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THEME I ...... page 6 THEME III ...... page 14 Ireland – an Island of Regulating for a Digital Opportunity at the Centre of Economy: Trust & Security

the World 11:40 Michael Beckerman CEO, Internet Association, Washington DC 8:45 PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS Mark Gantly 2019 President, AmCham Ireland 12:00 PANEL · James O’Connor MD, Microsoft International Operations 9:00 PANEL . · Helen Dixon Commissioner for Data Protection . · Martin Shanahan CEO of IDA Ireland . · Carin Bryans Senior Country Officer, J.P. Morgan and Vice President, AmCham Ireland

. · Majorie Chorlins VP International Affairs, US Chamber HEALTH & WELLBEING ...... page 17

9:40 Chargé d'Affaires Reece Smyth 12:40 Health & Wellbeing session Acting US Ambassador to Ireland . · Kate O'Flaherty Head of Health & Wellbeing at the Department of Health 9:50 An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD . · Karl Henry Fitness Expert, Radio & TV Broadcaster, Author 10:15 Andrew MCDowell and Columnist Vice President, European Investment Bank

12:50 Lunch Break THEME II ...... page 10 Ireland – an Island of Innovation at the Centre of the THEME IV ...... page 18 Transatlantic Relationship Innovation through Collaboration (Case Study) 10:40 · Lorraine Griffin Head of Tax, Deloitte · Rose Kidd Senior VP Global Clinical Operations, ICON 14:20 PANEL · Cliona Murphy VP Research and Development, PepsiCo · Dr. Diarmuid O’Brien Chief Innovation Officer, TCD · Professor Mark Ferguson Director General, SFI · Tim Rowe Founder & CEO, Cambridge Innovation Center · Carrie Earle Allen Executice Director, CIC Captains of Innovation Program 11:20 Networking Break · Dennis Lower CEO, Cortex, St Louis

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THEME V ...... page 20 Performing on the Global Stage in an Uncertain World – from Protectionism to Brexit

15:00 PANEL . . · Catherine O’Meara Tax Partner, Matheson . . · Donal Moriarty Chief Corporate Officer, Aer Lingus . . · Lucinda Creighton CEO, Vulcan Consulting . . · Sean Davis Regional Director North America, Enterprise Ireland . . · Fergal Broder CEO & Founder, LotusWorks

THEME VI ...... page 26 US-Ireland Business 2019 Creating the Winning Formula AVAILABLE NOW for a Competitive Edge

15:45 Eamonn Sinnott GM, Intel Ireland

16:10 PANEL . . · Gareth Lambe Head of Facebook Ireland .. . · Elaine Murphy GM, LiveTiles . . · James Lyons VP, Operations Boston Scientific DON’T MISS OUT . . · Dan Kiley CEO & Founder of Voxpro

Book your ad today 16:40 CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS ...... page 29 Ambassador Dan Mulhall for the 2020 Report Irish Ambassador to the US

Contact Katie Keogh at [email protected] 17:00 Conference Close – Networking Reception

@americanchamber USIRL19 4 5 Ireland – an Island of THEME I Opportunity at the Centre of the World REECE SMYTH Chargé d’Affaires, US Embassy in Ireland @USAmbIreland

Reece Smyth assumed his duties as Chargé Insights on the latest trade statistics, the Irish d’Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy Investment landscape & the business view from in Dublin on January 20th, 2017 after the Washington DC. departure of Former Ambassador Kevin O’Malley. Reece originally arrived in Dublin to take up the role of Deputy Chief of Mission on September 30, 2016. He came directly

KEYNOTE from an assignment at the US Embassy in Beirut where he served as the Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs. Previously, MARK GANTLY he was Deputy Director of the State Department’s Office of UN Senior R&D Director, HPE and President 2019 of the Political Affairs with responsibility for the conduct of multilateral American Chamber of Commerce Ireland diplomacy with the UN Security Council and General Assembly. @MarkGantly

