The September Breakfast Business Briefing will take place on Tuesday 17th Sept. from 7:15am – 9:30am, in the                    College of FET, Bishopstown Campus, Rossa Ave,  Cork, T12 EE94
 

This year’s Breakfast Briefing theme is: ‘How to Win Business in the Internal & External competitive Environments’

We are privileged to have Dan Barry, Regional Director, Enterprise Ireland and Patrick Doyle, Regional Director, IDA, present and discuss on how Enterprise Ireland and IDA can help member companies Win Business in the Internal (intercompany) & External competitive Environments. The briefing will be chaired by Alan O’Flynn.

The Briefing with review and discuss:

  • The Current Climate for Investment as seen by EI & IDA
  • Defining How & Why Ireland is Competitive
  • The Supports IDA & EI provide to Client Companies to Enable Success

 

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Dan Barry, Regional Director, Enterprise Ireland

Dan Barry is Regional Director at Enterprise Ireland for the South & South-East Regions. Dan leads the development and implementation of Enterprise Ireland’s regional strategy for indigenous industry across the region.

Prior to Enterprise Ireland, Dan held international senior product management positions in the private sector both in Ireland and Silicon Valley. Dan holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Elec) and Master of Engineering from UCC. Dan also holds a Master of Business Administration from University of Nottingham (Healthcare Innovation).

 

Patrick Doyle IDA

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Patrick Doyle, South West Regional Manager, IDA

Patrick Doyle is the South West Regional Manager with IDA Ireland, the state agency responsible for attracting foreign direct investment to Ireland. The South West Region comprises Cork and Kerry and is the largest region for FDI outside of Dublin. In his role, Patrick and his team are responsible for all IDA activity across the South West Region including managing the existing portfolio of IDA clients and works with all stakeholders to ensure the region maximises its potential to attract further foreign direct investment.

Prior to taking up the role with IDA, Patrick held a number of commercial roles in the region. He was the commercial manager in the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium and also worked as the Membership Manager with Cork Chamber of Commerce.

We wish to express our sincere thanks to Dan & Patrick for taking the time from their busy schedule to attend and present to us on Sept 17th

We also wish to thank Valerie Cowman and her team at the College of FET, for hosting this breakfast briefing and providing refreshments on the morning,.

Valerie’s ongoing help and support, over many years, has benefited the association enormously.