Conference on Enterprise Exporting, Innovation and Productivity

This half-day conference will launch the outputs of the joint research programme between the ESRI, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and Enterprise Ireland. The conference presents research on the engagement of Irish firms in the export market and on the links between exporting, investment in knowledge-based capital and productivity.

Programme:

8.30 – 8.45:       Registration and coffee

8.45 – 8.50:       Welcome - Alan Barrett, Director ESRI

8.50 – 9.00:       Introduction and launch of publications - Orlaigh Quinn, Secretary-General,                                                                        Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

9.00 – 10.15:  Export Diversification and Growth in Manufacturing and Services

Chair: Garrett Murray, Manager Policy & Planning, Enterprise Ireland

-           Martina Lawless, ESRI

-           Zuzanna Studnicka, ESRI

-            Q&A

Slides: Irish Enterprise Exporting Patterns in Goods and Services - Download Here

10.15 - 10.45:      Coffee Break

10.45 – 12.00:   Investment in Knowledge-Based Capital and Productivity

Chair: Marie Bourke- Principal Officer, Strategic Policy Division, Department of Jobs, 

          Enterprise and Innovation

-           Iulia Siedschlag, ESRI

-           Mattia Di Ubaldo, ESRI

-            Q&A

Slides: Investment in KBC and Productivity - Download Here

12.00:   Conference close