19th May, 2011

Derek Sammann of CME Group

Regional Advisory Board Members Terry Duffy, Executive Chairman, CME Group and Tom Cashman, Trader, Macquarie Futures, USA, INC hosted the Regional Advisory Board of The American Ireland Fund for a Leadership Forum. Also in attendance were the Young Leaders' Leadership Group; the Consul and Vice-Consul General of Ireland; the director of the IDA and other business leaders at a lunch at the CME featuring Derek Sammann, Managing Director Foreign Exchange & Interest Rate Products for the CME. Derek spoke about  "Ireland's Economy and the Euro – A Practical View." Following the talk, Tom Cashman took the group on the trading floor for a tour. CME Group is the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and it was an informative event for supporters of The American Ireland Fund.