This year, the Barrett Family Lecture continues by welcoming Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union, to present "Ireland, the EU, and the USA: Navigating the Future Together."
Commissioner McGuinness will consider the challenges and opportunities in the evolving relationship between the EU and the USA, and how Ireland should position itself in furthering this crucial partnership.
Can the West hold together in the face of populism, militarism, immigration, and Putin? How should we handle the green agenda and decarbonization, without inhibiting economic advancement? What is the appropriate regulatory convergence on issues like climate change, sustainability and AI? Can the Republic of Ireland act as a bridge between the European and American spaces? What productive role should the EU and USA play in creating a shared future for Northern Ireland’s divided communities? How can the EU’s strategic autonomy be enhanced?
This special presentation is organized by the Nanovic Institute, Notre Dame Dublin, and European Movement Ireland. The Barrett Family Lecture Series was established through the generous support of R. Stephen and Ruth Barrett. The initiative brings prominent leaders in the areas of business, politics, and the arts to the University of Notre Dame’s Global Gateway facilities in Dublin and London to share their views on issues of major importance to the understanding of contemporary Europe with Notre Dame students and the wider community.