Economic forum for Castleisland to discuss local opportunities
CASTLEISLAND Chamber Alliance will host an economic forum on Saturday, September 22, in the River Island Hotel from 2.30pm to 5.30pm to discuss opportunities for the Castleisland area.
Castleisland people at home and abroad are being invited to attend and contribute to ideas for the future development of the area.
“RTÉ journalist and presenter Miriam O’Callaghan will direct proceedings, and we have been able to secure several high-profile guests with Castleisland connections to discuss their vision for the area,” said chamber spokesman Jeremy Burke.
“All but one of the guests are from the Castleisland area and have become significant players in their sectors. The only ‘non-native’ on the panel is Listowel man Con Lynch, who chose Castleisland as the location for his successful, international business.
“The event will consist of a brief presentation from each guest, followed by a panel discussion and question and answer session, which Miriam will moderate.”
The panel for the forum will consist of: Netwatch Group CEO David Walsh; Liz Shanahan, Global Irish Economic Forum member and current London Kerry Person of the Year; CIO Three Ireland Stephen Reidy; IAB Ireland CEO and Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland board member Suzanne McElligott; Compound Feed Engineering CEO Con Lynch; Partner and EMEA Healtcare Lead FleishmanHillard Orla Burke, and Netfort co-founder and CEO John Brosnan.
“We will also hold an event in the morning which will focus on three young entrepreneurs. They are all alumni of the local secondary schools, and they will make presentations of their businesses. This session will be supported by the secondary school principals, and while the target audience is primarily students, all are welcome to attend,” said Mr Burke.
The panel for the morning event will consist of: Shane McAuliffe, McAuliffe of Pig Farms and European Pig Producers Ireland; Shane O’Leary, Cordal Cheese; and Ciara Murphy, Be You tiful, Beauty Salon.
“The event promises to provide unique ideas from our very successful panellists, which we expect to help Castleisland plan for a successful economic future,” Mr Burke concluded.
Castleisland Chamber Alliance can be emailed at: castleislandchamber@gmail.com