Global Ireland Summit

The Global Ireland Summit is a special annual gathering of leaders from across the public service, business, state agencies, and the community and civil society sectors, together with Ireland’s international diplomatic network and wider stakeholders from over 98 locations around the world.

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• Speaker bios
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The summit is an important opportunity to showcase the implementation of the Global Ireland 2025 strategy and the significant work being carried out in both the public and private spheres to increase Ireland’s footprint and influence around the world.

Global Ireland Summit 2023

This year's theme was Community, Creativity and Transformation: Collaborating to deliver Global Impact.

Global Ireland Summit 2023 took place at Dublin Castle on Tuesday, 24 October.

Programme

Ireland's Global Voice: priorities for young Irish people

Panellists:

• Ms Rianna Jarrett, Irish International footballer
• Mr Shane O'Connor, co-winner 2023 Young Scientist; 2nd place EU Young Scientist
• Ms Alicia O’Sullivan, UN youth delegate ’23, UCC Law student
• Ms Tolu Makay, singer song-writer

Keynote address

• An Tánaiste Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence

Technology and AI

Panellists:

• Dr Alessandra Sala, Senior Director of AI and Data Science at Shutterstock, Global President of ‘Women in AI’, Co-Chair of UNESCO Women for Ethical AI
• Prof Barry O’Sullivan, School of Computer Science & IT at University College Cork
• Dónal Travers, IDA Head of Technology Travers, IDA Head of Technology
• Mr Ciarán O’Mara, Protex AI tech company co-founder

Video Message

• An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D.

Keynote address

• Minister Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport

Climate and energy

Panellists:

• Prof Hannah Daly, University College Cork
• Mr Sean Atkinson, Managing Director ESB International
• Mr David Regan, CEO, Concern
• Mr Leo Clancy, CEO, Enterprise Ireland

Future of Europe

Keynote and fireside chat

• An Tánaiste Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence
• Ms Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman
• Prof Brigid Laffan, European University Institute

Northern Ireland

• Brief reflections on the Good Friday Agreement by Martin Fraser, Irish Ambassador to Great Britain

Closing remarks

• Mr. Joe Hackett, Secretary General Department of Foreign Affairs

Videos played at the Global Ireland Summit 2023

Conversations: This is Ireland

Global Ireland Strategy Review

Celebrating Ireland's 50th anniversary in the European Union

25 Years of the Good Friday Agreement

Agreement performed at Electric Picnic

An exert of the play Agreement was performed at the Global Ireland Summit 2023.

Below is a flavour of Agreement that was performed at the Electric Picnic Festival in 2023.