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Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation
Heather was first appointed to Cabinet in July 2014. She was also the first rural TD in seven years to be appointed to the position of Minister in the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.
She worked with Ulster Bank and prior to her election to DáilÉireann she was Manager of Cootehill Credit Union.
Heather's financial experience in both personal and business matters combined with a rural background makes her a strong voice for businesses in rural Ireland. Having spent most of her life in the border area, Heather is also acutely aware of the challenges facing SMEs as a result of Brexit.
As Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather led the successful 2016 Centenary Programme and during her time as Minister with responsibility for rural affairs, she launched the Action Plan for Rural Development.
Prior to being appointed to Cabinet, Heather served as a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform.
Julie Sinnamon is CEO of Enterprise Ireland
Julie Sinnamon is CEO of Enterprise Ireland, a government agency responsible for the growth of Irish-owned businesses in global markets.
Prior to her appointment to CEO in November 2013, Julie held a number of senior public sector positions, spanning a 30 year career in Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland.
Julie has considerable experience in a variety of industry sectors, most notably the food sector, where she has worked directly with some of Ireland’s best-known food brands, from their originating idea, right through to globally trading multi-national food businesses.
Julie is a member of the Board and Investment Committee of Enterprise Ireland. She has managed Enterprise Ireland’s commercial evaluation division and Enterprise Ireland’s equity portfolio, one of the largest equity portfolios in Europe, in terms of deal flow.
In 2015, Julie was appointed to the Investment Committee of the Irish Strategic Investment Fund, part of the National Treasury Management Agency, by the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan. She has been recently appointment to the National Competitiveness Council. She is also a Board Member of the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland and Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition Limited.
Julie’s driving ambition is for Irish-owned industry to become a powerhouse of job creation in Ireland, resulting in rising prosperity in towns and cities all across Ireland. In pursuit of this objective, Julie is mobilising all Enterprise Ireland resources and harnessing the power of external stakeholders and partners, into a cohesive effort to build more Irish companies of international scale.
Julie is a strong proponent of initiatives that drive diversity and the building of balanced teams in the workplace. She is a champion for women engaging at all levels within both the public and private sector, not as an end in itself, but because of clear evidence of the positive impact of diversity on corporate performance.
Julie is a business graduate of the University of Ulster, has a Masters in International Business (Fordham and IMI) and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Programme, USA.
She is originally from Crossgar, Co. Down and is married with two adult children
Martin D. Shanahan is CEO of IDA Ireland
Martin D. Shanahan is CEO of IDA Ireland. IDA (Industrial Development Agency) is Ireland’s inward investment promotion agency responsible for the attraction and development of foreign investment in Ireland. Martin took up this position on the 1st September 2014.
Prior to this, Martin was Chief Executive since 2010 of Forfás – Ireland’s policy advisory board for enterprise, trade, science, technology and innovation. Martin worked in a number of senior executive roles in Forfás since joining the agency in 2005. Martin has been to the forefront of the development of enterprise and innovation policy in Ireland including leading, at official level, the development of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs between 2011 and 2014. Martin has represented Ireland at EU and International fora.
Before joining Forfás, Martin worked in Fáilte Ireland (the National Tourism Development Authority) responsible for the professional development of the tourism sector. Earlier in his career Martin held a number of senior management positions in the private sector in tourism and hospitality.
Martin holds an M.Res (Educational Research) from Lancaster University, a M.Sc. and H.Dip from Dublin Institute of Technology and a B.Sc (Mgmt) from the University of Dublin Trinity College. He has undertaken executive education in economics at Oxford University and at the Kennedy School of Government in Harvard.
Martin is a board member of IDA Ireland and Chairman of IDA Ireland's Investment Committee. Martin previously has been a board member of Forfás and the Management Advisory Committee of the Ministry/Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation. Martin is a member of Ireland’s National Competitiveness Council and National Skills Council. Martin is a member of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the Irish Hospitality Institute.
Martin is listed on the Financial Times/ Outstanding list of top 20 Leading Public Sector LGBT+ Executives
Prof. Roland Jochem - Prof. Dr.-Ing. - Fraunhofer IPK
Roland Jochem graduated in mechanical engineering from the Technische Universität (TU) Berlin. He then became a project engineer in a medium-sized mechanical engineering company in Berlin before joining the Institute for Machine Tools and Factory Management (IWF) at the TU Berlin as a research fellow.
After working as head of the Process Management department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK in Berlin, he became a process organizer at Bosch-Siemens-Hausgeräte GmbH. He completed his Ph.D. in 2001 at the Institute for Machine Tools and Factory Management (IWF) at the TU Berlin. Before his appointment as professor at the department of Quality Science at the Technische Universität Berlin, he held the Chair of Quality Management at the University of Kassel.
He is also Extraordinary Professor for Quality Management at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and executive board member of German Society for Quality Sciences (GQW) and the Deutsche Forum für Interoperabilität (DFI). He has over 60 publications to his credit, including seven books as editor/author, and his scientific work has been honored at numerous international conferences.
Roy Baker - SSE Airtricity - Director of Transformation & Efficiency (UK & Ireland)
Senior Executive, with a strong track record of professional achievement in complex, diverse roles, environments and industries.
Equally adept and effective at transformational and operational levels. An experienced leader of enterprise-wide, multi-faceted business and IT transformational change in large, complex organisations, together with a proven track record of delivering operational award-winning excellence.
