Professionals living in Dublin and the east coast region will be asked to consider life in the north-west of Ireland at a special event next month to take advantage of the "seismic change" in working patterns since Covid.
Northwest in the City, taking place at the Westbury Hotel on 9 February, has been organised by regional stakeholders to promote the area and highlight many positive transformation changes made in recent years.
The event intends to impart a message to attendees that they can land a global career with a leading company and enjoy the best of 'local living' by moving to the north-west.
The event will provide an opportunity to meet face to face with executives leading top multinational and indigenous companies based in the north-west, and help mid to senior level professionals learn about the global customer base serviced from the region, along with the array of career opportunities available.
Key agencies led by IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the Western Development Commission (WDC), under the North West Regional Enterprise Plan, have partnered with some of the north-west’s biggest employers for the event.
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Industries represented include biopharma, MedTech, advanced manufacturing, technology and international financial services, and Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim are home to over 50 multinational companies.
The north-west is also home to indigenous entrepreneurs who have chosen to build and grow their own international companies of scale, including LotusWorks, King & Moffatt, E&I Engineering and Cora Systems.
More than 20 global multinationals and leading Irish companies are expected to attend, including Optum, Tata Consultancy Services, AbbVie, VistaMed, SL Controls, Cora Systems, Overstock, Avenue, and FinTrU.
Andrea McBride, head of the TCS Letterkenny Global Delivery Centre, said: “At Tata Consultancy Services, we’re looking forward to meeting with experienced professionals open to the possibilities of a new life, working and living out of the Northwest region of Ireland.
"With our operations in the north-west, we can truly offer the best of both worlds; a globally focused, progressively supported career in one of the world’s top-performing IT businesses and a quality of life off the beautiful Atlantic coast and all that this provides.”
Attendees will have the chance to network with senior industry leaders and hear from their peers who have previously relocated to the region. Regional agencies and local authorities will be on hand to offer more practical advice on connectivity, transport, relocating and educational options.
Public sector organisations such as Atlantic Technological University (ATU) will also outline latest research and innovation projects and the current opportunities that exist.
“Northwest in the City is a terrific example of a regional initiative driven by the Government’s enterprise agencies under the collaborative umbrella of the Northwest Regional Enterprise Plan," said Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney.
"The event will see the side-by-side participation of leading multinationals and fast growth indigenous companies promoting the region. Regional Enterprise Plans provide an opportunity to complement and translate national enterprise policy in a regional context.”
Minister of State for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation Dara Calleary welcomed the event, stating: "Enterprises in the north-west region are driving transformative growth in industry clusters such as regtech, fintech, advanced manufacturing, marine and offshore wind energy.
"The global industry leaders, based across Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo are providing diverse senior level roles in engineering, applied sciences, logistics, supply chain management and more, with attractive and significant career progression opportunities.
"As we see a continuing rise in employment figures in high value jobs in the Northwest, this event offers a unique chance for senior executives to engage directly with industry leaders in the region to explore the current roles and potential future business opportunities.”
Photo: (l-r) Allan Mulrooney, interim CEO, Western Development Commission; Andrea McBride; Rachel Curran, Enterprise Ireland; Michelle Conaghan, regional manager, IDA Ireland North West Region, and John Fitzgerald, CFO, Cora Systems. (Pic: Julien Behal)
