Aidan F. Browne
Partner, Director, Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Aidan F. Browne holds his law degrees in Ireland and the United States. He is a partner and serves as director of business development for Sullivan & Worcester LLP. Mr. Browne has more than 20 years of experience as a corporate and commercial real estate attorney in Europe and as a foreign legal consultant in the United States. He concentrates in foreign direct investment matters providing business, agency and project development services in the United States, Europe and most recently the People’s Republic of China. Prior to rejoining Sullivan & Worcester, Mr. Browne was most recently a Senior Legal Advisor in Mintz Levin’s International Advisory Group. Mr. Browne has assisted more than 100 Irish companies, including banks, investors, venture capital, service and technology companies, now located in the United States, in several areas. These services include raising capital, business development, market development and assistance with corporate partnerships or joint venture opportunities. He has also assisted several U.S. and Canadian companies on public procurement projects in Ireland. Mr. Browne also continues on as the United States representative Partner of A&L Goodbody, Ireland’s largest law firm with offices in London and Dublin. Mr. Browne heads Goodbody’s U.S. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) work with U.S. corporations as those companies enter Ireland.
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John P. Cahill
Counsel at Chadbourne & Parke LLP
John’s practice concentrates on energy, environmental and corporate matters. Prior to joining Chadbourne, he served as New York Governor George Pataki’s Secretary and Chief of Staff from 2002 through 2006. In May 2005, Mr. Cahill took on the additional role of leading and coordinating the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and the recovery of Lower Manhattan. From 1995 to 2001, he was the general counsel and then commissioner of the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation. Mr. Cahill was also a partner in the law firm of Plunkett & Jaffe, where he focused on
environmental and municipal issues.
Mr. Cahill has been recognized by numerous organizations for his public service. In November 2005, he was honored by the Historic Hudson Valley as the recipient of the Hero Award for his extensive work in preserving the historic heritage of the Hudson Valley. He was the recipient of the 2004 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which is presented to U.S. citizens for their outstanding contributions to America. In 1999, the Adirondack Council presented him with the Conservationist of the Year Award for his conservation efforts in the Adirondack Park. Additionally, the National Audubon society presented Mr. Cahill with its William B. Hoyt award for his statewide conservation efforts.
Mr. Cahill is a member of the New York State Bar Association (Environmental Law Section), the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission (Second Department) and the New York State Temporary Commission of nvestigation. He also serves on the board of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation.
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John S. Daly
MD, Goldman Sachs & Co.
John is co-head of the Industrial and Natural Resources (INR) Financing Group and head of the INR sector in Equity Capital Markets in New York. He returned to New York in his current role in 2003 after three years in Hong Kong as cohead of Capital Markets, Asia Ex-Japan. Previously, John had responsibility for energy and power transactions in the Equity Capital Markets (ECM) Group in New York.
Prior to that, he worked for four years in the Corporate Finance Group within the Investment Banking Division. John joined the firm in 1989 in Global Finance, having been a summer associate the previous year. He was named managing director in 1998 and partner in 2000. Prior to joining the firm, John was a manufacturing engineer with General Electric.
John is a member of the Trinity College Dublin Foundation Board, the Trinity School of Business Advisory Board and the
Financial Services Advisory Board of Enterprise Ireland.
John earned a BAI in Engineering and a BA in Mathematics from the University of Dublin, Trinity College and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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John Fitzpatrick
CEO, Fitzpatrick Hotel Group
John Fitzpatrick, CEO of the Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, North America, began his impressive career in Ireland, where the Fitzpatrick name is synonymous with hospitality. John has led his family hotel group to great heights by achieving notable recognition in the US over the last decade. He began his formal training with a four year hotel management course at the Fitzpatrick Hotels in Ireland, followed by the prestigious hotel management course at UNLV in Las Vegas. Honing his experience with two major hotel associations in Chicago first, John then returned to Ireland to work at the family hotels in Dublin and Bunratty.
With over twenty years experience in the hotel industry, John successfully oversees hotel operations in one of the most competitive cities in the world. As CEO of the Fitzpatrick Hotel Group, John works with his team to provide guests the utmost in Irish hospitality with an American accent. Being a discerning business traveler himself, John’s establishments appeal to the business executive, with the utmost in modern amenities. The Fitzpatrick Manhattan, The Fitzpatrick Grand Central and the recently sold Fitzpatrick Chicago Hotel have continuously received guest and industry accolades for outstanding, yet unpretentious service.
