| The IPBN is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland under the ESP Grant programme |
The IPBN is organising a special conversation with leaders around AI and Healthcare. Join us on Friday, October 13 at the Faculty of Medicine of the UALg's Gambelas Campus from 9h30 to 11h30 for a fascinating debate!
Join us on Thursday, September 28 from 1030 to 1200 for our new IPBN Member Meet Member event in Porto! Come see familiar faces and greet new members at the Co-working Space Workin Porto at the Edificio Transparent.
Tuesday, September 26 from 9h30 - 11hfor , we held a new IPBN Member Meet Member event in Lisbon at the Fintech House.
Our first event back from the summer break in the beautiful Algarve was a very exciting networking Member-meet-Member event, which took place Thursday September 21st from 9h30 to 11h at the Magnolia Hotel at the Cinema room.
Our new IPBN Masterclass took place via Zoom on Friday, September 15 at 10h. We learnt about B2B Real Estate and Investment Opportunities in Portugal with Patricia Casaburi and Rafael Sena from IPBN member Global Citizen Solutions.
The IPBN Online Master Class, the last event before the Summer break, entitled "Introduction to the Irish Enterprise Ecosystem" took place Thursday July 27 at 1000 via Zoom with IPBN member Sam Marchetti, founder of ConsortiaCo.
Tuesday June 27, 2023 via Zoom, IPBN Business Success Award Winner 2023 Rachael Milne of Aspira held another IPBN Master Class where we learnt about project management tools and techniques that could help you in your business.
Between June 21 and 24, the IPBN with a delegation of IPBN Portuguese members was in Cork City, where we held business meetings and networking events with Irish Start-ups, entrepreneurs, and SMEs from different sectors.
Tuesday June 6 at 10h via Zoom, Sharon Dehmel ACII, MBA, Trainer, and Intercultural Leadership Coach held another Master Class around Leadership and Culture..
Wednesday May 23 and Friday May 26, the IPBN Porto committee had the priviledge to meet and welcome Irish Ministers on their visit to Porto. It was the opportunity to invite our members in the region to a private networking event at the beautiful garden at ANJE, the Association of Young Entrepreneurs.
Wednesday, May 24 at Quinta do Lago, Clubhouse, from 0900 to 1pm, the second edition of the IPBN Tourism conference took place this time in the Algarve with keynote speakers from Quinta do Lago, Ryanair, AHETA , The Portugal News and more.
The IPBN Dublin committee held another exciting Member Meet Member networking event in Dublin on Thursday, May 18 from 16h30 to 18h at the Headquarters of Quanta Capital.
We held in Lisbon at the HQ of StartUp Lisboa May the 4th from 4.30pm to 6pm a workshop where we learnt How to Implement HR in your Start-Up.
Thursday April 27 in the Algarve from 0930 to 1100, we held another conversation with a leader, IPBN member Clive Bydawell. MD at Knowledgesmith Ltd, who took an in-depth look at the future of banking and told us more about the World Economic Forum "Great Reset".
Thursday, April 20 from 10h to 11h30. in Porto at ANJE, we inaugurated the IPBN's new “Made in Portugal” series where we highlight the business success of Portuguese and/or Irish members in Portugal.
We held the IPBN Annual General Meeting 2023 Thursday April 13 at 1130 at the Executive Partner PwC Headquarter in Lisbon where we reviewed 2022 and leant about the IPBN 2023 plan. The event was open to members only.
Tuesday March 21 from 0930 to 1100 at the Tribulum restaurant in Almancil, we learnt how IPBN members and panelists are transforming and developing business in the Algarve region through remote work and staying connected.
The 4th edition of the IPBN annual Sustainability conference.took place as always in Lisbon during St. Patrick's Day, Friday, March 17 from 0900 to 1pm at the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Portugal (CCIP).
Thursday February 23 from 0930 to 1100, we held a new networking event in the Algarve. IPBN members and special guest speakers Carlos Justino and Philippe Brodeur talked us through the basics of IT Cloud services.
The IPBN Porto Committee held Thursday February 16 at the Porto Business School from 16h30 - 18h an IPBN networking event in presence of Dean Ramon O’Callaghan.
The IPBN's 4th Edition of its Business Success Award took place at the Embassy in Lisbon Thursday February 2 from 4.30pm to 6pm with 14 nominations this year and a very worthy winner.
The first IPBN Masterclass of 2023 entitled "Wellbeing in the Workplace" with IPBN member and Leadership and Wellness Coach Brendan O'Neill was held Thursday January 19 via Zoom at 10h to 11h.