Mark Gantly is a Senior R&D Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, in the MARJORIE CHORLINS Software-Defined and Cloud Group. He has Vice President, European Affairs, been site leader and managing director US Chamber of Commerce at HPE Galway, and in that role has driven the development the Galway site as a multi-business campus with a particular strength Marjorie Chorlins, vice president for in software development. Mark is the President of the American European Affairs at the US Chamber Chamber of Commerce for 2019. of Commerce, develops policies and executes programs related to trade and investment with Europe. She is also executive director of the US - UK Business Council and oversees MARK REDMOND the work of the Business Coalition for Transatlantic Trade (BCTT). CEO, American Chamber of Commerce Ireland With more than 25 years of experience in the private, public, and @MarkFXRedmond nonprofit sectors, Chorlins has focused on forging consensus Mark Redmond is Chief Executive of the among competing points of view. She has represented the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. US government in multilateral trade negotiations, advocated The Chamber is the leading international in support of global sales, and consulted with multinational business organisation in Ireland and corporations on corporate responsibility. represents the 700 US companies located here. Prior to joining the Chamber, Mark was Chief Executive of the Irish Tax Institute and a Director with PwC. Mark is on the Board of the Investor Compensation Company Ltd. He has previously served on the National Council of Ibec and the Governing Authority of UCD. He is a graduate of TCD and DCU.

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MARTIN D. SHANAHAN CEO of IDA Ireland JOIN US @MartinDShanahan Martin took up this position on the 1st September 2014. Prior to this, Martin was Chief Executive of Forfás – Ireland’s Annual policy advisory board for enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation. Martin has been at the forefront of the development of enterprise and innovation policy in Ireland for many years including leading the development Dinner 2019 of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs 2011 – 2014. Martin is a board member of IDA Ireland and Chair of its Investment Committee. Martin is also a member of the National Competitiveness Council. He has previously been a member A night when we celebrate the amazing of the Management Advisory Committee of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, the Advisory Council for Science, people and teams at the heart of the 17 Technology & Innovation, and Ireland’s Expert Group on Future US - Ireland business relationship Skills Needs. 05 with great networking in a wonderful atmosphere. CARIN BRYANS The year’s Annual Dinner will be Senior Country Officer, J.P. Morgan Ireland and Vice President 2019 of the American Chamber of particularly memorable as we will honour Commerce Ireland IDA Ireland with a Special Recognition As Senior Country Officer for J. P. Morgan Award in their 70th anniversary year. Chase in Ireland, Carin oversees J. P. Morgan’s businesses in Ireland. Carin also has responsibility for J. P. Morgan’s VENUE Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin 4 businesses in the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey). Carin received an Undergraduate degree from The University of DATE May 17, 2019 Texas at Austin, spent a year working in France for Zenith Data Systems, and returned to Ireland in 1990 to take up a position at TIME 19:00 – 22:30 Chase Manhattan Bank. Since then, she has held a wide variety COSTS Individual places are available for €160 of roles at the firm, and also received an MBA from The Michael and tables of ten for €1,600 Smurfit Business School. Carin currently Chairs the IFSC Funds Group, served from 2015 - 2018 on the IFS 2020 Advisory Group, and was the Chairman of the Irish Funds Industry Association for 2010/2011. BOOK NOW www.amcham.ie/events

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9 Ireland – an Island of THEME II Innovation at the Centre of the Transatlantic PROF. MARK FERGUSON Relationship Director General, Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland

Prof. Mark Ferguson commenced as Director General of Science Foundation How Ireland can embrace the opportunities Ireland in January 2012 and as Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of presented by Industry 4.0 and disruptive Ireland in October 2012. Prof. Ferguson is a founding member technologies to meet economic and society of the Small Advanced Economies Initiative, was Chair of the challenges, continue to foster an environment eHealth Ireland Committee (2015 – 2017), a member of the EU attractive for high-value and innovative-led High Level Expert Group on Horizon 2020 Impact (2017), and has been involved in a number of international reviews of R&D investment to flourish, and best build and leverage systems, including Hungary and Canada. Previously he was its knowledge linkages across industry and the Professor in Life Sciences at the University of Manchester (since research system, and as a hub between the US 1984) and co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Renovo Group and Europe? plc (1998 – 2011). He is the recipient of numerous international research awards including the 2002 European Science Prize (jointly), and is the author of 327 research papers and book chapters, 60 patent families and author / editor of 8 books. KEYNOTE

