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Conlin Chairman, President and CEO, Horizon BCBSNJ Ms. Cathriona Hallahan Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland Mr. Gerald Lawless Former Chairman, World Travel and Tourism Council Chairman, Irish Business Network Honorary President, Jumeirah Group Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership for Life Award Mr. Richard Moore Founder, Children in Crossfire FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 AT THE PLAZA HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 3 What would you say if we told you our packaging could help build your business? Packaging can do so much more than protect your products – it can make your business stronger. Packaging has the power to deliver growth, optimise costs, manage risk and protect brand equity. We’re proving it all over the world, every day. Discover the potential in your packaging smurfitkappa.com PAPER | PACKAGING | SOLUTIONS LSE:SKG 6854_SK_Why_Smurfit_Resizing_215.99x279.4.indd 1 15/09/2017 14:44 Sir Michael W.J. Smurfit, KBE CO-FOUNDER AND INTERNATIONAL CHAIRMAN 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 5 BM_ICCUSACelticBall_V02.indd 1 21/09/2018 09:44 Brian O’Dwyer CHAIRMAN 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 7 11th Annual International Youth Leadership Conference July 20 th to July 28th, 2019 Hosted at Maynooth University, Co. Kildare, Ireland Congratulations to tonight’s honorees We would like to thank everyone for their support and donations to the Albert Schweitzer Leadership for Life Maurice A. Buckley & Elsa N. Gutierrez Buckley Contact [email protected] or [email protected] www.aschweitzer.org • www.iccusa.org Maurice A. Buckley CO-FOUNDER, PRESIDENT, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 9 Donald Trump PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 11 Michael D. Higgins PRESIDENT OF IRELAND MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT MICHAEL D. HIGGINS I am delighted to send my very best wishes to Maurice Buckley and to everyone involved in the Ireland Chamber of Commerce USA’s 30th Annual American Celtic Ball. Congratulations to all of the friends of Ireland who have joined this evening’s event which will help to ensure that the good work undertaken by the Chamber in promoting economic growth can continue to flourish. My particular greetings and best wishes to tonight’s honourees: Mr. Patrick F. Coveney, Mr. Kevin P. Conlin, Ms. Cathriona Hallahan, Mr. Gerald Lawless, Mr. Kenneth C. Frazier and Dr. Richard Moore. All of you have made outstanding contributions to the enhancement and growth of linkages between Ireland and the United States. I wish each of you success with your future endeavors and I hope that you enjoy what promises to be a great event. Le gach dea ghuí, Michael D. Higgins Uachtarán na hÉireann President of Ireland 5 October, 2018 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 13 GC 5877 USA AD_1_REPRO_Press Quality.pdf 1 13/09/2018 14:59 is proud to support the 30th annual american Celtic Ball 2018 Dan Mulhall IRISH AMBASSADOR A Chairde, Friends, A little over thirty years ago, as the seeds of the inaugural American Celtic Ball were being laid, Margaret O’Shaughnessy Heckler was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the first woman to serve as US Ambassador to Ireland. When Ambassador Heckler arrived in Dublin in 1985, some 300 American firms had already established a presence there. Over the course of her posting, with support from organisations like the ICCUSA, she committed to increasing that. Amongst the numerous CEOs she invited to visit Deerfield was a thirty year old Bill Gates, who, with her encouragement, opened Microsoft’s first Dublin office in 1985. Initially, Microsoft employed 20 people in Ireland. Flash forward to February 2018, however, when our Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, joined one of your honorees this evening, Caitriona Hallahan, in opening the company’s newest Dublin office, a European campus where over 2,000 highly skilled professionals work. Ambassador Heckler passed away in August. But her contribution to Irish-American relations endures. And is reflected in the fact that, alongside Microsoft, more than 700 US companies today have operations in Ireland, directly employing 155,000 people. Increasingly, however, transatlantic trade and investment is not a one way flow, but a two way street. Today there are more than 500 Irish companies with operations in this country. Between them, they employ 100,000 people in America. What do these firms do, I am sometimes asked? They build American homes, I reply – with companies like CRH, the continent’s largest asphalt producer, and Kingspan at the cutting edge of US construction. They save American lives – Aerogen’s revolutionary aerosol delivery system, developed in Galway, has improved health outcomes for more than 2.5 million Americans, while Adapt Pharma, from its plant in Philadelphia, has been to the fore in tackling the opioid crisis. They sustain Americans – whether in the form of Kerrygold, America’s third largest (and best tasting) butter brand, or in the store shelves stacked nationwide by fresh Greencore produce. During my term as Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States, I hope to nurture economic ties between our nations, supporting trade and investment in both directions to our continued mutual advantage. My success in doing so will depend to a great extent on the work of organisations like the Ireland Chamber of Commerce and your members. For three decades now, the Chamber has built the personal connections on which commerce thrives. Tonight, as you celebrate that tremendous achievement, I encourage you to also look to the future. In the uncertainty of these times, the importance of networks like yours is all the more apparent. I hope you all have a wonderful evening, and I wish you all the very best in the year ahead, and indeed for the next thirty years. Le gach dea-ghuí, Dan Mulhall Ambassador 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 15 Leo Varadkar, T.D. TAOISEACH 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 17 PHILIP O. OZUAH, MD, PHD, PRESIDENT, AND MONTEFIORE SALUTE THE IRELAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON THEIR 30TH ANNUAL AMERICAN CELTIC BALL Congratulations to the 2018 Honorees Albert Schweitzer’s Sir Michael Smurfit Leadership for Life Award: Business Achievement Award: Dr. Richard Moore Patrick F. Coveney Kevin P. Conlin Cathriona Hallahan Gerald Lawless Kenneth C. Frazier MONTEFIORE IS THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOR ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. doingmoremontefiore.org Westchester Hudson Valley Bronx Andrew M. Cuomo GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 19 Bill de Blasio MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 30th Annual American Celtic Ball 21 RWJBarnabas Health proudly supports the Ireland Chamber of Commerce and the 30th Annual American Celtic Ball. Clara Maass Medical Center Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Community Medical Center Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Jersey City Medical Center Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Monmouth Medical Center and The Unterberg Children’s Hospital Saint Barnabas Medical Center Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey Barnabas Health Behavioral Health Center Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Children’s Specialized Hospital The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital Thomas P. DiNapoli COMPTROLLER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER 110 STATE STREET ALBANY, NY 12236 October 5, 2018 Maurice Buckley, President Ireland Chamber of Commerce - USA 219 South Street, Suite 203 New Providence, NJ 07974 Dear Friends: Greetings to all those gathered this evening for the 30th Annual American Celtic Ball hosted by the Ireland Chamber of Commerce – United States. Since 1988, the Chamber has worked to cultivate mutually beneficial business relationships between the United States and Ireland, promoting economic growth and strengthening historically friendly and supportive ties across the Atlantic. Special congratulations are due to this year’s honorees for their leadership, service and accomplishments. Recognizing the tremendous productive potential that can be unleashed through the exchange of goods, services, capital and ideas, the Ireland Chamber of Commerce has long sought to revitalize existing connections and forge new links between Ireland and America. In addition to organizing trade missions, hosting networking events and generating business opportunities, the Chamber offers informational forums, strategic partnerships with other business groups, and expert consultancy services. The Chamber also sponsors the Albert Schweitzer’s Leadership for Life to help young people develop leadership skills. The dedicated officers, board, and members