Made in the Cape - Innovation in Export Promotion

<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Erica Joubert is Head of Export Promotion, Joshua Palm is Assistant Export Manager and Jean Scheltema is Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Wesgro. In episode 5 of the 10 episode Wesgro Series on Future Cities Africa we discuss: Made in the Cape - Innovation in Export Promotion.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">This episode is brought to you in partnership with <a href= "https://www.wesgro.co.za/corporate/home"><span class= "s1">Wesgro</span></a></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Listen or watch to understand:</strong></span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How Wesgro supports Western Cape exports.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Why exports are important in general.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Why it is important for an agency like Wesgro to do what it does.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How the pandemic and lockdowns effected exporters and Wesgro’s ability to facilitate exports from the province.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How Wesgro’s export team responded to the challenges caused by the pandemic.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Cape Trade Portal and how it is positioning the Western Cape as a sought after source market.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Made in the Cape campaign.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The future of Made in the Cape and vision for the next 10 years.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lessons learned and how the pandemic has changed the way Wesgro operate and offer export facilitation services going forward post pandemic.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Western Cape’s competitive advantage when it comes to exporting.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Visit www.futurecitiesafrica