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SUMMARY:Growth and Opportunity - Showcasing the Financial Services Cluster in South-West Ireland - IN-PERSON EVENT
DESCRIPTION:Ireland's South-West region is home to a significant and growing cluster of international financial services (IFS) companies representing multiple sub-sectors of financial services (FS)\, with particularly strong activity in the areas of asset management\, fund administration and fintech. The sector is supported by a robust enabling environment which includes a significant number of leading audit\, accountancy and legal firms. \n\n\n\nThe financial services sector has grown steadily over the last 10 years and is supported by a strong talent pipeline of graduates from the two regional universities\, MTU and UCC. Furthermore\, the long-established ICT cluster and the growing cyber cluster in the region provide an ideal environment for complementary activities and exchange of expertise in areas that will dominate the future of the FS industry\, including AI\, cybersecurity and regtech. \n\n\n\nDon't miss our first in-person event to hear from expert panellists and industry leaders in the financial services sector in the South-West region. Speakers will discuss topical issues of relevance to the growth of the FS cluster.\n\n\n\nKeynote speakers include:\n\n\n Michael McGrath TD\, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform\n Deirdre O'Connor\, Managing Director\, BlackRock\n Sean Fleming TD\, Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services\, Credit Unions and Insurance\n\nPanellists and contributors include:\n\n\n Eoin Motherway\, Ireland Country Head\, AMX\n Alan Cuddihy\, Audit Director - Financial Services\, Grant Thornton \n Pat Lardner\, CEO\, Irish Funds \n Karen Conboy\, Audit Partner - Financial Services\, KPMG\n Prof. Philip O'Reilly\, Professor of Financial Technologies and Information Systems\, Cork University Business School\, UCC\n Ruth McCarthy\, CEO\, FEXCO Corporate Payments\n Patrick Horgan\, Managing Director\, Horizon 8\n Dr. Sean McSweeney\, Head of Department of Computer Science\, Munster Technological University \n David Bennett\, Associate Partner\, EY\n David Brosnan\, Managing Director at Clearstream Global Security Services \n Yvonne Sheahan\, Head of Fund Accounting\, Apex Group\n Liam Collins\, Partner\, Asset Management and Investment Funds\, Matheson\n Nick Howard\, Chief Investment Consultant and Co-Founder\, Amarenco\n\nRegistration from 7.45am Event starts at 8.30am sharp!\n\n\n\nBOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!\n\n\n\nThank you to our Event Partners:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Ireland&rsquo\;s South-West region is home to a significant and growing cluster of international financial services (IFS) companies \;representing multiple sub-sectors of financial services (FS)\, with particularly strong activity in the areas of asset management\, fund administration and fintech. The sector is supported by a \;robust enabling \;environment which includes a significant number of leading audit\, accountancy and legal firms. \;
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\nThe financial services sector has grown steadily over the last 10 years and is supported by a strong talent pipeline of graduates from the two regional universities\, MTU and UCC. Furthermore\, the long-established ICT cluster and the growing cyber cluster in the region provide an ideal environment for complementary activities and exchange of expertise in areas that will dominate the future of the FS industry\, including AI\, cybersecurity and regtech. \;
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\nDon&rsquo\;t miss our first in-person event to hear from expert panellists and industry leaders in the financial services sector in the South-West region. Speakers will discuss topical issues of relevance to the growth of the FS cluster.
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\nKeynote \;speakers include:
\n\n\n - Michael McGrath \;TD\, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
\n - Deirdre O'\;Connor\, Managing Director\, BlackRock
\n - Sean Fleming TD\, Minister of State \;with responsibility for Financial Services\, Credit Unions and Insurance
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\nPanellists and contributors include:\n\n\n - Eoin Motherway\, Ireland Country Head\, AMX
\n - Alan Cuddihy\, Audit Director - Financial Services\, Grant Thornton \;
\n - Pat Lardner\, CEO\, Irish Funds \; \; \; \; \; \; \;
\n - Karen Conboy\, Audit Partner - Financial Services\, KPMG
\n - Prof. Philip O'\;Reilly\, Professor of Financial Technologies and Information Systems\, Cork University Business School\, UCC
\n - Ruth McCarthy\, CEO\, FEXCO Corporate Payments
\n - Patrick Horgan\, Managing Director\, Horizon 8
\n - Dr. \;Sean McSweeney\, Head of Department of Computer Science\, Munster Technological University \; \; \; \;
\n - David Bennett\, Associate Partner\, EY
\n - David Brosnan\, Managing Director at Clearstream Global Security Services \; \; \; \;
\n - Yvonne Sheahan\, Head of Fund Accounting\, Apex Group
\n - Liam Collins\, Partner\, Asset Management and Investment Funds\, Matheson
\n - Nick Howard\, Chief Investment Consultant and Co-Founder\, Amarenco
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\nRegistration from 7.45am &ndash\; Event starts at 8.30am sharp!
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\nBOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!
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\nThank you to our Event Partners:
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LOCATION:Clayton Hotel Cork City
UID:e.2489.23834
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260416T215322Z
URL:https://chamber.corkchamber.ie/events/details/growth-and-opportunity-showcasing-the-financial-services-cluster-in-south-west-ireland-in-person-event-23834
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