Summit focused on growing business with Asia to take place in Letterkenny

A two-day summit, Growing Global Business with Asia from the North West Knowledge Hub is set to take place in Letterkenny from October 2 to 3. 

On the first day of the event, the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue will provide the conference’s opening address at the Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny. 

Three panels with experts from business and politics – including the newly appointed Secretary General at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Declan Hughes, Combilift CEO Martin McVicar, Ronan Doherty, CEO ElectroRoute, TCS Country Head Deepak Chaudhari, and UAE ambassador Mohammed Homod Hamed Rahmah Alshasmi – will discuss the importance of regional hubs, opportunities for partnership, and the best ways to grow global business 

The panels will be chaired Asia Matters’ chairman, and former Minister for Finance, Alan Dukes and Asia Matters’ Executive Director Martin Murray

At 7pm, stakeholders will gather for dinner preceded by a tour of the Croithlí Distillery.

On the second day, Britain’s Ambassador to Ireland, Paul Johnston, will discuss the importance of building cross-border partnerships to enhance global opportunities with Asia Matters’ chairman Alan Dukes.

The interview will be preceded by a discussion on the role of higher education as an investment driver, with ATU president Dr Orla Flynn, Professor Paul Bartholomew, vice chancellor Ulster University, and Mary Grennan, the head of international education at Quality and Qualifications Ireland.

During the third and final event, an MoU between the ATU and the Compliance Institute will be signed during a panel discussion featuring Compliance Institute president Diarmuid Whyte, FinTru Executive Director Sylvester Clancy, and solicitor Sally Anne Sherry.