1. Welcome Prof. Bernard Mahon; VP Research, NUI Maynooth 2/22/2019
September 3rd 2013

2. Purpose of Today
ISCP- a network of Universities Ireland-China (ICT, BioPharma, Nanotech)
Overall: use academic and research networks to support Irish and Chinese business, and agencies supporting business
Specifically…..
Network…find out who has encountered and solved your problem
Discover the resources in the University/Research system that you can exploit
2/22/2019
September 3rd 2013

3. Opportunity
2/22/2019
September 3rd 2013

4. TIME TOPIC
13:00 REGISTRATION / NETWORKING LUNCH
14:00 WELCOME / OPENING REMARKS
Prof Bernard Mahon, NUI Maynooth
Dr Brian Harrison, Science Foundation Ireland
14:15 ADVICE ON BUSINESS CULTURE AND PRACTICES IN CHINA
Philip Singleton, Enterprise Ireland
14:30 THE CHINESE MARKET AS A SOURCE OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Eileen Sharpe, Industrial Development Agency
14:45 LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA
Paul Lavery, McCann FitzGerald
15:00 AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE IP LAW
David Brophy, FR Kelly
15:15 COFFEE AND NETWORKING
15:45 OUR EXPERIENCE OF WORKING IN CHINA Fiona Craul & Susan Dempsey, Sweet Spot Sourcing
16:00 RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS AS A RESOURCE FOR IRISH BUSINESS
Biomedical – Dr Sinead Miggin, NUI Maynooth
Information and Communication Technology – Dr Cathal Gurrin, DCU
Nanotechnology – Prof Gerald Farrell, DIT
16:30 Q&A
Panel of speakers
17:00 CLOSING REMARKS
Xiaochuang Wu, First Secretary, Embassy of the People's Republic of China
3rd September 2013

5. Thank You SFI (our funders) & Carton House (our hosts)
Speakers & Employers
The NUIM Commercialisation Office (The Connect team)
Kirsten Paterson, Yinya Liu & Maggie Noone (ISCP admin)
2/22/2019
3rd September 2013.