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Digital trade accelerator launch: Five steps to grow your exports and trade smarter

Friday 13 November, 12:00, online. Free.

Run by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

When and where

When

Friday 13 November 2026, 12:00 to 13:00

Where

Online

Cost

Free
Book or find out more on business.gov.uk

About this event

This online webinar launches the Digital Trade Accelerator, a programme to help businesses use digital trade. It introduces five practical steps for assessing export readiness, using trusted business information and reliable product data, and making use of digital tools including AI. Speakers are Professor David Hughes of Teesside University, who leads the UK Digital Trade Testbed, and Pukul Rana of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. It suits businesses new to exporting as well as those already shipping goods overseas.

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Local Landscape gathers events automatically from organisers' listings, and wrote the description above from the event's own page on business.gov.uk, read on 12 Nov 2026. Check the details with Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade before you go.