The Ambassador`s Award Recipient QVC Accepting

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Sponsorship Packet
The Ambassador’s Award Recipient QVC Accepting on behalf of QVC: Jane Treacy, QVC Program Host
The Ambassador Award, named in honor of the Ambassador of Ireland to the United States, is presented
annually to honor a company that has furthered the goals of the Irish American Business Chamber by
developing business between Ireland and the United States. Anne Anderson is the current Ambassador of
Ireland to the United States.
QVC was founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel, an entrepreneur who saw an opportunity to create a new and
engaging shopping experience through television broadcasts. He named the company QVC to represent its
three guiding principles: Quality, Value, and Convenience. Today, QVC is the world’s leading video and
eCommerce retailer, offering a curated collection of desirable brands to millions of customers around the
globe each day through broadcast, Internet, and mobile sales platforms. QVC is the world’s top multimedia shopping company in terms
of viewers and revenue and ranks among the top online mass merchandise retailers.
QVC is available in 300 million homes worldwide through its broadcast programming in the U.S., Japan, Germany, U.K., Italy, Austria,
Ireland and a joint venture in China. QVC has shipped more than 169 million products in 2013 to these markets.
Based outside of Philadelphia in West Chester, PA, QVC has 17,000 employees worldwide. The company has state-of-the-art broadcast
and eCommerce operations at its corporate headquarters, known as “Studio Park,” as well as studios in all of its global markets.
QVC aired its first Irish goods show back in 1989. Their two Irish programming events – St. Patrick’s Day and Rose of Tralee in
September – are extremely popular QVC events. In 2013, QVC had 19 hours of programming devoted to St. Patrick’s Day, which
featured entertainment segments filmed in Ireland, and a live performance by Keith Harkin of Celtic Thunder.
QVC has had more than 130 Irish vendors throughout the years, and has sold more than 6 million units of “Irish” branded product to
date. Top Irish brands include: Waterford, Kilronan, Fragrances of Ireland, Killarney Crystal, Irish Dresden, Connemara Marble, Boyne
Valley Weavers, and Aran Craft.
One of the original QVC program hosts, Jane Treacy began her broadcasting career at CNN while still
in college at Kutztown University. Jane worked as a producer and program host throughout her career
with stations in Scranton, PA and Providence, Rhode Island. In 1986, she returned to Pennsylvania to
host Real to Reel for WPHL–TV in Philadelphia and joined QVC later that year.
Previous recipients of the Ambassador’s Award include: SAP, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,
Shire Pharmaceuticals, ARAMARK, The Vanguard Group, ICON Plc, Amicus Therapeutics, Cross
Atlantic Capital Partners, GMAC, ICT Group, Wyeth, and Siemens.
2015 Ambassador, Taoiseach, and Uachtarán Awards Sponsorship Form
The Taoiseach Award Recipient Frank Reynolds, Chairman & CEO, PixarBio
The Taoiseach Award is presented to a member of Irish descent who has, by example, shown exceptional
business leadership and compassion. The Taoiseach Award takes its name from the original Irish title
meaning Chieftain or Leader. Today, An Taoiseach is the Prime Minister of Ireland, Enda Kenny, T.D.
Frank Reynolds is Chairman and CEO of PixarBio Corporation. His own spinal cord injury in 1992 drove
him to co-found InVivo Therapeutics, and more recently PixarBio Corp with Bob Langer of MIT’s Langer
Lab. He is a co-inventor on over 50 pending or issued patent applications utilizing biomaterials for central
and peripheral nervous systems and for GMP manufacturing of biomaterials.
In 2008, Frank led the first team to ever restore functional walking in non-human primates after paralysis
and the results were published in the “Journal of Neuroscience: Methods.” In 2011, Mr. Reynolds received
the American Spinal Injury Association’s 2011 David F. Apple Award for excellence in spinal cord injury
research. Frank took InVivo public and retired with a market cap over $500M. In 2013, with his leadership and innovative discoveries,
InVivo Therapeutics was approved by the US FDA to begin first-in-man human studies for spinal cord injury and the study is under way.
In March 2014, the US National Spinal Cord Injury Association awarded Frank with a Life Time Achievement Award.
Mr Reynolds has received many prestigious Irish awards including the “Irish Small Business 50,” the “Irish Top 40 under 40” and
the Irish Education 100 awards. In May 2010 Frank also received the “Top 50 Life Science Award” from The President of Ireland
Mary McAleese.
Frank is an alumnus of Rider University, Chestnut Hill College, Temple University, University of Penn School of Engineering, The
Wharton School, Harvard, MIT and Saint Joseph’s University. He has been a member of IABCN since 1998 and has served on the
Board of Directors since 2002.
Previous Taoiseach Award recipients include: Denis P. O’Brien, James and Frances Maguire, Daniel J. Hilferty, Rev. Timothy R. Lannon
S.J., Henry J. “Harry” McHugh, John and Joan Mullen, James and Jacqueline Delaney, and Father John McNamee.
