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UCD Smurfit School to host Foreign Direct Investment Seminar on Tuesday November 4th

Date: 10 Sep 2008

Robert Shapiro

As part of our “Growing Ireland” event series, this event will take an in-depth look at Foreign Direct Investment into Ireland.

The seminar entitled ‘FDI: What’s the Forecast?’ will examine the key challenges and opportunities for FDI in a more globally competitive market place.

The keynote address is from Dr. Robert J. Shapiro, acclaimed author of Futurecast 2020. Shapiro is a respected academic who has lectured in Harvard and Stanford. He also worked as U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs from 1997-2001 and is now chairman of Sonecon, a private company that advises government and business on market conditions and economic policy.

The headline interview is with Dr. Michael Kamarck, Executive VP of Wyeth, who is responsible for operations at thirteen international manufacturing facilities. His unique global and local knowledge of FDI in action will be essential listening for anyone involved with multinational corporations in Ireland.

Finally, we will have an interactive panel discussion chaired by Olivia O’Leary, with some of Ireland’s leading experts including:

• Jim O’Hara, GM, Intel Ireland
• Aidan Brady, Country Oficer, Citibank Ireland
• Professor Eamonn Walsh, UCD
• Kieran McGowan, Chairman, CRH

The seminar will take place in O’Reilly Hall Belfield from 8.15am- 12noon on Tuesday 4^th November

For more information and to register visit www.ucd.ie/fdievent