Over 400 Irish and international Global trade professionals gathered in Croke Park yesterday for the second EXIM Summit, Ireland’s Export-Import & Global Trade Conference.
The EXIM Summit is targeted at exporters, importers, Global traders and professional service providers and aims to provide a platform for international business growth and networking.
The event opened with a Breakfast Networking Session hosted by ConnectIreland and co-sponsored by Capital Marketing which featured Economist, David McWilliams who discussed the implications of Brexit and the Apple Tax Ruling.
The Summit also featured a conference with successful international entrepreneurs and a robust panel discussion on Brexit featuring former Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton.
During the event, the inaugural EXIM Hero Award was presented to Portwest, the Mayo-based internationally successful workwear and outdoor leisurewear manufacturer. Harry Hughes, CEO of the family-owned company was presented the award by headline sponsor, An Post and members of the judging panel which featured former Vodafone and Digicel CEO, Stephen Brewer.
Programme Director of the EXIM Summit, Kapil Khanna said, "Our aim for EXIM this year was in this challenging period for global trade professionals to provide them with the platform to connect, and enable global trade as well as providing information about the implications as well as the details of the opportunities that will arise post-Brexit and this was certainly achieved today.”
Source: www.businessworld.ie