2007. InMay 2010, Nick Clegg became Deputy Prime Ministerand Lord President of the Council in the CoalitionGovernment.


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Lord Livingston of ParkheadMinister of State for Trade and InvestmentLord Livingston of Parkhead was appointed Minister ofState for Trade and Investment on 11 December 2013.Lord Livingston was CEO of BT Group from 2008 until2013. Over that period free cash flow tripled and BT hasbecome one of the best performing European Telcostocks. It invested heavily in one of the fastest fibre rolloutprogrammes in the world and launched a new TV sportsservice. Having joined BT in 2002, he served on the BTGroup Board as Group Finance Director and CEO BTRetail, its consumer and small business division. Prior to this, Lord Livingston was Group Finance Directorat Dixons Group plc from the age of 32 making him theyoungest FTSE 100 CFO by some distance. During histenure, Dixons grew revenue and profits strongly andcreated the UK’s first major internet IPO, Freeserve.Lord Livingston has also worked for 3i plc, Bank ofAmerica and Arthur Andersen. He was previously a nonexecutive director of Hilton Group plc and is currently anon executive director on the board of Celtic plc. He is aChartered Accountant.He was born in Glasgow and has a wife and 2 children.



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Baroness Bonham Carter Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Mexico

Jane Bonham Carter was made a Liberal Democrat LifePeer in 2004. In 2012 she was appointed as the PrimeMinister’s Trade Envoy to Mexico. She is also DeputyConvenor of the Liberal Democrat peers and is currentlyCo-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary PolicyCommittee on Culture, Media and Sport and LiberalDemocrat DCMS spokesperson in the House of Lords.Previously she was Director of Communications for theLib Dems. Her career outside politics has been as atelevision journalist and executive. She was a producer atthe BBC on both ‘Panorama’ and ‘Newsnight’ andprogramme editor of Channel 4’s ‘A Week in Politics’.After leaving her job as Lib Dem communications directorshe returned to television, joining Brook LappingProductions.



Gustavo Marrqueta-SiibertBusiness Development DirectorALEXANDER DENNIS www.alexander-dennis.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)1324 614715

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) is Britain’s biggest busand coach manufacturer with build partnerships, jointventures and business interests in Hong Kong, China,Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia and NorthAmerica. It has emerged in the past five years as thefastest growing bus and coach builder in the westernworld, tripling its turnover in the period to over £500m. ADL is an acknowledged world leader in the developmentand manufacture of lightweight, fuel efficient, environment-friendly buses and is a leading supplier of low carbonhybrid-electric buses. ADL midi buses are world leaders,as are its double deck vehicles, which form the backboneof fleets in London and across the UK, as well as in HongKong, Vancouver, Ottawa, Singapore, Toronto, New York,Las Vegas, San Francisco and Seattle.


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Simon NaylorGroup President AmericasAMEC www.amec.com Email: [email protected]: 00 1 713 570 8696


AMEC is a focused supplier of consultancy, engineeringand project management services to its customers in theworld’s oil and gas, mining, clean energy, environmentand infrastructure markets.With annual revenues of some £4.2 billion, AMECdesigns, delivers and maintains strategic and complexassets for our customers, offering services which extendfrom environmental and front end engineering designthrough to decommissioning at the end of an asset’s life. AMEC employs over 29,000 people – ranging fromscientists and environmental consultants to engineersand project managers, dedicated professionals who takepride in their work – in around 40 countries worldwide.We work in diverse and often challenging environments,from sub-zero temperatures in the north of Canada to thesweltering heat of the Persian Gulf.Our vision is that by continually delivering excellence, weinspire trust and loyalty in our customers. We believe growth will come from the strength of ourcustomer relationships; the skills of our people and theway in which they deliver successful projects; the marketsin which we are positioned and the strength of ourbalance sheet.


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Ignacio BarandiaranPrincipal and Colombia Country ManagerARUPwww.arup.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7636 1531


Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners,engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering abroad range of professional services for the real estate,transportation, energy and utilities, and manufacturingindustries.We aim to help our clients meet their business needs byadding value through technical excellence, efficientorganisation and personal service. We provide theengineering and related consultancy services necessaryto every stage of the project, from inception to completionand after.Throughout the world we aim to provide a consistentlyexcellent multi-disciplinary service, which alsoincorporates our concern for the environment. Arup iscommitted to sustainable design, to its increasingincorporation in our projects and to industry-widesustainability initiatives.Formed in 1946, the firm now has 11,000 planners,designers, engineers and consultants working in 90offices in 38 countries and our projects have taken us tomore than 160 countries.


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Martin Doel OBE Chief Executive ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGESwww.aoc.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)20 7034 9913Mob: 0044 (0)7974 364 176


The Association of Colleges (AoC) exists to represent andpromote the interests of government funded furthereducation and sixth form colleges and provide memberswith professional support services. AoC was established in 1996 by colleges themselves asa voice for further education and higher educationdelivered in colleges at national and regional level. Ourmembership includes general and tertiary furthereducation colleges, sixth form colleges and specialistcolleges in England. We work with and represent collegesin Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland through affiliationof AoC and partnership with sister bodies in bothcountries via the UK Council of Colleges.In Latin America, our objectives are to:• Raise awareness of the benefits of working with UK

Government-funded/regulated colleges• Secure commercial agreements with governments,

industry and education institutions for the use of UKcolleges’ products and services


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Carlos QuintanaVP & General Manager LNG DevelopmentBG GROUPwww.bg-group.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)118 929 2515Mob: 0044 (0) 7917 460518


BG Group is an international energy business. We havetwo highly distinctive capabilities: world class explorationand a unique LNG model, both facilitated by ourcommercial agility.We are headquartered in the United Kingdom and haveoperations in more than 20 countries, across fivecontinents. BG Group has a global workforce of around5200 people from more than 70 nationalities.We connect long-life, competitively priced resources tomarkets around the globe. We have experience andexpertise in fast-growing economies such as China, Indiaand South America and established markets in the USA,the UK and Asia-Pacific. We focus on areas where we have clear competitiveadvantage in upstream oil and gas and in LNG, inparticular the early stage origination of projects, thediscovery of hydrocarbons and subsequent development.


