Tuesday 9th March: 3.30pm-7pm, Clanrye O’Hares Room, Canal Court Hotel, Newry
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3:30-4:00pm |
Module registration: tea/coffee available on arrival |
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4:00-4:10pm |
Welcome; Reflections on Module 2 and the importance of indicators/evidence to drive a regional agenda; Schedule for Module 3 |
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4:10-4:25pm |
Reflective questions posed to participants (facilitated by ICLRD):
What will the Twin City region economy look like in 3-5 years time? What are the critical elements that will shape this economy? What would prevent this economy from taking shape? Feedback from each table |
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4:25-4:45pm |
Right Here, Right Now: understanding possible economic futures based on current realities on the island of Ireland generally and the Twin-City Region specifically – Professor John Bradley, Economic Consultant and former Research Professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute |
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4:45-4:55pm |
Q&A with John Bradley (facilitated by InterTradeIreland) |
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4:55-5:10pm |
Coffee break |
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5:10-6:20pm |
Working Groups (facilitated by ICLRD)
Exercise 1: – Visioning the Twin City Region economy (25 mins)
Why develop a Twin-City Region economy? What is the basis for practical areas of collaboration? Who are the stakeholders and what are their roles? Exercise 2: – a sustainable economy in practice (45 mins)
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6:20-6:50pm |
Plenary – Bringing it all together – with input from an expert panel comprising Padraic White, Chairman of the Louth Economic Forum, entrepreneur and former Managing Director of IDA-Ireland; and Fergal McCormack, Managing Partner of FPM Accountants and Chairman of ICLRD (facilitated by InterTradeIreland)
Report back from working groups, response and discussion from panel |
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6:50-7:00pm |
Creating a short-term action agenda for the Twin-City Region economy (link to Module 5); Module 3 close; confirmation of date for Module 4 |