Building Stronger Business – Responding to Brexit

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, in conjunction with the Economic and Social Research Institute, hosted a seminar on Building Stronger Business – Responding to Brexit.

Programme

8:30

Registration & Coffee

8:45

Welcome Address

Alan Barrett, Director, ESRI

8:50

Introduction and Launch of Publications

Dr. Orlaigh Quinn, Secretary General, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

9:00

SESSION 1

Chair: Marie Bourke, Principal Officer, Strategic Policy Division, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Intermediate Goods Import & the UK Content of Irish Goods Exports

Martina Lawless, Associate Research Professor, ESRI

Publication available here.

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Irish UK Services Trade-DBEI/EI/ESRI Research Programme

Martina Lawless, Associate Research Professor, ESRI

Discussion

10:00

Tea / Coffee Break

10:20

SESSION 2

Chair: David Hegarty, Assistant Secretary, Strategic Policy Division, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

The Firm-Level Impact of Brexit on the Most Exposed Sectors

Joseph Cummins, Department of Business, Enterprise and Employment

Publication available here.

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Addressing the Skills Needs Arising from the Potential Trade Implications of Brexit

Alan Power, Expert Group on Future Skills Needs Secretariat

Publication available here.

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Discussion

11:20

SESSION 3

Chair: Philip Kelly, Assistant Secretary, Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

Panel Discussion – Next steps following this research

12:30

Conclusions and Close of Conference