Lise-Ann Sheahan

With a background in planning and architecture Lise-Ann has coordinated many successful and highly-competitive funding proposals from capital projects to research and innovation actions in the areas of economic, social and environmental development. Lise-Ann has previously worked in Irish urban and rural authorities, universities and technology institutes, as well as private design firms and public development agencies. Her roles have included Urban Planner, Rural Development Facilitator, and Funding Manager for Research and Innovation across many domains. Most recently Lise-Ann has been appointed as Competitive Funding Senior Programme Manager with Irish Manufacturing Research - Ireland's only independent Regional Manufacturing Digital Innovation Hub more dsignated as a European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) called FactoryxChange, the only hub dedicated to manufacturing in Ireland. Lise-Ann has considerable experience with international and regional funding, and established an extensive network of research project collaborators at home and abroad.

Irish manufacturing SMEs please reach out for support at: liseann.sheahan@imr.ie