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THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

This day next week, we will go to the polls and elect a new Irish gained credibility and given current opinion polls, is a distinct Government. In the year that we commemorate the 1916 Rising, possibility. A fear expressed in London, and indeed in Dublin, is that there is something fitting about voting to elect a new sovereign despite Prime Minister Cameron and Council President Tusk’s best Government. With the world economy still experiencing the efforts, people could unconsciously stumble into a British exit. To tremors from the recent economic recession, the new Government quote the old cliché about referendums, “people give an answer to a will seek to deliver on a programme that promotes both economic question that they weren’t asked”. stability and social inclusion. Of course, each political party will have The former Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Maude, distinct views on how to achieve these two aspirations and it’s even speaking in Dublin two weeks ago said that he could not think of likely that there may be a divergence between Government parties any other part of Europe that would be more affected by Britain’s as to which policy objective should take priority. None the less, for exit than Ireland – North and South. It is not an exaggeration to say those of us involved in Irish business, whether an SME or a Multi- then that the British referendum on continued membership of the national Corporation, we are heavily dependent on a stable economic EU represents a major challenge to our common approach to trade, and political environment. Our Annual Conference is a fantastic commerce and indeed political direction. Some have pointed to opportunity to share expert opinion on what Irish business should potential opportunities in the event of such a result. However, the request and expect of a new Government and to hear your views as prevailing view is that the risks outweigh the potential benefits. That to what your demands are of a new administration in Dublin. is why An Taoiseach has expressed a view that respecting the sovereignty of the British people, the Irish Government wishes to One of the most immediate priorities for the new Irish Government see Britain remain at the heart of Europe. Our Conference is a will be preparations for the various scenarios arising from the timely reminder that Britain faces a profound choice and that we in promised British referendum on continued membership of the EU. Ireland have more than a little self interest in the result. I hope the Since both Ireland and the United Kingdom joined the EEC on the agenda and panel of speakers will prompt much debate on this same day (January 1st, 1973), we have but for a small number of important topic and will prompt the question of what role we as occasions shared common ambitions, hopes and aspirations for business leaders have in the campaigns that lie ahead. Europe. Though there were times in the 1970s and ‘80s when the I thank you for your attendance and your continued support of the bilateral relationship between Ireland and the United Kingdom was British Irish Chamber of Commerce. strained, both countries approached European affairs from a common point and often coalesced to achieve outcomes that were beneficial to both countries. Though we were on different sides of Aidan Lynch the common currency debate post the Maastricht Treaty, the President, prospect of Britain’s withdrawal from the Union was never given a British Irish Chamber of Commerce great deal of credence. And yet within a short few years, this has conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 3

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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

10.00 OPEN FOR REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING

11.00 ­ 12.30 MORNING SESSION Conference Chair/Panel Facilitator ­ Brian O’Connell

Welcome to Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh ­ Lord Mayor of Dublin

Political Keynote Paschal Donohoe TD ­ Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

President’s Address Aidan Lynch ­ Vice President & General Manager, GSK

Sponsor Keynote Eddie Cullen ­ Managing Director, Commercial Banking ­ Ulster Bank

PANEL DISCUSSION The State of the Union and What Business Wants from a New Irish Government Tim Arnold: GM ­ Hailo Ireland Simon Barry: Chief Economist ­ Republic of Ireland ­ Ulster Bank Ruth Curran: Managing Partner ­ MERC Partners John FitzGerald: Adjunct Professor ­ Dept Economics, TCD Dublin Tony Hanway: CEO ­ Virgin Media Ireland

12.30 ­ 14.00 NETWORKING BUFFET LUNCH ­ Ballroom Sponsored by Virgin Media conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 5

14.00 ­ 15.15 AFTERNOON SESSION Conference Chair ­ Brian O’Connell Political Keynote Humza Yousaf MSP ­ Minister for Europe & International Development

PANEL DISCUSSION Raising ALL Boats: Sharing Economic Recovery Facilitator: Barry Andrews ­ CEO ­ GOAL

Rachel Collier: Founder and CEO ­ Young Social Innovators Niall Gibbons: Chief Executive ­ Tourism Ireland Sarah O’Connor: Co­Founder Cool Beans Conor O’Leary: Group Company Secretary ­ Greencore and 30% Club Niamh Townsend: GM ­ Dell Ireland

15.15 ­ 15.45 COFFEE BREAK

15.45 ­ 16.45 PANEL DISCUSSION

Ever Closer Union or Even Further Apart?

