Bayer Limited

Lobbying Organisation Bayer Limited

Date published 19 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Government's AI Summit during Irish Presidency

Intended results Discussing a Bayer representative taking part. We were seeking to understand more about what the summit would cover and whether a Bayer speaker would be a mutually good fit for any of the speaking slots at the summit, including whether our innovative uses of AI across the business would be suitable for what the organisers were looking for.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity William Thavenot

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

The emails related to coordinating a call to discuss the summit as above, including follow up confirmation of interest following the discussion.

Phone call (1)

The phone call where we discussed Bayer suitability as above.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Jean Carberry Assistant Secretary (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)