Route to 2012 - Boston
17th - 18th September 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.
We were in Boston September 17th-18th 2009. The visit included meeting with companies in the Boston area as well as a high profile business dinner:
BOSTON 2012 DINNER
This, by invitation only, reception and dinner was hosted by Think London and UK Trade & Investment. The evening offered insight into the current business opportunities that are available in London within the digital sector including those opportunities around the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
Photgraphs | Video from our 'Enter the Digital Elevator' event in New York | Presentation | 2012 procurement links | Related information | Speakers | Contact us
Photographs
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Photos of the event are also available on Think London's Flickr Page
Video
Watch a video of our 'Enter the Digital Elevator' event in New York, focussed on opportunities for companies interested in bidding for Olympic contracts.
Presentation
View or download the presentation given by Michael Charlton, Chief Executive, Think London, at the event
Speakers
We were fortunate to have the following speakers:
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British Consul General, Phil Budden, who spoke about how the UK Government's international business development team, UK Trade & Investment, based at the British Consulate General Boston 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. Follow the British Consul on twitter: twitter.com/UKinBoston
- Ben Gallop, Head of BBC Sports Interactive from the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) discussed how being the domestic rights holder of the 2012 Games has impacted their day to day activities. He discussed how their hopes of broadcasting every single moment of every sport through online, mobile, interactive TV and the main channels will lead them to look at new digital technologies ahead of 2012. Follow the BBC on twitter: twitter.com/BBC
- Michael Charlton, Chief Executive for Think London, provided insight into the business opportunities around the Games in 2012 and also the legacy post 2012. He highlighted the business initiatives across London, outside of the Games, available to companies within the digital sector. Mr Charlton also spoke about how Think London works with international businesses 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
2012 Procurement Links
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.
Related information
London’s
digital media sector is growing and diversifying as fast as the innovation it spawns.
Download ' Unlocking London's Digital Media Market' and discover how you can tap into a multi-billion dollar opportunity.
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
New York on +1 (212) 493 7557 or
London on +44 (0)20 7718 5400.
Alternatively, please e-mail us on
info@thinklondon.com.