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Richard HerbertChief Operating Of!icer, ExplorationBP www: www.bp.comEmail: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7496 4388


BP is one of the world’s leading international oil and gascompanies. Through our work we provide customers withfuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, lubricantsto keep engines moving, and the petrochemicals productsused to make everyday items as diverse as paints,clothes and packaging. Our objective is to create valuefor the countries where we operate and invest, and toshareholders. We provide supplies of energy for the worldin a safe and responsible way. We strive to be a safetyleader in our industry, a world-class operator, aresponsible corporate citizen and a good employer.Our Upstream segment is responsible for our activitiesincluding oil and natural gas exploration and fielddevelopment and production. Our exploration divisionobtains access to and finds resources at scale in theworld’s key hydrocarbon basins. We are an industryleader in seismic imaging, a key technology in theidentification of potential hydrocarbon resources.


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Dr Peter Bon!ield OBE FREngGroup Chief Executive BRE BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTwww.bre.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)1923 664254


BRE Building a better world together.BRE is a world leading building science centre thatgenerates new knowledge through research. This is usedto create products, services, standards and qualificationsthat drive positive change across the built environment. Based outside London with regional facilities in Scotlandand Wales and offices in Canada, China, India and Brazil,we are united by a common goal to create better andmore sustainable buildings, communities and businesses.We provide a unique resource to government, the privatesector and international clients. BRE created BREEAM the world’s first environmentalstandard for buildings and communities. It is currentlyused in over 50 countries around the world and in the UKon seminal projects like the London 2012 Olympic stadia.BRE is home to the BRE Innovation Park, a mini-community of pioneering demonstration homes andbuildings that are pushing the boundaries of knowledgeon how we deliver a more sustainable built environment. BRE is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity. TheTrust uses the profits made by the BRE companies tofund research and education that advances knowledge ofthe built environment.

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Mark Simpson Managing Director CO2 BALANCEwww.co2balance.com Email: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)1823 332233 Mob: 0044 (0)7976 310093

Established in 2003 and now a leading authority onproject development particularly in Sub Saharan Africa,co2balance provides specialist professional services andproducts related to the carbon market. We work withorganisations and individuals to calculate the embeddedcarbon associated with a business, service or product,provide practical suggestions for carbon reduction andwhere appropriate, provide carbon credits to offsetresidual emissions. Our work helps to generate fundingfor the continuing development and implementation ofmanaged offset projects in less developed countries, tothe benefit of the global environment and the people inwhose communities we live and work.


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Anthony Alec BennettManaging Director COOMBERwww.coomberaudio.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)1905 342070 Mob: 0044 (0)7590 671212

During the last 100 years Coomber has continued as theleading British manufacturer of specialist educationalaudio equipment. We work in conjunction with all levels ofschools and higher education. Speech language andcommunication needs, SEN, languages, music, listeningskills are just a few of our niche areas of expertise. Ourtechnological specialism is the simplicity and quality ofcapturing audio, then giving instant precise control andclarity of playback. All our products are designed with theinput from teachers and students then we manufacturethem in our factory in Britain and distribute themworldwide. We are seeking similar level of engagement within othereducational systems so that we can share our knowledgeand products.



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Fergus Graham, Director of Sales Ruth Euling, Director of SalesDE LA RUEwww.delarue.com Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: 0044 (0)1256 605000


As the world’s largest integrated commercial banknoteprinter, De La Rue is a trusted partner of governments,central banks, issuing authorities and commercialorganisations around the world. The Group has in recent years been involved in thedesign or production of over 150 national currencies. De La Rue also produces a wide range of securitydocuments including passports, driving licences,authentication labels and tax stamps. In addition, theGroup manufactures sophisticated, high speed cashsorting and inspection equipment. De La Rue also offers a range of software solutionsincluding government identity schemes, productauthentication systems and cash managementprocessing solutions. De La Rue has been working with the governments andcentral banks of Colombia and Mexico for many yearshaving at various times supplied banknote paper,passport issuing systems, banknote designs and otherspecialist products and services. The company’s mediumsized banknote sorting machines are manufactured underlicence in Mexico.


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Ian Cooper, Business Development Director –Land!ill & Specialist GasesENER-G NATURAL POWER LIMITEDwww: www.ernerg.co.ukEmail: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)161 745 7450Mob: 0044 (0)7773 813 027


Generating green electricity from harmful greenhousegases such as landfill gas, has enabled ENER-G NaturalPower Ltd to become a leading independent landfill gasutilisation expert in the UK, as well as having aninternational track record in Poland, Spain, South Africa,Hungary, Romania and MEXICO. To date we havedeveloped and operated over 170MW globally and arenow strategically focussing development in MEXICO.The Company is the Renewables Division of UK basedENER-G Plc (www.energ.co.uk), a sustainable energytechnology business, providing ‘efficient energysolutions’, with operating companies in many countries.The business has a turnover of more around £120m andemploys almost 800 people in total. Target Market – Landfill Gas UtilisationOur business has a ‘fully financed, design, build, own,operate and maintain’ philosophy that offers clients risk-free opportunity to generate Renewable Energy from theirsite – without the need for their investment, whilstreceiving income from the energy produced.ENER-G S.A.de C.V. our Mexican entity has a project inAguascalientes and Durango. In 2013 we contracted 4more opportunities, and further contracts will be securedin the next 2 years. Additionally, ENER-G’s wide-rangingexpertise is employed on mines gas projects and can beactively transferred to any alternative biogas fuels source,for example anaerobic digestion.

