IIEAThe IIEA hosted a special Christmas gathering of the Young Professionals’ Network, in which an expert panel reviewed the major events of 2018.
YPN Past Events
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’.
On Tuesday 12 December 2017 we were delighted to host a recording of The Irish Times 'Inside Politics' Podcast for the Christmas edition of our Young Professionals' Network.
This Young Professionals’ Network event was part of the IIEA project on the Future of the EU27, which is being supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The large-scale uncontrolled arrival of migrants and asylum seekers has placed a strain not only on many Member States’ asylum systems but also the Common European Asylum System as a whole.
Professor Tonra addressed the YPN on the topic of: “Trump, Brexit and the Collapse of Western Civilisation: A brief overview”.
Brexit confronts the EU with an entirely new context in which to operate. Although much remains unknown, it is clear that Ireland faces an agenda more complex than that faced by any other Member State.
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