Devoted to the industry, John serves as Chairman of the Hotel Association of NYC, which is presently comprised of over 230 member hotels with more than 67,400 hotel rooms within the five boroughs of New York City.  He is also on the boards of both the American Ireland Fund and the Ireland-US Council.  The influential Irish America Magazine recognized him as one of their “Top 100 Irish Americans in 1998, and he was included on their “Business 100” list in 2008. Crain’s New York Business named him to their list of “Top Forty Entrepreneurs under Forty”.  He received the Irish Voice’s Person of the Year Award in 1993, the Irish Business Organization’s (IBO) Businessman of the Year Award in 1994, and was a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in May 2002. Previous honorees include George Bush, Bill Clinton, Rudy Guiliani, several Nobel Laureates, and other distinguished leaders.
John is very active in a number of charitable organizations, and has a special interest in organizations that aid children in need and others that advance the peace process in Northern Ireland. In fact, he founded a charitable foundation in memory of his late parents to benefit such causes. The Eithne and Paddy Fitzpatrick Memorial Foundation has been in existence for 16 years, and has generated over $1.6 million for charities that include the Barretstown Gang Camp, the Corrymeela Reconciliation Centre, and PeacePlayers International. In 2008, John was recognized for his contributions to the peace process in Northern Ireland by being invested with an honorary OBE by the British Government.
In his spare time, John is an avid aviator, flying both helicopters and airplanes. In fact, in 2003 he was asked to join the Board of Directors of Omega Aerial Refueling Services. He also enjoys water sports, snowboarding, skiing and golf.
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Gary Hanley
Senior VP North America, Invest Northern Ireland
Gary has over twelve years experience in the ICT industry in the US. He has held positions of leadership in software development, IT, sales and marketing for companies such as Sun Microsystems, GTE (now Verizon) and EMC.
Specifically, he has managed global development projects while at Sun and GTE, as part of Baltimore Technology's entry into the US market he was responsible for managing IT and then advanced to managing strategic account relationships with companies such as Wells Fargo, Cigna and ABN Amro. Most recently he was responsible for developing and implementing EMC's Go-To-Market strategy in the US and EMEA.
Residing in Boston Massachusetts, Gary holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from the University of Limerick as well as a Master of Business Studies from the National University of Ireland at Galway.
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Declan Kelly
Executive VP, FTI Consulting
Declan is Executive Vice President and Chief Integration Officer of FTI and Chairman of FD US and FD Ireland. In his role at FTI, Declan is responsible for the ongoing integration of the company’s businesses around the world. He also has responsibility for corporate strategy, global client relationship management, global business development and all of the company’s marketing and communications initiatives. With more than two decades of experience in journalism and strategic consulting, Declan is recognized as one of the country’s leading crisis communications counselors, working globally across multiple industries advising large-scale corporations on a variety of reputational issues. He has been named by PR Week magazine as one of the leading communications professionals in the U.S. and has been recognized on numerous occasions for his professional achievements globally. For the past five years he has been named by Irish America magazine as one of the Top 100 Irish American business leaders in the U.S. In 2008, he became the youngest ever recipient of the American Irish Historical Society’s gold medal. Given annually, the gold medal is one of the most prestigious awards in the Irish American community.
Prior to FD, having enjoyed a distinguished career in journalism, including his selection as the AT Cross Business Journalist of the Year in 1994, Declan worked in senior positions with a number of leading communications companies before starting his own business in 1999. This business was later acquired by the holding company which then
owned FD, thus beginning his career within the FD international network. He and Charles Watson led the management buyout of FD in July 2003 and the subsequent sale of the company to FTI Consulting in September of 2006. In August of 2008, he took on the role of Chief Integration Officer at FTI.
Declan is a Main Board Director of the American Ireland Fund, a non profit organization dedicated to investing in community and peace building initiatives on the island of Ireland. He is a Director of Glucksman Ireland House at New York University and is the Chairman of the U.S. Foundation Board of the National University of Ireland, Galway, from which he graduated with an honors BA degree in 1989 studying English Literature and Law. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of New Mountain Capital, a New York-based private equity company.
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Kieran McLoughlin
President, The American Ireland Fund
Kieran McLoughlin is President of The American Ireland Fund. Residing in New York, he is focusing on developing major gifts across the Funds' Global Network. He oversaw the Funds’ single most successful event in its three-decade history, the 2007 New York Dinner, which raised $4.15 million. Kieran served as Director Ireland of The Ireland Funds in Ireland for six years. During this period, the Funds grew significantly and became self-funding. Prior to working with The Funds, he held a series of positions with The Dublin Chamber of Commerce, The Dublin International Sports Council and a number of other companies. Kieran is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin. Married to Sarah, they have three children. His interests include all sports, theater, amateur drama, history, travel and current affairs.
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Barry Morris
Former CEO, Iona Technologies 
Barry Morris is a Software Executive with over 20 years of experience in the USA and Europe.  As CEO of IONA Technologies Barry led Ireland’s most successful software company through it’s strongest period of growth. As CEO of StreamBase Systems he created the leader of the highly strategic CEP market. He is currently Chairman and CEO of Tanglefish Systems, Chairman of AGAMA Energy, and Chairman of the International School of Boston.
