Donal Durkan, Interim Director of Development, Belfast City Council has been leading on the development of Invest NI’s Corporate Plan (2016-2021).
As well as being a member of Invest NI’s Executive Leadership Team, Donal is an Independent Board Member to Colleges Northern Ireland and represents Invest NI on the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre Advisory Board.
He is also a council member of the NI Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI) and he sits on the NI Science Park (NISP) CONNECT steering group on developing the Knowledge Economy.
The US - All Ireland Sister Cities Mayor’s Summit will be held from 21st to 24th April 2016 and is being organised by a team led by Dublin City Council’s International Relations section with support from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and the San Jose twin sister organising committees.
The theme of the conference is Independence & Interdependence with a focus on celebrating the historical ties between Irish and USA civic society, business, cultural and education institutions.
The Summit will begin in every county on the Island with the local programme for their US Sister Cities and culminate in the Dublin Summit.
