BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Dublin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1-1138@shannonchamber.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240125T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20240125T130000 DTSTAMP:20260315T175357Z URL: SUMMARY:Ireland &\; Canada - The Potential Business Opportunities DESCRIPTION:Ireland and Canada have \; a thriving business relationship and many similarities.\nIn 2022\, Canada was the world’s eighth-largest economy\,\nwith GDP estimated at just over €2 trillion. Ireland’s GDP was estimated at €503 billion in 2022\nCanada is a large trading nation and is characterised as\na highly globalised economy. Ireland is also a h eavily globalised economy\, with strong trading links with the rest of the world.\nCanada has a population of 37.4 million people\; Ireland has a po pulation of 5.1 million people.\nThe 2023 Global Competitiveness Index\, p ublished by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD)\, named Ireland as the second most competitive economy among 64 nations sur veyed (up from 11th in 2022). Canada was positioned in 15th place in the s ame survey.\nBoth countries now have diverse and modern economies today.\n So\, what are the opportunities for trade between these two nations?\nTo e xplore this in greater detail\, Shannon Chamber and Ireland Canada Busines s Association will link up to present a business briefing in Shannon on 25 th January.\n\nKey points for discussion at this event include:\n\n Irela nd &\; Canada's commitment to sustainable business practices\n The Sha nnon region as a location for Canadian investment\n The Economic Developm ent Potential of the Shannon Estuary Region\n The deployment of renewable energy in Ireland and Canada\n\nSpeakers include:\n\n Suzanne Drisdelle\ , Senior Trade Commissioner\, Canadian Embassy\n Michael Prendergast\, Vi ce President Europe\, Bath Fitter\n Sean Ganley\, Chief Sales Officer\, T ekelek / Rochester Sensors\n\nThis event is kindly hosted by member compan y Ei Electronics and is Free of Charge. \;\nPlease book online to secu re your space! LOCATION:Centre of Excellence\, Ei Electronics\, Shannon Industrial Estate\ , Shannon\, Ireland GEO:52.7034519;-8.900727200000006 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Shannon Industrial Estate\, Shannon\, Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Centre of Excellence\, Ei El ectronics:geo:52.7034519,-8.900727200000006 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR