EAST of England MEP Robert Sturdy is to host a major trade conference next year, aimed at bringing small and medium-sized businesses together with UK and European experts, advisers and officials, to help equip British firms to take their business to the world.

Confirmed speakers at the event, at Robinson College, Cambridge, on March 2, 2012, include Mark Prisk MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Dr Syed Kamall, MEP for London, Sean McGuire, Brussels director of the CBI, and John Walker, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses.

The conference will be split into three panel sessions, each followed by questions, with an intermission for a buffet lunch for networking and discussions.

To register for a free place at the conference or for more information, email rwsturdy@btconnect.com .