Facilitator ­ Pat Leahy ­ Deputy Editor & Political Editor ­ Sunday Business Post

Howard Beggs: Group CEO ­ Clanwilliam Group Paul Drechsler: President ­ Confederation of British Industry Ellvena Graham: Chair ­ ESB Oliver Kamm: Columnist & Leader Writer ­ The Times Larry Murrin: Co­Founder and CEO ­ Dawn Farm Foods

16.45 ­ 17.00 CLOSE ­ HE Dominick Chilcott ­ British Ambassador to Ireland conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 6

CONFERENCE DINNER DRESS CODE: Business/Cocktail

18.30 ­ 19.30 DRINKS AT THE BAR

19.30 CALL TO DINNER

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SPONSOR ADDRESS: Eamonn Egan ­ CEO ­ LLoyd’s of London Ireland

AFTER DINNER SPEAKER: Ivan Yates

Ivan Yates is a broadcaster, columnist, businessman and former politician, holding the position of Fine Gael Dáil deputy for more than twenty years. A native of Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, he became involved in local politics at a young age and, at twenty-one years old, was the youngest member of the 22nd Dáil. He was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry in 1994. Ivan co-presents Newstalk FM’s breakfast show with Chris Donoghue, is a frequent guest presenter on TV3 and writes weekly columns for the Irish Independent. conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 7 conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 8

Barry Andrews CEO - GOAL

Mr. Andrews qualified from University College Dublin in 1990 where he gained a Master’s Degree in History. His professional life began in Ballyfermot Senior College where he taught Economics and English. Later entering Politics, he was Children’s Minister in the Irish Government between 2008 and 2011. Mr. Andrews practised as a Barrister in Ireland between 1997 and 2003 and from 2011 to 2012, including in the area of Child Protection, representing some of the most vulnerable children in Ireland. In 2013, Mr. Andrews was appointed as CEO of GOAL. He oversees an international operation spanning 15 countries, employing just fewer than 4000 people directly and implements humanitarian programming with an operating budget of €172m for 2015.

Tim Arnold General Manager, Hailo Ireland

Tim was the first employee at Hailo Ireland and launched the taxi app to the Irish market in 2012. Since then Hailo has grown to be Ireland's favourite taxi app with the largest taxi fleet in Ireland. Prior to Hailo, Tim was based in the Middle East working in trade development with Enterprise Ireland.

Simon Barry Chief Economist, Republic of Ireland at Ulster Bank

Simon Barry is Chief Economist Republic of Ireland at Ulster Bank. His areas of responsibility include coverage of the Irish economy as well as the major international economies and related interest rate and foreign exchange rate markets. Before joining Ulster Bank, Simon spent some 7 years as Senior Economist with Bank of Ireland Global Markets. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Consultant with Goodbody Economic Consultants having also worked as a lecturer in economics in Waterford Institute of Technology. He has also served as a member of the Board of Forfas - the Irish government’s former advisory body for enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation. He holds B.Comm. and M.Econ.Sc. degrees from University College Dublin.

Howard Beggs CEO – Clanwilliam Group

Howard Beggs is an entrepreneur, investor, professional Director and Chief Executive. Howard is the founder of Helix Health Group and currently Group Chief Executive and shareholder of Clanwilliam Group, the Irish based investment vehicle for Eli Global LLC. Clanwilliam Group is a healthcare, technology and services organisation with revenues of over €20m and employing 207. Howard holds an MBA from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business and in 2007 was selected as an industry leader by Enterprise Ireland and with their sponsorship completed a strategic leadership programme in Stanford University California in 2008. In 2009 Howard was accepted as a non-solicitor to complete a specialist Diploma in Copyright Law with the Incorporated Law Society in Blackhall Place. conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 9

HE Dominick Chilcott British Ambassador to Ireland

Dominick Chilcott is a career diplomat who joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 32 years ago. He has served as High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Maldives (2006-7), Deputy Ambassador to the United States (2008-11), Ambassador to Iran (for six weeks only in late 2011 –the posting was ended by the attack on the embassy) and now as Ambassador to Ireland. In addition to those postings, Dominick has served in Ankara (1985-8), Lisbon (1993-5) and at the UK’s mission to the European Union in Brussels (1998-2002). Between overseas assignments, Dominick has worked in the FCO in London on European, African and Middle Eastern affairs. He has been a private secretary to two Foreign Secretaries, Sir Malcolm Rifkind and the late Mr Robin Cook. He was director of the Iraq Policy Unit in 2003 and director for bilateral relations with European countries (from 2003-6).

