OpenCities undertakes cross-border procurement of UK professional services on behalf of emerging market clients and the international promotion of emerging market public and quasi-public organizations into the UK including:
• assessing the professional services needs of emerging market public organizations in the broad area of economic development, economic and financial management, planning, HR and related areas
• developing long lists of potential providers available in the UK (and beyond)
• evaluating and interviewing potential providers and developing short lists and recommendations
• managing and assuring the quality of provision by selected providers
• assessing the promotional objectives of organizations
• identifying and proposing suitable venues, modalities and timing for successful promotions
• orchestrating and managing promotional events including drawing up invitee lists, inviting key guests, managing the administration of events
Examples of our recent work include:
• Leading promotion of North Africa financial sector at meeting of Grandes Ecoles Alumni working in City of London
• Assessing professional training providers on behalf of North African Banking and Financial Sector Training Institute
• Short-listing UK-based inward investment service providers and FDI promotion agencies on behalf of Middle East city development
• Carring out market assessments for UK-based educational companies seeking entry to new markets in Middle East
• Organizing promotional master-class with UK-based banking consultant in Cairo aimed at Egyptian banking sector
• Establishiing Mayoral office in Beijing on behalf of major European city
• Representing central bank on multiple occasions at meetings of European Central Bank