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Claire MillerCEOENERGY INDUSTRIES COUNCILwww: www.the-eic.comEmail: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)20 7091 8600


The EIC is the leading trade association providingdedicated services to help members understand, identifyand pursue business opportunities worldwide. Established in 1943, we are a not-for-profit organisationwith a large membership of over 700 UK-registeredcompanies who deliver goods and services to the oil &gas, petrochemical, pipeline, power, nuclear andrenewable industries globally. Headquartered in London, the EIC has a global networkof offices, from regional UK offices in Billingham andAberdeen, to international offices in Rio de Janeiro,Houston, Dubai and Singapore. We operate from thisextensive worldwide network, delivering expert marketknowledge, connecting suppliers with buyers, andproviding support services that together give ourmembers the competitive edge.Our goal is to put our members first and serve them well.The EIC is renowned for excellence in the provision ofservices that unlock opportunities for our members,helping the supply chain to win business across theglobe.


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Tony MillnsCEOENGLISH UKwww.englishuk.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7608 7960Mob: 0044 (0)7976 511439


English UK is the world’s leading language teachingassociation, with 475 accredited member centres inuniversities, further education colleges, and the privatesector (both for profit and not). Around 750,000 studentscome to the UK each year to learn English – at all levelsand ages. The sector is worth around £3 billion to the UKeconomy and is a major feeder route into university andprofessional courses. Our member centres can deliverany type of English language training and have the widestrange of courses in the world, ranging from English forthe oil and gas sector to English for tourism andhospitality. They are experienced at customizing coursesto meet government and corporate client needs. Theyalso do teacher training and development, and trainteacher trainers. English UK can help anyone looking forhigh-quality English language training in any context tofind an appropriate UK accredited centre or consortium ofcentres to deliver courses through various meansincluding online/distance learning.


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Juan VieiraPartnerFOSTER + PARTNERSwww.fosterandpartners.com Email: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)20 3147 5770

Foster + Partners, one of the most innovativearchitectural practices in the world today, led by Founderand Chairman Norman Foster, is based in London withproject offices worldwide. Over the past four decades thepractice has pioneered a sustainable approach toarchitecture and ecology through a strikingly wide rangeof work, from urban masterplans, public infrastructure,airports, civic and cultural buildings, offices andworkplaces to private houses and product design. Thestudio has established an international reputation withbuildings such as the world’s largest airport terminal atBeijing, Swiss Re’s London Headquarters, HearstHeadquarters in New York, Millau Viaduct in France, theGerman Parliament in the Reichstag, Berlin, The GreatCourt at London’s British Museum, Headquarters forHSBC in Hong Kong and London, and CommerzbankHeadquarters in Frankfurt. The practice has received over650 awards for excellence and won over 100 national andinternational competitions since its inception in 1967.Juan Vieira was made a partner in 2004. From 2010 to2011 he led the team that produced the designs forSaqqara, a mixed used residential project in Monterrey,Mexico, now under construction. In parallel he has beencarrying out feasibility studies for Centro CulturalProscenio a 60,000m2 mixed use regeneration project inBogota, Colombia. Since 2012 he has been co-director ofthe designs for the selected project for the new southernterminal at Tocumen International Airport in Panama.



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Fidel Otake HaradaVice-PresidentGKN DRIVELINE MEXICO www.gkndriveline.com Email: [email protected]: +52 461 618 5360 Mob: +52 1 461 141 5851


GKN is a global engineering group. Our technology andproducts are at the heart of vehicles and aircraft producedby the world’s leading manufacturers. GKN operatesthrough four divisions: Driveline, Powder Metallurgy, Aerospace and Land Systems.We employ approximately 40,000 people in over 30countries, harnessing our considerable technology andmanufacturing resources to supply the highest qualitysystems, structures, components and services.GKN Driveline is the world’s leading supplier of automotivedriveline systems and solutions. As a global businessserving the leading vehicle manufacturers, GKN Drivelinedevelops, builds and supplies an extensive range ofautomotive driveline systems – for use in the smallestultra low-cost car to the most sophisticated premiumvehicle demanding the most complex driving dynamics.GKN Driveline is a leading global producer of CVJ Systems,AWD Systems, Trans Axle Solutions and eDrive Systems.GKN Driveline’s pioneering technologies continue todeliver groundbreaking solutions with class-leadingsystems. Tomorrow’s challenges are met with energy,innovation and endeavour.The future is embraced with passion, enthusiasm andcourage to remain the global leader in vehicle drivelinesystems and solutions.


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Leo Suarez, International Business DirectorDiego Martinez, PresidentHOLDTRADEwww.holdtrade.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)20 8293 5999 Mob: 0044 (0)7940 987459


The Holdtrade Group has been supplying permanent waymaterials and rolling stock for industrial railways,underground mining and specialist tunnelling railways forover 30 years. Since 2011 we have been working onColombian railway projects and are currently workingclosely with a number of high profile companies to deliverrailway freight operations in the country.Holdtrade Atlantico SAS was incorporated in Colombia withour partners Iowa Pacific of USA and formally launched inBogota at an event presided over by the Lord Mayor ofthe City of London in July 2013. This company has thestrategic support of Transnet Engineering of South Africaa company that provides rolling stock and technology forthe biggest narrow gauge railway in the world.Holdtrade Atlantico is focused on providing cost effectiveworld class freight train operations and railway advice toour customers. The Holdtrade Atlantico team hasexperience of train operations across three continents(North America, Europe and Africa).

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Stuart GulliverCEO – HSBCwww.hsbc.comEmail: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7991 1889

HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financialservices organisations. With around 6,600 offices in bothestablished and faster-growing markets, we aim to bewhere the growth is, connecting customers toopportunities, enabling businesses to thrive andeconomies to prosper, and ultimately helping people tofulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions. We serve around 55 million customers through our fourglobal businesses: Retail Banking and WealthManagement, Commercial Banking, Global Banking andMarkets, and Global Private Banking. Our network covers80 countries and territories in six geographical regions:Europe, Hong Kong, Rest of Asia-Pacific, Middle Eastand North Africa, North America and Latin America. Ouraim is to be acknowledged as the world’s leadinginternational bank.


