Brexit: Present and Future - Session 1
Channel: IIEA
Date: 2017-06-29

About the Seminar:
This seminar gathered key politicians, thought leaders and representatives of the media to assess the mechanics of the Brexit negotiations, the complexities of reporting and analysing the Brexit process and the expected outcomes of the Brexit and their ramifications for Ireland and the EU. 

Panel 1 – Negotiating Brexit

The first panel focused on the mechanics of the Brexit negotiations and developments so far. It featured the following speakers: Catherine Day, Board Member of the IIEA and former of Secretary-General of the European Commission; Declan Kelleher, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Conall McDevitt, CEO of Hume Brophy and former SDLP MLA; David Phinnemore, Professor of European Politics at Queen’s University Belfast and it was Chaired by Dan O’Brien, Chief Economist at the IIEA.