WEBINAR

“Enterprise financing and investment in – tackling the challenges of COVID-19, digitalization and climate change.”

Jointly hosted by the of Ireland (CBI), Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and (EIB), in partnership with Kemmy Business School, .

Master of Ceremonies: Stephen Kinsella, University of Limerick

Date: Monday 19th April, 13:30 – 16:00 GMT (14:30 – 17:00 CET)

AGENDA

Opening Remarks (13:30 – 13:40) - Gabriel Makhlouf, Governor, Central - Christian Kettel Thomsen, Vice-President, European Investment Bank Keynote Address (13:40 – 14:00) - Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Finance Research Presentations (14:05 – 14:55) - Debora Revoltella and Peter McGoldrick, European Investment Bank - Martina Lawless, Economic & Social Research Institute Panel Discussion (15:00 – 15:50) - Moderation: Marguerite McMahon, non-executive board member, SBCI - Panelists:  TD, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail  Declan Costello, Deputy Director-General, DG ECFIN,  Danny McCoy, CEO, IBEC  Heinz Olbers, Director,Western European Department, European Investment Bank  Douglas Sutherland, Deputy Head of Economics Division, OECD Closing remarks (15:50-16:00) - Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor for Central Banking, Gabriel Makhlouf Christian Kettel Thomsen Paschal Donohue Gabriel Makhlouf is Governor Christian Kettel Thomsen has Paschal Donohoe has been the of the Central Bank of Ireland. recently been appointed Vice- Minister for Finance in Ireland He chairs the Central Bank President and member of the since June 2017. He was Commission, is a member of Management Committee of elected President of the the Governing Council of the EIB, the governing body that in July 2020. From , a oversees the day-to-day May 2016 - June 2020, he member of the European running of the Bank, prepares served as the Minister for Systemic Risk Board, and is decisions for Directors and Ireland's Alternate Governor ensures that these are Public Expenditure and at the International Monetary implemented. Reform, and from July 2014 - Fund. May 2016, as the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Before joining the Central Bank Gabriel was Secretary to the New Zealand Treasury and the Government's chief economic and financial adviser from 2011 to 2019. During his time as Secretary, he led reviews of New Zealand's three macroeconomic pillars (monetary, financial stability and fiscal policy) and the development of a new framework for the Deboradevelopment Revoltella of economic and Peter McGoldrick Martina Lawless Deborapublic policy Revoltella focused is Chief on Peter McGoldrick is Senior Dr Martina Lawless is a Economistintergenerational and the wellbeing.director of In Economist in the Policy and Research Professor at the theaddition Economics Gabriel Department was New of Strategy Division of the EIB's Economic and Social Research theZealand's European Alternate Investment Governor Economics Department. In this Institute (ESRI). Her research Bank,at the and World has Bank,held this Asian role his interests range from has focused primarily on firm- positionInfrastructure since April Investment 2011. The the Greek and Irish level dynamics and decision departmentBank, Asian providesDevelopment impact - economies; over making, covering a range of drivenBank and economic the European analysis Bank to infrastructure, notably topics such as access to supportfor Reconstruction operations, andthe global investment by local finance for small and medium positioningDevelopment. as well He wasas the also co- government; as well as EU firms, effects of taxation and policychair ofand the strategy Trans-Tasman definition policy. participation in exporting. ofBanking the bank. Council.

Previously Gabriel worked in the UK civil service where his roles ranged from policy on domestic and international tax issues through to large-scale operational delivery. He has also chaired the OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs and was responsible for the UK's Government Banking Marguerite McMahon Damien English TD Declan Costello Marguerite McMahon is a non Damien English TD is the Minister In August 2019, Declan executive Board member of of State for Business, Costello was nominated the SBCI and SME wholesale Employment and Retail, having Deputy Director General in finance (Funding London) been appointed on July 2nd, DG ECFIN. From May 2014, London. More than half her 2020. He previously served he has been the European as Minister of State at the Commission's Mission Chief professional career of plus 30 Department of Housing, Planning for . From 2012 to years at the European and Local Government from May 2014, he was acting Director Investment Bank concerned 2016 to June 2020. He was first for Resources and different aspects of lending to appointed as Minister of State at Communication in DG ECFIN. SMEs. the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills in July 2014.

Danny McCoy Heinz Olbers Douglas Sutherland Danny is CEO of Ibec since Heinz Olbers was appointed Douglas Sutherland is a 2009. He is President of the Director of the Western Europe Deputy Head of Division and Statistical and Social Inquiry Department at the European Head of Desk for Japan and Society of Ireland, Honorary Investment Bank (EIB) mid-2017. Ireland in the OECD’s Fellow of the Academy of Between Mid-2012 and mid-2017 Economics Department. His Heinz headed the Eastern main responsibility is the Engineers, Board member of Neighbours and Central Asia economic surveillance of these MaREI and member of the Department at the European countries, including preparing Export Trade Council, Investment Bank (EIB) to which regular projections and writing Executive Bureau of Business the EU Southern Neighbourhood their biannual OECD Europe, SME Forum and Department was included at the Economic Surveys. Government’s Balance for beginning of 2015. Better Business Group. Sharon Donnery Stephen Kinsella Sharon was appointed Deputy Stephen is Associate Professor Governor, Central Banking on 1 of Economics at the University March 2016. She is an ex officio of Limerick, Ireland, Senior member of the Central Bank Fellow at the Melbourne Commission and the Governor's School of Government, Alternate on the Governing Council University of Melbourne, of the European Central Bank (ECB). , and Research Sharon is responsible for leading the Associate at the Rhodes financial stability; economics and Centre for International statistics and financial operations Finance at Brown University. directorates of the Central Bank. She He is Chief Economics Writer is also the Chair of the ECB Budget for The Currency.news, and Committee (BuCom) having been was for 4 years a columnist appointed by the ECB Governing with the Sunday Business Post Council in December 2016.