8.00 am

Registration

8.30am - 8.40am

Chairman's Introduction

James Coghlan, Chairman, ISME

8.40am - 9.10am

Nearest to Church, Furthest from ……….. Opportunities in the UK

Speaker from the British Embassy, Dublin

Q&A

9.10am - 10.10 am

Old Values, New Future

Mags Kirwan, M.D., Goatsbridge Trout Farm     

Alison Bannon, Director, John Bannon Ltd

Tom Keogh, MD, Keogh's Crisp

Q&A

10.10am - 11.10 am

Keynote Address:  The Second Curve

Charles Handy, Writer, broadcaster and lecturer

11.10am - 12.10am

Brunch, Exhibition and Networking

12.10 noon - 12.50pm

From Bricks to Clicks

Ciara O'Brien, Journalist, The Irish Times

Mick Crean, Co-founder, Mick's Garage

Q&A

12.50pm - 2.00pm

The Great Debate: SMEs - Daring To Succeed

Prof. Peter Clinch, UCD Professor of Public Policy & Chair of National Competitiveness Council.

Donal O’Donavan, Deputy Business Editor, The Irish Independent

Jim Power, Jim Power Economics Ltd

Margaret E Ward, Entrepreneur, journalist and broadcaster