WIP Conversations

WIP Forum DC - Identity - The changing nature of Irishness and the relationship with Irish America This discussion was part of the WIP DC Forum - focused on issues facing Ireland & Northern Ireland's future. The conversation was hosted by Molly Muldoon, Alumna of the Washington Ireland Program Class of 2007 and Public Relations Director at Siegal + Gale. Panelists were: Cody Keenan, Senior Advisor and Director of Speechwriting for President Obama Suzanne Lynch, Washington Correspondent for the Irish Times. The event was supported the Irish Embassy in Washington through the Emigrant Support Program. The event was hosted in the offices of the DC Bar.

Business: Preparing for transformation in trade, finance and the way we work This discussion was part of the WIP DC Forum - focused on issues facing Ireland & Northern Ireland's future. The conversation was hosted by Eamonn Fitzgerald, Vice Chair of the WIP Board, Alumnus of the Washington Ireland Program Class of 2010 and Strategic Partnership Lead for Indeed.com. Panelists were: Grainne McNamara Principal at EY (NYC) Jim Carroll, Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations, Honeywell The event was supported the Irish Embassy in Washington through the Emigrant Support Program. The event was hosted in the offices of the DC Bar

Ireland's role and responsibilities in a disrupted world. This discussion was part of the WIP DC Forum - focused on issues facing Ireland & Northern Ireland's future. The conversation was hosted by Megan Smith, graduate of Maynooth University and the University of Warwick. Megan was speaking with Tom Wright, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe and a senior fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution The event was supported the Irish Embassy in Washington through the Emigrant Support Program. The event was hosted in the offices of the DC Bar

Ireland's role in shaping the global future of privacy and expression This discussion was part of the WIP DC Forum - focused on issues facing Ireland & Northern Ireland's future. The conversation was hosted by Kevin Dillon, Alumnus of the Washington Ireland Program Class of 2007 and Head of Research for Fianna Fail. Panelists were: Nuala O'Connor, President & CEO of the Center for Democracy & Technology Rob McDowell, Partner at Cooley and former Commissioner at the FCC The event was supported the Irish Embassy in Washington through the Emigrant Support Program. The event was hosted in the offices of the DC Bar on July 19 2019

Part of our student summit in New York, these are excerpts of a discussion between poet Martin Dyar and business leader Adrian Jones. The conversation is introduced by WIP's Executive Director, Bryan Patten, and was recorded at Glucksman Ireland House in NYU on June 26 2019. Construction works started on the road outside towards the end, impacting on the audio quality