Attracting and retaining migrant-led start-ups and innovative entrepreneurs from outside the EU
This joint conference was hosted by EMN Ireland, within the ESRI, and the Department of Justice and Equality. It explored recent and new developments in efforts to attract non-EEA innovative entrepreneurs and start-up talent to Ireland.
Presentations are available below.
Conference agenda
Conference agenda
9:30
Arrival and Registration
10:00
Welcome
Alan Barrett (Director, ESRI)
10:10
Opening remarks
Oonagh Buckley (Deputy Secretary General, Civil Justice and Equality Pillar, Department of Justice and Equality)
Session 1
Session 1
International start-up migration patterns and trends
Chair: Clare Dunne (Assistant Secretary General, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation)
10:30
Start-up visas: A passport for innovation and growth? International trends, parallels and differences
Liam Patuzzi (Policy Analyst, MPI Europe)
Migratory pathways for start-ups and innovative entrepreneurs in the EU: Key findings from the EMN comparative study
Margaret James (Head of the EMN Service Provider/ICF Associate, ICF)
Migratory pathways for attracting start-ups and innovators: the case of e-Estonia
Ave Lauren (Senior Researcher, Estonian Business School)
11:30
Questions and Answers
11:45
Coffee Break
Session II
Session II
Migration of innovative entrepreneurs to Ireland
Chair: Michael Kirrane (Head of Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice and Equality)
12:00
Migration to Ireland of start-ups and innovative entrepreneurs
Emma Quinn (Head of Irish National Contact Point, EMN Ireland / ESRI)
Start-up Entrepreneur Programme: Migrant Entrepreneur’s Gateway to Ireland
Aonghus O’Connor (Principal Officer, Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice and Equality)
When Immigration meets innovation: An experience of navigating a path to Ireland for non-EEA start-ups and entrepreneurs
Aoife Gillespie (Consultant, Philip Lee)
12:50
Questions and Answers
13:00
Lunch
Session III
Session III
Supporting start-ups and innovative entrepreneurs
Chair: Dr. Pramod Pathak (Dean of School of Computing, National College of Ireland)
14:00
Supporting start-ups and innovative entrepreneurs
Kevin Donnelly (Overseas Entrepreneurship Manager, Enterprise Ireland)
The International Security Accelerator: attracting global start-ups to scale from Ireland, a case study
Michael O'Connor (CEO, CorkBIC)
The Central Bank of Ireland’s Innovation Hub
Denise Delaney (Head of Function, Central Bank of Ireland)
The funding process for an Irish start-up
William Conaghan and Lizzy Hayashida (Change Donations)
15:00
Questions and Answers
15:15
Close