Creative Ireland: Home for Innovative Business Expanding to Europe (Hosted by BABC Premier Member RBS Bank)

Ulster Bank Group, in association with SVB and IDA Ireland, are hosting an informal discussion on how Ireland's innate innovativeness and creativity make it the ideal destination for US companies expanding into Europe, followed by refreshments and networking.

Ireland is an ideal home for innovative US companies seeking to establish a presence in the European market, offering a creative and collaborative environment for business to excel. Ireland's history and culture are steeped in creativity and innovation, from literary greats such as James Joyce to the inventor of the submarine; John Philip Holland.

Many of the world's largest and most successful companies have tapped into this culture to enable their international development, while a new generation of high growth companies is now following suit for the same reasons.

As the only English speaking country in the Eurozone, Ireland is ideally placed to allow growing businesses access to the single currency European market of over 550 million people. Add to this the pool of highly educated and multilingual talent, the entrepreneurial spirit, the young population, the vibrant economy, the business friendly tax environment and the proven track record of supporting international businesses, and it is easy to see why Ireland is the ideal launchpad into Europe.

RBS are hosting a panel discussion on how Ireland's creative culture makes it a natural fit for innovative business accessing the European market, followed by food, drinks and some relaxed networking.

The discussion participants will include:

Bobby Pinero - Senior Director of Finance & Analytics at Intercom
John Stewart – Head of Silicon Valley Solutions at RBS Group
Speaker from Early Stage Banking at Silicon Valley Bank - name to be confirmed
Paraic Hayes – SVP, US West Coast at IDA Ireland

If you are an innovative business that is looking to grow internationally, RBS would love to share with you why Ireland is the perfect fit for expanding into the European market.