ANDREW MCDOWELL Vice President of the European Investment Bank LORRAINE GRIFFIN Head of Tax Deloitte and Chair of the Andrew McDowell joined the European American Chamber Tax Group Investment Bank as vice president on @lorgriffin 1st September, 2016. He is the first Irish Lorraine leads the Tax team at Deloitte member of the bank’s Management and is current Chair of the American Committee for 12 years. Prior to joining Chamber of Commerce Tax Policy Group. the European Investment Bank, Andrew She has worked and advised on a range was Economic Advisor to the Taoiseach, Ireland’s Prime Minister, of significant M&A transactions in recent years, both on the buy since 2011. He has 20 years of experience in economic policy and and sell side. She also advises a broad range of indigenous Irish public service management. Prior to working for the Taoiseach, companies, private equity houses and multinational companies he was Chief Economist at the Irish business development covering a wide variety of tax issues (both Irish and international). agency Forfás, and European Deputy Editor at the Economist Lorraine serves on the Executive Committee of Deloitte. Lorraine Intelligence Unit. Andrew holds an MBA from the Michael Smurfit is also listed in the International Tax Review’s Women in Tax Graduate School of Business and studied at John Hopkins Leaders 2018 guide. University and University College Dublin.

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ROSE KIDD CLIONA MURPHY Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations at ICON Vice President R&D at PepsiCo and Chair of the Chamber’s R&D Group Rose has 29 years experience in the clinical research industry and is currently Cliona Murphy is vice president, Research leading global clinical operations at ICON, a & Development, PepsiCo. In this role Clinical Research Organisation (CRO) head she is responsible for the Dairy Centre quartered in Dublin. Throughout her career, of Excellence & Bioconversion Research Rose has undertaken a variety of leadership Programme as part of PepsiCo’s Global roles in clinical delivery and has partnered with large and mid Nutrition Category and for creating and driving an innovation size biopharma companies. Rose has been fortunate to see the culture in their newly expanded Cork R&D centre, one of development of drugs enhance and improve the quality of lives PepsiCo’s Top 5 global R&D centres. She is also chair of PepsiCo of patients throughout the globe across a range of therapeutic Ireland’s STEM Council and leads PepsiCo’s Million Women areas and spent a large part of her career working in the area of Mentor programme globally. Cliona joined PepsiCo in 1997 and HIV. Prior to joining ICON, Rose worked with Glaxco Smithkline in has worked in a variety of R&D roles across the PepsiCo system in the UK in the field of pre clinical and drug formulation. Europe, UK, China and Asia Pacific. She has been responsible for bringing many innovations to market including Sensations in the UK. Prior to her current role Cliona led the Technical Function for PepsiCo’s Global Concentrate Business, leading a team of 140+ engineers and scientists in the areas of R&D, Engineering, Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Management.

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BRIAN COTTER | MODERATOR Advocacy & Public Affairs Director with the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland

Brian directs the significant member- led policy programme of the American Chamber which is focused on key areas including promoting the benefits of trade and investment between the EU and the US; progressive policies to strengthen Ireland’s position as the inclusive location of choice for talent and innovation, and the enhancement of Ireland’s Research, Development & Innovation ecosystem. Brian previously held a number of international marketing and administrative appointments within the multinational sector and Irish state agencies based in Dublin, London and Chicago. A graduate of University College Dublin and the University of Limerick, Brian studied in the areas of business, economics and European studies.

12 13 Regulating for a Digital THEME III Economy: Trust & number of US internet multinationals with European bases in Security Ireland. Previously Irish Registrar of Companies, Helen has also held senior roles in the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation working on economic migration policy, science, technology and innovation policy. She spent the first ten years of her career in the IT industry. She was delighted to have been awarded an honorary fellowship of the Institute of Chartered The US Privacy Debate – will GDPR become the Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) in 2014. global standard? Transatlantic data transfers

– choppy waters ahead? Finding the balance JAMES O’CONNOR between regulation and innovation in a resilient Managing Director, Microsoft International data-driven world. Operations @JamesocOConnor