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David HowdenChief Executive Of!icerHYPERION GROUPwww.hyperiongrp.comEmail: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7645 9318

Hyperion is an international insurance and reinsuranceintermediary group with divisions in broking andunderwriting. The Group is primarily focused on thebusiness-to-business marketplace and has operationsacross Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, the USA,and Latin America. It employs more than 1,500 people in33 countries.Howden Broking Group, Hyperion’s insurance andreinsurance broking arm, has worked with clients in LatinAmerica for many years and, following the Group’s recentacquisitions in Brazil and Chile, it will build on itsestablished wholesale relationships in the region withinvestments in high quality businesses in Colombia andMexico. It has particular expertise and expansion plans inthe fields of Construction, Property, Energy, Aviation,Financial Institutions, Surety and Affinity, and works withnational and international clients ranging from banks tomultinational construction companies and major energycorporations.It is the Group’s intention to become the leading LatinAmerican insurance broker and the first trueIberoamerican insurance broker, with the brokingoperations in Spain linking closely with those in LatinAmerica to provide support to international clients.Headquartered in London, Hyperion holds a Queen’sAward for International Trade.



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Andrew WebsterPartnerJARDINE LLOYD THOMPSONwww.jltgroup.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7528 4000


JLT Specialty is a specialist insurance broker, riskmanagement advisor and claims consultant.Our success comes from focusing on defined sectorswhere we know we can make the greatest difference. It’s that approach that inspires our clients’ trust andconfidence, which has led to us becoming broker for morethan 6,000 vessels and to become the one of the largestbrokers of Marine insurance business in the world.JLT Specialty is a member of the Jardine LloydThompson Group of companies, a company listed on theFTSE 250 index of the London Stock Exchange. JardineLloyd Thompson Group plc is one of the world’s largestproviders of insurance and employee benefits relatedadvice, brokerage and associated services and theirclient proposition is built upon deep specialist knowledge,client advocacy, tailored advice and service excellence.They place clients first, champion independent thinkingand expect to be judged on the results they deliver.


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Michael Pritchard MBEFounder/InventorLIFESAVERwww.lifesaversystems.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)1206 580999


LIFESAVER systems Ltd is a 25 strong companyestablished in 2007 by Michael Pritchard, with a globalhumanitarian mission – to end water poverty. LIFESAVERhas pioneered an innovative nano-filtration technologythat removes all bacteria, parasites, viruses and cysts:instantly transforming dirty water into sterile drinkingwater without chemicals, power or UV light. The ability togenerate sterile water on demand for drinking andhygiene, eliminates the need to store water clean.LIFESAVER’s patented technology sits at the core of allits products: • The 0.75L bottle delivers up to 6,000 litres of sterile

water. • The 5L cube provides 5,000 litre of sterile water;

developed in conjunction with DFID and Oxfam it isoptimised for emergency response, 180 cubes fit on astandard air pallet.

• The 18L jerrycan provides households with up to20,000 litres of sterile water; 3,500 jerrycans weredeployed by the UK government to the Philippines aspart of the DFID Rapid Response Facility.

• The 750L C2 provides communities with two millionlitres of sterile water. Over 2500 C2s have beendeployed across Sarawak as part of an ongoingMalaysian Government initiative to eliminate rural waterpoverty.


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Alan WoodChief Operating Of!icerLITTLE BRIDGEwww.littlebridge.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 8741 3575


Little Bridge is a unique programme for young, digitallearners of English, which is used in over 60 countriesworldwide. With a supporting print and merchandisepackage, Little Bridge includes over 1000 stimulating andstructured interactive games, activities and funanimations, in a stunning virtual 3-D world.Little Bridge also has an exciting, fully-moderated, socialnetworking site and community. With tools to support thedevelopment of writing skills, the rapidly expanding LittleBridge community connects young users learning Englishacross the globe.The company works with private and government schoolsacross Latin America and has won two important Ministryof Education contracts to supply Little Bridge to the publicschools in Mexico and in Chile. These projects include animportant training element with local teachers. Thecompany also successfully introduced Little Bridge to theCultura Inglesa (AACI) in Argentina.Little Bridge content is delivered to mobile platforms,providing flexibility and easy access – anytime andanywhere!(*Supports Cambridge YLE)


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Christopher RoweManaging DirectorLJ CREATEwww.ljcreate.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)1603 748001


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Chris Rowe, after studying electronics at Norwich CityCollege, joined the Norwich-based company, LJ Create,and has been with them for 34 years.LJ Create produce digital content and associatedequipment for Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics training. Used by education and traininginstitutions around the world, with a particular concentrationupon the Middle East, Central and South America and theUSA, their products focus on school improvement.Chris spent sixteen years overseeing the company’soperations in the USA and lived there with his familybefore returning to Norwich in 2000 to manage thecompany’s product development department.Now Managing Director of LJ Create, Chris oversees thecompany’s operations both in the UK, USA andinternationally and spends much of his time traveling.Chris is an enthusiastic football supporter and enjoysspending time with his wife, four children and collection ofpets.


