Comments on: Vote Yes to ensure corporate profitability and tax protection for international organisations http://dublinopinion.com/2012/05/17/vote-yes-if-you-feel-ireland-needs-to-ensure-corporate-profitability-and-the-tax-protection-we-offer-international-organisations/ Life should be full of strangeness, like a rich painting Sun, 19 May 2013 05:28:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Sara http://dublinopinion.com/2012/05/17/vote-yes-if-you-feel-ireland-needs-to-ensure-corporate-profitability-and-the-tax-protection-we-offer-international-organisations/#comment-78577 Sara Mon, 21 May 2012 13:53:05 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2012/05/17/vote-yes-if-you-feel-ireland-needs-to-ensure-corporate-profitability-and-the-tax-protection-we-offer-international-organisations/#comment-78577 Apparently the work of a creative hacker on the IT site. Nevertheless, even the schedule of events and the attendees for Thursday's Bloomberg meeting says a lot as to the path which is to be followed (http://www.politicalworld.org/showthread.php?t=11755): PROGRAM AGENDA AS OF MAY 1st: Please note that the program is subject to change. DAY 1 | Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 8:25 am PARTICIPANT CHECK-IN & BREAKFAST 8:55 am WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS 9:00 am SPECIAL ADDRESS: THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TAOISEACH Enda Kenny, T.D., Taoiseach of Ireland 9:20 am UPDATE ON THE IRISH ECONOMY WITH FINANCE MINISTER MICHAEL NOONAN Michael Noonan, Minister of Finance, Department of Finance, Ireland Interviewed by: Dara Doyle, Dublin Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News 10:00 am IS IRELAND ON THE PATH TO RECOVERY? Topics to be discussed: - Outlook on Ireland’s economy - May 31 referendum on the European Fiscal Treaty: pro’s and con’s of ratification - Viability of the old Celtic tiger formula and the need for a new strategy - Ireland-EU Relationship. Speakers: Alan Ahearne, Member of the Commission (Board), Central Bank of Ireland Lucinda Creighton, T.D., Minister of State for European Affairs, Republic of Ireland Fergus McCormick, Head of Sovereign Ratings, DBRS Interviewed by: Mark Gilbert, London Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News 10:35 am INVESTING IN IRELAND Topics to be discussed: - Investment opportunities in Ireland - Investing in Ireland vs. the rest of Europe: pro’s and con’s - Best ways to play the Irish market - How to make money in Ireland? Speakers: Kathleen C. Gaffney, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Group, Loomis Sayles & Company L.P. Desmond Lawrence, Vice President, State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited; Senior Product Engineer, SSgA Investment Solutions Group (ISG) David C. McCourt, Founder and Chairman, Grananhan McCourt Capital Fergal O'Leary, Director, Glas Securities Limited Interviewed by: Dara Doyle, Dublin Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News 11:10 am CHINA’S INTEREST IN IRELAND Topics to be discussed: - Why is China interested in Ireland? - What are the advantages/disadvantages of China investing in Ireland? - Will this lead to other Asian markets getting interested in Ireland? - Will we see Brazil, Russia & India invest in Ireland? Speakers: Douglas Borthwick, Managing Director and Head of Trading and Strategy, FarosTrading, LLC Eoin Fahy, Chief Economist, Multi-Asset Strategist, Kleinwort Benson Investors Colm McCarthy, Lecturer, University College Dublin Barry O'Leary, Chief Executive Officer, IDA Ireland Interviewed by: Bloomberg News Journalist 11:45 am ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS IN IRELAND? Topics to be discussed: - Does Ireland provide an advantageous landscape for hedge funds? - Outlook for the hedge fund industry in Ireland - What are other alternative investment possibilities in Ireland? Speakers: Olwyn M. Alexander, Partner and Hedge Fund Leader, EMEA, PwC, PwC Louis Gargour, CIO, CEO and Managing Partner, LNG Capital LLP Hans Humes, President and CIO, Greylock Capital Management, LLC Interviewed by: Cormac Mullen, Global Markets Reporter, Bloomberg News 12:20 pm REAL ESTATE Topics to be discussed: - What caused Ireland's real estate boom and bust - Workout strategies and deleveraging in a small market - Ireland's attractiveness to overseas buyers Speakers: Simon Kelly, Property Developer and Author, Breakfast with Anglo Ronan Lyons, Economic Consultant, Commentator and Author, Daft.ie Report William K. Nowlan, Managing Director, W.K. Nowlan & Associates Tom Parlon, Director General, Construction Industry Federation (CIF) Interviewed by: Neil Callanan, Reporter, Real Estate, Bloomberg News 12:55 pm LUNCH 1:55 pm WELCOME BACK REMARKS Mark Gilbert, London Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News 2:00 pm BANKING IN IRELAND Topics to be discussed: - Financial regulation and the Irish banking crisis - What is the outlook for the banking sector in Ireland? - The Irish banking system – does it work? How can it be improved Speakers: Alan Dukes, Chairman, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited (IBRC); Public Affairs Consultant, WHPR, Dublin Dan McLaughlin, Chief Economist, Bank of Ireland John Studzinski, Senior Managing Director and Global Head, Blackstone Advisory Partners LP Michael Torpey, Head of Shareholding Management Unit - Banking Division, Department of Finance, Ireland Interviewed by: Dara Doyle, Dublin Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News 2:40 pm U.S. TECH COMPANIES IN IRELAND Topics to be discussed: - Opportunities in Ireland for multinational corporations – does the Irish tech landscape lend itself well to big U.S. tech companies? - Competition between U.S. & Irish technology companies Speakers: Stephen Brennan, Vice President, Research Labs and Shared Engineering Services Group, Symantec Travis Carpico, President, Fidelity Investments Ireland Donald McLaughlin, Director, Scotland & Ireland, Cisco Systems Steven M. Winter, Managing Director, SAP UK and Ireland Interviewed by: David J. Lynch, Senior Writer, Bloomberg News; Author, When the Luck of the Irish Ran Out 3:15 pm TECH ENTREPRENEURS IN IRELAND Topics to be discussed: - How big is the startup scene in Ireland? What is the outlook for entrepreneurship in Ireland? Has the sector seen recent growth? - What kinds of companies thrive in Ireland? What is the Irish consumer looking for? Speakers: Dylan Collins, Executive Chairman, Fight My Monster; Startup Ambassador, Enterprise Ireland Mike Feerick, Founder and CEO, ALISON; Chairman and Founder, Ireland Reaching Out Conall Mac Coille, Chief Economist, Davy John Whelan, Partner and Head of IP & Technology, A&L Goodbody Interviewed by: Cormac Mullen, Global Markets Reporter, Bloomberg News 3:50 pm U.S. – IRELAND RELATIONS Topics to be discussed: - Historical bilateral relationship between the US & Ireland: how has it evolved? How has it helped business connections between the two countries? - US & Ireland: Challenges & Opportunities Speakers: Kingsley Aikins, Former President and CEO of The Ireland Funds, Networking Guru and International Speaker David C. McCourt, Chairman and CEO, Granahan McCourt Capital David McWilliams, Economist, Journalist, Broadcaster and Author Interviewed by: David J. Lynch, Senior Writer, Bloomberg News; Author, When the Luck of the Irish Ran Out 4:25 pm RUSSIA’S INTERESTS AND TRADE WITH IRELAND Ireland’s bilateral trade with Russia has seen huge growth in the last year and is set to see a similar trend in 2012. Speakers: Constantin Gurdgiev, Head of Research, St Columbanus AG Additional Speakers to be Announced Interviewed by: Bloomberg News Journalist 5:00 pm CLOSING REMARKS & SUMMIT ADJOURNS Apparently the work of a creative hacker on the IT site. Nevertheless, even the schedule of events and the attendees for Thursday’s Bloomberg meeting says a lot as to the path which is to be followed (http://www.politicalworld.org/showthread.php?t=11755):

