European Economic
and Social Committee
The Second Annual All-Island Stakeholder Forum
(The audience will include representatives from worker, employer and civil society organisations across the island of Ireland, utilising the networks of the Advisory Group on the Forum*)
9:30 | Welcome
Fearghas Ó Béara, Head of European Parliament Liaison Office in Dublin
Peter Byrne, Chair of the EESC’s EU-UK Follow-up Committee
Professor Katy Hayward, Follow-up Advisory Group
9:45 | Keynote Address
Her Excellency Kara Owen, British Ambassador to Ireland
10:15 | Session 1: Reflections on the Reset
Putting the reset in context – Professor David Phinnemore, Queen’s University Belfast
Cross-border opportunities in the UK-EU relationship – Colin McCabrey, InterTradeIreland
Q&A
11:00 | Coffee break
11:30 | Keynote Address
Thomas Byrne, TD, Minister of State for European Affairs of Ireland
12:00 | Session 2: Recharge: Cross-sectoral and all-island insights on energy security & just transition in the UK-EU relationship
Dr Ciara Brennan, Director, Environmental Justice Network Ireland
Jim Dullaghan, Chair, Energy & Natural Resources Committee, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Dr Muireann Lynch, Senior Research Officer, Economic Analysis Division, Economic and Social Research Institute
Conor Minogue, Senior Executive for Infrastructure, Energy & Climate, Ibec
Q&A
13:15 | Lunch break
14:15 | Facilitated Breakout Groups
Economic Reset and Recharge for UK-EU Resilience
Democratic Reset and Recharge for UK-EU Resilience
15:15 | Facilitated feedback from the groups & agenda-setting
15:45 | Closing remarks
Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
16:00 | End
*The Follow-Up Advisory Group on the Forum: Ad Hoc Group for North/South and East/West Cooperation; Institute of Directors (IoD); Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation (Ibec); Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU); NI Business Brexit Working Group (NIBBWG); Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA); The Wheel.