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Gabriel AnguianoLatin America (excl. Brazil) International Market Development LLOYDSwww.lloyds.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7327 6137

Lloyd’s is the world’s specialist insurance market. Unlikemany other insurance brands, Lloyd’s is not a company;it’s a market where our members join together assyndicates to insure risks. Lloyd’s accepts business fromover 200 countries and territories worldwide.Gabriel Anguiano – International Market DevelopmentHe joined Lloyd’s in January 2008 as Manager of Strategyand Business Planning. In this role he was responsible forleading the analysis and formulation of Lloyd’s three yearstrategic plan. In 2010 he led a large delegation fromLloyd’s on its first visit to the Mexican insurance market.In 2011 he established the Mexico Desk and is nowresponsible for Lloyd’s initiatives in Mexico and for thedevelopment of Lloyd’s wider strategy in Latin America.Previously, Gabriel was with Zurich Financial Services inthe United Kingdom, as Head of Market, in charge ofserving the risk management and insurance needs of thecountry’s top universities and other higher educationinstitutions. Other roles at Zurich included the sponsoringand delivery of an e-learning strategy for the company’s14000 employees, as Head of the Innovation Lab, whichat the time offered in house business incubation support.Prior to that he had a career in the energy sector inMexico, with roles in both the nuclear energy supervisorand the Ministry of Energy.He is a Board Director of the Mexican Chamber ofCommerce.



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Professor Craig CalhounDirector LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICSwww: www.lse.ac.uk Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7955 6682


Professor Craig Calhoun is Director of the London Schoolof Economics. He is a social scientist whose workconnects sociology to culture, communication, politics,philosophy and economics. He took up his post on 1 September 2012, having left theUnited States where he was University Professor at NewYork University, director of the Institute for PublicKnowledge, and President of the Social ScienceResearch Council. He co-founded, with Richard Sennett,Professor of Sociology at LSE, the NYLON programmewhich brings together graduate students from New Yorkand London for co-operative research programmes.Professor Calhoun took a D.Phil. in History and Sociologyat Oxford University and a Master’s in SocialAnthropology at Manchester.He is the author of several books including NationsMatter, Critical Social Theory, Neither Gods Nor Emperorsand most recently The Roots of Radicalism (University ofChicago Press, 2012). Describing his own approach to academic work,Professor Calhoun says: "We must set high standards forourselves, but in order to inform the public well, not toisolate ourselves from it."


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Santiago Klein, Managing Director MCBAINS COOPERwww.mcbainscooper.com Email: [email protected]: 001 954 315 3844 Mob: (USA & Mexico): +1 954 383 3228Mob: (Colombia): +57 350 555 2210Mob: (UK): +44 78 0070 9170


McBains Cooper is a leading, interdisciplinary propertyand construction consultancy providing a bespoke rangeof services to corporate clients and public bodiesthroughout the UK, Europe and the Americas.Our expertise extends across the following core disciplines:Project Management & Due Diligence, Architecture,Masterplanning & Urban Design, InfrastructureConcession Consulting, Quantity Surveying, CostManagement, Engineering Services, Civil and StructuralEngineering, Building Surveying, Risk Management, CDMCoordinator, Sustainability, FM Outsourcing.With projects ranging from minor works to major contractsin excess of £1 billion, we cover all major sectors, fromoffice to retail, education to residential, health to commerce,infrastructure to transport and industrial to conservation.Whether working as part of an externally sourced team,or independently as an all-in-house interdisciplinary team,capitalising on our collective skills, knowledge andexperience, we orchestrate outstanding services for ourclients, designed to meet their specific needs and, inmany cases, exceed their expectations.By integrating the processes and operational programmingof the professional disciplines, the Group is able to enhanceboth the value and quality of the service provided.Actively expanding internationally and having establishedoffices in the UK, Europe, Mexico, Colombia and the US,we are strengthening our position in the Americas.


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Harry BockmeulenCountry ManagerPETROFAC www.petrofac.com Email: [email protected]: +52 993 317 7790


Petrofac is a leading international service provider to theoil and gas production and processing industry, with adiverse customer portfolio including many of the world’sleading integrated, independent and national oil and gascompanies. Petrofac is quoted on the London StockExchange (symbol: PFC).Petrofac designs and builds oil and gas facilities;operates, maintains and manages facilities and trainspersonnel; enhances production; and, where it canleverage its service capability, develops and co-invests inupstream and infrastructure projects. Petrofac’s range ofservices meets its customers’ needs across the full lifecycle of oil and gas assets.With more than 18,000 employees, Petrofac operates outof seven strategically located operational centres, inAberdeen, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Woking, Chennai,Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur and has a further 24 officesworldwide.In Mexico, since 2011 Petrofac has won four contracts tooperate, maintain and develop mature oil and gas fieldson behalf of Pemex Exploration and Production and hasits headquarters in Villahermosa, Tabasco. Petrofacemploys 350 staff locally.For additional information, please refer to the Petrofacwebsite at www.petrofac.com.

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Gaz BorlandManaging Director, Air Division QINETIQwww.qinetiq.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)1980 663654


We are experts in defence, aerospace and security. Weemploy over 9,000 people worldwide and our scientistsand engineers solve some of the world’s most importantproblems.We offer high-end technical knowledge underpinned byworld-class research and innovation. We supply advice,assurance, test and evaluation, engineering solutions andtraining. Our domain capability areas include Air, Naval,Land, Unmanned Aviation Services (UAS), Training &Simulation, C4ISR, Survivability, Safety & AcquisitionServices, Cyber Intelligence & Security, Audio DistributedSensing (OptaSense), Space, Weapons and Ranges.We serve customers in over 40 countries, covering manysectors such as Defence, Government, Security, Space,Multi-National Organisations, Oil & Gas, Energy andTransport markets. These customers face challenges thatdefine the modern world and it is our people that makethe critical difference by providing technical expertise, deepdomain knowledge and rigorous independent thinking.


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Kimmo FullerNorth and Central Americas Director ROLLS ROYCEwww.rolls-royce.com Email: [email protected]: +1-281-436-6740 (Office)


Rolls-Royce is a global company, providing integratedpower solutions for customers in civil and defenceaerospace, marine and energy markets. Rolls-Royce –Energy business delivers the essential power required tosupport customer operations across the global oil & gasand power generation sectors. Our portfolio of missioncritical aero-derivative gas turbine, reciprocating engineand compressor technologies and related servicesaddresses a wide-range of power requirements andapplications. We provide the power that enables oilplatforms to operate in some of the most hostile andremote locations of the world. Our compressor technologytransports oil and gas across continents to where it isneeded most. We are also a supplier to the utility anddistributed power generation sectors. Our technologysolutions ensure reliable, dependable and flexibleelectricity supplies are met efficiently, without comprisingemissions performance.

