Unlocking Competitiveness for West Cork Businesses

Workshop/Discussion Agenda:

 10.30am - 11.00am: Registration & Networking

 11am: Opening and Welcome 

 11.05 - 11.45am Keynote Speaker: Susan HayesCulleton,  Economist, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), public speaker and business owner.

Susan HayesCulleton, CFA, “The Positive Economist” is Managing Director of the Hayes Culleton Group, with clients across Europe and the USA. The businesses include Active Peers AI; a tech platform that optimises mentor matching programmes including admin, algorithmic matching, tight feedback loops and effective interactions all in one space. Also, Savvy Teens which offers work experience facilitation in corporate organisations. Susan acts as MC at hybrid conferences all over the world.

Susan is a five-time author including “Money Matters”, a financial literacy textbook that is now in every secondary school in Ireland with the support of CFA Ireland. She has twice co-authored “Positive Economics”, the market-leading Leaving Cert economics textbook in Ireland, and she is the author of two books published by Penguin, The “Savvy Woman’s Guide to Financial Freedom” and “The Savvy Guide to Making More Money”. Susan is co-founder of The Positive Economist,  and Associate Lecturer at Ulster University. She serves on the boards of the Irish International Business Network and the Ireland Hong Kong Business Forum. Susan holds a Chartered Financial Analyst charter, MSc Executive Leadership, BSc Financial Maths and Economics and a Diploma in Taxation.

11:45 am: Cost Saving Competitiveness Supports

• Understanding the business landscape: Why cost savings are crucial for competitiveness.

12.00-12.40pm Competitiveness Workshop facilitated by Stuart Nelson, Director of Operations & Program Development at Jigsaw Better Business, with a focus on LEO supports to save time, money and energy for your business:

This will include:

• Interactive session with audience participation and group discussion on innovative sustainable practices, encouraging sharing insights and experiences.
• Followed by short Q&A Session

12.40pm - 1.10pm: Panel discussion facilitated by the Local Enterprise Office team with three client companies sharing their success stories on engagement with LEO supports.

1.10pm-1.30pm Networking