The IPBN Algarve Committee was delighted to held another Members meet Members networking event on Wednesday, November 30 from 9h30 - 11h in Almancil at IPBN member Tribulum Restaurant, one of the newest members of the IPBN.
The IPBN was delighted to invite its members for a presentation by Enterprise Ireland's CEO Leo Clancy on the morning of November 29 at the Irish Embassy in Lisbon,
The IPBN was delighted to host another Members Meet Members networking event at new IPBN member, Escala25, located inside the Pilar 7 Experience Museum complex.
Another IPBN Members Meet Members networking event took place in Dublin on Thursday, November 17, from 16h30 to 18h at the Embassy of Portugal with the distinguished presence of the new Portuguese Ambassador to Ireland Bernardo Lucena.
The IPBN Master Class "Cloud-Based Services: The Best Decision You'll Ever Make." featured Carlos Justino, Chief Marketing Officer MadeinWeb e Mobile and took place online on Tuesday November 15, from 10h – 11h via Zoom.
The IPBN Porto Committee was delighted to invite its members to a special event around IT and Tech Talent in Porto with special guest speaker Pedro Moura, CMO at Landing Jobs. The event took place at the Porto Innovation Hub on Friday, November 11 from 9h30 to 11h in partnership with Invest Porto and the City of Porto.
The IPBN Porto Committee was delighted to invite our members Tuesday, Oct 25 from 10h to 11h for a conversation online via Zoom with Porto Business School's Pedro A. Vieira, Professor and Director of the Internationalization Programs.
The IPBN Algarve committee was delighted to organise our first Agri Business Conference in the Algarve at the Vila Vita Parc Resort & Spa Friday October 14 from 0930 to 1pm. We leant about what the local businesses and communities are doing to help foster growth and sustainability within the sector.
The IPBN Tourism Conference took place in Lisbon Thursday, September 29 from 9h to 13h at the Universidade Europeia (UE) - Campus da Quinta do Bom Nome as we look toward future continued interest in Portugal as a destination for holiday makers and digital nomads alike.
Friday Sep 23 from 1200 to 2pm, the IPBN was at the Algarve TEC Campus for the first Meet the Market as part of the Algarve STP Rocket Launch Cycles conferences to present to all the companies there the Irish market and its Tech Industry.
The IPBN Algarve Committee organised on Thursday, September 22 from 9h30 to 13h a special seminar at Xerem Fusion Cuisine in Albufeira to talk about the growing Tech ecosystem within this attractive region for digital nomads and full-time residents.
The IPBN Porto Committee held our first event of the Autumn and first Master Class of our new series on Tuesday September 20 from 1000 via Zoom. Anthony Robinson, IPBN member and Founder of Loyalty Audit Ltd. told us about "How to Build Predictable Recurring Revenue Streams".
Thursday July 21 from 1000 to 1130 at the Magnolia Hotel, Quinta do Lago, IPBN member, Business Coach and Author Jo James run an in presence sales workshop where our members got empower to make more sales the anti-selling way.
Thursday July 7 at the Porto Innovation Hub from 10h - 11h30, the IPBN Porto committee held its Member Meet Member event in Porto! This event followed the very succesful launch of the network in Porto in April.
We held our first Members meet Members event in Dublin on Thursday, June 30, in presence in over two years. Members from Portugal and Ireland joined us together with members from other business associations in Ireland to broaden the network further.
Tuesday, June 21 from 10h to 11h30 Magdalena Osmola, Director of Marketing and Communication at Vale do Lobo, welcomed our members at their new experience place Vale Real and told us about all the fitness, sport, themed outdoor concerts and other activities the resort is planning during the summer.
On Tuesday June 14 at 1000 via Zoom, Philippe Brodeur, CEO and Founder of IPBN member company Overcast HQ held an exciting new Master Class. We learnt about cloud video collaboration and found out why it is important.
Tuesday June 7 between 0900 and 1000, the IPBN welcomed in Lisbon at the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) a delegation of 80 MBA students and Professors from the UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School on a visit to Lisbon for their Consulting week project.
The IPBN was delighted to partner Thursday June 2 from 9h30 to 11h at the Hotel Plaza Lisboa with IPBN member Yunit Consulting for a complete guide and presentation about the "SME Funding and Investment Opportunities in Portugal".
Thursday May 12th at 0930 at the Hotel Plaza Lisboa, we held an in-presence Members meet Members networking event in Lisbon, where members were able to connect, welcome new members, foster new partnerships and create new business opportunities with existing and new members.
