🌊 Interceltic Business Forum 2025: Full Schedule Announced!

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We’re thrilled to unveil the full schedule for the Interceltic Business Forum 2025, taking place on April 25th at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth.

This one-day event will bring together thought leaders, innovators, policymakers, and entrepreneurs from across the Celtic nations to explore ideas, foster collaboration, and showcase the power of place, diaspora, and innovation.

Whether you're a founder, investor, policymaker, or just passionate about economic development in Celtic regions, there's something here for you.

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🗓 FULL SCHEDULE

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9:00am – Doors Open
☕ Coffee & networking

9:30am – Welcome
🎤 Nicola Lloyd, Director, Cornwall Trade & Investment

9:40am – Keynote: The Power of Cornwall
🗣 Lord John Hutton, Chair, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Economic Forum

9:55am – Keynote: Diaspora – Past, Present, Promise
🗣 Kingsley Aikins, The Diaspora Institute

10:15am – The Power of Diaspora
Panel with:

• Kingsley Aikins, The Diaspora Institute
• Russell Dalgleish, Co-founder, Scottish Business Network
• Allan Mulrooney, CEO, Western Development Commission
• Nicola Lloyd, Cornwall Trade & Investment
• Charles Kergaravat, Founder, Breizh Amerika
• Walter May, Founder & CEO, GlobalWelsh

11:00am – Networking break

11:30am – Masterclasses (Choose your session):
🔹 How to Do Investor Outreach

• Daniel Sawko, CEO & Co-Founder, shipshape.vc
• James Campbell, Co-Founder, Walmer Group

🔹 The Impact of Place on the Economic Ecosystem

• Nick Watson, OCO

12:25pm – Spotlight: Hertzian
💡 Christopher Weavill, Founder & CEO

12:30pm – AI and Low Resource Languages: Challenge or Opportunity?
Panel featuring:

• Tomás Ó Síocháin, CEO, Údarás na Gaeltachta
• Gareth Morlais, Welsh Government
• John Speakman, Falmouth University
• Rose Goodship, Falmouth University

1:00pm – 🍽 Lunch

2:00pm – Spotlight on Celtic Sea Power
🌊 Matt Hodson, COO

2:15pm – What is Cornwall Slush'D?
🌟 Niki Davies, Co-CEO, Tech Cornwall

2:30pm – Spotlight: FlexiHex
📦 Will Boex, Founder & CEO

2:35pm – West of Ireland: A Launchpad for Innovation and Growth
With:

• Jonathon Kavanagh, WDC Investment Fund
• Yvonne Comer, Senior Innovation Catalyst, PorterShed
• Mary Carty FRSA, CEO, Wilson & Keys

3:00pm – Networking + Cream Tea 🍰

3:30pm – Spotlight: Ultramed
🩺 Dr Paul Upton, CEO & Co-Founder

3:35pm – Wales, the Tech Village 🏴
Panel with:

• John O'Loughlin, Welsh Gov’t in Ireland
• Mark John, Tramsheds Tech
• Damian Young, CEO, Zeus Scooters
• Carrie Jones, Capital Law

4:00pm – Spotlight on Brittany 🤍🖤
Featuring:

• Samuel LE PORT, CEO, Treebal
• Peter Moore, Fidal Bretagne
• Laurent Drillet, Director, Fidal Bretagne
• Nadine Callcutt, Famileo

4:30pm – Spotlight: Screen Cornwall
🎬 Laura Giles, Managing Director

4:45pm – Closing Remarks

5:00pm–6:30pm – 🍸 Cocktails, Networking & Music

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From diaspora dynamics to clean energy, startup culture to AI in low-resource languages—this year's forum promises to spark ideas, connect changemakers, and amplify the Celtic voice in global innovation.

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🎟 Get your tickets now and be part of this vibrant interceltic conversation.

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