MIDDLE EAST ASSOCIATION UK ROADSHOW – CAMBRIDGE

Gateway to the Middle East: Unlocking Business Opportunities

Date: Thursday 26 November 2026
Time: 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location: Price Bailey, Tennyson House, Cambridge Business Park, Cambridge CB4 0WZ

The MEA UK Roadshow arrives in Cambridge, hosted at Price Bailey's Tennyson House office. This regional business briefing brings together business leaders, investors, Government representatives and regional experts for a focused morning on trade, investment and market entry across the Gulf and wider Middle East & North Africa.

Running throughout is a subtheme of business continuity, resilience and adaptability, helping companies build durable partnerships and adjust their strategies with confidence as the region evolves.

Programme

10:00 – 10:30 Registration, Coffee & Networking
10:30 – 11:00 Welcome Remarks & Opening Keynote
11:00 – 12:00 Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A: Gateway to the Middle East: Unlocking Business Opportunities across the Middle East, moderated by Nicholas Hopton
12:00 – 1:00 Networking Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 Pre-Bookable 1-to-1 Meetings with speakers and partners

Speakers

Nicholas Hopton – Director General & Chair, The Middle East Association; former British Ambassador (Moderator)
Adam Hosier – Founder Director, AEI Saudi
Matthew Boyd – Business Development Manager, The Sovereign Group
Peter Snaith – Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
Chris Weeks – Smart Currency Business
Hatice Beton – Co-Founder, Global Diplomacy Institute
Alan Donnelly – Global Diplomacy Institute
Department for Business & Trade – a DBT representative
UK Export Finance – a representative from the UK Government's export credit agency

Full speaker biographies: uk-roadshow.the-mea.com/cambridge.html

What you'll gain

• Learn about real commercial opportunities across the Gulf and wider MENA region
• Gain practical market-entry insights from experienced operators and advisers
• Understand the legal, financial, cultural and strategic aspects of doing business in the region
• Build connections with businesses, investors, advisers and Government stakeholders
• Take part in pre-bookable one-to-one meetings with speakers and partners

Gold Sponsor: VG Group
Supporting partners: Department for Business & Trade, UK Export Finance, Womble Bond Dickinson, AEI Saudi, Sovereign Group, Smart Currency Business, Global Diplomacy Institute, The Favour Gulf
Supported by: Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce, British Chambers of Commerce

The MEA UK Roadshow also visits Newcastle (23 Nov), Manchester (24 Nov) and London (27 Nov). See uk-roadshow.the-mea.com