Global Ireland Summit 2022
The Global Ireland Summit is a special annual gathering of leaders from across the public service, business, state agencies, and the community, academic and civil society sectors.
The theme of the 2022 Global Ireland Summit is Ireland Reconnecting. The Summit will be an expert-led exploration of how Ireland reconnects with the world, against the backdrop of global crises and delivers on the Government’s Global Ireland ambition through collaboration and multilateralism.
You are warmly invited to join us here on ireland.ie for the live broadcast of this event from 09.00am IST on Thursday 14 April 2022
2022 Global Ireland Summit Speaker Bios
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Micheál Martin, T.D.
An Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar T.D.
An Tanaiste
Simon Coveney TD
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence
Eamon Ryan T.D
.Minister for Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport.
Mairead McGuinness
European Commissioner for financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union.
Mathias Cormann
Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Dr. Renata Dwan
Deputy Director and Senior Executive Officer of Chatham House
Martin Fraser
Secretary General to the Government and Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach
Joe Hackett
Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Orlaigh Quinn
Secretary General of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in Ireland
Katherine Licken
Secretary General at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Shona Murray
European Affairs Correspondent for Euronews
Global Ireland Strategies
Global Ireland’s Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean to 2025
Launched February 2022.
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Global Ireland’s Strategy for the Nordic Region to 2025
Launched December 2021.
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Ireland’s Strategy for France to 2025
Launched February 2020.
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Delivering in the Asia Pacific Region to 2025
Launched January 2020.
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Ireland's Strategy for Africa to 2025
Launched November 2019.
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Ireland’s Policy for International Development
Launched March 2019.
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Ireland's Strategy for the US and Canada to 2025
Launched February 2019.
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Global Ireland - Ireland's Global Footprint to 2025
Launched June 2018.
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