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Mark HampsonChief Innovation Of!icerSATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULTwww.sa.catapult.org.uk Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)1235 567 999

The UK space sector is increasingly recognised for itssignificant contribution to the UK economy. This follows adecade of sustained growth of approximately 9% year onyear, underpinned by a broad commitment to excellenceand innovation. The UK already commands a seven percent share of the global space market, and has ambitionsto secure an even greater stake as the market swells to apredicted value of £400 billion by 2030.The Satellite Applications Catapult has been establishedas a new type of independent innovation and technologycompany, created to foster growth across the economythrough the exploitation of space. Our world-classfacilities and expertise enable the best businesses,researchers and end-users to work together to developnew satellite-based products, services and applications,translating ideas from concept to market.We are one of a network of Catapults established by theTechnology Strategy Board to accelerate the take-up ofemerging technologies and drive economic growth.Mark has a breadth of knowledge that spans across theSpace, Defence, Government, Intelligence and Transportsectors, and has over 28 years’ experience in thebespoke Information and Communications Technologyapplication industry. Mark has also been involved in theInternational Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) from itsinception, working with government, academia andindustry to create the centre.



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Doug RichardCEO & Founder SCHOOL FOR STARTUPSwww.schoolforstartups.co.uk Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7759 1916


Founded by visionary entrepreneur Doug Richard, Schoolfor Startups is dedicated to helping aspiring and newbusiness owners realise their entrepreneurial ambitions.The social purpose business runs a broad range oftailored, holistic and supportive programmes. Since 2008,School for Startups have trained and supported over25,000 entrepreneurs globally.Entrepreneurs are supported through the provision ofsocially responsible funding, education and exclusiveresources, and full round-the-clock business support. The programmes contribute to support national and localgovernment initiatives and help spur local, regional andnational economic growth at a grassroots level.The substantive offering across education, regionaldevelopment, accessible world-class training and deeplevel engagement programmes, is unparalleled. Schoolfor Startups thought leadership position on enterpriseglobally is founded in practical experience, having kickstarted thousands of businesses, and provided over £10million in government loans.www.schoolforstartups.co.uk andwww.schoolforcreativestartups.comTwitter: @S4S / @CreativeS4S / @DougRichardFacebook.com/S4Startups

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Eduardo RodriguezShell Country Chair for ColombiaAlberto de la Fuente Shell Country Chair for MexicoSHELL www.shell.com Email: [email protected]: 0057 1 640 4000Email: [email protected] Tel: 0052 55 50 89 57 56

Eduardo Rodriguez currently holds the Country Chairmanposition for Shell Companies in Colombia with Upstreamand Downstream business. Eduardo joined Shell in 2002 to work as a BusinessAnalyst for Shell’s Retail business in Central America andthe Caribbean. In 2003 he led the implementation anddevelopment of Shell’s Retail Global Strategy for LatinAmerica. Eduardo has also held leadership positions in ContinentalAirlines in Houston and Trumpf Incorporated inConnecticut and California. He has an MBA fromGeorgetown University, a B.S. in ManufacturingEngineering from Boston University.

Alberto completed a Masters of Philosophy in Economicsand Social History from Oxford University in the UK andan MBA from the Australian School of Business in Sydney. In 2006, Alberto joined Shell as Marketing Manager forthe North West Shelf Gas Project in Perth, Australia; inlate 2008 he moved to the Middle East where he wasappointed by Shell as Shareholder Representative andBusiness Advisor for Oman LNG and Qalhat LNG. Alberto was named President of Shell Mexico in July2012, leading a fully Mexican management team.



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Kristian SiemChairmanSUBSEA 7www.subsea7.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 8210 5500


Subsea 7 is a world leading contractor in underwaterconstruction for the Oil Industry. Subsea 7 has a jointventure with Blue Marine in Mexico and has executedseveral projects for Pemex recently, including the layingof pipeline L60 and L67 in the Kumaza and CanterellFields, using the Pipelay vessel Borealis. Subsea 7‘s market capitalisation value is US$7 billion.Number of employees is 14,000 worldwide with 2,600 inthe UK and over 400 in Mexico. Subsea 7 own andoperate 45 specialised construction vessels.Kristian Siem is Chairman of the Siem Industries, which isthe main shareholder of Subsea 7. Companies in theGroup own about 130 vessels mainly in the oil and gasservice industry but also in the reefer trade and transportof automobiles.COLOMBIA: Star Reefers has been working with BANACOL,one of Colombia’s largest producers and marketers ofbananas and tropical fruit, for over two decades throughthe provision of refrigerated vessels and high qualityshipping services to North America and Europe.MEXICO: In addition to Subsea 7 contracts with Pemex,Siem Car Carriers has been operating out of Lazaro,Mexico since 2010 providing shipping services both intoand out of Mexico for a number of major carmanufacturers including Chrysler, Hyundai, Mitsubishi,Renault and Samsung and it will soon commence shortsea operations to the US for Daimler and GM.


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Professor Sir Martin Sweeting OBE FRSExecutive Chairman SURREY SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY www.sstl.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)1483 803909


25 years of space innovation, where an innovativeapproach to the design, build, launch and operation ofsatellites, has propelled SSTL to the forefront of the smallsatellite industry. SSTL’s drive to change the economicsof space means that we continue to push the boundariesof space, exploiting advances in technologies andcontinuing to challenge conventions, bringing affordablespace exploration to our customers. SSTL deliverscomplete mission solutions for remote sensing, science,navigation and telecommunications as well as supplyingavionics suites, subsystems and ground infrastructure.SSTL’s vertically integrated projects have given us areputation for delivering to short schedules and withintight budgets. To date we have delivered 41 satellites tointernational customers. SSTL are keen to establish partnerships within bothMexico and Colombia for exploitation of space basedtechnologies for earth observation applications includingdisaster monitoring, security monitoring and agriculture.Based in Guildford UK, SSTL is owned by Astrium BV.


