Patrick O'Connor

ICBE Irish Centre for Business Excellence

ICBE is at the forefront of knowledge sharing, supporting our members as they strive for business excellence on a global stage. Our members are Ireland's leading companies, who are aligned with our ethos of knowledge sharing. Our innovative approach includes services such as Call for Support, Benchmarking visits, both in Ireland and overseas and member forums. This ensures our members always have easy access to leading edge knowledge from peers as well as experts, both Irish and International, to drive continuous improvement and the pursuit of business excellence. Our personal approach and the close knit nature of our network means that members find it easy to reach out to the network. Services: • Call for Support, where members can access solutions to problems others in the network might have already solved • Benchmarking visits to companies demonstrating best practice, both in Ireland & overseas • Member Forums – Small groups of peers, from across sectors, who come together to discuss particular issues. • Funded training programmes under the three Skillnet networks – Advanced Productivity, Business Excellence and Aviation. • Range of webinars, seminars and other events to bring the latest knowledge and insights from experts, both Irish and International, to our members. • Annual International Conference with expert speakers, case studies from members and discussion panels. • ICBE conducts research, together with our partners, for the benefit of members. Recent research includes a series on The Future of Work.