About Brian Conroy:

Head of Engineering and Industrial Technologies Division, IDA Ireland.

Brian leads the Engineering and Industrial Technologies Division in IDA Ireland, the Irish Government Agency charged with attracting Foreign Direct Investment into Ireland. Brian has over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors and has worked with many of the world’s leading companies as they develop their businesses globally. Prior to his current role Brian was based in Shanghai for 5 years as Director Asia-Pacific for IDA with a remit to win investment from this diverse and growing market. Brian is a business graduate from University College Dublin with an MBA from the Open University. Before joining IDA, Brian worked in the private sector with a leading logistics company in Ireland, Malaysia and the