Dominick is married to Jane and they have a daughter and three sons. They met at Oxford University where Dominick read philosophy and theology and Jane read English literature.

Rachel Collier Founder and CEO – Young Social Innovators

Rachel and Sister Stanislaus founded Young Social Innovators (YSI) in 2001 and since then over 100,000 young people have participated in YSI programmes. YSI is the largest social innovation action programme for young people in Ireland. In recent years, Young Social Innovators has expanded into the international arena and is in Northern Ireland, Canada and Zambia. Prior to this Rachel also co-founded Focus Point (now Focus Ireland) along with Sr Stanislaus in 1985 where she worked in development, research, education and management. She has worked to help and support many youth and community organisations particularly in the area of strategic planning and development. Originally from Co Louth she is graduated in communications.

Eddie Cullen Managing Director, Commercial Banking - Ulster Bank

Eddie was appointed to the role of Managing Director, Commercial Banking in May 2015. Eddie has been with Ulster Bank for over 20 years and over that period has worked in a variety of roles in international banking, structured finance and domestic corporate banking. Eddie has also spent time working in both NatWest & RBS in the UK, including spending almost a year working for NatWest in the Isle of Man. Prior to joining Ulster Bank, Eddie qualified as a Chartered accountant in KPMG where he specialised in Corporate Taxation. Eddie is a Council member of the Financial Services Industry Association and of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 10

Ruth Curran Managing Partner, MERC Partners

Originally from Galway, Ruth attended the National University of Ireland, Galway where she completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Ruth began her career in private practice before working for one of the Asia-Pacific’s largest organisations in Media, Entertainment, Telecommunications and Publishing.

In 2000, Ruth joined MERC Partners, Ireland’s leading executive search firm, where she specialises in senior executive, C level and board appointments across all industry sectors. She was appointed Managing Partner in 2014.

In 2013, Ruth was elected Vice-Chair EMEA of IIC Partners, one of the world’s largest executive search organisations, and became Global Chair in October 2015. In this capacity, she is also a member of the IIC Global Financial Services Practice Group and sits on the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) Diversity Committee. In addition, she was invited to join the Board of the National Maternity Hospital Foundation, Holles Street, in October 2015.

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds a Masters degree in Business, specialising in HR and Organisational Behaviour, from UCD.

Paschal Donohoe TD Minister of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Paschal was appointed Minister of Transport, Tourism and Sport on July 11, 2014. He was the Minister of State for European Affairs at the Dept of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs and Trade from July 2013 to July 11, 2014. He was elected to the Dáil in February 2011 and was previously elected to Seanad Éireann in 2007 where he was the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Transport.

Paschal was a member of Dublin City Council from 2004 to 2007. He was educated at St Declan's CBS, Cabra and Trinity College, Dublin. After graduation he worked in the UK and Ireland and became the Sales & Marketing Director for a multinational company. Paschal is married with two young children and lives in Shandon Park, Phibsborough.

Paul Drechsler President – Confederation of British Industry

Mr Drechsler is currently Chairman of Bibby Line Group which is headquartered in Liverpool. Before that he was Chief Executive of the privately-owned construction firm Wates Group. Prior to joining Wates, Mr Drechsler worked for ICI PLC, spending the first ten years of his career on Teesside. That was followed by 14 years holding various senior positions and living in Brazil, the USA and the Netherlands, which concluded with five years as Chief Executive of one of ICI’s principal international businesses and as a Main Board Director (1998-2003). In February 2015, he was honoured by Her Majesty, The Queen with an Honorary CBE for services to the construction industry. conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 11

John FitzGerald Adjunct Professor – Economics Department, Trinity College Dublin

John FitzGerald is an Adjunct Professor in the Economics Department in Trinity College Dublin, having previously been a Research Professor in the Economic and Social Research Institute. He works on macro-economic policy and energy policy. He has published extensively on fiscal policy and the behaviour of the Irish economy and on energy and climate policy. He is a member of the Central Bank Commission and he is Chairman of the government’s Climate Change Advisory Council.

