Asia’s Rise and its Impact on Europe
26.09.2011
What does Asia’s astonishing rise mean for Ireland and Europe and what are the challenges and opportunities that it presents. This is the question being posed at a major international conference being held at University College Cork on September 29-30th. The third annual conference of the Asian Studies Ireland Association (ASIA) brings together academics, journalists and business people from Ireland, Europe and Asia to exam the theme “Asia’s Rise and Its Impact on Europe and Ireland: Challenges and Opportunities.”

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Eamon Gilmore will deliver the keynote speech titled “Asia's Rise and Its Impact on Europe and Ireland: Challenges and Opportunities” at 11.30am, September 30th. Among the eminent academics will be Professor Louis Brennan (TCD) who will discuss “Foreign Direct Investment from Emerging Asia: Opportunities and Challenges”. Dr Nicholas O’Brien (EU Advisor, Department of Finance) will focus on Irish Investment in China while Dr Declan Jordan (UCC) will discuss “Business-level Innovation in Vietnam: Does Location Matter”. Mr John Mullins, President of Cork Chamber will chair a networking event titled “Doing Business with Asia: Prospects and Challenges”.

The Asian Studies Ireland Association (ASIA) was launched in November 2008 with representatives from Irish universities, think-tanks, cultural entities, business, and public administration cooperate to promote the study, teaching and research of topics relating to Asia, in particular EU-Asia related matters.

This year’s conference begins with a networking event at the River Lee Hotel on Thursday September 29th at 6pm while the main section of the conference will be held at UCC’s Devere Hall, Áras na Mac Léinn on Friday, September 30th beginning at 9am. To view programme, see http://www.ucc.ie/en/AsianSchool/News/asiaconf3/

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