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Michael ReaChief Operating Of!icerSimon RetallekAssociate DirectorTHE CARBON TRUSTwww.carbontrust.com Email: [email protected]: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7170 7000

Michael ReaMichael joined the Carbon Trust in 2002 as Director ofStrategy and brought his expertise to a number ofoperational roles at the Carbon Trust prior to hisappointment as Chief Operating Officer.Simon RetallackSimon Retallack has 14 years’ experience of leadinginitiatives addressing environmental issues in a variety ofroles. He is currently an associate director in the Policyand Markets team at the Carbon Trust. At the CarbonTrust, Simon has led a number of high profileengagements for government clients on the developmentof low carbon strategy, policy and delivery programmes.


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Alan McArthurExecutive Director TVET UKwww.tvetuk.org Email: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)1642 593259Mob: 0044 (0)7714 703091

Mexico is a relatively new market for TVET UK. AMemorandum of Understanding was signed betweenTVET UK, ANUP (Asociacion Nacional de UniversidadesPolitecnicas) and ANUT (Asociacion Nacional deUniversidades Tecnologicas) during a ministerial visit byDavid Willetts MP to Mexico in April 2013. Since then, TVET UK led a trade mission to Mexico inOctober 2013 attended by a number of TVET UKmembers who wish to engage with educationalorganisations in Mexico for potential collaborationopportunities. This visit was supported by the UKTIEducation team in Mexico. As a follow on from thismission TVET UK plans to host several partnerorganisations to the UK during April 2014.In attending the visit in February, TVET UK’s intention isto follow up on existing relationships and proposedcollaboration opportunities. TVET UK also has a goodrelationship with CONALEP (the National College ofTechnical Professional Education) and it is planned that aMemorandum of Understanding will be signed onconclusion of the few days spent in Mexico.



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Joanna Newman MBEInternational DirectorUK HIGHER EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL UNITwww.international.ac.uk Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7419 5405


The International Unit: Global Opportunities for UK HigherEducationThe UK Higher Education International Unit drives thedelivery of the UK higher education sector’s internationalagenda by shaping national policy, identifying andproviding opportunities, delivering programmes andpromoting its research-based policy analysis. • The UK has just under 1% of the world’s population but

undertakes 4% of the world’s scientific research andproduces nearly 16% of the world’s most frequentlycited papers

• Currently 75 per cent of the UK’s degree-awardinginstitutions deliver education overseas, in over 200countries

The International Unit, located at Universities UK, is theonly body to represent the entire HE sectorinternationally, working to support the development andsustainability of the UK HE sector’s influence andcompetitiveness globally.


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Professor Pete DownesPrincipal & Vice Chancellor UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEEwww.dundee.ac.uk Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)1382 383000


The University of Dundee is one of Scotland’s leadinginstitutions and one of the world’s top 200 universities*.Dundee is internationally recognised for the quality of itsteaching and research and has a core mission totransform lives across society.In Life Sciences it hosts one of the largest and mostproductive research institutes in Europe. Our Schools ofMedicine and Dentistry are among the top rated in theUK. We are leading the way internationally in providingexpertise in law, policy and governance for the Oil, Gasand Energy sector.Dundee has existing links with Colombia, having signed ahigh level Memorandum of Understanding with ICETEX,the Funding Council of the Colombian Government, inAugust 2012.Dundee was been voted best in the UK for studentexperience by the Times Higher Education StudentExperience Survey in 2012 and best in Scotland in 2013.See www.dundee.ac.uk for further details. * Times Higher Education World University Rankings2013-14


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Professor Steve HillierVice Principal International UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGHwww.ed.ac.uk/about/edinburgh-global Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)131 651 4536/7Mob: 0044 (0)770 499 2862


The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top 20research and teaching universities and a global leader ininnovation and knowledge exchange.The University of Edinburgh opened an Office of theAmericas in Mexico City in 2012, directed by DalindaPerez Alvarez Rodriguez, a Mexican national. The Officefacilitates collaboration between the University andpartners in education, business and government acrossthe whole of Latin America. In Mexico and Colombia,formal agreements have now been established in with: • Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)• Fundacion Mexicana Para La Education La Technologia

y La Cienca (Mexico)• Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas

(Mexico)• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de

Monterey (Mexico)• The Council for Science and Technology, Colciencias

(Colombia)The University has an established tradition of academicinteraction in Latin America in a number of fields,including climate change, energy, public health, economicdevelopment, business and the preservation of delicateecosystems.


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Professor Nigel ThriftVice-Chancellor and President UNIVERSITY OF WARWICKwww.warwick.ac.uk Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)2476 523630


Warwick is a research-intensive University engaging withthe world’s most challenging problems through its GlobalResearch Priorities programme. That requires a focus onmultidisciplinary research, often with internationalpartners, on areas of global significance such as foodsecurity, sustainable cities, energy, and innovativemanufacturing. Warwick wishes to explore research linkswith leading Mexican universities, research institutes andcompanies to take forward that work.Warwick believes that every student should be a globallyaware and international student. This means that allWarwick students will experience inter-cultural learning ina cosmopolitan environment – whether through coursemodules with an international focus, learning a language,volunteering internationally, collaborating with studentsfrom the many other countries at Warwick. Warwicktherefore wishes to develop student exchanges withleading Mexican universities to enhance the languageand inter-cultural skills of our graduates, and to attractoutstanding Mexican research students to Warwickworking with CONACyT and other Mexican agencies.Professor Nigel Thrift is Vice-Chancellor and President ofthe University of Warwick. Since becoming Vice-Chancellor in 2006, Professor Thrift has launched anambitious new strategy for Warwick’s future which israpidly increasing Warwick’s international profile.


