Day One 25 May
| 09.15 – 09:30 |
Opening Remarks Cllr. Gillian Coughlan, The Mayor of the County of Cork |
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09.30 – 10.45 |
Business Roundtable with H.E. He Xiangdong, Ambassador of China to Ireland and Chinese Company CEOs in Ireland Understanding the Key Drivers of Successful Irish SME Partnership in the Chinese FDI Ecosystem Kefei Xu, GM Bank of China, Dublin, David Wang, Deputy General Manager, ICBC International Leasing Company Limited, Brendan McGrath, Ireland Site Head and VP Manufacturing at WuXi Biologics |
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Parallel Session |
Connecting Cleantech Sector Opportunity in China Virtual Roadshow in partnership with EU SME Centre , Enterprise Ireland, Embassy of Ireland in China. Lead: Renzo Isler, Director, EU SME Centre |
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10.45 – 11.00 |
Feedback from the Digital Roadshow and Industry Connect with Gerard Mulligan, Director of Business Development |
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11.00 – 11.15 |
Key Speaker |
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11.15 – 11.45 |
Coffee Break |
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11.30 – 12.45 |
Business Roundtable with H.E. Akhilesh Mishra, Ambassador of India to Ireland and Indian Company CEOs in Ireland Understanding the Key Drivers of Successful Irish SME Partnership in theIndian FDI Ecosystem with Deepak Chaudhari , Country Head Ireland, Tata Consultancy Services, Anubhav Mehrotra, Business Head for HCL Financial Services – UK & I, Terry Leech – Country Manager Wipro Ireland |
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12.45 – 13.15 |
Key Interview Professor Maggie Cusack, President, Munster Technological University |
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13.15 – 13.30 |
Closing Remarks Alan Dukes, Chairman, Asia Matters |
Day Two 26 May
|
09.30 – 9.45 |
Opening Remarks Cllr. Colm Kelleher, Lord Mayor of Cork |
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09.45 -11.00 |
Connecting Fintech Hubs in Asia and Europe in partnership with Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) Lead : Professor Shenglin Ben, Dean, ZIBS and Academy of Internet Finance joined by Donal Boylan, Co-Founder, BCAP Partners |
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11.00 – 11.15 |
Keynote Speaker |
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11.15 – 11.45 |
Coffee Break |
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11.45 – 12.15 |
Key Interview H.E. Ann Derwin, Ambassador of Ireland to China |
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12.15 – 13.15 |
SME Financing, Scaling & Succeeding in Asian Markets Opening Address by Declan Hughes, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment. With panel discussion: June Butler, Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; Nick Ashmore,Director, Irish Strategic Investment Fund, Leo McAdams, Divisional Manager – Investment Services Division, Enterprise Ireland |
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13.15 – 13.30 |
Closing Remarks Alan Dukes, Chairman, Asia Matters |
2020 Global Summit Keynote Speech
Address by President Higgins to the Asia Matters Conference November 2020
