Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony will be hosted by Hans Ulrich Locher, Delegate of the Governing Board Programme Outline: Opening Session Welcome - Speech Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy - Speech National Committee Chairs - Speech IFLA President, Barbara Lison - Irish Cultural Performance - In Memoriam Donna Scheeder - Keynote Speech from Irish former President Mary Robinson - Irish Cultural Performance - Official Opening by IFLA President, Barbara Lison Presentations: 1. Keynote Speech: The Challenge of the Climate Crisis Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland/Chair of The Elders and Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 2. Speech by National Committee Chairs Philip Cohen, Chair of the Irish National Committee and Immediate Past President of the Library Association of Ireland, Ireland Marian Higgins, Co-Chair of the Irish National Committee and President of the Library Association of Ireland, Ireland Cathal Mc