Niall Gibbons Chief Executive, Tourism Ireland

Niall Gibbons was appointed Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, the organisation responsible for marking the island of Ireland overseas, in June 2009. Since his appointment, Niall has overseen the marketing of Ireland as a tourism destination across the world, leading a team of 150 staff in more than 20 markets. He is a business graduate of Trinity College, Dublin and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. He is also a Council Member of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, sits on the Export Trade Council for the Irish Government and is a member of Culture Ireland's Expert Advisory Committee.

Ellvena Graham Chairman – Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

Ellvena is Chairman of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), one of the major state-owned utilities in Ireland and also Chairman of the Economic Advisory Group (EAG) in Northern Ireland. She is a Board Member of the NI Chamber of Commerce & Industry and a member of the WXN Advisory Board in Ireland. Ellvena has over 30 years experience in Banking, most recently at Executive Management level within Ulster Bank, where she was the Head of Ulster Bank in Northern Ireland & MD of SME Banking across the island of Ireland. After leaving her executive role with Ulster Bank, Ellvena joined the board of Ulster Bank Limited in 2015. Ellvena has global experience within the wider RBS Group, having managed large scale Operations in EMEA for Royal Bank of Scotland.

Tony Hanway CEO – Virgin Media Ireland

Tony Hanway is one of Ireland's most experienced ICT leaders. He has served on senior executive boards in five European countries, most recently as CEO of O2 Ireland and chief commercial officer with Telefonica O2 Deutschland. Prior to O2 Telefonica he worked with AOL Europe and served as Vice President with AOL UK. Hanway holds an Msc in HRM from Leicester University. conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 12

Oliver Kamm Columnist and Lead Writer - The Times

Oliver Kamm is a leader writer and columnist for The Times. He joined the newspaper in 2008, and writes a twice-weekly column on economics and a weekly column on language. He was previously European Equity Strategist for HSBC Securities and Head of Strategic Research for Commerzbank Securities. Mr Kamm was educated at New College, Oxford and the University of London.

Pat Leahy Deputy Editor and the Political Editor of The Sunday Business Post

Pat Leahy is the deputy editor and the political editor of The Sunday Business Post. One of Ireland’s leading political journalists, he is the author of two bestselling books on Irish politics, Showtime (2009) and the Price of Power (2013). He has also made a number of acclaimed documentaries for RTE television, including Crisis, a study of the Fianna Fail-Green government which led Ireland into the bailout of 2010, and is a frequent contributor to radio and television discussions. He is a former Reuters fellow at Oxford University.

Aidan Lynch President – The British Irish Chamber of Commerce and Vice President and General Manager - GlaxoSmithKline

Aidan Lynch is Vice President and General Manager of GSK Pharmaceuticals Ireland. Prior to being appointed General Manager in October 2012, Aidan held a number of financial and commercial roles during his twelve years with the business. GSK is one of the world’s leading research-based healthcare companies with one simple mission: to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. It has deep ties in Ireland, employing 1,600 people across four different sites and is the fourth largest employer in the pharmaceutical sector. Aidan is Chairman of the GSK Staff Pension Plan. Aidan is President of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Board of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. He is also a Board member of the children’s charity Barretstown, a Serious Fun Camp and also sits on the board of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA). Aidan is a member of the IMI Council.

John McGrane Director General, The British Irish Chamber of Commerce

John McGrane is the Director General of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce, which he co-founded in 2011 to represent businesses with interests in the two islands and their economies. He is a retired financial services professional having completed a 40 year career with the Royal Bank of Scotland / Ulster Bank Group in Ireland. His career has spanned substantial initiatives in the enterprise and corporate sectors, both indigenous and foreign direct investment. He is Founder of NSI Technology, a tech start-up which helps Not For Profits become Not For Losses. He is a Board Director at Dublin Chamber of Commerce and a number of charities. conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 13

Larry Murrin Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Dawn Farm Foods

Larry Murrin is Co-founder and Chief Executive of Dawn Farm Foods. Established in 1985 the company employs over 900 people across its three production plants in Ireland and the UK. Dawn Farms is the preferred cooked ingredient and protein partner to many of the world’s leading grocery and High Street Foodservice brands in over 40 countries worldwide. A former President of IBEC, Larry is passionate about the potential of the food industry in Ireland and serves on the Consumer Foods Board of Bord Bia and is a member of the Governments Food Harvest 2025 strategy group.

