Route to 2012 - Austin

16th 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 campaign.

AUSTIN 2012 RECEPTION

This, by invitation only, reception and dinner was hosted by Think London, Whole Foods Market and UK Trade & Investment.  The evening offered insight into the current business opportunities that are available in London, including 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games opportunities for companies in and around Austin.

It also highlighted the legacy opportunities post 2012 for those companies wishing to consider the longer term opportunities in London.  

Photos of the event are also available on Think London's Flickr Page

We were fortunate to have with us at the dinner:

• Matt Curtis, former aide to Mayor Will Wynn and aide to incoming Mayor Lee Leffingwell. Matt served as spokesman for the Mayor and spoke about issues related to Transportation, Economic Development and Regional Government Affairs.
• Sir Alan Collins, British Consul-General, New York and Director-General, Trade & Investment USA, is responsible for both British political and wider relations in New York and for the nine teams across the US whose job is to promote British Trade and Investment opportunities. He sits on the Board of UK Trade & Investment and is the UK Trade & Investment Olympics champion tasked with globally co-ordinating work on London 2012. From 2003-2006, Alan was British High Commissioner to Singapore where he was heavily involved with the strategy for London's winning bid for the 2012 Olympics. Follow UK Trade & Investment on twitter: twitter.com/UKTI  
• Roberta Lang, General Council and Vice President for  Whole Foods Market, a Fortune 500 company and the world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods,headquartered in Austin, Texas. Roberta Lang is responsible for a broad scope of corporate legal functions for the entire company and its 55,000 team members. Follow Whole Foods Market on twitter: twitter.com/WholeFoods
• Paul Bromelow, Global Sales Director for Think London, joined Think London on secondment from IBM Corporation. Paul leads the team of regional heads of business development covering Think London’s worldwide operations and driving Foreign Direct Investment into London. This includes established and emerging markets as well as providing direction for business growth of existing clients. Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/ThinkLondon.

Roberta Land, WholeFoods Market, speaking at our business reception in Austin

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.