Friday 29 in the morning at the UACS in Lisbon and in partnership with the Embassy and Enterprise Ireland, the IPBN held a seminar about the “Challenges & Opportunities of Doing Business in Ireland & Portugal” with Robert Troy TD, Ireland’s Minister and Secretary of State for Tourism, Trade and Services Rita Baptista Marques as part of the Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission in Lisbon.
Thursday April 28 at 4.30pm, The IPBN held another Members meet Members networking event in the Algarve at IPBN member Algarve Rock brewery in Faro. Several members presented themselves and connected again in presence and networked with existing and new members.
Thursday, April 21 from 1030 to 1pm at the Porto Innovation Hub, the IPBN organised its first conference in Porto to support the growing number of Irish and Portuguese companies in the region of strong economic development who are looking at business opportunities between the 2 countries.
Thursday April 7 at 1630 at the Hotel Plaza Lisboa took place the IPBN Annual General Meeting where we reviewed the 2021 activities and look into this year's plan and elected a new Chair of the IPBN.
Thursday March 24 at 1000 via Zoom, the IPBN held another Master Class with IPBN member Gerry Prizeman about how to perfecting your business skills in negotiation, facilitation, persuasion and influence, and assertiveness, All skills very valuable for SMEs as they seek to develop their teams and secure investments.
As part of our annual St Patrick's DaySustainability conference in Lisbon, the IPBN Algarve invited its members to an exclusive Tour of the Ombria resort on Wednesday, March 23 from 1000 to 1130,
The 3rd edition of the IPBN Sustainability conference took place in presence at the CCIP in Lisbon Thursday March 17 during the St Patricks' Day. This year, the conference covered topics from the transition to clean energy, the development and delivery of communication and energy networks to how organizations can become empowered to develop solutions that support and contribute to the UN Security Council’s goals.
Thursday February 24 at 1015 at the UAlg in Faro, the IPBN Algarve committee, in partnership with the Algarve STP, welcomed Roberto Antunes, Executive Director at NEST Tourism Innovation Center for an exclusive conversation about "Scaling-up for Tourism: Opportunities for Innovation in Tourism and the Challenges to Adapt to Transformation".
Thursday, February 10 at 1000 via Zoom, Mario Rodrigues, CEO of IPBN member company Upwords held another IPBN Master Class where we learnt how to grow your business in foreign markets.
Join us Tuesday, February 8 at 1000 via Zoom for our first Master Class of 2022: “Building A Successful Marketing Strategy,” with IPBN member Carole Smith, Online Marketing Coach and Consultant at SynNeo! Register today
Thursday January 27 at 4.30pm, the IPBN held the 3rd Edition of its Business Success Award, which took place at the Irish Embassy in Lisbon in presence of the Irish Ambassador to Portugal.
On January 20 at 1000 during an hour-long conversation via Zoom, IPBN members and leading resorts in the Algarve shared the measures they have taken to welcome back visitors safely. They also shared tips to manage your wealth to be ready when relocating to the sunny Algarve.
Tuesday December 14, IPBN members joined us at 4pm via Zoom for our Special Christmas Festivities with guest speakers IPBN member Susanna Tocca, CEO at DOC DMC Services Events and Wine and COO at Excelência de Portugal and Sarah O'Connor, digital marketing manager at ufurnish.com.
IPBN member Sharon Dehmel run with the IPBN a Master Class on Thursday, November 25 from 1000 via Zoom about helping leaders step up their talents to successfully scale their companies.
On Thursday November 18, we were delighted to have with us via Zoom IPBN member Hilary O’Shea who shared her experience and advise about managing a team in in a post-covid environment in which new reality of the workplace is hybrid.
Thursday November 11th at 4.30pm at The Campus, Quinta do Lago, we organised an in-presence Members meet Members networking event where members reconnected and fostered new connections with new members in the Algarve.
Thursday November 4th at 4pm, fellow members met at the Irish Embassy in Lisbon for an in-presence Members meet Members networking event on the last day of the Web Summit where we welcomed members from Ireland who were attending the summit in Lisbon.
On Thursday Oct 14 at 1000 WET via Zoom, IPBN member & Brand Designer Shane Moran told us how your branding must bring value to your business. This was the third and final Master Class of this series.
On Tuesday Oct 12 at 1000 WET via Zoom, IPBN member Allan Boyle and Business Consultant talked us through how to scale your business efficiently. This was the second part of our latest Master Class series.
