Patrick Daly Interlinks Podcast

In this episode I speak with the Director of the Spanish and Portuguese markets for Bord Bia, Cecilia Ruiz Lafuente. Cecilia is Spanish and is based in Madrid. She has been with Bord Bia for over 25 years and has seen Ireland's agrifood business with Spain and Portugal grow over the years. As many listeners will already know, Bord Bia is responsible for the marketing and promotion of the food, drink and horticultural sectors in Ireland and operates under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture.

At the current time, Ireland's agrifood sector is one of those that faces the greatest challenges from Brexit and the opportunity to expand exports to other European Union members is a priority for many producers as the UK moves to exit the transition period at the end of 2020.

Cecilia has a long-standing connection to Ireland and went to a primary school in Madrid called Las Irlandesas (The Irish Girls) and we will find out more about that in the interview.

Ceclia attended university in the UK where she obtained her degree in marketing and business administration and her career has always been connected to international trade. As you will hear, Cecilia is a great fan of Ireland, its people, its culture, and of course, its produce.

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In this episode I will be talking to economist Jim Power on foot of a call for from the Local Jobs Alliance (LJA) for the establishment of a state agency with specific responsibility to grow and develop SMEs in Ireland.

Jim Power is chief economist at Friends First and founder of the economic research and consultancy firm Jim Power Economics and has authored the report titled, Significance of the SME Sector in the Irish Economy, on behalf of the Local Jobs Alliance that sets out the proposal for this agency.

In this interview Jim sets out the case for this new entity as well as outlining many of the challenges and indeed opportunities that the Irish economy now faces on the wider front as it emerges from the shock of the COVID19 crisis.

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In this episode we will be speaking to Miguel Correia a businessman and executive with a professional career stretching back to the 1990s. Miguel is an economist by training and comes from the Azores, the Portuguese archipelago situated about 1500km west of Lisbon in mid-Atlantic. Miguel was Secretary of Health for the government of the Azores from 2008 to 2012 and managing director of the port company of the Azores between 2013 and 2016.

Today Miguel is Managing Partner at the EYECON Group and Director of Consulting at Connexall. EYECON is a business that leverages the analysis of data collected by satellite and land-based sensors to optimize performance across multiple sectors such as agriculture, infrastructure and environmental control. Connexall is a platform that provides interoperability of systems for healthcare centres by integrating people, systems, tasks, and devices to deliver better patient outcomes.

In this interview we talk about technology, analytics, healthcare, globalization and what the future beyond COVID19 might look like.

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In this episode I interview Javier Diaz, a young professional with wide experience and impressive track record in international sales, business development and brand building.

Javier is Spanish and hails from Oviedo, in the Principality of Asturias, which is tucked in between the mountains and the sea on the north coast of Spain about half way between Santander and La Corunna. Javier is currently based in Prague in the Czech Republic and has also lived in the US and in Germany.

He studied Law at the University of Oviedo in his home town and then went on to do a Masters in international trade. He gained experience in international sales in Germany for a number of years with companies such as Clima Star and DEMAT GmbH.

After Germany, Javier moved to Prague and became a freelancer working internationally with clients such as Sandemans New Europe Tours, Memsource and Bureau Works particularly in the technology space for translation and localization.

Javier has recently launched his own consultancy company Global Brand Champs, to bring the benefits of on his extensive experience as a Brand Champion to his international clients.

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In this episode, we talk to Dr John Carr. John is a recognized international expert in supply chain management. His career stretches back to the 1980s with management position at companies such as Digital Equipment, EMC, Samsung, Irish express Cargo and Flex International.

John has a doctorate in supply Chain and master’s degrees in Advanced Manufacturing and Business Administration and currently heads the supply chain consultancy Offerre with clients in both the multinational and SME sectors. John is currently involved with several initiatives with IMC in Ireland and MIT in US to ramp up the production of ventilators in the COVID19 crisis.

In this interview, we discuss this exciting initiative and we exchange views on the past, present and likely future of global manufacturing and the supply chains that underpin it.

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In this episode, will be talking to Amanda Setili, a business consultant and entrepreneur based in Atlanta, Georgia. Amanda works with major corporate clients across multiple sectors. Through her work, Amanda provides strategic direction to her clients’ endeavours with a concept that she has developed called Strategic Agility ® that she explains in this interview.

Amanda’s professional career began as a project engineer with Kimberly Clark. Later she worked with the consultancy McKinsey & Co. and spent for several years living and working in southeast Asia. She started her own consultancy, Setili, in 1998 and lists Walmart, Delta Airlines, Home depot and UPS among her clients. Amanda is the author of two business books, The Agility Advantage and Fearless Growth.

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In this episode we talk to Joe Heffernan, a professional with a career in supply chain stretching back over 25 years in the life sciences and technology manufacturing sectors in Ireland. Joe has worked with a range of multinational corporations on strategic procurement, organizational effectiveness and decision-making for investment decisions in highly regulated environments.

Additionally, Joe is a man who has a keen interest in, and pays close attention to, the affairs of the world and the major trends that are currently shaping the world of work, business and society. This is apposite at this specific moment in time given that the programme is being recorded right in the middle of the coronavirus epidemic here in Ireland. It is a time when we still do not know the full human and economic impact at home and abroad and we will be touching on some of the current issues and likely future consequences related to that crisis in this interview.

Patrick Daly

www.albalogistics.com 

Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships:

Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy

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On this episode I speak with Mr. Peter Dawson the chairman of one of Portugal’s oldest privately held companies: Garland Logistics. Garland is a company that specialises in transport, shipping and logistics and the company has a long and interesting history that goes all the way back to the year 1776.

Peter has worked in the field of transport and logistics for over 40 years, first in the Netherlands, then for 8 years in Portugal, followed by 20 years in the UK with the company PSL Freight, before returning to the family business, Garland, in Portugal in 2002.

Peter lives in Sintra, Portugal, which he describes as being the most beautiful place in the world.

Patrick Daly

www.albalogistics.com 

Author of the book International Supply Chain Relationships:

Creating Competitive Advantage in a Globalized Economy

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