IIEAExecutive Director Ross discussed the threat of a ‘race to the bottom’ post-Brexit, and outlined the role ESMA is playing in averting this.
Economics Past Events
In his address, Mr Fitzgerald assessed the prospects for the development of blockchain in Ireland, as well as its application in the financial domain and global development. He focused on the current state of both the business and regulatory landscape, and how this is likely to affect the development of the technology here.
Michael Best argued in this address that to understand how successful growth happens we need an economic framework that focuses on production, governance, and skills.
In his address to the IIEA, Paul Drechsler discussed the implications of Brexit for business at the local and national level. He also discussed the CBI’s work in Northern Ireland, and how to strengthen the UK-Ireland business relationship in the future.
In his speech Mr Mody made the point that the Euro has led Europe away from political unity.
Robert Watt discussed how the Ten-Year Capital Plan will respond to Ireland’s key international and domestic challenges, and outlined governance arrangements to ensure its implementation.
The theme of the seminar was The 2018 European Semester: Inclusive Growth and Fairness for Ireland and Europe.
The panel discuseds blockchain, how it works and the potential it holds to disrupt many existing internet products and services. They also discussed the opportunities and threats arising out of this, particularly in relation to data privacy and the future of the data driven business model of the internet.
Ms Delvaux discussed her report with recommendations to the Commission, on Civil Law Rules for Robotics. She also discussed the EU’s recent progress on this issue, including the European Commission's call for increased financial and other investment in AI within Europe.
As a consequence of Brexit, the European Banking Authority has moved its headquarters from London to Paris. Executive Director Farkas analysed how Brexit will affect not just the EBA’s location, but also the nature of its role.
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