James holds responsibility for Operations KEYNOTE teams across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia which includes MICHAEL BECKERMAN supporting sales enablement, regional President and CEO of the Internet Association revenue processing, launch of products and services and Michael Beckerman is the President and optimizing internal processes. James’ leadership is focused on CEO of the Internet Association where he driving end-to-end customer and partner experience, aligned has worked to advance public policy that with the mission to make doing business with Microsoft easy. fosters innovation, promotes economic James has worked in Microsoft’s HQ in Redmond, Seattle and growth, and empowers people through has held a variety of regional and global leadership positions the free and open Internet. Under his leadership, association across the IT and Operations organizations, including leading membership has grown to over 40 top internet companies. Global Operations for Microsoft’s Enterprise Services business Michael is regularly cited as an authority on Internet policy, and and Microsoft’s Dynamics Business Division. James was 2017 appears regularly on national radio and television networks President of the American Chamber. to offer the Internet industry’s perspective on topical policy issues. He was recognized by Washingtonian Magazine as one of DC’s Tech Titans, and by Re/code as one of Silicon Valley’s EMMA REDMOND | MODERATOR top advocates in Washington. Prior to the Internet Association, Senior Director and Head of International Data Beckerman served 12 years as a top congressional staff member, Protection for Ancestry.com serving as the Deputy Staff Director and chief policy advisor As a risk and compliance professional, her to the Chairman of the US House Committee on Energy & experience spans from the negotiation field Commerce, which oversees America’s Internet policies. to working cross-culturally within highly complex environments whilst acting as a proactive and strategic adviser. She is HELEN DIXON an active and regular speaker at data protection events across Data Protection Commissioner Europe and was chosen for the Leadership in Law programme Helen Dixon was appointed as Data at Harvard Law School in May 2017. She is an Adjunct Associate Protection Commissioner for Ireland in Professor at UCD Sutherland School of Law, Chair of the General September 2014. Responsible for upholding Counsel forum at the American Chamber of Commerce, a the rights of individuals regarding how Member of the Inner Temple and the International Association of data about them is used, the role, among Privacy Professionals. Given she works for Ancestry, she is 87% other things, requires regulation of a large Irish, 12% Great Britain, 1% Finnish, but 100% Privacy.

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Health & Wellbeing Session

KATE O’FLAHERTY Head of Health & Wellbeing in the JOIN US Department of Health Kate leads the work to coordinate implementation of the Healthy Ireland Framework, which is a major Government- led initiative aimed at improving the Atlantic health & wellbeing of the population. Kate practised as a pharmacist for many years, before undertaking a masters in Journalism in 2000 and working in Corridor media and communications for a time. From 2008 she led the communications and practice development functions in the PSI, the pharmacy regulator, before joining the Department of PROGRAMME 2019 Health in 2013. Kate is a member of a number of senior cross- government groups, including the recently established Sports Leadership Group supporting the implementation of the new national Sports Policy.

June 17 KARL HENRY 17 Western Conference Fitness Expert, Radio & TV Broadcaster, Author and Columnist US - Ireland Business Address & @karlhenrypt 06 President’s Dinner Karl Henry is Ireland’s most recognised and NUIG, Galway leading personal trainer, and is the name that is synonymous with training in Ireland. September 26 He kick-started his personal training company by training clients 26 in their homes in 2004. Now renowned as personal trainer to the Southern Conference & stars, Karl is responsible for creating some of the most famous 09 Dinner physiques in fashion, music, politics and the corporate world. Karl released his 5th book in March 2018 called Karl Henry’s Healthy UCC & Maryborough Hotel, Cork Living Handbook. The book offers an encouraging, practical, affordable and sustainable plan to help the reader achieve 10 October 10 lasting changes in their wellbeing and has become a number one Mid-West Conference bestseller as well as achieving a second print run. Karl is well known for his role as the leading Expert on RTÉ One’s 10 Adare Manor, Limerick Operation Transformation. Karl has been the Health and Fitness Expert on the show since it began 12 years ago. The popular show has a viewership in excess of 600,000.

