Business Conference
Meath Enterprise Week 2014 – Business Showcase & Conference
Venue – Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim – 20/11/14
Agenda
12.30pm – Business Expo / Showcase starts
Session 1
2.15pm – Conference Starts – Opened by Minister Damien English TD
Chaired by Orlaith Carmody – Director at MediaTraining.ie & President of EO
2.30pm – Panel 1 – ‘Branding our Image for Global Food Markets’
- Enterprise Ireland – Michael O’Dowd FoodWorks
- Taste Council of Ireland – Kevin Sheridan Chairman
- Meade Potato Company – Eleanor Meade Business Operations Manager
- Headfort Arms / Boyne Valley Food Series – Olivia Duff Entrepreneur
- Dublin Institute of Technology – Dr Jesus Maria Frias Celayeta Head of Food Science
3.10pm – Panel 2 – ‘Benefits of Creative Digital Media for your Business’
- Silicon Republic – John Kennedy Editor
- Eircom – Pat Galvin Director of Public Policy
- Connector.ie / Socialmedia.ie – Conor Lynch CEO
- DCENR – Stephen Brennan Director of the National Digital Strategy / Chief Digital Advisor
3.50pm – Panel 3 – ‘Women in Business’
- Network Ireland – Lorraine Murphy President Meath/Louth
- Lismullen School of Culinary & Home Arts – Liz Donnelly
- Fitzsimons Consulting / Going For Growth – Paula Fitzsimons Founder / Director
4.30pm – Panel 4 – ‘Risk is the new Safe’
- Bru Brewery – Daragh Harlin Director
- Smart Invest VC – Gerry Moan – CEO
- Epicom – John Cunningham Managing Director
- iTradein – Gerry O’Reilly Managing Director
- Global Entrepreneurship Week – David Bradley
5.10 – 5.30pm – Break
5.30pm – Business Expo / Showcase ends
Session 1
5.35pm – Conference Re-Starts
Chaired by Kevin Stewart – Director of Services at Meath Co Co.
- Keynote speaker – Meath Economic Forum / Deloitte – Brendan Jennings Member / Managing Director
- Keynote Speaker – AIB – John Irwin Head of SME Strategy & Propositions
- Keynote Speaker – Bord Bia – Tara McCarthy Director of Food & Beverage
- Keynote Speaker – MediaTraining.ie / EO – Orlaith Carmody
7.10pm – Meath Chief Executive – Jackie Maguire to address the conference & launch Meath Enterprise (Entrepreneurship) Competition marking 15th Anniversary of Navan Enterprise Centre.
7.20pm – Panel discussion / debate / Q&A with conference speakers & guests – open to the floor.
Chaired by Kevin Stewart – Director of Services at Meath Co Co.
8.00pm – Food & Networking
9.00pm – Event closed