| 8.00am |
Breakfast
& Registration |
|
| 9.00am |
Opening
Address |
Dr.
Hugh Brady, President
University
College, Dublin
John
Treacy, Chief
Executive
Irish
Sports Council |
| 9.20am |
Key
Issues in Sports Business
A
panel discussion |
Chair:
Eoin
MacNeill, Partner
A&L
Goodbody
Panel:
Philip
Browne, Chief Executive
Irish Rugby Football Union
Sean Kelly, President
Gaelic Athletic Association
Fran Rooney, Chief Executive
Football Association of Ireland |
| 10.40am |
Coffee
Break |
|
| 11.00am |
SPECIAL SESSION |
Eddie
O’Sullivan, Coach
Irish
Rugby Football Union
|
| 11.30am |
Attracting
and Organising Events in Ireland
• Winning the bid
process
• Attracting sponsorship and financial support
• Structuring your event – legal and financial issues
• Protecting your key event rights
• The sponsor’s perspective
|
Chair:
Prof.
Mary Lambkin,
Dean
of Interdisciplinary Studies
University
College Dublin
Speakers:
Mary
Davis, Chief Executive
Special
Olympics World Games 2003
John
Given, Partner
A&L
Goodbody
Fintan
Drury, Managing Director
DSM
International |
| 1.00pm |
Lunch |
|
| 2.15pm |
Sport
as an Investment
•
Turning an amateur sport professional
..–
the London Irish experience
•
Ireland – a world centre of excellence
..for
horseracing and breeding
•
Growing your business in a new market |
Chair:
Hugo
MacNeill
Speakers:
Brendan
Mullin, Chairman
London
Irish RFC
Brian
Kavanagh, Chief Executive
Horse
Racing Ireland
Paul
Crowe, Director of Golf
The
K Club
John
Elliott, General Manager
The
Belfast Giants |
| 3.45pm |
Coffee
Break |
|
| 4.00pm |
Athlete
and Player Issues
•
Contrasting the amateur and professional experience
•
Planning your business life after the professional game
•
Managing high performers
..–
how to get the best out of your team |
Chair:
Prof.
Conal Hooper,
Director,
Centre for Sports Studies
University
College Dublin
Speakers:
Keith
Wood, Managing Director
Touchwood
PR
Sean Boylan, Manager
Meath Senior Football Team
Donal O'Neill
Gaelic Players Association
|
| 5.30pm |
Drinks
Reception |
|