On Friday, October 8 from 10h30 to 12h at the Campus, of the Quinta do Lago Sport Centre, we welcomed Hugo Barros as a guest speaker to walk our members through the key points of the much-anticipated Algarve Innovation Week and an update on the Tech Campus in the Algarve.
On Thursday Sep 30 during the World Maritime Day, the IPBN run its Blue Economy conference at the CCIP. in Lisbon. We assembled an impressive panel of speakers and experts in the fields of Transport, Energy, and Aquaculture. The event was also broadcasted live on YouTube for the ones not able to attend it in presence.
On Thursday Sept 23 at 1000 WET via Zoom, the IPBN run the first session of our 2nd Master Class 2021 Edition. We started the series with IPBN member Goran Engberg who told us about the "New Reality" in a business context.
We hosted an unprecedented online event: a Virtual Art Gallery! This exciting webinar featured five members from IPBN member the Crafters of Ireland.
We held another virtual Members meet Members Thursday, June 24 at 10h via the IPBN Zoom platform. This event was open both to members and non-members.
The IPBN Algarve Committee was thrilled to welcome its members to his first in-presence event in the Algarve in more than a year !
The IPBN was delighted to host his first in-presence event in over a year in Lisbon area! This event was open only to members and took place over a coffee break at the Hotel Riviera in Carcavelos, Tuesday June 8th from 0900 to 1030.
To bolster the necessity to shop locally, the EU has decided to take action. On Thursday May 27 at 1000 via Zoom, IPBN Board member and accountant Pedro Texeira laid out the groundwork for what we can expect, what we need to do to prepare, and how we can budget for these new VAT rules and changes.
Introduced by H.E. Ralph Victory, the Ambassador of Ireland to Portugal, Paschal Donohoe T.D, Minister for Finance of Ireland joined the IPBN via zoom on Thursday, May 20 for an exclusive conversation on post-pandemic growth and development.
As a follow-up to our Algarve Living series, the IPBN Algarve committee invited healthcare experts to discuss why the WHO's 2019 World Health Report awarded the Portuguese healthcare system its number 12 ranking out of 190 countries.
On April 28, we invited two key players in Lisbon to tell us via ZOOM more about the Portugal tech development and innovation scene in a Post Covid economic rebound and on April 30, new IPBN member BRIDGE IN told us about hiring in Portugal.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ireland Portugal Business Network (IPBN) took place Thursday 15th April 2021, at 1600 via ZOOM with an introduction from IPBN Member PwC about the Portugal Plan of Recovery and Resilience.
As part of the 2021 St Patrick’s Day celebrations, the IPBN hosted the 3rd edition of its annual Sustainability conference. We assembled a series of keynote speakers, experts in their own field. The conference took place this year during 3 days from March 16 to 18 and exclusively online via Zoom.
The fourth and final part of this Algarve Living Series took place Wednesday March 10 at 4pm, moderated by Carolyn McKeown, member of the IPBN Algarve Committee. In this webinar, the panel of keynote speakers presented the different area of this incredible region you should call home, the renting and purchasing best practices and the ups and downs to each.
On Tuesday March 9th at 2pm via Zoom, we learnt the secrets about Digital marketing from IPBN member Core Optimisation, the Results Agency.
The third part of our Algarve Living Series took place Thursday February 25 at 4pm, moderated by Sharon Farrell, the Chair of the IPBN Algarve Committee. In this webinar, our panel of experts led through the financial boxes you should check before you make the move, and what tax incentives the Portuguese Government is offering once on the ground.
As we were locked down for few more weeks, we proposed our members a Master Classes online programme available for 5 weeks in February/March 2021. This programme was put together with 3 IPBN members to stay fit, improve your Speech & Presence skills and your digital expertise.
The second webinar in the Algarve Living Series took place on February 11 at 4pm, moderated by Carolyn McKeown, a member of the IPBN Algarve committee and owner of Shebang PR. The webinar went through best practices in the areas of healthcare and wellness, highlighting the myriad sports and leisure activities available to you.
With the various lockdown and quarantine measures across the globe, we need to connect now more than ever. Our first Members meet Members of the year was about "Celebrating Network Diversity."
On Thursday January 28, we held the first webinar of the IPBN 2021 Algarve Living Series where Irish IPBN members shared their experience of living and working in the Algarve.
Participate in variety of different events that help you to meet the people running businesses in the Portuguese or Irish markets, allowing you to promote your business and connect with other businesses to find opportunities to work or develop ideas.
| The IPBN is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland under the ESP Grant programme |
