Annual Conference 2011

ICTR's 20th Annual Conference - Whither or Wither Charities? That is the question.

 View or Download the conference Brochure here.

 ICTR's 20th Annual Conference took place on the morning of Thursday 10th of November 2011 in the Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8.

Celebrating its 20th Birthday this year ICTR took the opportunity to reflect on the past twenty years and what has been achieved before asking our contributors to gaze into their crystal balls to suggest what is in store for the next ten or twenty.

We were delighted to welcome Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Alan Shatter TD, who opend the conference.  The Minister for Justice assumed responsibility for charities regulation in May and this was the first opportunity for Minister Shatter to outline his plans for advancing implementation of the legislation.

Our speakers were Brendan Keenan (Economics Editor, Independent Newspapers), Jane Ryder (Outgoing CEO of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator), John McCormack (Chief Executive, Irish Cancer Society), Jonathan Irwin (CEO, The Jack and Jill Children's Foundation), Sheila Nordon (Executive Director, ICTR) and Kathleen O'Meara (Chair, ICTR).

Many thanks to all for your very positive feedback.

2011 Conference Programme

Theme:  Whither or Wither Charities? – that is the question.

Date: Thursday 10th November 2011, 9am to 2pm (including lunch)

Venue: The Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8 (in the Liffey Suite - 1st floor)

8:30 ICTRG AGM (Members only)

9:00 Registration

9:30 Welcome: Kathleen O’Meara (Chair, ICTR)

9:40 Opening Address:  Alan Shatter TD – Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence

10:00 Reflections of a Regulator: Jane Ryder (Outgoing CEO - Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator)

10:30 Keynote Speaker: Brendan Keenan (Economic Editor, Independent Newspapers)

11:00  Q&A

11:20 Coffee Break

11:50 John McCormack (Chief Executive, Irish Cancer Society)

12:10 Jonathan Irwin (CEO, The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation)

12:30 Q&A

12:45 Review of the Year: Sheila Nordon (Executive Director, ICTR)

12.55 Closing Address: Kathleen O’Meara (Chair, ICTR)

13:00 Lunch

View or download conference speeches here: 

Minister Alan Shatter's Conference Speech  (pdf format 38k)

Jonathan Irwin's Conference Speech (pdf format 26k)