Route to 2012 - Palo Alto
9th June 2009
Think London is the official foreign direct investment agency for London. We are a not-for-profit private-public partnership and the experts on doing business in the capital.
We are hosting a series of exclusive business events in key cities throughout North America over the coming months, as part of our Route to 2012 North America campaign.
PALO ALTO DIGITAL BREAKFAST
This, by invitation only, business breakfast was hosted by Think London and UK Trade & Investment. The morning offered insight into the current business opportunities that are available in London including the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 for companies in and around Palo Alto.
The breakfast also highlighted the opportunities around legacy post the 2012 Games for
those companies wishing to consider the longer term opportunities in London.
We were fortunate to have with us at the breakfast:
- Alex Balfour, Head of New Media at the London Organising Comittee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), who, via video conference from London, explained how London is positioning itself to deliver the Digital Olympic Games in 2012 and how this provides opportunities for businesses from California. Follow Alex on twitter: twitter.com/balf
- Cynthia Francis, CEO, from leading enterprise-scale social media platform provider, Reality Digital, talked about their recent decision to come to London and how their innovative technologies are able to support large scale events. Follow Reality Digital on twitter: twitter.com/realitydigital
- Global Sales Director for Think London, Paul Bromelow, discussed how Think London works with overseas companies to help them establish a presence in London and what the current economic climate looks like given the decline of the pound and the changing London skyline. Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/thinklondon
- British Consul General, Julian Evans, spoke about how the UK Government's international business development team, UK Trade & Investment, based at the British Consulate General San Francisco are able to offer support to businesses seeking information about the UK market and how companies can use the UK as a launch pad to access Europe.
Cynthia Francis, CEO of Reality Digital speaking at our event in Palo Alto
More information:
Hear from other Think London clients:
watch our video testimonials
Visit the London 2012 website
Where you can learn more about
procurement
policies
Register your business on the CompeteFor website
To access and bid for 2012 Games opportunities.
Contact us
To find out more about the opportunities London can offer your business, or more about our Route to 2012 North America roadshow, then please do not hesitate to contact us in San Francisco on +1 (415) 391 0158, New York on +1 (212) 493 7557 or London on +44 (0)20 7718 5400. Alternatively, please e-mail us on info@thinklondon.com.
