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The U.S. Northern Ireland Investment Conference 
Northern Ireland’s attractiveness as an investment destination continues
to grow, and a high-level conference aims to highlight the benefits to
U.S. businesses of locating there.
Northern Ireland is set to become the focus of international attention
May 7–9 when it hosts the first major U.S. Northern Ireland Investment
Conference.
Organized by the region’s economic development organization, Invest
Northern Ireland, and supported by the Irish, British and U.S. governments,
this landmark event will bring up to 40 high-ranking CEOs from major U.S.
corporations to Northern Ireland to experience and explore how the region
can provide compelling business solutions to their global operations,
while showcasing the area’s hi-tech expertise, strong infrastructure,
and great lifestyle that make the region an attractive place to do business.
U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Tom Foley, spoke to Irish America about the
conference saying, “I don’t think there’s any reason
to believe that the same benefit that came to the Republic as a result
of foreign investment can’t also happen in the North. All the right
things are in place to support rapid economic growth, and all the reasons
that people came here [the Republic] fifteen years ago would still attract
people to the North and have the same impact, which is first and foremost,
creating jobs.”
Participants in the conference will sample some of Northern Ireland’s
famed hospitality at a lunch hosted by Northern Ireland’s First
Minister, Dr. Ian Paisley, and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness,
and a dinner at Hillsborough Castle. In the last 20 years the castle has
become a key venue for political events in Northern Ireland, including
meetings between the British and Irish governments and local political
parties as part of the peace process. Built in the 1700s, Hillsborough
has also played a part on the world’s political stage, as the venue
for talks on Iraq between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister
Tony Blair.
Conference attendees will also be invited to play golf at Royal Portrush.
Located on the Causeway Coast, with panoramic views of Donegal and the
Scottish Isles, Royal Portrush is the only golf club in Ireland to have
hosted The (British) Open Championship.
For more information on the conference, please contact Program Manager
Niamh.kingham@investni.com or call 617 425 5518.
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