About ICBA
The Ireland Canada Business Association is the leading business association that has the mandate of promoting and developing trade and industrial links between Ireland and Canada. When the ICBA was first established in 1978, the Canadian Ambassador served as its Patron. Our membership now includes a select group of international businesses ranging from small to large, start-ups to established institutions, as well as Canadian and Irish government departments and agencies responsible for export promotion and business supports.
Objectives
- To be the representative voice of Canadian Business In Ireland and to be a business network for this group.
- To be a business network for Irish companies which have invested in or trade with Canada
- To provide links to Ireland Canada Chambers of Commerce in Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Vancouver, Ottawa and Calgary
- To forge stronger commercial ties between Ireland and Canada
What We Do
When we meet with our member companies, we ask them what matters most to their businesses. In this way, they lead how the association is run ensuring we are a network run by our members and for our members.
We convene networking events to allow our members connect and deliver business communications and advocacy. Through our events we help members grow and sustain their relationships, influence and businesses. We celebrate our members successes together at high calibre events. We champion our members’ ideas, and interests and we are proud to be in the private sector and serving the public interest.
Activities that we organise include:
- Business functions with guest speakers (Irish or Canadian) from industry and/or government
- Business advocacy with Government and relevant business and trade organisations
- A number of networking and charity events such as the Annual Golf Classic and the Maple Leaf Charity Ball
- Receptions and other networking events that assist in building business, social, and cultural links between Ireland and Canada
ICBA Advisory Council Members 2024
- Ms Deirdre Giblin, Director of Development and External Engagement, NCI, ICBA Chair
- Mr Chris Collenette, Vice President, Corporate Development, Think Research, ICBA Immediate Past Chair
- Ms Joanne McEnteggart, Global Head of Debt, Capital Markets and Corporate, IQ-EQ, ICBA Vice Chair
- Mr Graham Attley, Tax Director, PwC, ICBA Treasurer
- Ms Kate Hickey, Executive Director, ICBA & Company Secretary
- Mr Stew Paterson, Managing Director, Head of European Fixed Income Sales, TD Securities
- Ms Suzanne Drisdelle, Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian Embassy in Ireland
- Mr Sean Egan, Director, Strategy & Change, Irish Life
- Mr Ken Finegan, Director, Greenfield Global Ireland
- Ms Laurel Garven, Vice President Corporate Development, ISC
- Mr Joe Molony, Head of Registry, Computershare
- Mr John O’Connor, Partner, William Fry
- Ms Blaithin O’Donnell, Sales Manager, Air Canada
- Mr Dan O’Donnell, Customer Relationship Manager, Bank of Ireland
- Mr John Popolizio, Managing Director, Sovy
- Mr Sean Ryan, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
- Ms Rachel Hussey, Partner, Arthur Cox LLP
- Mr Michael Prendergast, Vice President, Bathfitter
- Jane Anne Negi, Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Montreal Europe plc
- Tom O’Brien, Managing Director, Brookfield
- PF Browne, Chief Risk Officer, IPL Plastics
- Sam Robinson, Director of Advocacy, Irving Oil
- Christopher Devadson, Vice President Innovation, MPAC
- Ron Miles, Vice President, Teknicor
- Jarlath Trench, Managing Director, Vermilion Energy Ireland