The Uachtarán Award Recipient CBS 3 and The CW Philly
Accepting on behalf of CBS 3 and The CW Philly: Jon Hitchcock, GM of CBS 3
and The CW Philly
The Uachtarán Award is named in honor of the President of Ireland, or Uachtaran na
hEireann, in Irish. In the 1990s, Mary Robinson, the seventh President of Ireland,
transformed the role of the President by developing a new sense of Ireland’s economic, political, and cultural links with other countries
and cultures, especially those of the Irish Diaspora. Michael Higgins, the ninth and current President of Ireland and the former Minister
for arts, culture, and the Gaeltacht in the 1990s, has excelled in this cultural and economic “building bridges” role.
Since 2004, CBS 3 (KYW-TV) and The CW Philly 57 (WPSG-TV) have proudly brought area viewers the St. Patrick’s Day
Parade – the second oldest parade in the country and the largest and oldest in the Philadelphia area. The Parade will be broadcast live on
The CW Philly, then rebroadcast on CBS 3 on St. Patrick’s Day. The parade will also be streamed live on www.cbsphilly.com.
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade was also previously televised on CBS 3 from 1988-93. KYW-TV was also the
founding media sponsor of The Irish Memorial, spearheading the fundraising effort to bring the sculpture –
artist Glenna Goodacre’s salute to America’s Irish Immigrants – to its planned site of Penns Landing where
so many immigrants disembarked. In addition, the station hosts a VIP reception in partnership with the St.
Patrick’s Day Observance Association for the parade season each year at the studio which kicks off a multitude of
other major events in the Irish community.
Jon Hitchcock has been President and General Manager of CBS’s Philadelphia local TV duopoly, KYW-TV
(CBS 3) and WPSG-TV (The CW Philly 57), since April, 2009. He is a past Chairman of the Connecticut
Broadcast Association and served on the board for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
for New England. Hitchcock has held board positions with Connecticut’s Regional Leadership Counsel, Yale New Haven Hospital,
American Red Cross, ABC, and the New Haven Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves on the boards of the Police Athletic
League of Philadelphia, Ronald McDonald House Charities, the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, the Pennsylvania Association of
Broadcasters and the Philadelphia Ad Club.
Previous Uachtarán Award recipients include: Ann Claffey Baiada, Sister Marguerite O’Beirne, OSF, Timothy Chambers, James and
Sarah Hasson, and Norbert J. McGettigan, Sr.
Ambassador of Ireland to the United States Her Excellency Anne Anderson
Ambassador Anne Anderson became Ireland’s first woman Ambassador to the United States in August 2013.
Prior to her Washington appointment, she was Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations
in New York. Her previous postings, among others, include: Permanent Representative of Ireland to the
United Nations, New York; Ambassador to France (concurrently non-resident Ambassador to Monaco); and
Permanent Representative of Ireland to the European Union, Brussels.
During her Washington assignment, Ambassador Anderson is focus on further strengthening IrelandU.S. economic, trade, and investment links; highlighting Ireland’s interests in relation to reform of U.S.
immigration legislation; supporting U.S. interest and engagement on key issues still to be fully addressed in
Northern Ireland; and further deepening the vibrant cultural connections between Ireland and the U.S.
Ambassador Anderson has undertaken a wide range of responsibilities in her assignments to date. Highlights of her multilateral work
have included chairing the UN Commission on Human Rights (1999) and heading the Irish team in Brussels during Ireland’s EU
Presidency in 2004; she was awarded European Voice “Diplomat of the Year” in recognition of her Presidency role. During her New York
assignment, she oversaw a review of the UN Peace-Building Machinery and was tasked by the President of the General Assembly with
facilitating preparations for UN Special Event on the Millennium Development Goals.
Ambassador Anderson’s particular focus at the UN was on development/human rights/gender equality issues. From her assignment
in Brussels, she retains a keen interest in EU Affairs. A strong believer in public diplomacy, Ambassador Anderson has been
active – particularly throughout her assignment in New York – as a lecturer, moderator, and panelist in academic and think tank
settings including Fordham, Columbia, International Peace Institute, UN Association of New York, and Academic Council of the
United Nations.
Ambassador Anderson was born in Ireland (Clonmel, Co. Tipperary). She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Politics from
University College, Dublin and entered the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1972. She was awarded a Doctor of Laws (Honorary) by
the National University of Ireland in December 2011.
The Irish American Business Chamber & Network
The Irish American Business Chamber & Network (IABCN) is a non-profit membership organization promoting the development of economic and
educational relationships between the United States and Ireland and the business interests of its members.
Our 2015 Board of Directors
Founder & Chairman | William J. McLaughlin, McLaughlin & Morgan, Inc. President | Kevin D. Kent, Esq., Conrad O’Brien P.C.