Críona Ní Dhálaigh Lord Mayor of Dublin

Sinn Féin Councillor Críona Ní Dhálaigh was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin at the Annual Meeting of Dublin City Council on Monday 29th June 2015. She was first co-opted to the City Council on 3rd April 2006 to represent the Crumlin-Kimmage Ward of the South Central City Electoral Area and was re-elected in the Local Elections of 2009 and 2014.

Brian O’Connell UK Consultant Director – British Irish Chamber of Commerce

Brian O’Connell is a member of the Chamber’s UK Advisory Board where he steers its media and communications strategy as well as acting as a spokesman for the Chamber in Britain. Brian was formerly the voice of RTE in Britain as its London Editor. His career in Westminster spanned over two decades and offered him contact with some of the most influential political figures in the UK and Ireland. He also previously worked as London-based Special Projects Manager with the Irish charity Concern Worldwide and as a communications advisor at the pan- European think-tank European Council on Foreign Relations. Brian brings to the Chamber extensive communications and public affairs experience at a time of rapid growth in the economic and business relationship between Britain and Ireland.

Sarah O’Connor Co-Founder – Cool Beans

Sarah is co-founder of The Cool Bean Company a start up food company focused on healthy, convenient food for today’s hectic lifestyle. Sarah graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Commerce from University College Cork and joined the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Programme. Sarah was Programme Manager of the EOY Ireland Programme, a network of Ireland's leading entrepreneurs for 7 years before she was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug herself and started her own company, The Cool Bean Company with friend and business partner Isolde Johnson. conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 14

Conor O’Leary Group Company Secretary of Greencore & Steering Committee 30% Club

Conor O’Leary was appointed Group Company Secretary of Greencore in June 2010. He joined the Group in 2001 and was appointed Deputy Group Secretary in 2005. Previous to joining Greencore, he held senior secretarial roles in Glanbia plc and Cable & Wireless plc and trained with PWC. Conor is a member of the Steering Committee of the 30% Club Ireland.

Niamh Townsend General Manager – Dell Ireland

Niamh Townsend works as General Manager, Dell Ireland and is responsible for driving Dell’s business on the island of Ireland. This involves delivering a wide range of services, solutions and products to a diverse range of customers in the public and private sector. Niamh is also a member of the Ireland Leadership Forum, a group which provides strategic direction and governance to Dell’s sites in Cork, Limerick and Dublin. Niamh joined Dell in 2010 where she took up the role as a Technical Sales Manager for UK Small Medium Business and later in 2012 progressed to Senior Sales Manager. In these roles, Niamh was responsible for managing Technical Sales Reps to support growth of the enterprise business. Before joining Dell, Niamh held the position as Business Process Manager at Donnelly Fruit & Veg and before that held a series of managerial positions at Enterprise Rent- A-Car.

Humza Yousaf, MSP Minister for Europe and International Development

Humza Yusaf was elected to the Scottish Parliament as a regional member for Glasgow in May 2011. At just 25 years of age, he was the youngest MSP to be elected to the Scottish Parliament and was appointed to the Justice and Public Audit Committees. In May 2011 he was appointed as a Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Office of the First Minister, remaining in this post until 4 September 2012. On 5 September 2012, Yousaf became the Minister for External Affairs and International Development after Alex Salmond had undertaken his first major cabinet reshuffle of the parliamentary session. This junior ministerial appointment saw him working under the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs. He is the first Muslim Minister to be appointed to the Scottish Government. Nicola Sturgeon became First Minister in November 2014, keeping Yousaf as a junior minister, although the name of the position he held was changed to the Minister for Europe and International Development. conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 15 conference-4pg-bro-rev 03.qxp_Layout 1 15/02/2016 14:00 Page 16