2.4.3 Inward Buyer Trip for Built Environment 23-27 March 2015, Enterprise Ireland HQ and RIAI, Dublin Description: The Inward Buyer Trip was a collaborative event for the built environment sector mounted in partnership with Enterprise Ireland and The Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland. The event brought together architects and design and sustainability industry experts from the USA and Ireland for cultural exchange and discussion around trends on both sides of the Atlantic. Buyers and influencers from Northern America travelled to Dublin for a series of meetings, talks and site visits over a five day period. Attendees at the event were from all streams of the built environment sector, including construction, data centres, oil and gas, and architecture. As part of ID2015’s involvement, Peter Carroll led an architectural tour of Dublin, taking in the recently developed Docklands area as well as more traditional Georgian regions of the city. This was followed by a day of presentations and discussions from both Irish and American speakers on the themes of: Sense of Place, Sustainability, Creativity and Well-being.
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Key Speakers
Bruce Shaw Cylon DFM Systems Dortek Headcount Solutions
James Andrews (Overland Partners) Colin Kelleher (Caliber Structures) David R. Kelly (New York Presbyterian Hospital) Brian McClean (HDR Architects) Daniel McClean (Batska Consulting) John Salley (Gilbane Ireland) Paul Sullivan (SVP Global LNG & FLNG, WorleyParsons)
Yvonne Farrell – Grafton Architects Sheila O’Donnell – O’Donnell & Tuomey Merrit Bucholz – Mucholz McEvoy Tony Reddy – Reddy Urbanism & Architecture Betsy Del Monte – US Green Build Council Li Wen – Gensler
Miguel Rivera – Miro Rivera Architects Peter Carroll – A2 Architects Ryan Kennihan – Ryan Kennihan Architects Michael Pike - GKMP