The ninth annual Valentia Lecture begins today on the topic, “Ireland’s place in the world of 2040”.
The event, will see a new format introduced and keynote speakers will discuss a range of topics, from history to arts and media, to politics, technology and business.
It takes place at the historic Valentia Cable Station and is organised by the Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation.
A host of events and presentations will take place across today and tomorrow for the Valentia Lecture.
Among the keynote speakers are businessman Denis O’Brien, historian Professor Jane Ohlmeyer of Trinity College Dublin, journalist Mick Clifford and Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae.
There will also be a panel discussion with four of Ireland’s future leaders, all in their 30’s, the same age as Cyrus Field, the entrepreneur who transformed the world when he led the transatlantic cable project in the late 1800s.
This year’s lecture will once again feature an online ‘link-up’ with Hearts Content in Newfoundland Canada.
It will honour the connection between the two places, first established by the undersea transatlantic telegraph cable back in 1858.
More information on the event can be found here.
