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Third edition · Training series on how to export to Europe

Connect+ Europe‑LAC

In this training series, you will learn the keys to the European market and understand the trends and regulations shaping trade between Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe. You will also discover new business opportunities and gain practical tools to strengthen your company's internationalization.In this edition, we will offer special sessions on the European Union–Mercosur Agreement.

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Program dates
October 26–29, 2026

1–2 sessions per day at these times:

8:00 a.m. CDMX, GT 9:00 a.m. CO, PE, EC 10:00 a.m. EST, VEN 11:00 a.m. AR, BR
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Why participate?

Strengthen your strategy to export to Europe

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Understand the European market

Learn about the trends, regulations and trade agreements that determine market access to Europe for companies from Latin America and the Caribbean.

02

Get ready to meet market access requirements

Learn about key sustainability and compliance issues, including the EUDR and CBAM, and understand how they can affect your export strategy.

03

Strengthen your export strategy

Access tools and recommendations on logistics, export execution and requirements to prepare your company's entry into the European market.

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Identify opportunities in priority markets

Learn about the characteristics of and entry routes into markets such as Italy, Finland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany.

The event

About the event

Welcome to Connect+ Europe-LAC Edition, a program for companies from Latin America and the Caribbean looking to expand their business and strengthen their commercial ties with Europe.

Over four days, you will learn about the European Union's regulatory and trade environment, the agreements that apply depending on your country of origin, sustainability and compliance requirements, tools to plan logistics and export execution, and opportunities in priority markets.

The series will also cover the key aspects of the European Union–Mercosur Agreement and the new trade landscape it opens up for companies in the region.

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📅October 26–29, 2026 💻Online
In collaboration with:
CEOE – Empresas Españolas
Confindustria
Gobierno de México
HOW2GO Internationalisation Services
International Trade Centre (ITC)
Uruguay XXI
LRQA
Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo del Perú
Who should participate

Participant profile

Profile 01

Companies from Latin America and the Caribbean

Companies and SMEs that export or plan to export to Europe.

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Agenda

A week of training to boost your exports to Europe

Over four days, we will cover the key topics that companies from Latin America and the Caribbean need to know to enter or strengthen their presence in the European market.

Schedule 8:00 a.m. CDMX, GT | 9:00 a.m. CO, PE, EC | 10:00 a.m. EST, VEN | 11:00 a.m. AR, BR

Monday, October 26

3 sessions
01

Opening: EU Regulatory Radar 2026 – what changed over the past year and what it means for your export plans

Schedule 10:00–10:45 ET
02

Market opportunity: Italy

Schedule 10:45–11:15 ET
03

EU–Mercosur Agreement 1 · What is the agreement and what does it mean for my business?

Schedule 11:15–12:00 ET

Tuesday, October 27

3 sessions
01

Sustainability regulatory landscape

Schedule 10:00–10:45 ET
02

Tools for exporting to Europe: deforestation

Schedule 10:45–11:15 ET
03

EU–Mercosur Agreement 2 · Tariffs and market access requirements

Schedule 11:15–12:00 ET

Wednesday, October 28

2 sessions
01

Logistics and export execution

Schedule 10:00–10:45 ET
02

EU–Mercosur Agreement 3 · Rules of origin and statement of origin

Schedule 10:45–11:30 ET

Thursday, October 29

5 sessions
01

Market opportunity: Spain

Schedule 10:00–10:30 ET
02

Market opportunity: Finland

Schedule 10:30–11:00 ET
03

Market opportunity: Germany

Schedule 11:00–11:30 ET
04

Market opportunity: United Kingdom

Schedule 11:30–12:00 ET
05

EU–Mercosur Agreement 4 · Tools to prepare your company and seize the opportunities of the agreement

Schedule 12:00–12:45 ET
October 26–29

Europe can be your next market.

Get ready with practical tools, up-to-date content and insights on regulation, sustainability, logistics and market access to strengthen your company's internationalization.

Connect+ Europe-LAC Edition supports you as you prepare your strategy to do business in Europe.

Register here ✓Free · Virtual · With certificate