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E-mailGlobal Irish Economic Forum to bring diaspora together
I am delighted to have this opportunity to tell you about an important initiative of the government of Ireland to further enhance Ireland’s relationship with Irish America and the global Irish family.
Earlier this year, following a submission I presented to the government, it decided to host a Global Irish Economic Forum in Dublin on 18-20 September.
The forum will bring together, for the first time, the most influential members of the Irish community worldwide with a record of high achievement in business and culture, as well as individuals with a strong business connection to Ireland.
The government has a long record of engagement with our global community and has worked very successfully with them in the past, particularly in relation to the peace process. Over the past six years alone the Emigrant Support Program, run by my department, has provided some €60 million in funding to Irish Diaspora organizations and projects.
Invitations to the forum were issued in April by way of a personal letter from the taoiseach (prime minister) to individuals identified by our network of embassies around the world.
The response to the taoiseach’s letter has been hugely encouraging, with over 180 people indicating their intention to participate. It is important to keep in mind that they will be traveling here at their own expense and giving freely of their time and expertise.
At this stage, it is expected that the attendance will include representatives from the U.S., Britain, Australia, New Zealand, China, Argentina, Europe and the Middle East.
There will be a very strong U.S.-based contingent, including the American Ireland Fund’s Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Bloomberg TV’s Margaret Brennan, Kip Condron (president and CEO of AXA Financial Inc.), Irial Finan (executive vice president of Coca-Cola), Tara McCabe (vice president of Morgan Stanley), Brendan McDonagh (CEO of HSBC North America) Tom Moran (president, chairman and CEO of Mutual of America), Denis Swanson (president of FOX Television Stations Inc.) and Craig Barrett (retired CEO and chairman of Intel).
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