Barry holds a primary degree from Oxford University, with an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the IMCA. 
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Cameron O'Reilly
CEO, Landis + Gyr Group Worldwide
Born in 1964 in Dublin, Cameron O’Reilly lived in Ireland, England, and the USA before returning to Ireland to complete his last three years of school at Clongoweswood College. In 1983 Cameron went to Oxford University where he received an Honours Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Cameron moved to Australia in April 1988 to join APN News & Media Limited (APN), part of the INM Group. Over 12 years with APN, he undertook a number of roles and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of the APN Group in 1992.
Today, Cameron is Founder and CEO of Landis+Gyr Holdings, the global leader in energy management. Landis+Gyr was built through a series of 14 acquisitions over the past five years and today has revenues of US$1.3 billion with more than 5,000 employees and operations in 30 countries.
Landis+Gyr is the leading provider of integrated energy management solutions tailored to energy company needs. The Company offers the broadest portfolio of products and services in the electricity metering industry, and is paving the way for the next generation of smart grid.
Cameron is a director of APN News & Media Limited and Independent News & Media Plc. He is also a board member of the Salvation Army, the Sydney Theatre Company, and the Australian Ireland Fund, a former Deputy Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA). In July 2008 Cameron was awarded “International Irish Business Person of the Year” at the Business & Finance US Awards.
Cameron is married to Ilse and they have four children. The family lives in New York City.
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David O’Sullivan
Executive Director, Ireland-US Council
David O'Sullivan is a native of Dublin, Ireland and is a former financial journalist and former Marketing Director in the U.S. for Ireland’s Industrial Development Agency.  A resident of New York since 1977, he provides management consulting counsel to industrial and commercial clients.  He is also retained as the Executive Director of the Ireland-U.S. Council, a non-profit business organization through which he has maintained strong connections to Ireland.  Under his direction, the Council has developed and implemented programs that make a meaningful contribution to building and enriching those closer economic links that benefit both nations.
Previously, he served with Ireland's Industrial Development Agency for 13 years serving in a variety of capacities in both Dublin and New York.  In the United States, he directed marketing for Ireland's industrial investment promotion efforts from 1977 to 1985.
He has served as a consultant to GPA, an aircraft leasing firm that is now a unit of GE Capital. He also was a Vice President at Hill and Knowlton, a public relations unit of J. Walter Thompson.  He graduated in economics and politics from University College Dublin.
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John Sharkey
CEO, Sun Energy
Mr. Sharkey has held management positions with the General Electric Company, Litton Industries, and the ROLM Corporation. In 1986, Mr. Sharkey joined MCI Communications Corporation. He assisted in creating and implementing the Corporate Accounts division, later expanding it into the Multi-National division.............the company grew revenues from $2 billion to $39 billion over the next thirteen years, and Mr. Sharkey retired in 2000 upon the completion of the MCI and WorldCom merger. Prior to joining MCI, he participated in the start-up of a voice messaging company in California's Silicon Valley. Mr. Sharkey is a Board member of the Smurfit Graduate School, Glucksman Ireland House at New York University, Belfast's Flax Trust, and the American Ireland Fund.
He is a member of the Board of Mutual of America Institutional Funds, and a member of the Audit committee.
He has been honored with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Catholic Youth Organization Gold Medal, St. Patrick's Home Humanitarian Award, and the HeartShare Human Services award.
In 1999, University College Dublin Smurfit School established the John Sharkey Chair of Information Systems and Organisation. Mr. Sharkey attended Iona College, and the Management Institute of NYU, and studied leadership and management at the London Business School, Harvard's School of Negotiation, and Northwestern's Kellogg School.
Mr. Sharkey resides in New York City. 
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Brian W. Stack
CEO, CIE Tours International
Dublin born, Brian Stack was educated at O’Connell Schools in Dublin and later graduated from Salford College in Salford, England (College of Marketing). Brian commenced his career at Aer Lingus, where he held various positions including Sales Manager, North of England and South of England. Moving back to Ireland, Brian joined the Convention Bureau of Ireland. In 1977 moved to New York with the Irish Tourist Board as East Coast Manager.
In 1984, Brian was appointed Vice President, Sales and Marketing for the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida and in 1990 joined CIE Tours International as President and CEO – North America.
In 2007, Brian was appointed Managing Director of CIE Tours International and is now responsible for the global market for CIE Tours. Brian served as President of the Society of Incentive Travel Executives (SITE) and is currently an immediate Past-Chairman of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA). Brian is Vice President of the Ireland-US Council for Commerce and Industry. Married to Anne-Marie with two grown children, Annalise and Jonathan and two granddaughters, Brian lives in Rye, New York and enjoys many hobbies including the occasional game of golf.
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