The IABA host a series of thought leadership, summits and networking events throughout the year, as well as, our annual Business & Finance Awards programme in Dublin, Asia and New York. For a full list of our events, please see our Events scheduled for 2011 below.

March 2011- Ireland Day (New York Stock Exchange, New York) – Monday March 14th 2011

The NYSE Euronext & Business & Finance Media Group are delighted to announce Ireland Day at the New York Stock Exchange. Ireland Day will present a unique opportunity to communicate the Ireland Inc brand to the some of the most influential business leaders and corporations in the US. . Ireland Day will be structured in a Davos style summit style from 8am to 5pm and will host over 350 Fortune 500 executives and key decision makers. The summit will be addressed by significant International Irish Business Leaders, Key executives from some of the 600 US companies who have invested in Ireland, Fortune 500 CEO’s/Key executives representing some of the worlds leading corporations and Leading US/Irish cultural/political leaders www.ireland-day.com

 

Sept 2011 - The Business & Finance Corporate Restructuring Summit

The Business & Finance Corporate Restructuring Summit provides a unique opportunity to hear from an outstanding and diverse group of corporate insolvency & restructuring professionals who provide insight into the latest corporate restructuring techniques and current international practice and take a fresh look at Examinerships, Liquidation and Receiverships. The rate of Corporate Insolvency in Ireland is set to explode and will dominate the Irish business landscape for the next few years affecting lenders, creditors, trading partners and employees alike. Building on last years success, the 2011 Corporate Restructuring Summit will address key challenges facing Ireland in 2011 with a focus on recovery, insolvency, and turnaround. The 2011 event will provide an opportunity to hear from a panel of experts presenting their views on the property market, continued uncertainty in the Irish economy. www.corporaterestructuringsummit.ie

 

Sept 2011 - The Business & Finance Life Sciences International Summit

The 2010 Life Sciences International Summit took place in November 2010 and provided an overview of the many challenges facing the sector and crucially Irelands place within it. Working closely with associate partners Science Foundation Ireland, IDA and Enterprise Ireland its purpose was to map out a distinct route for Ireland and Irish operations in this challenging environment. This year’s event will offer an all-round view of the life-sciences sector as it stands in 2011. www.lifesciences-summit.com

 

Oct 2011 - The Business & Finance Us / Ireland Awards

The Business & Finance US / Ireland Awards celebrate the significant economic relationship and contributions made by Irish corporates in the US and US multinationals operating in Ireland. The event provides a unique opportunity to celebrate and recognise the achievements of the best US-Irish business leaders. In 2010, The Business & Finance US / Ireland Awards were held at the NYSE Euronext headquarters on Wall Street, the event attracted more than 300 business leaders representing some of the largest and best performing corporations in the US attended the event. Previous recipients include Irial Finan (Coca Cola), Microsoft and Lily O’ Brien’s, Wyeth, Craig Barrett, Chairman Intel Corporation, Cameron O Reilly, Garrett Kelleher and the 2010 recipients were BNY Mellon, John Duffy, KBW, Taxback.com and Invest NI. www.businessandfinanceusawards.ie

 

Dec 2011 - The Business & Finance Awards –8th Dec 2011

The Business & Finance Awards have been recognising excellence in Irish business for over 35 years and is the longest running and most coveted business awards programme in Ireland. The Business & Finance Business Person of the Year award has celebrated the outstanding achievements of individuals such as Michael Smurfit, Tony Ryan, Peter Sutherland, Tony O’Reilly, Denis O’Brien, Niall FitzGerald, Neville Isdell, Gary McGann and Danuta Gray. Each year the awards are attended by over 600 CEOs and business leaders. The awards are supported by a select group of corporate patrons, which allows for independent status to be maintained and presents the patrons with the opportunity to engage the CEOs of the top 100 companies and the most influential business leaders in our country. The awards will be held in The Convention Centre on December 8th 2011. www.businessandfinanceawards.ie