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