Officers
Vice President | Thomas McCool, TMC Consulting Vice President | John O’Malley, Esq., Volpe & Koenig P.C.
Treasurer | John L. McLoughlin, KPMG LLP
Secretary | Theresa Flanagan Murtagh, Esq., Murtagh Brothers, Inc.
Directors
John Brennan, JB Investment Management; Kathryn Byrne, CPA., WeiserMazars LLP; Daniel Cronin, Chorus Communications
Jeffery Dailey, Esq., Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; James Delaney, JD Capital; Sean Flatley, Sterling Investment Advisors, Ltd.
Christine Hartmann, Saint Joseph’s University; Erica Hill, inVentive Health Clinical; Jack Kelly, KG Associates; Charles Kerrigan, First CornerStone Bank
Harrald Kroeker, ARAMARK; Father Philip Lowe, Neumann University; Martin G. Malloy, Esq., Gallagher Malloy & Georges
Lisa Maloney, Esq., Capmark Finance LLC.; Harry McHugh, Wawa; Frank M. Reynolds, PixarBio.; Susan Ruane, ICON, plc
2015 Ambassador, Taoiseach, and Uachtarán Awards Event Details
Date
Time
Location Thursday, the 5th of March 2015
Reception ~ 11:30AM | Luncheon ~ 12:30PM | Networking Reception ~ 2:30PM - 4:30PM
The Union League of Philadelphia, Lincoln Ballroom, 140 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Reception & Luncheon for Member & Guest ~ $125/Per Person
Reception & Luncheon for Future Member ~ $175/Per Person
Table of 10 with Table Sign
Members: $1,250
Future Members: $1,750
Sponsorship Packages
Patron ~ $500
• Two seats at Luncheon
• Half page ad in program booklet
Event Sponsor ~ $1,000
• Four seats at Luncheon
• Full-page ad in program booklet
• Recognition at event*, in program booklet, and on website
Consular Club Sponsor ~ $2,500
• Preferred seating for up to eight guests at Luncheon
• Two invitations to VIP Reception (11.00AM on March 5th)
• Plus: Corporate membership for one year
Networking Event Sponsor ~ $3,000
• One invitation to VIP Dinner (March 4th)
• Two invitations to VIP Reception (11.00AM on March 5th)
• Preferred seating for up to four guests at Luncheon
VIP Dinner Sponsor ~ $5,000
• Two invitations to VIP Dinner (March 4th)
• Four invitations to VIP Reception (11.00AM on March 5th)
• Two seats at head table for Luncheon
• Preferred seating for two additional guests at Luncheon
Ambassador Club Sponsor ~ $10,000
• Four invitations to VIP Dinner (March 4th)
• Ten invitations to VIP Reception prior to Luncheon
(11.00AM on March 5th)
• Four seats at head table at Luncheon
• Preferred seating for up to ten additional guests at Luncheon
• Plus: Ambassador Club Membership
(listing for five representatives)
* Recognition at event includes dedicated signage &
representation in the digital presentation.
Thank You to our Year Round Ambassador Club Level Sponsors
Name of Business:
Contact Name:
Address:
Phone Number and Email address:
Tickets (Deadline to RSVP for Luncheon tickets is the 26th of February 2015)
{ } Member & Guest ~ $125/Person
{ } Future Member ~ $175/Person
IABCN Member (please circle one) YES / NO Number of Tickets:
Type of Sponsor (see Details)
{ } Table of 10: Member ~ $1,250
{ } Table of 10: Future Member ~ $1,750
{ } Patron ~ $500
{ } Event Sponsor ~ $1,000
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Consular Club Sponsor ~ $2,500
Networking Reception Sponsor ~ $3,000
VIP Dinner Sponsor ~ $5,000
Ambassador Club Sponsor ~ $10,000 Guest & Company Names:__________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Sponsors who confirm by the 5th of January 2015 will be included on the formal invitation for this event.
Pay By Check: Enclosed is our check in the amount of $_____ made payable to: Irish American Business Chamber & Network.
NEW ADDRESS: Irish American Business Chamber & Network • 200 South Broad Street, Suite 910 • Philadelphia, PA 19102
Pay By Credit Card: Visit our website, www.IABCN.org, to pay by credit card. If paying online, please email the names of your
guests and their companies to Alanna Barry McCloskey at [email protected].
Ad Specifications for Program
To ensure that your company receives maximum exposure & all benefits of sponsorship,
please email your full color ad as a PDF to Alanna at [email protected] by the 13th of February 2015
Full Page Ad – 5.5”x8.5” (portrait only) | Half Page Ad – 5.5”x4.25” (landscape only)
For more information about sponsorships, please visit www.iabcn.org, call 215.772.3101, or email [email protected].
Deadline to RSVP for Luncheon tickets is the 26th of February 2015.
All Luncheon reservations are binding unless cancelled by the 26th of February 2015.

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