Mr Liam Hannaway is Chief Executive of Newry, Mourne & Down District Council from 2014, previously Chief Executive and Director of Development, Banbridge District Council, and Principal Policy Officer with the NI Housing Executive.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, and Institute of Directors, and current Chair of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives.
Outside work he is a Director of Youth Action NI, the Community Development Health Network, and has a strong involvement with local drama and the arts.
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.
