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“Testing the health of conditions for post-Brexit cooperation: The evolving social and political contexts”
Friday 24th September
Online
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The overarching theme of this year’s conference is “Testing the health of conditions for post-Brexit cooperation: The evolving political and social contexts”, and (as in previous years) we will have a range of key decision and policy-makers as well as leading civil society representatives from across the island of Ireland, Great Britain and Europe, exploring how we can maintain and strengthen relations in the challenging context of Brexit.

Keynote and Panel Speakers below

Conference Keynote speakers will be

Madeleine Alessandri | Permanent Secretary | Northern Ireland Office
Paul Narain | US Consul General to Northern Ireland
THE POLITICAL CONTEXT
CHAIR: Sir David Sterling | CCBS Board Member
Professor Brigid Laffan | European University Institute
Professor Pete Shirlow | Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool
Jess Sargeant | Institute for Government
Nichola Mallon MLA | Northern Ireland Minister for Infrastructure
THE SOCIAL CONTEXT
CHAIR: Tara Farrell | Chief Executive, Longford Women’s Link
Dr Nicola Brady | Irish Council of Churches
Eoin O’Keeffe | Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation
Brian Dougherty | North West Cultural Partnership
Kate Clifford | Rural Community Network
MEASURING THE CROSS-BORDER IMPACTS OF HEALTHY COOPERATION
CHAIR: Dr Anthony Soares | Centre for Cross Border Studies
Maureen O’Reilly | Centre for Cross Border Studies
Dr Helen McAvoy | Institute for Public Health
Aidan O’Kane | Cross-Border Workers Coalition
Dr Ann Nolan | Trinity Centre for Global Health 
Panel discussions will focus on
  • the evolving political context(s) and how these may encourage (or not) cooperation and relations within and across these islands, as well as between these islands and the (rest of the) EU.
  • the evolving social context(s) and how these may encourage (or not) cooperation and relations within and across these islands, as well as between these islands and the (rest of the) EU.
  • the issue of designing policy and legislation that avoids creating obstacles to cross-border mobility (including cross-border working) and cooperation, and that exploits collaborative work approaches to address common challenges or to exploit opportunities.
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