Economic Update 2021

As part of our ongoing work to share exclusive content and insights with members, we are delighted to invite you to join our upcoming webinar entitled, 'Economic Update 2021' with Jim Power, Economist and Media Commentator.
 
In this session, Jim will discuss the following key elements:

• Brexit – where are we now?
• COVID-19 update on the economics of the pandemic and the way ahead
• The domestic economy – how much of a rebound can we expect?
• Irish policy challenges.

Please note, there will be a live Q&A facility for this webinar.

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Jim Power is an economist and media commentator. Jim is also the owner and manager of Jim Power Economics Limited, an economic and financial consultancy, which he set up in 2009.

Jim is a board member of Love Irish Food and was chairman of Three Rock Capital Management, an investment company, until it was purchased by Julius Baer in January 2020. He is a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland. 

Jim is Chief Economist for Aviva Ireland. He was previously Treasury 
Economist at AIB (1987-1991), Chief Economist at Bank of Ireland Group (1992-2000) and Chief Economist at Friends First Group (2000 to 2018). 
 
Jim is the author of the SIMI Quarterly Motor Industry Review. He is also a frequent contributor to podcasts, including The Stand and Win Happy. 
 
Jim Power is a graduate of UCD and holds a BA and a Master of Economic Science Degree. He lectures part-time on the MSc Management and the MBA at Smurfit School of Business, UCD. He is a native of Waterford. 

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Queries

• For any queries in regards to this webinar, please contact Sharon Kirwan, Senior Events and Membership Executive, IoD Ireland.

How to view this webinar

•  To view this webinar, please register to attend via the below 'Book Now' button.
•  All registered attendees will receive a joining instructions email on Wednesday, 24th February, with a link to where you can access the webinar.
• This webinar will take place via the online platform Zoom. Please download Zoom to your system before the webinar to ensure you can view the webinar.
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• On the morning of the event, please then click the webinar link in the joining instructions email and you will be able to view the webinar. Please note it will prompt you for your email address before you can join, this is required feature of the Zoom platform. For more information on this, please view: Zoom Video Communications GDPR Compliance.

Please note, in advance of this webinar, we will be sending the attendee list to all registered attendees and our sponsor. This attendee sheet will include the name and company name of all registered attendees (as per their membership details). 

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