Interceltic Business Forum - Lorient 2026

Join us in Lorient on August 3rd for the 10th edition of the Interceltic Business Forum at CCI Morbihan — a flagship event bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, leaders, and elected officials from the Celtic nations to exchange, collaborate, and create new opportunities together. In partnership with Lorient Agglomération and 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 Lorient industry: attract, transform, preserve – building performance through dual 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 Break‍10:55am 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 Reasons why Cornish devolution makes sense! Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth 12:15pm Lunch 1:15pm Cornwall at the Heart of the Celtic Sea: Roundtable on 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 What are the links between Cork and Brittany? Josselin LeGall, Honorary Consul of France in 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