Applications for Leadership 4 Growth - The Irish Construction Industry should be submitted to Jean Mullen by August 1st 2008

The Construction Industry is a vital part of the Irish economy and has been key to Ireland's economic growth for over a decade. Economic conditions have now changed. To secure the continued growth of the industry, global opportunities must be taken advantage of.

A wealth of experience and expertise exists within Irish Construction companies. The Irish Government is now investing in the leaders of the Construction Industry, to support their growth and expansion in global markets, securing success for individuals, their companies and for the Irish economy.

The Leadership 4 Growth initiative has been designed to capitalise on the talent within the Irish Construction Industry. It is targeted at successful CEOs* of Irish Construction companies who want to lead their company to global success.

Enterprise Ireland has a proven track record of delivering business results though such initiatives for other industry sectors. Enterprise Ireland is partnering with Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE) to deliver Leadership 4 Growth. Duke CE has a strong reputation worldwide for creating value adding programmes, customized specifically to the needs of the participants and their businesses (ranked no. 1 in the world by both the Financial Times and Business Week). Senior industry people in Ireland and participants themselves have been involved throughout the design process.

_{*CEOs or equivalent senior leaders within very large companies are eligible to participate}