Events

Following feedback from Showcase 2013 a presentation on Living and Interior Trends will be presented by Peclers Paris for the giftware, interior, tabletop and beauty products and packaging for companies in these sectors.

Up to 6 client companies can be accommodated on shared Irish pavilion located inside technology section of Arabian Travel Market Exhibition, the largest travel expo in Middle East, now in 20th Edition with over 17,500 visitors last year. Event will include hosted buyer appointments & travel technology reception.

This is the 10th International Trade Construction, Building, Environmental Technology & Materials Exhibition. The event attracts key buyers and industry leaders looking for the most up-to-date technology and state-of-the art equipment available on the market

A Start-Up Breakfast primarily for innovative Start-Up prospects and early stage companies. Pat Alley, Business Development Director from Cynar Plc, a Laois based high potential start-up company, will be the main attraction and guest speaker. Pat will relay the Cybnar story from its early days and provide guidance and advice to all attending start-ups. The event will also include a brief Enterprise Ireland presentation and is being held in conjunction with the local Laois CEB. Time: 7.45am - 9.00 am.

Ecoinnovation is about introducing innovative products, services and processes to the market that will reduce environmental impacts and make better use of resources. The Information Day 2013 will give you essential information about this competitive European Union funding initiative as well as advice on how to develop a good project proposal and apply successfully before the next deadline of September 2013

eHealth Week 2013 event will encompass eHealth Conference and World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition hosted by HIMSS Europe. Over 2,500 international delegates will be in Dublin for the event and the conference anticipates 100 exhibitors. This year, the conference organisers will be facilitating an EU-US eHealth Marketplace designed to be a matchmaking event with the aim of encouraging collaboration and generating meaningful global business opportunities between European and US companies, health providers and other stakeholders. This initiative will be led by the European Connected Health Alliance. Through pre-arranged networking, delegates can avail of pre-event profiling, request pre-arranged business matchmaking appointments & listen in at the innovative speakers’ corner. To register for the Marketplace please log onto: www.b2match.eu/eu-us-ehealth-marketplace-dublin/

This trade mission to the Czech Republic and Poland will allow companies entering these markets to explore the potential for their products/services in a structured way. They are planned also to be networking opportunities with important local business contacts.

This workshop will examine how to manage HR issues in the absence of a dedicated resource - it will also cover Performance Management, Staff Incentives and managing the culture of an organisation

This workshop will examine how to manage HR issues in the absence of a dedicated resource - it will also cover Performance Management, Staff Incentives and managing the culture of an organisation.

Enterprise Ireland & Enterprise Europe Network will be hosting an international brokerage event on 15 May 2013 (The Helix, DCU Dublin) during ATWARM Conference - "Water: the greatest global challenge". This event is an ideal opportunity for companies and researchers in the water, energy and environmental sectors to find international partners for technology transfer, business co-operation and collaborative research, in pre-arranged 20 minute meetings in one location.

A prestigious networking event is planned in London to help build and improve relationships between Irish suppliers and their UK customers.

International Selling - Module 4 (The Buying Process) will take place on 16th & 17th May 2013. Understand how buyers make decisions and learn about the evolving buying processes and strategies from the buyer's perspective.

Enterprise Ireland acknowledges that the family business has specific needs when it comes to growth. For this reason we run occasional family business conferences. These serve to support our family business clients by drawing on international experts as well as local experience. Our conference 'Family Business-Navigating Through Challenges and Maximising Opportunities' runs on the 21st May at Enterprise Ireland HQ.

Education in Ireland will be exhibiting at NAFSA 2013 in St Louis along with all nine Universities on the island of Ireland and several other HEIs. Ireland is the 9th most popular destination for US students who choose to study abroad and our consistent high profile at NAFSA each year helps us to maintain that position.

This highly practical 1 day workshop and follow-up coaching programme will enable businesses to plan and implement more effective lead generation programmes in their business to drive revenue growth. It is aimed at companies operating in business-to-business (B2B) markets that are developing their businesses internationally and need to generate leads in markets which they have recently entered, or reinvigorate lead generation in export markets where they are already established. This workshop will help companies to adopt a more targeted approach to lead generation, to identify key enablers for building credibility with buyers/influencers and to establish the optimum mix of tactics and channels to engage new prospects. Delegates will be provided with the tools and templates necessary to plan, implement and manage a lead generation programme tailored to their business. See Registration link below.

This is a tailor-made workshop for companies interested in growing international sales. The day long workshop will offer a master class in developing and using the tools and best practice needed to plan and execute a new business drive around successful international selling.

Belgium is an important location for the pharmaceutical industry. Enterprise Ireland is organising a reception and dinner to allow Irish clients targeting these sectors to and strengthen their networks of contacts in Belgium.

A seminar and 1:1 meeting with experts will be held to assist Irish companies targeting the US consumer market on the importance of strategies for e-commerce and social media. Industry experts from the USA will take part in this event.

Driving Competitiveness is an EU Presidency Conference. It focuses on what companies are doing to practically improve their competitiveness, bringing together many cases from companies across Europe and Ireland and from many different sectors. Cases will be presented in five parallel streams, allowing participants to choose the cases most relevant to them. Please click on the register button below for online registration for this event.