The International Business Festival (IBF) is a flagship event organised by Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Vision; supported by a variety of both public and voluntary organisations, and some of the leading national corporations. The IBF runs for 50 days of business venues and conferences including over 200 focused business shows and events June - July 2014. It is anticipated that IBF will general £100 million direct inward investments.

LCBA supported the research team from China to learn about some of the history of oversea Chinese in Liverpool. The programme was conducted in Chinese.