We started today with a GREAT presentation and interactive session with
Susan Dargan from
State Street Corp. I was particularly interested in the views of outsourcing to India versus Ireland. Their experience in India where the gap between managers (once promoted) and their teams, and also the lack of loyalty to a company with frequent job hopping based only on remuneration was interesting to hear. It is something I've heard often and definitely is a factor to consider.

We then later visited Realex Payments again to speak to a number of entrepreneurs regarding creating an indigenous startup in Ireland and the challenges they faced.