A future of Personal Avatars, Synthetic Companies, Virtual Reality Training, Extended Reality…and much more…message from Shannon Chamber Conference

A future of Personal Avatars, Synthetic Companies, Virtual Reality Training, Extended Reality…and much more…message from Shannon Chamber Conference

Sophie Hackford (centre) is pictured at Dromoland Castle Hotel with (from left): conference speakers Sarah McDonough, director, Atomic DNA; Gillian Power, HR manager, Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon and John Ryan, Great Place to Work in Ireland; Derek McKay, managing director, Adare Human Resource Management (anchor sponsor); Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber; Declan Dooley, Sunday Business…

Exit Planning and Corporate Structuring the Focus of Shannon Chamber Breakfast Briefing

How many business owners start with the end in mind and plan their exit from the companies they founded? When is the right time to start preparing for stepping aside and realising value, allowing your business to be managed and run by other people? These are some of the questions Shannon Chamber will be raising…

Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC) celebrates 30 years milestone with newly refurbished €4m state-of-the-art facilities at Shannon

Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC) celebrates 30 years milestone with newly refurbished €4m state-of-the-art facilities at Shannon

Investment by Shannon Group will facilitate further growth in the decades ahead   The world’s largest independent aircraft engine leasing company, Engine Lease Finance Corporation (“ELFC”), is celebrating its 30th year of business in Shannon with a complete upgrade of its offices and a commitment to grow its Irish base. Headquartered at Shannon Free Zone…

Shannon holds a special significance in the history of industrial development…says UNIDO Director General on visit to Shannon Free Zone

Shannon holds a special significance in the history of industrial development…says UNIDO Director General on visit to Shannon Free Zone

Michael Guinee, chairman and CEO of Ei Electronics welcomes the Director General of UNIDO, Mr. LI Yong to the company’s Centre of Excellence in Shannon, accompanied by (from left): Mr. Shichun Wang, Chief of Cabinet, Office of the Director General; Kevin Thompstone, director and Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber;  and Mr. Kai Bethke, director of…

World-renowned technology futurist Sophie Hackford to give insights into the technologies that are shaping the future of organisations and their people when she addresses Shannon Chamber conference

World-renowned technology futurist Sophie Hackford to give insights into the technologies that are shaping the future of organisations and their people when she addresses Shannon Chamber conference

Technology Futurist Sophie Hackford likes to ask big questions about technology. How is it shaping our future? How should it be deployed, managed and governed?   Her talks are very much focused on how to harness new possibilities and that’s what lies in store for business executives in the Mid-West region when she flies into…

Shannon Chamber enlists global technology futurist to expand on Future of Work

Shannon Chamber enlists global technology futurist to expand on Future of Work

With technology already impacting how we work at so many levels, what does the future of work hold for us as individuals, for the environments in which we operate and work within and for how we make decisions?   That’s the question Shannon Chamber will pose to global technology futurist Sophie Hackford when she visits…

United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) Director General to make historic visit to Shannon

In 1980, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmental sustainability, brought a delegation of Chinese officials to the Shannon Free Zone on a three-week training course. Now, almost forty years later, the current UNIDO Director General, Mr….

Performance Psychologist Caroline Currid’s common sense approach and simple philosophy captivates audience at Shannon Chamber lunch

Performance Psychologist Caroline Currid’s common sense approach and simple philosophy captivates audience at Shannon Chamber lunch

  Performance psychologist Caroline Currid (2nd left) is pictured at Dromoland Castle Hotel with (from left); Helen Downes, CEO, Shannon Chamber, Patrick Jordan, executive chairman, Atlantic Aviation Group; Mary Considine, president, Shannon Chamber; and Shane O’Neill, CEO, Atlantic Aviation Group. Photo: Eamon Ward.   Often described as the unseen hand of multiple sporting victories, performance…