Interceltic Business Forum - Lorient 2026
Rendez-vous à Lorient le 3 août pour la 10e édition de l’Interceltic Business Forum à la CCI Morbihan — un événement de référence réunissant entrepreneurs, investisseurs, dirigeants et élus des nations celtiques pour échanger, collaborer et faire émerger de nouvelles opportunités ensemble.
En partenariat avec Lorient Agglomération et la CCI Morbihan.
www.intercelticforum.com
The 10th edition of the Interceltic Business Forum will take place in Lorient on August 3rd at CCI Morbihan. Bringing together entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, and elected officials from across the Celtic nations, the forum is a key moment for networking, cross-border collaboration, and innovation.
Program of the Interceltic Business Forum 2026
8:30am
Doors open -Coffee
9:00am
Welcome
Philippe Rouault, President, CCI Morbihan
Fabrice Loher, President, Lorient Agglomation
9:15am
Industrie lorientaise : attirer, transformer, préserver – construire la performance par la double transition
9:40am
Charles Kergaravat, Founder, Interceltic Business Forum
Frank Feighan, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
How the West of Ireland is leading on AI
Allan Mulrooney CEO at Western Development Commission,
Frank Feighan, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
10:25am
Keynote : Leigh Frost, Leader of Cornwall Council
10:35am
Networking Break
10:55am
Distinctive by Design – the Isle of Man’s innovation story
Peter Tylee, Principal Solutions Architect, Plainstep Ltd
Sarah Mercer, Biosphere Isle of Man Board Member
Kirree Gooberman, CEO, Business Isle of Man
11:20am
AI adoption in a multilingual world
Tomás Ó Síocháin, CEO at Údarás na Gaeltachta
11:35am
What is the Irish Sea Rim?
Brandon Kenny, Commercial and Partnerships Director
Phil Leigh, CEO Irish Sea Rim
11:55pm
3 Reason why Cornish devolution make sense!
Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth
12:15pm
Lunch
1:15pm
Cornwall at the Heart of the Celtic Sea : Roundtable Floating Offshore Wind
Phil Mason, Strategic Director for Sustainable Growth and Place, Cornwall Council
Joanie Willett, Associate Professor in Regional Development, Co Dir. Institute of Cornish Studies, University of Exeter Penryn
1:45pm
Interceltic Startup Challenge winners : Where are they now?
Engineer a Career update
Fendsea update
2pm
Interceltic Startup Challenge
Who are the Celtic regional champs?
Startup pitch sessions
Memory Lane Games — Isle of Man
Dimply — Ireland
weeteq — Scotland
Voxmar — Cornwall
emwillcare — Wales
SailToo — Brittany
3:30pm
How culture drives business in Louisiana
Michael D. Soileau, Director of LFT Fiber
3:45pm
Quels sont les liens entre Cork et la Bretagne ?
Josselin LeGall, Consul honoraire de France à Cork
4pm
From the Wild Geese to the Wine Geese.
A pictorial history of Ireland's greatest contribution to the world of wine
Gerard Corcoran, Innovation at DigiSapiens
4:15pm
Closing remarks & Cocktail
5:30pm
Interceltic Startup Challenge Winners announcement