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Valentia Lecture 2026

Valentia Lecture 2026

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This year’s Lecture, the 10th in the series, took place on Thursday/Friday, July 16/17 2026. Speakers addressed the theme “The future of the global citizen in a changing world “ from a range of perspectives including media, politics, society & business. Speakers included Alice Mansergh, CEO, Tourism Ireland, Mícheál Lehane, RTE Political Correspondent, Marie Baker, former Supreme Court Judge and  Professor Aoife Lysaght, Science Advisor to the Government
 
Each of the presentations was followed by a panel discussion composed of young 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.
 
 
During the event this year, Radio Kerry did an outside broadcast featuring Mary Rose Stafford, board member of Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation Evander Brennan, general manager of the Royal Hotel Valentia, Canadian MP James Maloney, Fianna Fáil councillor Norma Moriarty, Michael Lyne, chair of Valentia Island Development Company, Robert Kearns, founder of the Canada Ireland Foundation and recipient of the inaugural Valentia Global Impact Award.
 
“The Future of the Global Citizen in a Changing World”, July 16th 2026
–Key Note 1 – Growing Ireland’s Connections with the World Through Tourism and Technology Alice Mansergh, CEO, Tourism Ireland 

–Panel 1,  responds –chaired by Shay Walsh, Former GM BT Ireland
Albert Dolan TD, Aisling Foley, Kerry President Network Ireland +Katie Moriarty + Élisabeth Brière, MP
–Key Note 2 – The enduring importance of journalism in a quickly changing World Mícheál Lehane, RTE Political Correspondent

–Panel 2 responds, chaired by Fiona Stack, Radio Kerry
Councillor Tommy Cahill, Eimear Kennedy of the Smooth Company, Bronagh Quinn, Founder Enhance Management + Kevin Waugh, MP
 Day 1 closing remarks, Dr Camino Kavanagh, Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation

 In conversations with the Ambassadors…today’s transatlantic connections

” The Future of the Global Citizen in a Changing World ” July 17th 2026
–Key Note 3 – Neighbours, nimbys and the common good
Marie Baker, former Supreme Court Judge
–Panel 3, chaired by James Maloney, MP
Dr Michelle O Keeffe, Nimbus MTU, Senator Shane Curley, Dylan Orpen, Intel, Patrick Bonin, MP, Jack O Regan, Life Scientific

–Key Note 4  The role of Science for a better world, the good and the bad 
Professor Aoife McLysaght, Science Advisor to the irish Government
–Panel 4, chaired by Councillor Norma Moriarty,
Dr Maureen Haverty, Space tech Investor,  Dr Roisin Lyons, Lecturer in Entrepeneurship at UL,  Dr Rosie Hood, Linkedin, Senator Manuelle Oudar
–Day 2  closing remarks-  Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain

 

 

Date And Time

16-Jul-2026 to
17-Jul-2026
 

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