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Collaboration CARRIE EARLE ALLEN Executive Director, CIC Captains of (Case Study) Innovation Program Carrie Earle Allen is an international leader in innovation, education and the arts. Currently, she is Executive Director of Captains of Innovation, CIC’s and Venture Cafe Global Institute’s corporate From Kendall Square, Cambridge Innovation innovation program, which is a full spectrum corporate innovation Center to Cortex Innovation Community, St Louis membership program designed to help corporations find new to the Grand Canal Innovation Centre Dublin – a products, services, business models and technology in today’s possible gamechanger for Ireland? global, hyper-competitive environment. Prior to joining CIC and VCGI, Allen ran Harvard Professor David Edwards’ innovation lab for 8 years and was Executive Director of Le Laboratoire Cambridge and Executive Director of ArtScience Labs, DR. DIARMUID O’BRIEN where she gained experience working with startups in new Chief Innovation Officer, Trinity College Dublin technologies and environmental design, future of foods, digital communication, museum exploration and water. Dr. O’Brien was appointed the Chief Innovation and Enterprise Officer in January DENNIS E. LOWER 2017. His responsibilities include leading the President and CEO Cortex Innovation establishment of Trinity’s Technology and Community St. Louis, MO Enterprise Campus at silicon docks and the development and enhancement of the innovation and enterprise Dennis Lower has been involved in mission for the university. Diarmuid is an ex officio member of the technology-based economic development Executive Officers Group, the University’s Senior Management since 1995, with a focus on the planning Team, along with the Provost, Vice-Provost/Chief Academic and development of university sponsored Officer and the Faculty Deans. urban innovation districts. Since May 2010, Dennis has been the president and CEO of the Cortex Innovation Community in the historic Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Cortex is a 200-acre urban innovation district TIM ROWE founded in 2002 by Washington University in St. Louis, BJC Founder & CEO of Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), MA HealthCare System, the University of Missouri – St. Louis, Saint Louis University and the Missouri Botanical Garden. CIC is a recognized global leader that creates concentrated hubs of collaborative KATIE KEOGH | MODERATOR innovation in leading cities around the Director of Member Networks with world. Tim is the chairman & cofounder the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland of Lab|Central – a nonprofit shared wet @amchamkatie laboratory space – as well as MassRobotics – a shared robotics Katie is Director of Member Networks at maker space. He is also the chairman & cofounder of Roomzilla, AmCham, including leading the Chamber’s a cloud-based dynamic solution for managing conference Emerging Leaders’ and Emerging FDI room reservations. In 2008, Tim cofounded the Kendall Square Networks. Prior to joining the Chamber, Katie was Director of Association, where he served as president for 5 years. Strategic Partnerships & Alumni Relations at the US Embassy Dublin. She has also worked with the Childhood Development Initiative in Tallaght West and was Associate Director of the University of Notre Dame Ireland Centre. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and UCD.

18 19 Performing on the Global THEME V Stage in an Uncertain World – from Protectionism LUCINDA CREIGHTON to Brexit CEO Vulcan Consulting Ltd @LCreighton

Lucinda Creighton is a former Irish Minister for European Affairs and CEO of Vulcan Consulting Ltd. As a member of the Irish From greater connectivity to the impact of Irish Parliament for nine years, she ran Ireland’s companies employing 100,000 people in the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2013, US; Ireland’s business relationship with the US is and represented the EU in trade talks with the United States, leading to the formal start of TTIP negotiations in 2013. From closer than ever. From a business perspective – 2012 – 2014 she also served as vice president of the European threats and uncertainty exist in both directions. People’s Party – the largest political party in Europe. Lucinda How can the Irish business community continue is an advisory board member of the International Republican to make their mark in the US and how can Ireland Institute and the European Council on Foreign Relations. By training she is a barrister and qualified as a New York attorney. play its role in Brussels to support the two-way relationship? CATHERINE O’MEARA Tax Partner at Matheson SEAN DAVIS Regional Director for North America, Catherine is a partner in the tax department Enterprise Ireland at Matheson. Catherine has 10+ years’ experience advising multinational Sean Davis has been Regional Director corporations doing business in Ireland on for North America, Enterprise Ireland since Irish corporate tax. Catherine has a particular August 2016; leading a team based in interest in transfer pricing, competent authority matters New York, Boston, Mountainview, Austin, and business restructurings and also has extensive experience in Chicago and Toronto. This followed a 5 structuring inward investment projects, mergers and acquisitions year posting as the Enterprise Ireland Regional Director MENA and corporate reorganisations. Catherine’s clients include many based in Dubai, 2012 – 2016. From 2006 – 2012 he managed of the leading multinational corporations established in Ireland, the Enterprise Ireland Cleantech, Industrial & Life Sciences primarily in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, ICT and consumer team, based in New York. From 2002 – 2006 he was the Market brand sector. Catherine has published articles in leading tax Development Manager for the US and Canada with the US journals, is co-author on the Ireland section of the Bloomberg subsidiary of the publicly traded Singaporean company Asia BNA TP Forum and is co-author of the Ireland chapter of the Pacific Breweries Ltd, managing market teams in New York, International Fiscal Association Cahiers on Cross Border Business Boston, Atlanta, Miami, and sales agents in Montreal, Toronto, Restructuring. Catherine is a Chartered Tax Advisor and a Calgary and Vancouver. member of the Law Society of Ireland.

