When
17 October 2019
9:00 AM
Where
Price Waterhouse Coopers, One Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1
The conference will explore the implications of Brexit for Ireland and Northern Ireland, focusing on the economy, trade, agriculture and employment. This conferenced is organised by Thomas Conefrey (IEA, Central Bank of Ireland), Katy Hayward (UK in a Changing Europe/Queen’s University Belfast) and Ronan MacNioclais (PWC).
Speakers
09:00-09:30 - Keynote address - Kevin O’Rourke, Professor of Economics, NYU Abu Dhabi.
09:30-11:00 - Session A: Brexit: Economic Implications and North-South Trade. Chair: John McHale, Professor of Economics and Dean of the College of Business Policy, and Law at NUI, Galway
09:30-09:50 - The Impact of a Disorderly Brexit on the Irish Economy - Thomas Conefrey, Central Bank of Ireland
09:50-10:10 - Brexit and Cross-Border Trade - Martina Lawless, Economic and Social Research Institute
10:10-10:30 - Impact of Brexit on the Northern Ireland Economy - Angela McGowan (Confederation of British Industry, Northern Ireland)
10:30-11:00 - Q&A, Discussion
11:30-13:00 - Session B: Brexit and the Island of Ireland
11:30-11:50 - The Impact of Brexit on the Agri-Food Sector, North and South - Kevin Hanrahan, Teagasc
11:50-12:10 - Workers at Risk and Policy Responses to Maintain Employment - Paul MacFlynn, Nevin Economic Research Institute
12:10-12:30 - Alternative Arrangements for the Irish Border: Evidence and Practice - Katy Hayward, The UK in a Changing Europe/Queen's University Belfast
12:30-13:00 - Q&A, Discussion
13:00 - Close
Registration for this event is now closed.