Upcoming Events
The Boston College Ireland Business Council will host our next event in Boston in October 2020.
Previous Events
The Boston College Ireland Business Council hosted our last events in Dublin, Ireland on November 7th 2019. This exclusive invite only event welcomed 150 leaders from the Irish business, political community as well as a c-level delegation travelling over from Boston.
Themes
Keynote talk on Global Investment followed by a panel discussion on Transatlantic Investment Tech-Scape
Speakers Include:
Bruce Thompson
CEO Bank of America EU & DAC
Susan Spence
CEO, SoftCo
Jeffrey Haas
Chief International Officer, Draftkings
Dr Robert Mauro
Global Leadership Institute, Boston College
Robert Mac Giolla Phádraig
CCO, Sigmar Recruitment
Lunch and two in-depth discussions around the theme of global leadership.
Global Leadership with Purpose
Fireside interview with Dermot Desmond, one of Ireland’s most
respected business leaders.
NASA: Changing the History of Humanity… Together.
The ultimate story of collaboration for the benefit of humankind.
Fireside interview with Tom Cremins, Associate Administrator for Strategic Engagement and Assessments, NASA
The Boston College Ireland Business Council hosted their 3rd event on 11th April 2019 at the Boston College Club in Boston.
Speakers Include:
Mike Mahoney
CEO, Boston Scientific
Katie Burke
Chief People Person, Hubspot
Andrew Arnott
President and CEO, John Hancock Investments
Brian Cowen
Former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister)
Dr Robert Mauro
Global Leadership Institute, Boston College
Robert MacGiolla Phádraig
CCO, Sigmar Recruitment
Jim Kelliher
CFO, Drift
This is a private event by invite only
The Boston College Ireland Business Council and The Kennedy Summer School will host a breakfast in District Hall Boston, exploring the changing nature of politics and community in Boston as well as a discussion on transatlantic citizenship.
Welcome
Dr Robert Mauro
Global Leadership Institute, Boston College
Panel Discussion: The changing nature of politics and community in Boston
Sheriff Steve Tompkins
Rachel Rollins
District Attorney
Billy Evans
Former Boston Police Commissioner and Chief of Police at Boston College
Professor Tiziana Dearing
Boston College
Moderator
Panel Discussion: Transatlantic Citizenship
Brian Cowen
Former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister)
Kathleen O'Toole
1st female commissioner of the Boston Police Department & Former Chief Inspector of the Gardia Síochána Inspectorate
Robert Mac Giolla Phádraig
CCO, Sigmar Recruitment
Moderator
The Boston College Ireland Business Council hosted their most recent event in City Hall in Dublin, Ireland on October 18th 2018.
This exclusive invite welcomed 150 leaders from the Irish business, political community as well as a c-level delegation travelling over from Boston.
Speakers Include:
Denis O'Brien
Founder & Owner, Digicel Group & Communicorp Group
Rosaleen Blair CBE
Founder & CEO, Alexander Mann Solutions
Neil Naughton
Deputy Chairman, Glen Dimplex
Congressman Richard Neal
Democrat, Massachusetts
Moderated by:
Robert MacGiolla Phádraig
CCO, Sigmar Recruitment
The Boston College Ireland Business Council hosted it's first US event on April 12th 2018 at the Boston College CEO Club. The event theme is around Global Leadership.
This exclusive invite only event welcomed 150 leaders from the Boston business, political community as well as a c-level delegation travelling over from Ireland.
Minister Michael D'Arcy TD
Minister of Statete
Ambassador Dan Mulhall
Irish Ambassador to the United States
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Neil Naughton
Deputy Chairman, GlenDimplex
Polina Raygorodskaya
Co-Founder & CEO, Wanderu
John Harthorne
Founder of MassChallenge
Gregg Adkin
Vice President & Managing Director, Dell Technologies Capital
David Cancel
Co-Founder and CEO, Drift
Dr Robert Mauro
Global Leadership Institute, Boston College
Lunch and two short panel discussions about: the evolution of US Irish relations since the Good Friday Agreement and Ireland, the new Economic Atlantic Bridge.
Panel 1: Ireland, the New Economic Atlantic Bridge
Minister Micheal D’Arcy
Minister of State
Megan Greene
Global Chief Economist for Manulife & Managing Director at Manulife Asset Management
Ryan Patel
CNN Contributor, Former VP at Pinkberry
Robert MacGiolla Phádraig
Co-founder Boston College Ireland Business Council
Panel 2: The evolution of US Irish relations since the Good Friday Agreement
Mary Sugrue
CEO, The American Irish Partnership
Mark Durkan
Irish SDLP politician
Kevin Cullen
Journalist, The Boston Globe
The Boston College Ireland Business Council held its inaugural meeting on Oct. 18 in Dublin, bringing together members of the BC and Irish business communities, the Ireland Gateway to Europe (IGTE) delegation, and others who participated in events held as part of the Aer Lingus Classic.
The event included remarks from Irish Minister for Finance & Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe and three prominent Irish executives: Neil Naughton, deputy chair of Glen Dimplex; International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh; and Ardagh Group Chairman Paul Coulson.
Organizers said the council will have three main objectives: act as a vehicle to connect Boston and Irish business leaders to build new meaningful relationships; actively engage Boston-based alumni to support future investment in Ireland and vice versa; and maintain “a deeply connected community to act as a soft landing for any transatlantic business ventures in Boston and Ireland.”
BC’s Global Leadership Institute and the IGTE will direct the council, and co-organize annual dinners in Boston and Dublin that will afford opportunities for members of the BC and Irish business communities to form connections.
"Boston College was established in 1863 to educate Boston's Irish immigrant community and to help form leaders capable of addressing the world's most urgent problems,” said GLI Director Robert Mauro. “The Boston College Ireland Business Council proudly builds on that tradition by connecting business leaders in Ireland and Boston, facilitating discussions, and creating economic prosperity through transatlantic trade. Working with our partners in the Ireland Gateway to Europe and Aer Lingus Classic, we can create real benefits for people in Ireland and Boston.”
BC and Irish business representatives will serve as members of a board of advisors, providing assistance to the GLI and IGTE on realizing the organization’s vision and purpose and insight on maintaining its values. Naughton will serve as the inaugural board chair.