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FERGAL BRODER CONOR NEYLAN | MODERATOR CEO & Founder of LotusWorks Senior Communications Manager with the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland Fergal Broder is the founder of @ConNeylan LotusWorks, a leading engineering and technical solutions provider. He has been Conor leads on communications and CEO at LotusWorks since he established media engagement at the American the company in 1989. Chamber of Commerce Ireland. Previous to this position, Conor held responsibility Fergal has an extensive background in management and is for communications at the British Embassy, delivering UK recognised as a leading entrepreneur. He has a proven track government objectives including the first ever State Visit of record of strategy development and execution, business growth an Irish President to the UK and the referendum on the UK’s and achievement of targets in a challenging, competitive membership of the EU. environment. Instrumental in implementing culture change while expanding the LotusWorks organisation over two decades, Conor began his career as press officer in a food security NGO in Fergal continues to motivate large workforces and manage cross Dublin before stints working in Sydney, Australia and in Brussels. functionally. He has excellent customer relationship skills and He is a graduate of the International Relations programme at stakeholder engagement expertise. DCU and holds a Masters in International Public Policy and Diplomacy from UCC.

DONAL MORIARTY Chief Corporate Affairs Officer NOTES Donal Moriarty was appointed as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Aer Lingus in November 2017 with responsibility for Government and Corporate Affairs, Corporate Programmes, Communications and Group Affairs.

Donal previously worked with Aer Lingus over an 8 year period through to 2016, most recently as Executive Counsel, with responsibility for the Legal, Aero-political/ Regulatory Affairs and Public Relations. The support and alignment of key stakeholders in Ireland and North America is critical as Aer Lingus progresses its value carrier strategy. Donal represents Aer Lingus in engagement with key industry and business organisations in our target markets.

22 23 Strategic Plan 2019-21 TOP 5 PRIORITIES A comprehensive survey of the leadership of AmCham’s member companies in 06/2018 found that the Top 5 priorities of our members are:

Developing, rewarding & attracting talent

OUR VISION Ireland is an inclusive location-of- Access to residential choice for talent and innovation with accommodation global impact.

OUR OBJECTIVES Physical & digital infrastructure AmCham is recognised as a ‘go-to’ organisation for multinational leadership.

US multinationals are recognised as being at the Enhancing the centre of the innovation ecosystem in Ireland. competitiveness of investment incentives AmCham’s members rate it as the ‘go-to’ place for public policy support and is the recognised leader in advocacy and thought leadership on Encouraging Ireland’s transatlantic business relationships. innovation and controlling the AmCham’s members rate it as the ‘go-to’ place cost base for networking with purpose.

24 25 Creating the Winning THEME VI Formula for a Competitive Edge GARETH LAMBE Head of Facebook Ireland & VP, International Sales Operations

Gareth Lambe is the Head of Facebook Strengthening the US-Ireland Business Ireland - responsible for the health and relationship relies on Irish based operations success of Facebook’s International Headquarters in Dublin, employing over ability to predict and be responsive to change and 2,500 people. Gareth started his career in access diverse talent pools to positively impact on brand marketing with Pernod Ricard and was later part of the business development. What are the top priorities start-up team of Pigsback.com. In 2009 Gareth joined PayPal for futureproofing Ireland’s competitiveness? How as Director of Merchant Operations EMEA, running a team of 300 people across Account Management, Business Support can links with the US and Europe help Ireland in and Telesales. Gareth is seven years at Facebook and is the remaining competitive? VP of International Sales Operations – driving the operations and strategy for Facebook’s sales organisation across EMEA and APAC. Gareth is on the Board of the American Chamber of KEYNOTE Commerce and Facebook Ireland Ltd.

