10:00-10:30    Tea/Coffee & Networking on arrival 

10:30-10:35    Welcome & Opening Comments 
Sharon Higgins, Executive Director, Membership and Sectors

10:35-11:00    05th Annual Manufacturing in Ireland Report Overview [Presentation]
Sharon Higgins, Executive Director, Membership and Sectors

11:00-11:15    Global Trends in Manufacturing [Presentation]
Gary Hannify, Director PwC
11:15-12:05    Panel 1: The Competitive Landscape: Manufacturing, Geopolitics, and the Dynamics of a Shifting World
Chair: Sharon Higgins, Executive Director, Membership and Sectors
Gary Hannify, Director PwC
Pat Ivory, Director of EU & International Affairs, Ibec
Ger Tarpey, Managing Director, GW Lisk
Fergal Lyons, Director Global Operations, Neurent Medical

12:05-12:35   Tea/Coffee 

12:35-13:25   Panel 2: Leading from the Front Line: National Ecosystem Development
Chair: Sinead Keogh, Head of Sectors, Director BPCI 
Claire Croke, Head of Digital, Sanofi
Fergal Moran, Director of Business Development, CJ Sheeran
Meadhbh Costello, Senior Policy Executive, Education, Skills, and Innovation
Keenan Stack, Transport and Infrastructure Policy Executive, Ibec

13:25-13:30    Closing Comments 
Sharon Higgins, Executive Director, Membership and Sectors

13:30-14:00    Tea/Coffee & Lunch

 

 

Start Date November 18, 2025
Time 10.00am
Duration 3.30hrs
Delegate Price Free
Type Conference and Summit
Contact siobhan.dean@ibec.ie