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David WorthingtonManaging DirectorVERCOwww.vercoglobal.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)1225 816877


Verco is an award winning sustainability and climatechange consultancy, with more than 25 years experienceand a focus on low carbon growth, energy efficiency andclean energy development.Our combination of high-level policy/strategy work, deeptechnical analysis and commercial outlook delivers realvalue to clients. Verco offers a wide range of sustainabilityservices tailored to meet the diverse requirements ofclients, including:1. Policy, strategy and compliance

Delivering low carbon research, strategy and policydevelopment and corporate environmental risk andopportunity management.

2. Energy and resource managementHighly skilled engineers generating 10-30% in utilitycost savings every year using our Carbon DesktopTMresource and management software

3. Project development and investmentProject management, technical and financing solutionsfor major sustainability projects

Verco’s clients include private sector businesses,multinationals, global agencies, central and localgovernment. Verco is delivering projects in the UK,Europe, US, South Africa, South America, China, SouthEast Asia and Africa.


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David Morton Director, Business to BusinessWAITROSE www.waitrose.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 0044 (0)1344 825860

Waitrose has 302 shops in the UK and Channel Islandsand consistently achieves sales growth ahead of themarket. A trading division of the employee-owned JohnLewis Partnership, Waitrose combines the convenience ofa supermarket with the expertise and service of aspecialist shop. Waitrose is dedicated to offeringresponsibly sourced quality food.Waitrose started exporting products in 1996 and now haspresence in over 50 countries including Singapore (ColdStorage), Hong Kong (ParknShop), Thailand (Topps) andAustralia (Coles). It has seven shops in the Middle Eastoperated under licence by Fine Fare Food Market LLC.Waitrose offers regional exclusivity with partners whoshare their values of quality food, excellent service, firstclass store environment and fair treatment ofstaff/suppliers.Waitrose’s export business is growing rapidly with newpartners in Chile (Unimarc), Switzerland (Manor) andTaiwan (Wellcome). Waitrose products are also availableon board Eurostar rail services.



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Charles Goodier Business Development Manager (International)General Manager (Far East Asia)WRIGHTBUSwww.wright-bus.com Email: [email protected]: 0044(0)7802 584738

The Wright Group is one of the Europe’s leading suppliersof accessible public transport vehicles. Founded in 1946,the Wright Group pioneered low floor buses in the UK,and has earned a reputation for producing vehicles whichare stylish, durable, high in quality and packed withinnovative features. A total of 1,400 staff are currentlyemployed at the site and the existing output of buses isexpected to increase to more than 1,100 vehicles peryear in 2014.In recent years, The Wright Group has focusedincreasingly on overseas markets and with contracts fromGreat Britain, Republic of Ireland, the US, Hong Kong andSingapore, the company has established itself as aleading global player. In line with international requirements and marketdemand, recent projects tend to be for high-specificationand technologically-advanced vehicles, whetherdeveloping the highly acclaimed StreetCar RTV for theexacting standards of the Nevada desert, introducing thehigh profile low-emission hybrid-electric “New Bus forLondon”, or design and manufacture of our new integralStreetLite range of midibus’ range. All vehicles designedand manufactured conform to the exacting qualitystandards of IS0 9001:2008.



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Cristiano CeccatoAssociateZaha Hadid Architects www.zaha-hadid.com Email: [email protected]: 0044 (0)20 7253 5147

Zaha Hadid was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize(considered the Nobel Prize of architecture) in 2004 andis internationally known for her built, theoretical andacademic work. She is a global leader in pioneeringarchitectural research. Her practice has completed morethan 40 seminal projects around the world, and her workhas been the subject of exhibitions at New York’sGuggenheim and London’s Design Museum. Zaha Hadid’s outstanding contribution to architecture hasbeen acknowledged by the most world’s most respectedinstitutions. Her designs have twice been awarded theStirling Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architectsand in 2012, Hadid was made a Dame Commander of theOrder of the British Empire.


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Andrew Wright CEO, UK Colombia TradeT: +(571) 3268237 E: [email protected]


Accompanying of!icials: Colombia

Elvira Martinez Senior Trade and Investment Of!icer, BritishEmbassy, BogotaT: +(571) 3268263 E: [email protected]

Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby British Ambassador to ColombiaTony Regan Deputy Head of Mission and Director of Trade &Investment, British Embassy, ColombiaT: +(571) 3268203 E: [email protected]


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Accompanying of!icials: Mexico

John Pearson First Secretary Commercial, UK Trade &Investment, British Embassy, Mexico T: 0052 55 1670 3249M: 0052 55 5419 8737E: [email protected] Prana Alvarez Rivas PA to the Head of UKTI and Finance Of!icer,British Embassy Mexico T: 0052 55 1670 3325 M: 0052 55 5415 3974E: [email protected]

Duncan Taylor CBEBritish Ambassador to Mexico T: 0052 55 1670 3202 Justin McKenzie Smith Deputy Head of Mission and Director of Trade &Investment, British Embassy, MexicoM: 0052 55 5404 1014E: [email protected]


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Accompanying of!icials: UK

Tony Lamb Head of Latin America Strategic Trade Group, UK Trade & InvestmentT: 0044 (0)20 7215 8527M: 0044 (0)7876 006571E: [email protected] Foley Private Secretary to Lord LivingstonT: 0044 (0)20 7215 3827E: [email protected]

Paula Freedman Director, Developed Markets & the Americas, UK Trade & InvestmentT: 0044 (0)20 7215 4320E: [email protected]


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UK Trade & Investment, the Government department that helps UK-basedcompanies succeed in the global economy and assists overseas companies tobring their high-quality investment to the UK, has organised this delegation visit toTurkey and produced this mission guide. For further information please visit www.ukti.gov.uk


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