Presented by: Irish America Magazine | The American Ireland Fund | University College Dublin
8:00 –8:30AM Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00AM Introduction by Hosts:
Hugh Brady, President, University College Dublin
Michael Collins, Ireland’s Ambassador to the United States
Kip Condron, The American Ireland Fund and CEO, AXA Financial
Niall O’Dowd, Irish America Magazine and Irish Voice Newspaper
9:00 – 10:00AM What is the future of the Celtic Tiger?
Richard Medley, Chairman, Medley Capital
Colm Harmon, Director, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
William J. Flynn, Chairman Emeritus, Mutual of America
Ian Hyland, Publisher, Business & Finance Magazine
Moderator: Kip Condron, The American Ireland Fund and CEO, AXA Financial
10:00 – 11:00AM Social Capital and Philanthropy
Lessons for Ireland from American philanthropy
Gara LaMarche, Chief Executive, Atlantic Philanthropies
Maureen White, Co-chair, IRC Board of Overseers
Thomas J. Tierney, Chairman and Co-founder, The Bridgespan Group
Kingsley Aikins, President & CEO, Worldwide Ireland Funds
Moderator: Kieran McLoughlin, President, The American Ireland Fund
11:00 – 11:30AM Coffee Break
11:30 – 1:00PM Culture & Education
The new role for culture in fostering links between the Irish and Irish abroad
Colum McCann, Novelist
Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Chairman, The American Ireland Fund
Pete Hamill, Prominent American Journalist and AuthorJames Flannery, Professor of Literature, Emory University
Moderator: Terence Dolan, Professor, School of English, Drama and Film, University College Dublin
1:00 – 2:30PM Lunch
Keynote Address: James Heckman, Nobel Laureate in Economics, University of Chicago and University College Dublin
2:30 – 3:30PM Irish America: Community in Transition
Bruce Morrison, Former Congressman; Author, “Morrison Visas”
Niall O’Dowd, Founder, Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform
Niall Burgess, Consul General of Ireland
Orla Kelleher, Executive Director; Aisling Irish Community Center
Moderator: Christine C. Quinn, Speaker, New York City Council
3:30 – 4:30PM Ireland– US: The Next Generation
Presenter: David McWilliams, Economist and Broadcaster; Author, “The Pope's Children” and “The Generation Game”
Four young leaders from The American Ireland Fund and INNYC
4:30 – 5:30PM A Common Agenda
Where do we go from here?
Patricia Harty, Founding Editor, Irish America Magazine
Brian Jackson, Director, UCD Global Irish InstituteThomas Ryan, Managing Director, ING Capital
Moderator: Turlough McConnell, Executive Director, U.S. – Ireland Forum
6:00 – 8:00PM US – Ireland Forum Cocktails and Dinner
Keynote Address: Don Keough, Chairman, Allen & Company; Former President, The Coca Cola Company
Day Two Thursday 8 November 2007
8:30 – 9:00AM Networking Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00AM Ireland & America: The New Paradigm
Or why the Diaspora really matters.
Hugh Brady, President, University College Dublin
John Duffy, CEO, KBW Inc
Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Chairman, The American Ireland Fund
Denis P. Kelleher, Chairman, Wall Street Access
Declan Kelly, President & CEO, FD-US
Don Keough, Chairman, Allen & Company; Former President, The Coca Cola Company
David McWilliams, Author and Broadcaster
Moderator: Niall O’Dowd, Publisher, Irish America Magazine and Irish Voice Newspaper