EAMONN SINNOTT VP of the Technology & Manufacturing Group, and GM of Intel Ireland ELAINE MURPHY @ESinnott General Manager at LiveTiles Ireland

Joining Intel in 1991, he has held a variety Elaine has held multiple leadership roles of management positions in Ireland and in the tech space in recent years including in the USA prior to his appointment as Site Lead in EA Games in Galway and more General Manager of Intel Ireland in 2010 recently as General Manager for LiveTiles and Eamonn was instrumental in securing the record capital in EMEA. LiveTiles is headquartered in New upgrade enabling the production of Intel’s leading edge process York and specialises in no code, ‘drag and technologies and products from Ireland. Eamonn served as drop’ technology giving business users the tools to create easily President of AmCham Ireland in 2015 and is currently Vice- adoptable Bots, dashboards, portals or corporate intranets that Chair of the Executive Council of the Brussels based American can be heightened with personalized artificial intelligence and Chamber of Commerce for the European Union. analytics features. It has offices on the East and West coasts of the US, Australia, the Netherlands, the UK and it announced Eamonn currently chairs the Mid-East Regional Action Plan for the establishment of an AI R&D centre in Sligo last year. Her Jobs implementation committee and is a member of IBEC’s success and steadfast interest and work in Diversity & Inclusion Technology Ireland board. He is also a member of the Institute gained Elaine a place on the 2017 Women’s leadership forum of Directors in Ireland, the MBA Association of Ireland and is a at Harvard Business School with an elite group of successful Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering. Eamonn is passionate businesswomen from around the world. Elaine is on the board of about the intersection between technology and creativity and the American Chamber of Commerce since 2017 and is a strong plays a leadership role in supporting innovative initiatives such ambassador for the North West and showcasing what the region as the Ireland’s Edge conference aimed at encouraging more has to offer. integrated policy across arts, science, technology and learning.

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JAMES LYONS MIRIAM O’KEEFFE | MODERATOR Vice President of Operations, Boston Scientific Director of Member Programmes with the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland James Lyons has over 30 years’ experience in electronics and medical From a background in successful start-ups, device manufacturing. He is currently the commenced working with the American Vice President of Operations for Boston Chamber in February 2003 as Operations Scientific Galway. Prior to joining Boston & Finance Manager, having previously Scientific James held the role of Worldwide lived and worked in the UK, France, Vice President of Program Management for Sanmina Corporation Denmark, Germany, and Holland. The initial years of employment with responsibilities across 50+ sites. Through his career he at the chamber were focussed on successfully developing has gained extensive experience in the areas of operations, a sustainable financial model and establishing policies and engineering and commercial management at companies such as procedures which would support the growth and the strategic Sanmina, MSL (now Celestica), Sensormatic (now Tyco) and SCI. direction of the chamber. Since 2011, as Programmes Director, working with members of the Chamber to develop sustainable programmes which engage members through information and best practice sharing, networking, and working groups. DAN KIELY CEO and Co-founder, Voxpro powered by TELUS International @DanKielyVoxpro

Dan Kiely is co-founder of Voxpro, a KEYNOTE premium provider of beautiful customer experience, technical support and sales DAN MULHALL operations solutions to the technology Ambassador of Ireland to the United States market. As CEO and Co-founder, Dan takes overall @DanMulhall responsibility for the strategic vision and direction of Voxpro, including defining business strategy and goals, partner Daniel Mulhall took up duty as Ireland’s engagement, culture and brand sustainment, and key leadership 18th Ambassador to the United States in talent acquisition. Using his entrepreneurial passion and August 2017. He was born and brought up in creativity, he dreams big and encourages innovation in all Waterford and undertook his undergraduate aspects of the company. His vision for Voxpro has always been and post-graduate studies at University College Cork where he to create something unique and unforgettable. Voxpro’s 4,000+ specialised in modern Irish history. Ambassador Mulhall joined strong team members across Ireland, North America, Europe and the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1978 and had his early the Philippines supports the customer experience needs of top diplomatic assignments in New Delhi, Vienna (OSCE), Brussels global brands in over 35 languages. (European Union) and Edinburgh where he was Ireland’s first Consul General, 1998 – 2001. He served as Ireland’s Ambassador to Malaysia (2001 – 05), where he was also accredited to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. In 2005, he was conferred with an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland for his work in connection with the Asian tsunami. From 2009 – 2013, he was Ireland’s Ambassador to Germany. Before coming to Washington, he served as Ireland’s Ambassador in London (2013 – 17).

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