BFA Going Global Webinar Series: Greece

BFA Webinar presented by Roger Vrechopoulos, Meletis Karabinis, Stefanos Mentzelos On Thursday 30st March, the BFA was pleased to welcome four speakers to present this Going Global Series Webinar all about Greece. Roger Vrechopoulos is the CEO of Boss Shoes SA. Meletis Karabanis is Senior consultant of the Board in the Hellenic Clothing Industry Association (HCIA), […]

Going Global Webinar Series: Greece

Presented by Roger Vrechopoulos, Meletis Karabinis, Stefanos Mentzelos and one other TBC The BFA is pleased to welcome Brazil in its Going Global series. This webinar will be held on Thursday 30th March 2023 at 11am. The BFA will be joined by four speakers. Roger Vrechopoulos is the CEO of Boss Shoes SA. Meletis Karabanis is […]

BFA Going Global Webinar Series: Brazil

BFA Webinar presented by Leticia Sperb Masselli, Diego Vanassibara and Gotzon Ibarra On Thursday 1st March, the BFA was pleased to welcome Leticia Sperb Masselli, Manager of the Brazilian Footwear Program at Abicalçados (Brazilian Footwear Association), Diego Vanassibara and Gotzon Ibarra, co-Founders of British brand Vanassibara.  The Going Global presentation focused on Brazil as a reliable, […]

Going Global Webinar Series: Brazil

Presented by Leticia Sperb Masselli, Diego Vanassibara and Gotzon Ibarra The BFA is pleased to welcome Brazil in its Going Global series. This webinar will be held on Wednesday 1st March 2023 at 11am. The BFA will be joined by three speakers. Leticia Sperb Masselli is from Abicalçados (the Brazilian Association of Footwear Industry). Vanassibara is […]

Going Global Webinar Series: Morocco

Presented by Tom Hill The BFA is pleased to welcome Morocco in its Going Global series. This webinar will be held on Wednesday 15th March 2023 at 11am. The BFA will be joined by Tom Hill, Department of International Trade (DIT) Country Director Morocco and HM Consul General Casablanca. Tom will provide an overview which will […]

Going Global Webinar Series: Italy

Presented by Matteo Scarparo and Loris Zanchi The BFA is pleased to welcome a new country in its Going Global series. We are focusing on Italy this month with a webinar which will be held on Wednesday 27th July 2022 at 3pm. The BFA will be joined by Matteo Scarparo, Head of Global Trade Unit at Assocalzaturifici […]

BFA Going Global Webinar Series: Italy

BFA Webinar presented by Matteo Scarparo and Loris Zanchi On Wednesday 27th July, the BFA was pleased to welcome Matteo Scarparo Head of Global Trade Unit at Assocalzaturifici (Italian Footwear Manufacturer’s Association), and Loris Zanchi an Independent Sourcing Manager, to present their insights in the Italian footwear industry.  Italy is the number one producer of footwear in the European […]

BFA Going Global Webinar Series: Spain

BFA Webinar presented by representatives of the SCC, DIT and Avecal We were pleased to welcome Bonita Bhandari, Head of Foreign Trade at the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in London (SCC), Beatriz Asúa from the Department of International Trade (DIT) and Joaquín Amorós, International Marketing Manager for the Valencian Association of Footwear Entrepreneurs (Avecal). Between them […]

Going Global Series Webinar: Spain

BFA Going Global: Spain The BFA is pleased to announce the next webinar in our webinar series; ‘BFA Going Global‘. This series aims to equip members with the information you need when considering new international markets for your footwear business.  With every webinar, we explore new regions in which we highlight the opportunities (and potential […]

BFA Going Global Webinar Series: America

BFA Going Global Series We were pleased to welcome Matt Priest, President & CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) and  Rebecca Lewis, Consumer Goods Director for North America from the Department of International Trade (DIT). Matt explored the current footwear economic landscape in the US. He also spoke about his expectations for 2022 and […]