Registration & Welcome Coffee

WELCOME to the Irish Association Forum (IAF)!

with Kai Troll, President of ASSOCIATIONWORLD

ICEBREAKER

Who do we have in the room? What are your expectations?

with Jane Cunningham, Moderator

 KEYNOTE OPENING

THE SECRET SAUCE OF A HIGH PERFORMING ASSOCIATION BOARD

with David W. Duffy, Co Founder & CEO The Corporate Governance Institute

David will share his key ingredients in developing a High Performing Association board and the consequences if you dont have them. High performing boards dont just happen. They require great leadership, a strong moral compass, fresh air in the boardroom, great processes and sometimes tough decisions. 

MOVING FROM GOVERNANCE TO GOOD GOVERNANCE

Moderated Panel Discussion with Experts and Association Executives.

DAVID W. DUFFY, Co Founder & CEO The Corporate Governance Institute, Ireland

JOHN PEACOCK, Chief Executive Officer at Associations Forum, Australia

BREAK - Time to catch up with old and new association peers and friends.

BECOMING AN ASSOCIATION PARTNER WITH FAILTE IRELAND

Moderated interactive and engaging session with

Partnership and collaboration between Failte Ireland and associtions and association ambasssadors.

1. How can associations and Failte Ireland work together as partners to create more impactful events in Ireland? What support can Failte Ireland provide to associations when organizing events?

2. Sharing of two best practice cases on collaboration between Failte Ireland and associations.

3. Become amiliar with the Failte Ireland Ambassador Programme. How can YOU become an ambassador and help promote Ireland as a destination?

LUNCH

ASSOCIATION STRATEGY 

Lord of the Rings vs Game of Thrones - Lessons for Associations. Content Strategy and Events.

with COLM CLARKE, Partner, Exempla Management & Consulting

Hopefully your leadership transitions are more civilised than in a Game of Thrones episode, and your stakeholder groups are easier to align around common challenges than Tolkien’s elves and dwarves but last year’s launch of these two mega-series generates important insights for associations.

The presentation will explore:

• Content driven business models, their various forms and what it means for your competitive landscape
• How your community can both complement and complicate your content strategy
• Using your own cast of characters to create better learning experiences

Key themes raised will then be addressed in small group discussions for peer-to-peer insight and idea sharing. 

Join us for this fresh and thought-provoking look at how associations can create more valuable content – and why it is so important.

COLLABORATION between EUROPEAN ASSOCIATIONS and IRISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

with DIANA YORDANOVA, Communications Director, Housing Europe and HALEY CURRAN, Policy Manager, Co-operative Housing Ireland

Diana  and Haley present a best practice case between the European association and their Irish member organisation Co-operative Housing Ireland demonstrating the win-win situation, national impact and the value that the European Housing Festival brings to its Irish member, Irish citizens and to Ireland at large.

BREAK

Time to catch up with old and new association peers and friends. This break also includes a site / venue visit around The CCD. Get familiar with the venue and have a little walk.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & REVENUE DIVERSIFICATION

with KAI TROLL, International Association Executive & Social Entrepreneur

1. New types of potential income pillars

2. Strategies for revenue diversification

LEADER'S FORUM: Priorities for 2024 and Beyond

Moderated interactive and engaging open forum discussion with

Dr. STEPHEN MASSEY, Corporate Affairs Adviser and Director at Anordea Consulting

Through open discussion, the Leader’s Forum seeks to identify and prioritise the key challenges and opportunities facing associations in Ireland. We encourage leaders to share their unique perspectives and experiences, to establish collective knowledge, understanding and insight. 

Your contribution is essential. We invite you to collaborate with us in shaping a programme of support that empowers associations and drives the agenda forward.

IAF Outcomes & Next Steps

The association community shares their IAF experience. What are the learning outcomes and next actions? How to move forward as community?

CLOSING by PAUL KELLY, CEO Failte Ireland