Speakers
Minister Dinny McGinley T.D.
Minister Stephen Farry, Department of Employment and Learning
Steve Lennox Co-President Irish Network USA
Senator Jack Hart
Ashley Davis (Joined by special guest Cormac de Barra)
Cllr Dessie Larkin Mayor of Letterkenny
Paula de Fougerolles’ The Chronicles of Iona
Jon Mahoney, Executive Director, BIBA
Eibhlín Ní Dhochartaigh Fleá Cheoil na hÉireann 2013
Michael Patrick McDonald Author All Souls
Cllr Kevin Campbell Mayor of Derry
Mayor Patrick O. Murphy of Lowell, MA
Mayor Robert J. Dolan of Melrose, MA
Cllr Frank McBrearty Mayor of Donegal
Liam Ó Cuinneagáin Chair Údarás na Gaeltachta
Martina Bromley Head of Operations Fáilte Ireland North West
Paddy Harte Chairman Donegal Gathering Steering Group
Seamus Neely Manager Donegal County Council
Paul Brown Eargail Arts Festival
Michael Heaney Director of Services Donegal County Council
Mary Sugrue McAleer Executive Director Irish American Partnership
Gary Hanley, Senior Vice President Americas, Invest Northern Ireland
Tom Hall, VP Allstate
Susan Whoriskey Biotechnology Entrepreneur International Advisory Panel Member C-TRIC
Michael Sugrue Consultant Doctor Northwest Regional Academy
John Barros, Executive Director, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
Sean Moynihan Vice-President Global Partnerships BIBA
Paul Hannigan President Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Eddie Friel, Head of Business Liaison and Academic Enterprise, UU Magee
Sarah Kelly, Development Manager North West Regional Science Park
Sharon O’Connor CEO Derry City Council
Brenda McKenzie, Director of Economic Development, Boston Redevelopment Authority
Patrick F.N. Anderson, CEO Dalradian Resources
Robert McCarron Association of Independant Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts
Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty
Dave Greaney Irish Network Boston
Thomas Walsh, Business Development Manager, Netwatch USA
Luncheon Honorees
Mayor Thomas Menino
Thomas P O’Neill III
Steve Tolman President Massachusetts AFL-CIO
Anthony Callaghan Attorney Gibbons P.C
Paddy McDevitt Donegal Boston GAA
Juan Vega Executive Director Centro Latino de Chelsea
Allstate, represented by VP Tom Hall.
Kathleen O’Toole, Chief Inspector of the Garda Inspectorate and former Boston Police Commissioner
LuncheonSpeakers
Mayor Thomas Menino
Minister Dinny McGinley T.D.