Join us on the evening of October 16th for The Return of the Great Debate! The motion for debate will be: Healthcare 2030: The Price of Progress—Can Innovation and Affordability Coexist? Four expert speakers will debate the motion, all under the watchful eye of our MC Ivan Yates, followed by some food and the opportunity to connect with industry colleagues and the speakers.
Speakers:
Shane Ryan, General Manager with Takeda and President of IPHA
Shane Ryan is the General Manager of Takeda in Ireland, a position he has held for over six years. Under his leadership, Takeda Ireland was recognised as Life Science Company of the Year in 2024. Shane has over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector. Shane is a leader within the life science industry and committed to representing the Irish biopharmaceutical sector. To this end, Shane has been Vice President of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association for the past two years, and prior to this was a Director on the Board. Shane is also committed to ensuring the sector represents the diversity of the individuals, carers and clinicians that it serves and continuously volunteers his time to lead initiatives which drive this goal both externally and internally within Takeda. Shane also took up the position as President of IPHA (Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association) in September 2024.
Clare Fitzell, Secretary General – IPU (Irish Pharmacy Union)
Clare is a pharmacist with over 25 years of experience in community-based practice. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, she has served both as a community pharmacist and a community pharmacy manager. Throughout her diverse career, Clare has undertaken a wide array of roles, gaining extensive experience in pharmacy service delivery, regulatory affairs, and quality management in pharmacy practice. She was previously the Head of Strategic Policy at IPU before recently taking up the role of Secretary General.
Further speakers to be confirmed shortly
Ivan Yates – MC
Ivan Yates is a Radio and TV broadcaster, Businessman, Company Director, Former Politician as well as Author and Columnist. Ivan presented ‘The Hard Shoulder’ on Newstalk weeknights. He also presented ‘The Tonight Show’ on Virgin Media with Matt Cooper and current presents political podcast ‘Path to Power’ with co-host Matt Cooper.
Ivan was elected a Fine Gael TD for the Wexford constituency at the 1981 general election and eight subsequent elections until his retirement from politics in 2002. He was a member of Wexford County Council for over two decades and a senior member of the FG front bench from 1988-2001. He served as Minister for Agriculture Food and Forestry from 1994 to 1997.
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