Pat & Denise Rigney attend 2023 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ CEO Retreat in Singapore

A group of 90 of Ireland’s top entrepreneurs including Leitrim duo Pat and Denise Rigney of The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney have returned from Singapore where they recently attended the annual EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ CEO Retreat. 

The delegation included this year’s 24 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ finalists as well as 70 alumni representing a broad spectrum of industries. 

Pat and Denise Rigney of The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney pictured with Irish Ambassador to Singapore Sarah McGrath during the 2023 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Retreat in Singapore. Over 90 leading entrepreneurs from Ireland travelled to Singapore for the week-long retreat which aims to support, inspire, and challenge entrepreneurs to take their businesses to the next level. (Picture Credit: Naoise Culhane)

The aim of this annual retreat is to support, inspire, and challenge entrepreneurs to take their businesses to the next level.

The entrepreneurs spent the week in Singapore where they participated in a comprehensive programme of networking, executive coaching, and education.

The itinerary included meetings with some of Singapore’s most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders as well as inspirational talks by global thought leaders on a variety of topics among them Jim Rowan, Volvo CEO and Eduardo Saverin co-founder Facebook.

Roger Wallace, Partner Lead for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ said:  

“The annual CEO retreat is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme. It is a unique opportunity for our entrepreneurs to gain valuable insights from successful global business leaders, fellow entrepreneurs, and leading academics. The entrepreneurs also forge important relationships with other like-minded business leaders to help them unlock the immense opportunities that exist for their businesses both in Ireland and overseas. 

“I would like to thank all the entrepreneurs who attended for embracing the programme so earnestly and for contributing to what was a truly fantastic week. I would also like to acknowledge the support of our sponsors Invest NI, Enterprise Ireland, and Julius Bär who joined us for the week.”

Since its inception, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Ireland™ community has grown to a tight-knit network of more than 600 alumni who harness each other’s wealth of experience, with three quarters (75%) conducting business with one another. Together, the EOY alumni community generates revenues of €25bn, and employs more than 250,000 people across the island of Ireland. 

The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Ireland programme is supported by Premium Corporate Sponsor Julius Baer International, and Government sponsors Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland.  

For further information, please visit www.eoy.ie