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18 September 20245 minute read

DLA Piper Dublin Transatlantic Summit and Five-Year Anniversary Celebration

18 September 2024, 11:30 –17:30

Join us on Wednesday, 18 September for our exclusive, invite-only Transatlantic Summit which will be held in the historic venue, The Round Room at the Mansion House, located in the heart of Dublin city centre, just a stone’s throw from our DLA Piper home on Molesworth Street.

As we mark and celebrate five years of DLA Piper establishing our international offering in Dublin, our agenda promises to be an examination of issues influencing organisations on a global scale, both sides of the Atlantic, underscored by the future of legal innovation and geopolitical insights from senior industry leaders.

We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker will be Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and President of the Eurogroup. In addition, we are thrilled to confirm an exceptional lineup of panellists and engaging panel sessions, detailed below.

Agenda

11:30 – 12:30 Registration & Networking

12:30 – 12:45 Welcome and Introduction (10 mins)

  • Sandra Wallace – Partner, Joint Managing Director, UK and Europe, DLA Piper
  • Richard Hans – Managing Partner, Vertical Operations, North America, DLA Piper
  • David Carthy – Country Managing Partner, Ireland, DLA Piper
12:45 – 13:35 Session One: Geopolitics (45 mins)

  • General (Ret’d) Sir Tim Radford – Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), NATO and Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
  • Amanda Sloat – Former Senior Director for Europe at National Security (NSC), Washington DC (2021-23)
  • Theresa Fallon – Director, Centre for Russia, Europe, Asia Studies (CREAS)
  • Daniel Mulhall – Former US Ambassador and DLA Piper Consultant
13:40 – 14:20 GC Panel: Navigating AI, Innovation, Leadership, and ESG Challenges Times (45 mins)
  • Damien Moynagh – General Counsel, Greencore
  • Dr. Fabian Schafer – Head of Contracting and Digitalisation Solutions, SAP
  • Kate Salter – General Counsel and Member of the International Executive Committee, DLA Piper
  • Jeremy Moreton – Head of Legal – GBS, International Airlines Group (IAG)

14:20 – 15:00 Break (40-50 min)

15:00 – 15:45 Keynote: Minister Paschal Donohoe TD (30 mins)

15:45 – 16:30 Session Three: International Business; Trade panel (45 mins)

  • Leo Clancy – Chief Executive, Enterprise Ireland
  • Michael Lohan – CEO, IDA Ireland
  • Hon. Manisha Singh – Founder and Principal at Sunstone Strategy Group who most recently served at the U.S. State Department as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
  • Phil Hogan – former EU Commissioner and DLA Piper Consultant
  • Paul Sweetman – CEO, American Chamber Of Commerce

16:35 – 17:20 Session Four: Reflections & Future of International Business (45 mins)

  • Elaine Murphy – President of American Chamber Of Commerce
  • Charles Severs – Managing Partner Elect, DLA Piper
  • Andy Gilbert – US Chair of Corporate, DLA Piper

17:20 – 17:30 Closing remarks & thank you (5 - 10 mins)

  • David Carthy – Country Managing Partner, DLA Piper, Ireland

Speakers

General (Ret’d) Sir Tim Radford

General (Ret’d) Sir Tim Radford
Former NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR


Pablo Casado

Phil Hogan
Former EU Commissioner and DLA Piper Consultant


Pablo Casado

Amanda Sloat
Former Senior Director for Europe at National Security (NSC), Washington DC (2021-23)


Lieutenant General Hoper

Daniel Mulhall
DLA Piper Consultant & former US Ambassador, DLA Piper


Pablo Casado

Theresa Fallon
Director , Centre for Russia, Europe, Asia Studies (CREAS)


Pablo Casado

Hon. Manisha Singh
Founder and Principal, Sunstone Strategy Group; Former Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs in the Trump Administration


Lieutenant General Hoper

Kate Salter
General Counsel, DLA Piper


Pablo Casado

Leo Clancy
Chief Executive , Enterprise Ireland


Pablo Casado

Paul Sweetman
CEO, AmCham


Lieutenant General Hoper

Michael Lohan
CEO, IDA Ireland


Dr Fabian Schafer, Head of contracting and digitalisation solutions, SAP

Andy Gilbert
US Chair of Corporate, DLA Piper


Pablo Casado

Elaine Murphy
President of Amcham , Signify


Lieutenant General Hoper

Damian Moynagh
General Counsel, Greencore


Pablo Casado

Jeremy Moreton
Head of Legal – GBS, International Airlines Group (IAG)


Pablo Casado

Charles Severs
Managing Partner Elect, DLA Piper


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