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This year, we are introducing a new format, where we will be inviting key note speakers on a range of perspectives from history to arts & media to politics & society to technology & business. Confirmed speakers to date include historian Professor Jane Ohlmeyer of Trinity College Dublin, journalist Mick Clifford, Minister of State, Michael Healy Rae and businessman Denis O Brien. Each of the presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with 4 of Ireland’s future leaders, all in their 30’s, the same age as Cyrus Field, the entrepreneur who transformed the world when he led the transatlantic cable project in the late 1800s. Over 30 of these young leaders will be invited from the world of business, politics, academia, media, government, arts and sport in which they will be asked to reflect on the Ireland of today and to share their vision for Ireland in 2040 and its place in a globally interconnected world.
| 2.00pm | Guests transfer to the Cable Station |
| 2.15pm | Welcome and opening remarks – Leonard Hobbs, Chairperson, Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation |
| 2.30pm | Key Note 1: Lessons from history – a brief look at Modern Ireland Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, TCD |
| 3.00pm | Panel 1 responds – Chaired by Dr Camino Kavanagh. |
| 3.45pm | Break |
| 4.00pm | Key Note 2: The Arts, Media and Sport – Ireland “punching”… Mick Clifford, journalist |
| 4.30pm | Panel 2 responds – Chaired by Fiona Stack of Radio Kerry |
| 5.15pm | Session 1 closing remarks |
| 8.00pm | Speakers Dinner, The Moorings at Port Magee |
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| 2.00pm | Guests arrive at the Cable Station |
| 2.15pm | Welcome and Opening Remarks – Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation |
| 2.30pm | Key Note 3: Politics and Societal Development – Ireland’s light in a dark world Michael Healy Rae, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
| 3.00pm | Panel 3 responds – Chaired by James Maloney, MP at the Canadian Parliament |
| 3.45pm | Break |
| 4.00pm | Key Note 4: Technology and Business – Ireland’s role as the transatlantic nexus Mr Denis O’Brien |
| 4.30pm | Panel 4 responds – Chaired by Seán Páircéir, partner at Brown Brothers Harriman |
| 5.15pm | Link-up with Canada, focusing on research collaborations between Canadian and Irish Universities. Greetings from the Ambassadors |
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