Digital trade documents for faster, lower-friction trade (Enigio)

Overview
Alex Waites (Enigio) will explore how SMEs can use digital trade documents to reduce reliance on paper.

What to expect

Join Alex Waites (Enigio) as we explore how SMEs can use digital trade documents to reduce reliance on paper, remove friction in trade processes, and help goods (and payments) move through the system more efficiently. The session will highlight the role of secure digital originals and traceable document workflows, with a focus on what this means in practice for smaller businesses adopting digital trade approaches with confidence.
Why attend:

If paperwork, errors, delays, and manual handoffs are slowing shipments or creating risk, this session shows how SMEs can modernise documentation to speed up operations and improve reliability.

About The Speaker

Alex Waites (Enigio)

Alex has over 10 years experience in regulatory financial services within the UK market, with extensive experience of operational and I.T change with a customer and regulatory focus. He is a specialist in modernising business operations, helping organisations adapt to evolving regulations and embrace digital, paperless ways of working. With a collaborative, practical approach, Alex supports businesses in optimising processes, simplifying compliance, and implementing effective digital solutions and enabling sustainable growth in a fast-changing business landscape.

About the Digital Trade Testbed

This session forms part of the Teesside Digital Trade Testbed Project, a real-world environment at Teesside International Airport where businesses can explore, test and improve how they trade internationally.

It provides the opportunity to see what better; more efficient trade processes look like in practice and how they can work across real supply chains.

Digital Trade Accelerator

The Digital Trade Accelerator forms part of the digitalisation of export efforts by helping businesses apply these improvements to their own operations. Through one-to-one support and diagnostics, businesses can review their current export processes, identify where time, cost and risk build up and make practical changes to documentation, workflows and compliance. It is designed to reduce admin, avoid common errors and create a more consistent, repeatable approach to exporting.

For more information regarding the event or Digital Trade Testbed and Accelerator Programme, contact business@tees.ac.uk