A high impact, confident, open and transparent leader, with a proven ability to create, manage and develop high performance teams. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, networking, negotiating, influencing and collaborating at all levels. A strong personal style of leadership, that is results-driven, customer-focused and people-orientated. A proven track record of developing a constructive and supportive culture, in which leadership and collaboration rather than managerial control drives performance, a disruptive constructive thinker.
Passionate, committed and adaptable, with a strong sense of integrity, accountability and responsibility. High level of personal resilience, with an ability to remain highly effective, focused and agile.
Denis Lucey - Vice President - Dell EMC Commercial
Denis Lucey serves as Vice President of Dell EMC Commercial Support Services, forEMEA and has been with Dell for 25 years. Leading a team of over 1,300+ people, he is responsible for delivering technical customer service and support to Dell EMC’s commercial business customers, also serving as the Dell Cherrywood site lead. Denis works closely with his colleagues in the Commercial EMEA andAPJ senior leadership team to establish the evolving needs of customers creating and implementing advanced technical strategies.
Appointed Executive Director of Technical Customer Services for Dell UK and Ireland Commercial business in 2006, his role and responsibilities were expanded in 2008 to also include South Africa and the EMEA Enterprise Expert Centre. In 2009 Denis assumed leadership for the entire Northern and Western European Region and more recently for the complete EMEA technical support network.
In 2011 Denis was appointed to the role of Site Leader for Dell’s Dublin based technology campus at Cherrywood which is home to 1,300 technology specialists.
In 2013 he was appointed to Vice President Dell EMEA, Commercial Support Services and his additional responsibilities include Dell EMC EMEA Emerging Market Strategy which includes Africa and the Middle East. He brings a wealth of experience to his role and is committed to meeting and exceeding customer commitments and expectations. Importantly his support team are the single point of contact for the Commercial Sales business.
Denis has worked with Dell since 1991. Over that time he has held a number of senior manufacturing quality engineering and customer services positions including Director of EMEA Product Development, Director of EMEA Manufacturing Product Engineering and Director of EMEA Quality and Engineering. He has a total of 27 years’ experience in the Electronics and Computer Industry including 20 plus years management experience.
Denis also has an Honours degree in Engineering (Electronics) from University College Limerick. He is married to AnnMaria and they have one son.
Rob Holland - Lean Site Lead - Boston Scientific Cork
Rob is the Lean Site Lead for Boston Scientific Cork. He is responsible for driving LEAN transformational change within an FDA regulated medical devices industry for the past 10 years.
A key accomplishment was achieving the Shingo Prize in 2016. Prior to this Rob was Engineering Manager with over 12 years’ experience in sustaining and improving multiple functional areas within the Intel Ireland factory.
This included the introduction of multiple new processes into the Leixlip campus. Rob holds an Electrical & Microelectronic Engineering (BE) degree from University College Cork.
Rosie Mansfield - Premier Tefl
Rosie affirms you “don’t need to worry about how big the challenge is; just focus on the solutions and you’ll head for success.” A travel enthusiast, who taught English in Malaysia, drove a taxi in Kenya and is mum to an energetic daughter. Rosie Mansfield is an infectious, passionate leader who has been driving responsible travel and education businesses for over a decade.
Co-founding Premier TEFL with long-term business partner Ian O’Sullivan she continues to help thousands of English speakers gain a life-changing experiences by teaching English abroad alongside the growth of their sharing economy start-up GoCambio, named “a ground-breaking barter system” by Lonely Planet.
Gary Hartnett, Site Director, DePuy Synthes, Cork.
In this role, Gary is responsible for Leading and Managing the Shingo Prize Winning DePuy Synthes, Cork, Site in all areas including but not limited to Quality, Safety, Environmental, Cost, Inventory, Employee Development and Engagement, as well as continuing to accelerate the Transformation of Operations to a fully integrated LEAN Supply Chain.
Previously Gary has held numerous technical and operational Leadership & continuous improvement roles in GE Healthacre , Bausch & Lomb and Schering Plough.
Gary holds a degree in Industrial Bio Chemistry from University College Limerick and a Masters in Bio Engineering from the University of Coleraine.
In addition Gary holds a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma.
Ciaran Harvey - Pramerica - Senior Managing Director & CIO
Results-driven leader with extensive global business/IT/financial services experience and a proven ability to improve all facets of operations. Creates and implements strategic plans that exceed customer expectations, increase shareholder value, improve productivity and reduce costs. Continuously analyses core business processes to identify opportunities for improvement. Oversees finances, competitive positioning, human capital and resources. Coaches and mentors staff, aligning individual activities with organisational goals and improving employee morale.
Specialties: Leadership, Strategic Planning, Financial Services, Global Operations, Change Management, Performance Management, Executive Reporting, Vendor Management, Legal & Compliance, Regulatory, Cost Optimisation, Project Management, Organisational Development, Outsourcing, Quality Management, Information Systems, Operational Analysis, Risk Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance, Strategic HR, Continuous Improvement, Stakeholder Management, Intercompany Reconciliations, Employment Law
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- SSE Airtricity, Microsoft and SEAI partner to deliver an innovative energy efficiency and education project for Collinstown Park Community College
- Government Announces First Successful projects under Round One of €500 million Climate Action Fund
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