PROGRAM AGENDA AS OF MAY 1st:

Please note that the program is subject to change.

DAY 1 | Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 8:25 am PARTICIPANT CHECK-IN & BREAKFAST

8:55 am WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS

9:00 am SPECIAL ADDRESS: THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TAOISEACH

Enda Kenny, T.D., Taoiseach of Ireland

9:20 am UPDATE ON THE IRISH ECONOMY WITH FINANCE MINISTER MICHAEL NOONAN

Michael Noonan, Minister of Finance, Department of Finance, Ireland

Interviewed by:
Dara Doyle, Dublin Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

10:00 am IS IRELAND ON THE PATH TO RECOVERY?

Topics to be discussed:
- Outlook on Ireland’s economy
- May 31 referendum on the European Fiscal Treaty: pro’s and con’s of ratification
- Viability of the old Celtic tiger formula and the need for a new strategy
- Ireland-EU Relationship.

Speakers:
Alan Ahearne, Member of the Commission (Board), Central Bank of Ireland
Lucinda Creighton, T.D., Minister of State for European Affairs, Republic of Ireland
Fergus McCormick, Head of Sovereign Ratings, DBRS

Interviewed by:
Mark Gilbert, London Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

10:35 am INVESTING IN IRELAND

Topics to be discussed:
- Investment opportunities in Ireland
- Investing in Ireland vs. the rest of Europe: pro’s and con’s
- Best ways to play the Irish market
- How to make money in Ireland?

Speakers:
Kathleen C. Gaffney, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Group, Loomis Sayles & Company L.P.
Desmond Lawrence, Vice President, State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited; Senior Product Engineer, SSgA Investment Solutions Group (ISG)
David C. McCourt, Founder and Chairman, Grananhan McCourt Capital
Fergal O’Leary, Director, Glas Securities Limited

Interviewed by:
Dara Doyle, Dublin Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

11:10 am CHINA’S INTEREST IN IRELAND

Topics to be discussed:
- Why is China interested in Ireland?
- What are the advantages/disadvantages of China investing in Ireland?
- Will this lead to other Asian markets getting interested in Ireland?
- Will we see Brazil, Russia & India invest in Ireland?

