Chicago Dinner 2025

Date :  Thursday, October 30, 2025

Venue : Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago

Location : 221 North Columbus Drive


6:00 PM
Reception

7:00 PM
Dinner

 

Attire: Black Tie

Sponsorship and Tickets

HOST PACKAGE | $100,000

  • Recognized as a Host Sponsor for the evening
  • Premier Table for 10 at the Dinner
  • Premier Logo/Recognition in the Dinner Program and on the Screens
  • Podium Acknowledgment


PLATINUM PACKAGE | $50,000

  • Recognized as a Platinum Sponsor
  • Priority Table for 10 at the Dinner
  • Priority Logo/Recognition in the Dinner Program and on the Screens
  • Podium Acknowledgment


BENEFACTOR PACKAGE | $25,000

  • Recognized as a Benefactor Sponsor
  • Preferred Table for 10 at the Dinner
  • Logo/Recognition in the Dinner Program and on the Screens


FOUNDER PACKAGE | $15,000

  • Recognized as a Founder Sponsor
  • Prime Table for 10 at the Dinner
  • Logo/Recognition in the Dinner Program and on the Screens


PATRON PACKAGE | $10,000

  • Recognized as a Patron Sponsor
  • Table for 10 at the Dinner
  • Logo/Recognition in the Dinner Program and on the Screens


INDIVIDUAL DINNER TICKET | $1,000

PURCHASE ONLINE

Contact

Aine Mallaghan

VP of Development Midwest

The Ireland Funds

T - 312-659-1995

E - amallaghan@irelandfunds.org

Email

2025 Gala Committee

CHAIR

Terrence Brady: Retired, President, Underwriters Laboratories

VICE CHAIR

Devon C Bruce: Partner, Power Rogers LLP


Ted Ahern: Chief Investment Officer, Guaranteed Rate Inc.

Patrick J. Canning: Vice Chairman, Cresset

Aaron Cox: Chief Financial Officer, Horizon Therapeutics

Áine Denari: President, Navico Group and Brunswick Chief Technology Officer at Brunswick Corporation

Brian Duffy: Managing Director, Grant Thornton

Marilynn Kelly Gardner: President, CEO, Navy Pier, Inc.

Dan Gibbons: CEO, City Club of Chicago

John Gibbons: Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg, Traurig, LLP

James Keeley : VP, BMO Harris N.A., Young Leader Chair

Oliver J. Kelly : President & CEO, Kerry North America

Thomas R Kiley : CEO, Great Lakes Advisors, LLC

Matthew F. Moore : Managing Partner, Chicago Cut Steakhouse

Neil Murray : Global CEO, Work Dynamics, JLL

Michael D. O’Halloran : Chairman & CEO, Geneva Re Limited

Thomas Emmet O’Neill, III : Former Executive VP, General Counsel and CAO, Treehouse Foods

Thomas S O’Neill: Partner, Jenner & Block

Michael O’Rourke: President, Signature Bank

Marianne O’Shea: Vice President, Global R & D Nutrition, Pepsico

Nicholas Parrish: Managing Director, D1 Capital Partners L.P.

Bridget Reidy: Retired Executive Vice President and COO, Exelon

Daniel E. Sullivan : Managing Director, CIBC

Robert A. Sullivan : Former President and CEO, Fifth Third Bank-Chicago

Gavin Tierney : CEO, Bimeda, Inc

Daragh Watson : Managing Partner, Cross Country Consulting