IIEAFollowing a truly unprecedented year, IIEA is delighted to bring together a panel of experts and commentators for our annual Young Professionals Network (YPN) Christmas Special.
YPN Past Events
Suzanne Lynch discusses the 2020 race for the White House as we enter less than 50 days to polling day.
This YPN webinar gathers a panel of experts and commentators to share their thoughts on the impact COVID-19 has had on the economy, culture and sports in Ireland.
Drawing on her extensive experience as a European Commission official, Catherine Day will present her view on the priorities for the incoming European Commission as well as offer her views on the inter-institutional dynamics which might be at play.
Jennifer O’Sullivan gives us some insight into the Data Protection Commission’s varied and wide-ranging work explaining how this work has a significant EU and international dimension.
The IIEA hosted a special Christmas gathering of the Young Professionals’ Network, in which an expert panel reviewed the major events of 2018.
In this meeting of the Young Professionals’ Network, Fiach Mac Conghail offered a perspective on his role as CEO of Ireland’s largest cluster of digital and technology enterprises.
Senator Ruane reflected on her years of activism and her political career and will discuss the importance of her own life story as a tool and drive for change.
Ronan Tynan Award winning documentary filmmaker and co-founder of Esperanza Productions The making of ‘Syria - The Impossible Revolution’ Thursday, 24 May, 2018. 6.30p.m
In his address, Danny McCoy highlighted the role of Ireland’s business model in the transformation of the Irish economy, to one of the most prosperous and globalised countries in the European Union. Mr McCoy argued that Ireland’s business model has been the result of seven decades of tactical policy planning and implementation and he will outline the current priorities of the Irish business model, which include the best international practice in taxation and the development of substantial intellectual capital and intangible assets.
About the Speaker:
Danny McCoy is CEO at Ibec, the group that represents Irish business. Prior to joining Ibec he was a Senior Research Officer at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and an economist in the Central Bank of Ireland. He has held lecturing posts at Dublin City University, University College London, University of Oxford and Trinity College Dublin. Mr McCoy is a regular contributor in the print and broadcast media and has written columns for the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and the Irish Times among other international newspapers. The Irish Times recently described him as one of the ‘50 people who runs Ireland’.
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