Date: Thursday 29th May 2008
Event:Business Breakfast
Topic: Ireland - China Growing Business Relationships
Location: PWC, One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
Time: 7.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m
Speaker: Dick Spring, FEXCO Executive Vice-Chairman
Date: Thursday 24th April 2008
Event:Business Breakfast
Topic: Building a business in China
Location:.The Merrion room, RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Time: 7.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m
Speaker: Liam Casey, CEO, PCH International Ltd. and Gus Jones, Director China, IDA Ireland.
Please complete the booking form if you plan to attend the Business Breakfast on Thursday, 24th April and return to ICA by Monday 21st April.
Date: Thursday 27th March 2008
Event:Evening Briefing
Topic: The practical challenges facing small companies doing business in China"
Location:Ballsbridge Court Hotel, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4
Time: 6pm
Speaker: Aidan McMahon, Director of Gentian Consultancy services Ltd.
Date: Tuesday 4th March
Event: Workshop
Topic:Sourcing in China
Location: Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8
Time: 9.45am – 12.30pm
Speakers:
9.45am Registration & tea, coffee & scones
10.00am Welcome, Mr. Mel Clifford, Chairperson of Ireland
China Association
10.05am International Trade Skillnet, Ms. Mary Mooney, Chambers
Ireland
10.20 am Sourcing in China, Mr. Brendan Waldron, New Tigers
Consultancy
10.45am Logistics of getting products from China, Mr. Ronald
Garr, The Burke Shipping Group
11.10pm Legal aspects relating to sourcing from China, Ms.
Shelly Xiong, Haoliwen PRC Attorneys
11.35 pm Questions & Answers
Followed
by the Official launch of the International Trade Skillnet
12.00pm
Opening address by Mr. John Dunne, Chambers Ireland
12.10pm Keynote by Guest Speaker - TBC
12.25pm Closing address by Chairperson of International
Trade Skillnet
Close: Networking lunch (canapés etc)
Cost
per person is €50. For more information, please
call Mary Mooney, Network Manager, Chambers Ireland on
Tel: 01 400 4319 / 0868533714 or email: mary.mooney@chambers.ie
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Date:
THURSDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2007
Event: Evening
Briefing
Topic: "The Secret Driving Force
Behind China's Growth - The Entrepreneurs, and Unique
Business Environment"
Location: UCD Smurfit School, Carysfort
Avenue, Blackrock.
Time: 6:30 p.m. Presentation (reception
afterwards)
Speakers: Liu Goggin and Victor Huang,
UCD
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BROCHURE
Date:
THURSDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2007
Event: Evening
Briefing
Topic: “Reducing Greenhouse Gas
Emissions in China and Worldwide”
Location: A&L Goodbody, IFSC,
Dublin 1
Time: 6 p.m. Presentation (reception
afterwards)
Speakers: Drew McDowell,
Dipetane
Date:
THURSDAY, 25TH OCTOBER 2007
Event: Business
Breakfast
Topic:"Selling to the Chinese -
a professional adviser's perspective"
Location: A&L Goodbody, IFSC,
Dublin 1
Time: 7.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.
Speakers: Chris Fitzgibbon, Former
Board Member of
China Britain Business Council.
Date: THURSDAY
17TH MAY 2007
Event: Evening
Briefing & Reception
Topic:“Exporting Luxury Goods
to China”
“ Leveraging China to build a global business”
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4
Time: 6 p.m. Presentation (reception afterwards)
Speakers: Deirdre Walsh,
Managing Director, ChinaGreen
Robert O’Donnell, CEO, Advanced Innovations
Date: THURSDAY
21ST JUNE 2007
Event: Evening
Briefing
Topic: “Outsourcing to China and
Intellectual Property Protection".
Location: Mason Hayes+Curran Offices,
South Bank House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4.
Time: 6 p.m. Presentation (reception afterwards)
Speakers: Shelly Xiong,
Haoilwen PRC Attorneys
Date: FRIDAY
27TH APRIL 2007
Event: Business
Breakfast in partnership with the Royal Dublin Society
Topic:“The Asia-Europe Foundation – Opportunities
for Ireland”
Location: R.D.S., Ballsbridge, Dublin
4
Time: 7.30.a.m. – 10.00 a.m.
Speakers: Peter Ryan,
Asia-Europe Foundation
Date:
WEDNESDAY 21ST MARCH 2007
Event: Evening
Briefing
Topic: “Setting up an Irish Pub
in China” &
“ Co-productions in the Chinese Film Industry”
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4
Time: 6 p.m. Presentation
(reception afterwards)
Speakers: Ken Duggan, ICA
Member
Tero Kaukomaa, Blindspot Productions
Date: January
16th – 18th 2007
Event: Promoting
the ICA: Roadshow / Reception
Topic: Ireland China Association supporting
your business in China
Location: Cork, Galway & Dublin
Time: 5.30 pm – 7 pm
Speakers: Mel Clifford, Chairperson ICA and selected Council
members
Date: February
2007 (exact date tbc)
Event: ICA
Chinese New Year Dinner
Topic: Social event for members and
guests
Location: Dublin
Time: 8.00 pm till late
Speakers: Guest Speakers
Date: Thursday
23rd November 2006
Event: Business
Luncheon
Topic: "China - The Sourcing and
Manufacturing Opportunities"
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel, Lansdowne
Road, Dublin 4
Time: 12.00 pm Reception & 12.30
Lunch
Speaker: Carl
Zhang, GPS Ltd. & Duncan McInnes, d-Wise
Date: Thursday,
23rd November 2006
Event: Business
Lunch
Topic: "China – The Sourcing
and Manufacturing Opportunities”
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel,
Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4
Time: 12.15 pm – 2.30
pm
Speakers: Bob Willis, Director,
Global Product Supply & Duncan McInnes,
Director d.wise manufacturing and Engineering.
