Well known Irish businessman Feargal Quinn will be the guest speaker at the Network Ireland Conference and Galway Now Businesswomen of the Year Awards next week.
The popular boss of Superquinn will also be filming part of his Retail Therapy series for RTÉ One at the event, which is hosted by Network Galway.
In addition to Quinn, a wide range of speakers has also been lined up for this year’s conference which takes place in the Galway Bay Hotel on Friday October 8, including Jack Black, Deirdre Bounds, Veronica Canning, and Galway’s own Enda O’Coineen.
Anne Hession, president of Network Ireland, said: “We are delighted to have Feargal Quinn as a guest speaker at our conference and awards. Feargal became a millionaire in Ireland's last deep recession during the 1980s. It is during these years that he really learnt his skills as a retail street fighter. He really embodies this year’s conference theme that “Believers are Achievers”.
For the several months Quinn has been working with Standún in Spiddal, helping the store rebrand itself in preparation for a relaunch in November. The series will be broadcast at the beginning of 2011 and filming takes place over the next six months.
Retail Therapy is a six part series for RTÉ One in which Feargal Quinn offers advice to retailers who are struggling to stay afloat in the current economic climate. The series is looking to champion independent Irish retailers who represent individuality on the streets of Ireland’s towns and cities.
Sponsors of the National Conference and Awards 2010 are: Galway Now Magazine, Enterprise Ireland, Investec Specialist Bank, Galway County and City Enterprise Board, BNI, Galway Bay Hotel, BusyLizzie Lifestyle Management, Claregalway Hotel, Computer Troubleshooters, Faith Fahy Financial Services, Hession Life and Pensions, HR Connections, Kilgallon PR and Schley Accounting. MS Ireland is the Network Ireland Charity of the Year 2010.
Tickets are on Sale for the Network Ireland National Conference and Network Ireland Galway Now Business Woman of the Year Awards 2010 online. All bookings can be made online at www.networkgalway.com
