Virtual Live Briefing with Joanna Crellin, Director-General for Trading Systems, Department for International Trade
We are delighted to welcome Joanna Crellin, the Director-General for Trading Systems at the Department for International Trade, for a WIG Breakfast Briefing to share her insights a year into this new role.
Join us for your opportunity to:
- Learn more about priorities for the trading systems team at DIT; in the context of the UK Government’s recently updated export strategy, and looking ahead to new trading agreements on the horizon
- Explore how collaboration across broader public, private and not for profit sectors can support effective global trade delivery
- Pose your questions to Joanna in a live Q&A
Speakers at the Event
Jo Crellin became Director General, Trading Systems at the Department for International Trade (DIT) on 23 November 2020. Previously she was Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for Latin America and the Caribbean between April 2018 and November 2020. Her first posting overseas was as British Consul-General in São Paulo, Brazil in February 2015. She was also the Director-General for the Department for International Trade (DIT) for Latin America. Jo has worked for the UK government since 2001. She has occupied roles covering issues as diverse as nuclear decommissioning, social enterprise and corporate finance at:
- the former Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)
- HM Treasury
Jo has:
- a degree in Social Anthropology, French and Spanish from Cambridge University
- an MSc in Politics of Development in Latin America from the London School of Economics (LSE)