Date: Friday
17th November 2006
Event: Business
Breakfast
Topic: "Getting it right, the basics.
Some strategies on how to protect your IP in the growing
China Market"
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel, Lansdowne
Road, Dublin 4
Time: 7.30 am
Speaker: Raymond Moroney, Rouse & Co.
International, Beijing.
Date: Thursday,
5th October 2006
Event: Evening
Briefing & Reception
Topic: "Exporting Luxury Goods
to China” & “Leveraging China to build
a global business”
Location: Radisson Hotel, Ennis
Road, Limerick
Time: 6 p.m. presentation (reception
afterwards)
Speakers: Deirdre Walsh, MD, ChinaGreen & Robert
O’Donnell, CEO, Advanced Innovations.
Date:
Thursday, 19th October 2006
Event: Evening
Briefing & Reception
Topic: "Setting up a private education
institution in China”
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel,
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Time: 6
p.m. presentation (reception afterwards)
Speakers: Philip O’Connor,
CEO, Martello Education
Date: Thursday,
5th October 2006
Event: Evening
Briefing & Reception
Topic: "Exporting Luxury Goods
to China” & “Leveraging China to build
a global business”
Location: Radisson Hotel, Ennis Road,
Limerick
Time: 6 p.m. presentation (reception
afterwards)
Speakers: Deirdre Walsh, MD,
ChinaGreen & Robert O’Donnell, CEO,
Advanced Innovations. Date: Thursday,
14th September 2006
Event: Evening
Briefing & Reception
Topic: "Doing Business in China
/ New Era of Chinese Professionals in Ireland”
Location: UCD Quinn School of Business
UCD Belfield, Dublin 4.
Time: 6 p.m. presentation (reception
afterwards)
Speaker: Dr. Limingy Wang, Professor
of Chinese Studies, Michael Smurfit School of Business
Date: Thursday,
22nd June 2006
Event: Evening
Briefing & Barbecue, sponsored by Ulster Bank
Topic: "Banking the Bridges"
Location: Lansdowne Rugby Club, Lansdowne
Road, Dublin 4
Time: 6 p.m. presentation (barbecue
afterwards)
Speakers: Robert Molloy, Ulster Bank,
Mel Clifford, ICA and Dr. Lawrence Lee, ACPI.
Date: Thursday
25th May 2006
Event: Breakfast
Briefing, in partnership with the Royal Dublin Society
(RDS)
Topic: "Opportunities in China"
"Investing in China"
Location: R.D.S., Ballsbridge, Dublin 5
Time: 7.30am - 10.00am
Speaker: Alan Buckley, Enterprise Ireland, China
Speaker from Treasury Holdings
Chairperson - Dick Spring
Date:
Thursday, 27th April 2006
Event: Evening
Briefing & Reception
Topic: Building up Education Links with
China
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel, Lansdowne
Road, Dublin 4.
Time: 6 p.m.
Speaker: Ms. Louise Tobin
International Education Officer University College Cork
Date:
Thursday, 4th May 2006
Event: Evening
Briefing & Reception
Topic: Chinese Real Estate Markets 1992
- 2006 - an Irish Perspective
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel, Lansdowne
Road, Dublin 4
Time: 6 p.m.
Speaker: Patrick Pearson, Investors
in Asia Beijing
2nd
February 2006
Event: Annual
General Meeting
Date: 2nd February 2006
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel, Lansdowne
Road, Dublin 4.
Thursday,
16th November 2005
Event: Business
Luncheon
Topic: China Today and Financial Services
Opportunities
Date: Wednesday, 16th November 2005
Time: 12.30 p.m.
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4
Speaker: Dick Spring, Executive Vice Chairman, FEXCO
Thursday,
20th October 2005
Event: Seminar
Topic: China Business Insights
Location: Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin
4
Time: 8.30 am
Speakers: Alan Buckley, David Cunningham,
Susan Li, Robert O'Donnell & Li Zhuangfei. Special
Guests: Minister for Education & Science, Ms. Mary
Hanafin and H.E. Ambassador Sha Hailin
Click
here to download brochure [PDF, File Size 1mb].
Thursday,
22nd September 2005
Event:
Evening Briefing
Topic: Foreign Direct Investment into Shannon
Location: Shannon Development, Shannon, Co. Clare.
Time: 6 p.m.
Speaker: Kevin Thompstone, Chief Executive Shannon Development.
