Alan Hobbs has worked for Enterprise Ireland since January 2002 and is currently Head of Corporate Communications. Prior to this he managed the High Growth Markets department, was a member of the High Potential Start Up division and Director of Enterprise Ireland China from 2002-2005. Before joining Enterprise Ireland, Alan spent 12 years with IDA Ireland working and living in Silicon Valley, Seoul Korea and Taipei Taiwan.
Alan will give a brief overview of Enterprise Ireland, talk about EI strategy for the exporting SME sector and touch on some of the growth sectors, markets that they are focussing on. This will give NRF managers an idea of the sectors and growth areas that may hold potential future recruitment opportunities.