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GREAT Week design mission to South Korea

Mission provides opportunity for UK creative companies to promote design expertise to South Korean audience.

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Great Weeks South Korea

皇冠体育app forthcoming UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) overseas trade mission to South Korea represents an exciting opportunity for UK design companies.

皇冠体育appre are opportunities in South Korea for UK design agencies specialising in:

  • industrial

  • product

  • packaging

  • branding

  • interior design

  • design research

South Korean companies widely use design to differentiate themselves from low-cost competitors in China and also to succeed in the global market. 皇冠体育app overall design market valued at 拢10.6 billion.

UK design success in South Korea

A number of UK design agencies have already worked on South Korean product/packaging design and research. 皇冠体育appse include:

  • Seymourpowell

  • Tangerine

  • Kinneir Dufort

With iconic, world-class brands such as Samsung, LG, Hyundai and KIA all based in Seoul, there are many opportunities available for UK companies with exciting, innovative ideas.

GREAT Week design mission to South Korea

Mission date: 31 March - 4 April 2014

Registration:

Application deadline: 21 February 2014

GREAT Week design programme highlights

As part of the GREAT Week South Korea, UK designers will have the chance to present a 10-15 minute case study on 鈥楧esign for Business鈥� to 120 invited guests from local industries. 皇冠体育app audience will include representatives from the ICT, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), medical/healthcare and engineering sectors. This will be followed by a networking lunch and one-to-one speed networking meetings.

皇冠体育appre will be further networking opportunities at the GREAT Week Welcome Reception hosted at the British Ambassador鈥檚 Residence.

Great Week will also include briefing seminars on:

  • 2018 Winter Olympics opportunities, as part of the UKTI High Value Opportunities (HVO) programme

  • retail branding landscape, presented by a leading local PR & Advertising agency

Contacts

If you wish to apply to join the mission more information is available on the . This includes a detailed mission programme, costs and grants.

Further details are available from the UKTI Events Team:

Tel: +44 (0)117 9339546

Email: [email protected]

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Published 4 February 2014