Thursday,
16th June 2005
Event:
Evening Briefing
Topic: An Irish MNC’s Assessment of China
Location: Burlington Hotel, Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4.
Time: 6 p.m.
Speaker: Liam O’Mahony, Chief Executive, CRH plc.
Click
here to download Mr. O'Mahony's presentation [PDF,
File Size 1mb].
Friday,
27th May 2005
Event:
Business Breakfast
Topic: Food Business Opportunities in China
Location: Maryborough House Hotel, Maryborough Hill, Douglas, Cork.
Time: 7.30 a.m. registration | 8.00 a.m. start
Speaker: Jerry Henchy, CEO, Dairygold Co-operative Society Ltd.
Click
here to download Mr. Henchy's presentation [Power
Point, File Size 1mb].
Thursday,
5th May 2005
Event:
Evening Briefing
Topic: Transformation of Irish Industry
Location: Burlington Hotel, Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4.
Time:
6 p.m.
Speaker: Frank Ryan, Chief Executive Officer Enterprise Ireland.
Attendance fees: Students - €5.00, Non-members - €25.00, Members
- FREE.
Click
here to download Mr. Ryan's presentation [Power Point,
File Size 1mb].
Thursday,
24th March 2005
Event:
Seminar*
Topic: Competitiveness in China
Location: Maryborough House Hote,l Maryborough Hill,Douglas,Cork.
Time: 9.00 a.m. registration | 9.30 a.m. start | 1.30 p.m. Lunch
Chairman: Robin O’Sullivan, Deputy President Chambers of Commerce of
Ireland
*
Seminar in conjunction with the Irish Exporters Association
Asia Trade Forum, Enterprise Ireland and Chambers of Commerce
of Ireland. Download
brochure.
Thursday,
24th February, 2005
Event:
Evening Briefing
Topic: Conducting Business in China
Location: Athlone AIT, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.
Time: 6 p.m., followed by a reception at 7 p.m.
Speaker: Margaret Kiong Corcoran, Assistant General Manager for South Asia.
Textile Holding Limited & Gerard Corcoran, Management Consultant, Information
Technology and Communications.
Click
here to download Margaret & Gerard's presentation [Power
Point, File Size 2.1mb].
Thursday
18th November 2004
Event:
Evening Briefing.
Topic: Perception and Reality of conducting business in China.
Location: IBEC, 84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Time: 6.00pm
Speaker: Liam Casey Managing Director, PCH International.
Thursday
21st October 2004
Due
to unforeseen events Mr L. Casey of PCH Int. will now be
speaking on the 18th of Nov. Therefore their will be no
speaker on the 21st of October, the AGM has also been postponed
until the 18th. Tourism Ireland has also decided to postpone
its event until next year. We apologize to our members
and guests for this unavoidable change.
Thursday
23rd. September 2004
Event:
Evening Briefing.
Topic: Irish Business Opportunities in China.
Location: IBEC, 84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Time: 6.00pm
Speaker: Alan Hobbs, Director China, Enterprise Ireland.
Click here to download
Mr. Hobbs presentation [Power Point, File Size 500kB].
Thursday
17th June 2004
Event:
Evening Briefing.
Topic: Outsourcing to China.
Location: IBEC, 84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Time: 6.00pm
Speaker: Kevin Norton CEO, Basta Parsons Ltd.
Click
here to download Mr. Norton's presentation [Power
Point, File Size 400KB].
Thursday
20th May 2004
Event:
Evening Briefing.
Topic: Technology Business Parks.
Location: IBEC, 84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Time: 6.00pm
Speaker: Chris Horn CEO, IONA Technologies.
Click
here to download Mr. Horn's presentation [Power Point,
File Size 560 KB].
Thursday
22nd. April 2004
Event:
Evening Briefing.
Topic: The Chinese Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Industry -Opportunities for
Irish Companies.
Location: Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork.
Time: 4.30 pm
Speaker: Peter Conry, Chief Representative, The Celhem Partnership.
To
download details of the above presentation, please follow
the instructions below.
(1)
Go to: www.calleng.ie/ica/
(2) Enter username of "icamember" (without quotes)
(3) Enter password of "china2004" (without quotes)
(4) Click on the file name to download it.
Thursday
25th March 2004
Event:
Evening Briefing.
Topic: Investing in Chinese Property.
Location: IBEC, 84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Time: 6.00pm
Speaker: David Cunningham Managing Director,Shanghai Vision.
Click
here to download Mr. Cunningham's presentation [Power
Point, File Size 1MB].
Thursday
19th February 2004
Event:
Evening Briefing
Topic: Visiting or working in China -Tips on the ground.
Location: IBEC, 84/86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Time: 6.00pm
Speaker: Margaret Kiong Corcoran, Assistant General Manager for South Asia.
Textile Holding Limited & Gerard Corcoran, Management Consultant, Information
Technology and Communications.
Friday
23rd. January 2004
Event:
Chinese New Year Dinner
Location: City West Hotel. Saggart, Co Dublin.
Time: 6.00pm Drinks Reception, 7.00pm Buffet Dinner,8.15pm Show commences. |
