3rd June 1999

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Eminent US and European business leaders and key political opinion formers will be heading for Derry later this month to take part in a major international business conference in the city.

Called Economies Emerging from Conflict, the conference will be the largest, most influential business event ever held there.

Scheduled to run for the three days of 23-25 June, Economies Emerging from Conflict is organized by the University of Ulster at Magee College in association with the University of Massachussetts, and will set the business agenda for the north-west for years to come.

Speakers include:

* Jim Lyons, President Clinton's Special Advisor on Northern Ireland
* John Hume, MP, MEP
* William McCarter, IFI
* William Bulger, President, University of Massachussetts
* Paul Cellucci, Governor, Massachussetts
* Edmund Kelly, CEO, Liberty Mutual USA
* Fabian Monds, Provost, Magee College, University of Ulster
* James O'Brien, New England Irish Chamber of Commerce
* Michael O'Leary, Chief Executive Ryanair.

Highlights of the conference include sessions on:

* Global economic policy
* International trading opportunities
* The digital region
* Challenges of regeneration

Conference organizer Dr Dolores O'Reilly said: "This event will give business and civic leaders unique insights into ways in which the economic world is changing and how our society and economy must change with it if the North West is to grow and prosper in the next millennium.

"Participants will have a priceless opportunity to network with and learn from some of the world's most effective and innovative entrepreneurs.

"Perhaps more important in the long run, the conference will provide an occasion to highlight the attractions of the region for overseas investors seeking a base for their business within the huge single market of the European Union."

For further information, please contact:

Press Office Department of Communication and Development
Telephone: 028 9036 6178
Email: pressoffice@ulster.ac.uk