Economics

Accenture announced as headline partner for Global Economic Summit in May

Inaugural event will see 400-plus business and political leaders gather in Kerry for three days

Hilary O'Meara, country managing director of Accenture; Megan Cassidy, managing director of Global Economic Summit; Sarah Murphy, chief executive of the Business Post; Michael McGrath, Minister for Finance. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Professional services giant Accenture has been announced as headline partners of the first-ever Global Economic Summit (GES) which takes place in Killarney in May.

The deal was confirmed in recent days with Hilary O’Meara, managing director of Accenture Ireland, and Minister for Finance Michael McGrath joining Megan Cassidy, of the MD Global Economic Summit, and Sarah Murphy, CEO of the Business Post, to announce the partnership.

It was also confirmed that Accenture’s chief technology officer ...