Clipper Round the World - International Trade Opportunities with the US

Derry~Londonderry's participation in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race provides an unrivalled opportunity to raise the international profile of the city in 2012. Your have the opportunity to use our city's increased international visibility to boost your business's export profile.

Clipper has an exceptional international profile reaching 550 million people in 175 countries with a PR value of $265 million. The race involves 10 City Sponsored boats racing 40,000 miles over 330 days of sailing with stopovers in 14 ports. On each stopover there is a week of opportunity to host trade missions, business meetings, contacts between politicians/dignitaries and position and sell the sponsor cities. See www.clipperroundtheworld.com and www.derrycity.gov.uk/Clipper for information on the race and the ports.

In conjunction with Invest NI and other partners, Derry City Council is proposing a focus on supporting trading opportunities around the forthcoming North American market stopovers. These include;

• San Francisco - 10th to 12th April
• New York - 3rd to 5th June
• Halifax, Nova Scotia - 12th to 15th June

If you have existing or new trading opportunities you want to explore further in these markets, we are keen to talk to you. A package of support can be provided by Derry City Council in conjunction with by Invest NI including;

• Market research and in-market contacts
• Support to prepare your company for market access
• Possible financial support
• Networking and one to one meeting opportunities
• Clipper related hospitality or corporate entertainment opportunities.

If any of the above cities or areas of support are of interest to you, please contact Matt Peachey - Investment & Enterprise Officer, by email, or on 028 7136 5151 directly and we can arrange a time to discuss the opportunity in more detail