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Welcome to the latest edition of Dublin Chamber Weekly. This week's issue has a special focus on the work of the Chamber's Enterprise Europe Network.

Plus, there are details of all our upcoming virtual events and lots of member company news.

We hope you enjoy it and please let us know if you would like some of your own company's news featured in Dublin Chamber Weekly.

Join us on Wednesday 2nd June at 12 noon as we hear from retail experts, on the changing retail landscape and the skills required for recovery. With a move to online retail, and sustainability in retail being at the forefront, hear from our panel of experts as they discuss these and other topics. 

On the day we will hear from:

• Owen McFeely, Director - Advisory Services, Retail & Consumer Practice, PWC 
• Ciara Sheehan, CSR Manager, Lidl Ireland
• ​Tara O Sullivan, Assistant Business Advisor, Dublin City Council

Book your place here.

Advantage Austria and AI Austria with the support of the Enterprise Europe Network Dublin Chamber is pleased to present the Applied AI Conference, 24th - 28th May. The Applied AI Conference focuses on the exchange between AI solution developers and users and highlights real use cases in real companies. The AAIC is thus a starting point for the creation of AI strategies, a source of inspiration for new business ideas, starting point for collaborations and a marketplace for new leads and projects around artificial intelligence.

What you can expect:

• International keynote speakers
• Panel discussions with solution developers and users
• 1000+ participants from 70+ nations
• Pre-arranged virtual 1:1 B2B meetings among all participants
• In-depth workshops

Register now for free here.

The deadline for subission for EU-OSHA's Good Practice Awards is the 4th June and is fast approaching. The Good Practice Awards celebrate leading examples of managers and employers working together to achieve good OSH. By highlighting the benefits, the awards help more companies to realise that good OSH is an essential part of business.

Coordinated by the EU-OSHA, the judging panel is looking for examples of best practice that demonstrate a holistic approach and real improvements in the management of MSDs in the workplace. The evaluation criteria include important considerations such as commitment of senior management, worker involvement, sustainability and transferability.

Full details including evaluation criteria and the application form can be accessed here. 

To discuss the Good Practice Awards or any element of the Healthy Workplaces Campaign in more detail, contact Gavin Lonergan, Head of Communications, on (01) 7997838 or email pressoffice@hsa.ie.

We have a number of great webinars coming up over the next few weeks. Don't miss out! 

31st May: An Audience with TD Mary Lou McDonald. Book here.

8th June: Wellness Webinar with Stephanie Meadow. Book here.

15th June: Leaders Series - Culture Change why it’s now or never. Book here.

24th June: Maximise your Dublin Chamber Membership. Book here. 

28th June: Bid Services Tender Training. Book here. 

30th June: Monthly Speed Networking. Book here.

For a full listing of all our upcoming events please head over to our website here.

A European panel for SMEs on the Sustainable Products Initiative has launched. The aim of the SPI will be to make products placed on the EU market fit for a climate neutral, resource efficient and circular economy, to reduce waste and ensure that the performance displayed by frontrunners in sustainability become the norm. A core part will focus on widening the scope of the Ecodesign Directive to make it applicable to the broadest range of products and make it deliver on circularity.

If you are interested in participating in the panel which includes a short survey please email: maria@dublinchamber.ie

Dublin Chamber is the Secretariate for the Ireland Hong Kong Business Forum, a forum for companies and individuals interested in Hong Kong, giving members an opportunity to network, explore business opportunities, and exchange views. The forum provides the latest information on global market intelligence, the Belt and Road initiatives and the Greater Bay Area development, young entrepreneurship and more. If you are interested in learning more about Hong Kong or the forum please email: international@dublinchamber.ie

The Enterprise Europe Network  in collaboration with FUNDECYT-PCTEx, would like to invite you to participate in Green Disruption Summit, the first European event of disruptive technologies for green revolution, to be held on June 17th in the Mérida Conference Center in both on-site and online formats.

The Green Disruption Summit is a free event and a pioneering space to do business, seek investors and inspire disruptive solutions that lead to a radical change in the way of eating, moving, generating energy and producing goods and services. Its objectives are aligned with the EU Green Deal by searching for new solutions that facilitate this paradigm shift and promote the development of green technologies from science, technology and through companies, entrepreneurs and startups.  

With an incredible line up this event is not to be missed, register for free here

Are you looking to inject some fresh ideas into your company? Are you looking to adapt to these difficult times?

Become a host, mentor a young entrepreneur and gain precious insights and find innovative solutions through the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs.

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is an international exchange programme which gives new or aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to learn from experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in other participating countries. The exchange of experience takes place during a stay with the experienced entrepreneur which helps the new entrepreneur acquire the skills needed to run a small firm. The host benefits from fresh perspectives on his/her business and gets the opportunities to cooperate with foreign partners or learn about new markets.

If you're interested email: maria@dublinchamber.ie

On Tuesday we held our Sustainable Dublin 2050 - Sustainable Mobility event kindly sponsored by AIB, FREE NOW for Business, Matheson and Pinergy. We were joined on the day by Mark Teevan, Hydrogen Mobility Ireland, Fiona Brady, Head of Operations, FREE NOW, Jamie Cudden, Smart City Programme Manager, Dublin City Council and Sinéad Healy, Sustainability Manager, Dublin Chamber. Our panel discussed how transport is evolving, the greening of traditional vehicles and the potential of new fuels like hydrogen. Watch it here.