Speakers:
Douglas Borthwick, Managing Director and Head of Trading and Strategy, FarosTrading, LLC
Eoin Fahy, Chief Economist, Multi-Asset Strategist, Kleinwort Benson Investors
Colm McCarthy, Lecturer, University College Dublin
Barry O’Leary, Chief Executive Officer, IDA Ireland

Interviewed by:
Bloomberg News Journalist

11:45 am ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS IN IRELAND?

Topics to be discussed:
- Does Ireland provide an advantageous landscape for hedge funds?
- Outlook for the hedge fund industry in Ireland
- What are other alternative investment possibilities in Ireland?

Speakers:
Olwyn M. Alexander, Partner and Hedge Fund Leader, EMEA, PwC, PwC
Louis Gargour, CIO, CEO and Managing Partner, LNG Capital LLP
Hans Humes, President and CIO, Greylock Capital Management, LLC

Interviewed by:
Cormac Mullen, Global Markets Reporter, Bloomberg News

12:20 pm REAL ESTATE

Topics to be discussed:
- What caused Ireland’s real estate boom and bust
- Workout strategies and deleveraging in a small market
- Ireland’s attractiveness to overseas buyers

Speakers:
Simon Kelly, Property Developer and Author, Breakfast with Anglo
Ronan Lyons, Economic Consultant, Commentator and Author, Daft.ie Report
William K. Nowlan, Managing Director, W.K. Nowlan & Associates
Tom Parlon, Director General, Construction Industry Federation (CIF)

Interviewed by:
Neil Callanan, Reporter, Real Estate, Bloomberg News

12:55 pm LUNCH

1:55 pm WELCOME BACK REMARKS

Mark Gilbert, London Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

2:00 pm BANKING IN IRELAND

Topics to be discussed:
- Financial regulation and the Irish banking crisis
- What is the outlook for the banking sector in Ireland?
- The Irish banking system – does it work? How can it be improved

Speakers:
Alan Dukes, Chairman, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited (IBRC); Public Affairs Consultant, WHPR, Dublin
Dan McLaughlin, Chief Economist, Bank of Ireland
John Studzinski, Senior Managing Director and Global Head, Blackstone Advisory Partners LP
Michael Torpey, Head of Shareholding Management Unit - Banking Division, Department of Finance, Ireland

Interviewed by:
Dara Doyle, Dublin Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News

2:40 pm U.S. TECH COMPANIES IN IRELAND

Topics to be discussed:
- Opportunities in Ireland for multinational corporations – does the Irish tech landscape lend itself well to big U.S. tech companies?
- Competition between U.S. & Irish technology companies

Speakers:
Stephen Brennan, Vice President, Research Labs and Shared Engineering Services Group, Symantec
Travis Carpico, President, Fidelity Investments Ireland
Donald McLaughlin, Director, Scotland & Ireland, Cisco Systems
Steven M. Winter, Managing Director, SAP UK and Ireland

Interviewed by:
David J. Lynch, Senior Writer, Bloomberg News; Author, When the Luck of the Irish Ran Out

3:15 pm TECH ENTREPRENEURS IN IRELAND

Topics to be discussed:
- How big is the startup scene in Ireland? What is the outlook for entrepreneurship in Ireland? Has the sector seen recent growth?
- What kinds of companies thrive in Ireland? What is the Irish consumer looking for?

Speakers:
Dylan Collins, Executive Chairman, Fight My Monster; Startup Ambassador, Enterprise Ireland
Mike Feerick, Founder and CEO, ALISON; Chairman and Founder, Ireland Reaching Out
Conall Mac Coille, Chief Economist, Davy
John Whelan, Partner and Head of IP & Technology, A&L Goodbody

Interviewed by:
Cormac Mullen, Global Markets Reporter, Bloomberg News

3:50 pm U.S. – IRELAND RELATIONS

Topics to be discussed:
- Historical bilateral relationship between the US & Ireland: how has it evolved? How has it helped business connections between the two countries?
- US & Ireland: Challenges & Opportunities

Speakers:
Kingsley Aikins, Former President and CEO of The Ireland Funds, Networking Guru and International Speaker
David C. McCourt, Chairman and CEO, Granahan McCourt Capital
David McWilliams, Economist, Journalist, Broadcaster and Author

Interviewed by:
David J. Lynch, Senior Writer, Bloomberg News; Author, When the Luck of the Irish Ran Out

4:25 pm RUSSIA’S INTERESTS AND TRADE WITH IRELAND

Ireland’s bilateral trade with Russia has seen huge growth in the last year and is set to see a similar trend in 2012.

Speakers:
Constantin Gurdgiev, Head of Research, St Columbanus AG
Additional Speakers to be Announced

Interviewed by:
Bloomberg News Journalist

5:00 pm CLOSING REMARKS & SUMMIT ADJOURNS

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