Proudly presents ANNUAL IIBN GLOBAL CONFERENCE In conjunction with New York Thursday Evening, November 6 All-day Friday, November 7 Global Markets Welcome to OpportUnity - the US superhighway to Ireland’s launching from the business crossroads of New York. As the global village plugs us into one business community, we’re more connected than ever. Working closely together can benefit us all. Here you’ll find opportunities for unity: some as a result of our increasingly connected world and some unique to the Irish diaspora. Timetable of Events NOVEMBER 6TH 5.30 – 6.30 pm VIP Networking Reception hosted by LeClair Ryan (Strictly by invitation only) 6:30 – 8:30 pm OpportUnity Opening Reception at Mutual of America, 320 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022-6839 Master of Ceremonies: Molly Dineen, Manager North America, UCD International & Co-Chair IIBN-NY Future Leaders Program Ross Finegan, Founder Partner, Lonsdale Capital Partners & Global Chair IIBN Mr. Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Diaspora Affairs Dee Ahearn, CEO, Barretstown Charity & Clea Newman, daughter of Barretstown founder actor Paul Newman NOVEMBER 7TH Master of Ceremonies: Deirdre Connolly, Executive Producer, Embassy Row & IIBN-NY Board Member & Susan O’Brien, Founder & CEO, Smigin & IIBN-NY Board Member 8:00 am REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST BUFFET 8:45 am OPENING REMARKS The Power of Global Networks: Opportunities of Being Connected Speaker: Sean Gaffey, Chairman & President, IIBN-NY 9:00 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS Aviation & Aircraft Leasing: Ireland’s Leading Role Speaker: Dómhnal Slattery, CEO, Avolon 9:30 am 10:10 am 10:45 am 11.15 am PANEL DISCUSSION Start-ups Share the OpportUnity: Case Studies in Entrepreneurship Moderator: Panel: Feargall Kenny, Founder, Executive Recruiter, President at Glenborn Corporation & Founder, New York Digital Irish Kealan Lennon, Founder & CEO, CleverBug Don White, Head of Sales for Americas, Datahug Dylan Collins, CEO, SuperAwesome Fearghal Kelly, CEO, Digisoft PANEL DISCUSSION Ireland the Center of International Excellence: Animation, Film & TV Production Speaker: Cathal Gaffney, CEO, Brown Bag Films Moderator: Panel: John Gleeson, Partner – Head of Media, Grant Thornton Niall McKay, Film & Television Producer, Media Factory & Executive Director & Film Curator, Irish Film New York Darrell Kavanagh, Managing Director, Image Now COFFEE BREAK IN THE SMART START ZONE 60 SECOND PITCHES Smart Start 5 x 60 second pitches! Unique Opportunities to Promote Business or Ideas Introduced by Niamh Bushnell, Commissioner for StartUps in Dublin All Events listed above are in the Wharton Room NOVEMBER 7TH 11.35 am PANEL DISCUSSION The OpportUnity of Irish Impact Investing: Uniting the Irish Diaspora for Profit & Global Good Moderator: Panel: Susan Hayes, ‘The Positive Economist’, Managing Director, Hayes Culleton & IIBN-Ireland, Board Member Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, Managing Director, Belfast Media Group & Former Lord Mayor of Belfast Andrew O’Brien, Head of Global Partnerships for US State Department 12.00 pm 60 SECOND PITCHES Smart Start 5 x 60 second pitches!: Unique Opportunities to Promote Business or Ideas. Introduced by Gerry Collins, Partner, Ecovis Wingrave Yeats & Global Chair of IIBN 12.10 pm PANEL DISCUSSION Growing Business Tourism: New Influencers PANEL DISCUSSION Learning from Experience: Engaging the Global Irish Business Community Panel: Moderator: Alison Metcalfe, Head of North America, Tourism Ireland Mary Ann Pierce, Founder & CEO, MAP Digital: MetaMeetings & IIBN-NY Board Member 12.40 pm 1:40 pm 2.00 pm 2.40 pm LUNCH — SPONSORED BY TOURISM IRELAND LIVE INTERVIEW Irish Times interview with Ronan Ryan: Subject of ‘Flash Boys’ Moderator: Panelist: Simon Carswell, Washington Correspondent with The Irish Times Ronan Ryan, Chief Strategy Officer at IEX Group, Inc. PANEL DISCUSSION Issues Currently Shaping the Transatlantic Business Environment PANEL DISCUSSION Venture Capital & Angel Network“ Is Ireland really all it’s cracked up to be for Startups? — Yes, and more! The Opportunity is now! Moderator: Panel: Dara Kelly, Leader – US Irish Business Group, Grant Thornton, IIBN-NY Board Member Peter Vale, Partner – Tax, Grant Thornton Ireland Lincoln Terzian, International Tax Partner, Grant Thornton New York John Gleeson, Partner – Head of Media, GrantThornton PANEL DISCUSSION 2015 Irish Year of Design: An Introduction Moderator: Karen Hennessy, CEO, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) Panel: Gerry Moan, Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Business Coach & Investment Acquisition Niraj Patel – Transatlantic VC John Hughes – Angel Investor Mark Lowth – CFO, SmartInvest Niall Fenton – Director European Operations, Lotus Capital & Chair IIBN-Ireland Moderator: Sharks!: Mary McKenna, Digital Tech Entrepreneur Kelly Hoey, CMO at Cuurio & Lead Mentor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator Ross Finegan, Founder Partner, Lonsdale Capital Partners (UK) & Global Chair IIBN David Sorin, McCarter & English Gerry Moan, Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Business Coach & Investment Acquisition COFFEE BREAK IN THE SMART START ZONE 3.30 pm PANEL DISCUSSION The Future of Digital Media & Entertainment: Creation, Monetization & Distribution 4:45 pm Moderator: PANEL DISCUSSION Shark Tank Pitchers & Sharks 3.10 pm 4:10 pm Colman Lydon, VP, Everwise & Serial Entrepreneur & IIBN-NY Board Member Moderator: Panel: Maura Kelly, Principal, Purple Mountain Media & IIBN-NY Board Member John Maloney, President of Circa & Former President of Tumblr Brendan Gaffey, Director, McKinsey & Co. Tony Gonclaves, Senior VP of Digital Entertainment Products, DIRECTV 5:30 pm IIBN Closing Comments IIBN Closing Comments Speaker TBA Close of Conference Decamp to Fitzpatricks Hotel for Post-conference Networking Reception Wharton Room Speaker: Gerry Duffy (32 Marathons in 32 Days), Professional Motivational Speaker, Goal Setting, Personal Leadership, Harnessing Self Belief, Extracting Employee Potential, Business Mentor & Writer. PANEL DISCUSSION Mark Pollock’s Story and the Evolution of STE Transforming Lives with Science and Technology Speaker: Mark Pollock, Dr Ruth Freeman - SFI By Sean Gaffey, Chairman & President, IIBN-NY 4.50 pm PANEL DISCUSSION The Habits of High: Challenging Yourself to Achieve Your Ultimate Potential Tribeca Room