U.S. – Ireland Forum : 11.8.07

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Some of Ireland’s best will come together with the best in the U.S. for this day of presentations, interviews, and panel discussions. The Forum promises to produce new ideas, forward thinking, and unseen possibilities.

Panel discussions include:

• The Global Irish Institute
• Social Capital and Philanthropy
  Lessons for Ireland from American philanthropy
• Culture and Education
  The new role for culture in fostering links between the Irish and the Irish abroad
• Irish America: Community in Transition
• The Future of the Celtic Tiger
• A Common Agenda
  Where do we go from here?
• Ireland – U.S.: The Next Generation
• The New Paradigm
  Why the Diaspora really matters

The U.S. – Ireland Forum is a rare opportunity for a cross-section of experts from both sides of the Atlantic to offer their perspectives on issues critical to traditional international partnerships. Globalization will receive comprehensive review with the aim of optimizing its impact, both economically and socially. In a competitive global economy, continued good will among friendly nations is of paramount importance.

The mission is fourfold:

• To start a conversation about the exciting potential for a new generation of networking that the Irish-American connection offers to Ireland and America
• To examine the present and future political, economic and community relationship between Ireland and the U.S.
• To promote the economic development and cultural exchange between our countries;
• To strengthen efforts toward lasting peace, reconciliation and partnership between the North and the South in Ireland

The Forum boasts a list of distinguished participants, including:
Donald Keough, Chairman, Allen & Company
William Flynn, Chairman, Mutual of America
Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Chairman, American Ireland Fund
former Congressman Bruce Morrison
composer Bill Whelan, Riverdance
David McWilliams, author and broadcaster
Richard Medley, Economic advisor
Authors Colum McCann and Pete Hamill.

These and about 20 other esteemed panelists will join Forum hosts Dr. Hugh Brady, University College Dublin; Kip Condron, CEO of Axa Financial; and Niall O’Dowd, founding publisher of Irish America Magazine and the Irish Voice Newspaper.