PDAC 2018: Ireland Day Agenda

Geological Survey Ireland and Enterprise Ireland will be hosting the “Ireland – Open for Business” Presentations and Reception on Monday, March 5th, in Room 203B.

The event, now in its third year, will showcase Ireland’s FDI potential, geoscience service expertise, and a policy update from Ireland’s Minister for Natural Resources, Sean Kyne TD.

Agenda:

Location: Room 203 B; Monday, March 5, 2018, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

2:00 pm                Introduction by Ireland’s Ambassador to Canada | H.E. Jim Kelly, Ottawa, Canada

2:10 pm                Geological Survey of Northern Ireland: 70 Years Young | Dr Marie Cowan (Director, GSNI)

2:25 pm                Geological Survey Ireland: Delivering TELLUS and R&D | Koen Verbruggen (Director, GSI)

2:40 pm                Invest Northern Ireland Introduction | Michael Barton, Regional Director– Trade & Investment INI

2:45 pm                “Recent Developments – Gold” | Dalradian Resources, and Conroy Gold

3:10 pm                “New Entrants – Base Metals” | Group 11, Hannan, ZMI, Unicorn, Adventus Zinc, and Glencore

4:10 pm                Internationalising Irish Geoscience |  Geoscience Ireland Member Company Presentations,

Chair; Neil Cooney, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Ireland (Canada)

Lisheen Technical & Mining Services, ERM (Ireland), QME, SLR (Ireland), Priority Drilling, and Irish Drilling Ltd.

5:15 pm                iCRAG speaker – introduced by Minister Kyne

5:30 pm                Ministerial Address; Ireland: “Open for Geoscience Business” | Sean Kyne TD, Minister of State for Natural Resources

5:45 pm                Networking Reception

Registration is preferred, but not required. For more information and to register, contact andrew.gaynor@gsi.ie