Lunch with Andrew Mitchell Director General, Export & UK Trade - Department of International Trade

Join us for a lunch discussion with Andrew Mitchell CMG, Director General Exports and UK Trade at the UK Department for International Trade. With responsibilities for the department’s work on exports, global supply chains as well as UK Regions and the Devolved Administrations Andrew will share his perspectives on DIT’s Export and Trade priorities.

Andrew was appointed a Director General at the Department for International Trade in May 2020. Previously he was HM’s Trade Commissioner for Europe, responsible for the Department for International Trade’s work promoting trade and investment with the countries of Europe.

Prior to this he held senior positions in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Andrew led the government’s international work on Prosperity and was the FCO’s Director for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Andrew served in Germany and Nepal and was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Sweden. Andrew’s work in the private sector focused on major international events, including World Expos and OlympicGames.

This in person lunch event is for BEI members only. Numbers will be limited and we can only accommodate one representative per organisation. Please register your interest to attend with MathewGibbons from our events team.