The Spirit of Ireland Project

Filmed at the NISP CONNECT Evening Series, Belfast, 15th Oct 2009

NISP CONNECT Evening Series Presents:

“The Spirit of Ireland”

Can an €11 Billion start-up make the Island of Ireland carbon neutral, energy independent and create 100,000 jobs in 5 years?

A Northern Ireland perspective

You are invited to attend a special public Springboard panel session dissecting the business model of The Spirit of Ireland. The goal of the panel presentation is to provide the entrepreneurial team with candid recommendations for the refinement of their business plan and to help identify next steps to achieve the organisation’s goals.

Presenters:

• Alan Costello, Ruby Consulting. Spirit of Ireland corporate finance lead
• Graham O’Donnell, Spirit of Ireland project leader
• Professor Igor Shvets, Trinity College Dublin

Panelists:

• Graham Craig, DFP. Special Advisor to Sammy Wilson
• Paul Brewster, CTO Pure Marine Energy
• Paddy Larkin, Chief Executive of the Moyle Group
• Trevor McQuoid, Northern Ireland Environment Agency
• Graham Whitehurst, Managing Director of Michelin Tyres, PLC
• Bryan Gregory, Strategic Advisor, Strategic Investment Board
• Alan Taylor, Managing Partner, Arthur Cox Solicitors

Sponsor: Abacus Professional Recuitment

About Spirit of Ireland www.spiritofireland.org

The Spirit of Ireland team came together in late 2008 to try and create a solution that would simultaneously address the issues of:

• Ireland’s economic fragility;
• Ireland’s low export status (pharma and software aside)
• Ireland’s import energy issues with fossil fuels
• Renewable energy concerns for Irelands future
• A wish to utilise our natural resources, mainly wind to a greater degree.

The team joined together around proposals by a Trinity College Professor, Igor Shvets, using the massive wind resource that Ireland has, to create a pumped hydro storage facility. The key element of the business proposal is that Ireland has unique combination of factors, almost like no other country in the world. Ireland has some of the best wind conditions in the world Low population density that could make harvesting wind more feasible Unique geology that could allow for storing vast quantities of energy in the form for pumped hydro storage.

Who should attend?

Founders and executives of science and technology growth companies, business development personnel, investors, professional services firms, industry leaders, press and representatives of the region’s economic development agencies.

About NISP CONNECT Evening Series

NISP CONNECT’s Evening Series provides a distinctive perspective on today’s most challenging business issues facing start-ups by producing forums and case study presentations. The Evening Series creates an opportunity for science and technology sector leaders across all industries to connect in a relaxed and inspiring setting.

Visit: http://www.nisp.co.uk/nisp-connect.aspx for further information

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