1st March 2021
12.00pm
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) will formally publish its new strategy Shaping Our Future on the 1st March 2021.
SFI’s new strategy ‘Shaping Our Future’ will be launched by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, TD and Simon Harris, TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
SFI invites you to register for this virtual event. The event opens at 12.00pm on 1st March 2021. Formal speeches will go live at 12.10pm.
Programme
12.00pm –
Event opens
12.10pm –
Welcome address by Prof Peter Clinch, Chairman of the Board of Science Foundation Ireland
Address by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, TD
Address by Simon Harris, TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Address by Prof Mark Ferguson, Director General Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland
Video contributions from:
Prof Luke O’Neill, Trinity College Dublin
Ms Ciara Feely, SFI Centre for Research Training in Machine Learning
Prof William Wijns, NUI Galway
Prof Valeria Nicolosi, Trinity College Dublin
Mr Mark Redmond, CEO American Chamber of Commerce
Mr Danny McCoy, CEO IBEC
Prof Tia Keyes, Dublin City University
Dr Alison Liddy, NUI Galway
Ms Jackie Gorman, CEO Midlands Science
Ms Tiziana Comito, SFI Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science
Presentation on Shaping Our Future – Dr Ciarán Seoighe, Deputy Director General, SFI
Panel discussion chaired by Dr Claire O’Connell with Dr Ciarán Seoighe, Dr Ruth Freeman, Director Science for Society and Dr Siobhan Roche, Director Science for Economy, Science Foundation Ireland
1.30pm –
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For information in relation to this event please contact: communications@sfi.ie
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