Export to grow: balance and future perspectives

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In this live broadcast we have discussed with the experts of the program represented at the table, its content, trying to summarize what the Export to Grow program is, why it was devised and what the objectives it seeks are.

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The table included the participation of experts, from left to right:

 

Alejandro Arola, president of Grupo Arola

Susana Laínez, Director of Institutional Relations Unit of Cesce

carlos dalmau, Director of International Solutions at Banco Sabadell. He joined banking in 1987, always linked to international operations, Director of Banco Sabadell in France for 14 years and since 2011 leading the International Business Management of Banco Sabadell both in Products and Services and Teams of International Business Directors.

Joan Tristany, General Director of amec, Association of internationalized industrial companies. He has a degree in Economics from the University of Barcelona, ​​an insurance actuary from the University of Barcelona and a PDG from IESE. His professional career is linked to business organizations. He is a member of the Internationalization Observatory, of the Advisory Commission for International Trade Negotiations, of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Standardization Association, UNE, of the Strategic Orientation Committee of ICEX, as well as of the Organizing Committees of various Spanish industrial fairs.

Ana Cebrian, Deputy Director of Business Development at Cofides

Pablo Vinageras, counsel of the Commercial Law Department of Garrigues. He is Co-Head of the “Startups & Open Innovation” Area and Member of the Asian-Pacific Desk of Garrigues, Regional Coordinator for LATAM and Honorary Member of AIJA, as well as Associate Professor of “International Business Law” at the LaSalle Campus of the Ramon Llull University and ESADE (MUA/ MDIN), Garrigues

 

In this live broadcast we have discussed its content with the experts of the program represented at the table, trying to summarize what the Export to Grow program, why it was devised and what are the objectives it seeks.

 

Each of the program partners explains to us the motivations that made them participate in Export to Grow. Considering that it is still necessary to transfer first-hand information from expert Partners, every day, to SMEs and Companies that carry out Foreign Trade.

 

 

History of the "Export to Grow" program:

 

The proposal of the Program by Banco Sabadell was made to the partners in the month of April 2011, the first formal meeting of partners was held in October 2011, with Banco Sabadell as the leading partner accompanied by Arola Aduanas y Consignaciones SL. CESCE, ESADE, Garrigues. Subsequently, AENOR joined in June 2012 and COFIDES in January 2013. This group of Partners remains consolidated to this day as we continue to promote the program throughout Spain.

 

The First Newsletter they published was published in March 2012, a special one dedicated to Turkey. To date, they have published a total of 26 specialized Exportar para Crecer Newsletters.

 

The First Conference was held in March 2012 in Barcelona, ​​replicating it later in Madrid, Bilbao, Valencia, Zaragoza, Seville, San Sebastian, Murcia mainly.

 

At the same time, the program has carried out different activities and information editions for Spanish companies:

 

• Foreign Trade Guide published in February 2012
• Exporter Self-Diagnosis published in 1Q 2012
• Blog in 1Q2012
• Export APP to grow in 2018
• Edition of 21 Video sessions transmitted in Streaming between 2012 and 2014 and available on BancoSabadell TV.
• 70 videos, edited and available on BS TV
• 8 experiences of companies linked to export and internationalization (Biosystems, Grupo SM, Joma, Mediterranea de Signales Maritimas, Molecor, Izar Cutting Systems, Omnitec Systems, Acesur. Which also participated in the conferences

 

The Export to Grow brand has been extended to hold Sector Conferences such as:

 

            Conference in León 2012

 

            Conference in Gijón 2012

 

            Wine Day in Tomelloso 2014

 

            Horticultural Day in Murcia 2014

 

            Conference in Medina del Campo 2015

 

            Conference in Salamanca 2015

 

            Conference in Palencia 2016

 

            Conference in Tomelloso 2019

 

            Winery Day in Jerez 2019

 

            Expat Day in Barcelona and Valencia 2019

 

            Expopyme in Elche in 2012

 

            Cierval in Valencia in 2013

 

 

Country Platform Conferences held:

 

 

            Special Mexico in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bilbao, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Oviedo and Valladolid

 

            Special Morocco in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bilbao

 

            Special Peru, in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bilbao, Murcia and Seville

 

            Special Colombia, in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bilbao

 

            Special USA, in Madrid and Barcelona

 

            Special India, in Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao

 

            Special MENA (Regional) 32 events were held in 17 cities

 

            Morocco Special 2nd Edition, in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bilbao, Seville and Valencia

 

            Emirates Special in Barcelona

 

Exporting to grow has its next event planned for November 2019 with a Turkey Special in Barcelona, ​​Vigo and Bilbao.