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It’s tougher than you think. Turns out I’m tougher than I thought. Graduate Area Manager Programme 7 €61,000 starting salary (rising to €95,750 after four years) 7 5 weeks holidays 7 Healthcare 7 Audi A4 7 All-year recruitment but spaces go quickly Not many employers would ask you to run a multi million euro business after 14 weeks. But that’s the beauty of Aldi. They trust you. They listen to you. You feel like the ‘newbie’ at the start but you just roll your sleeves up and get stuck in. It’s tough. Tougher than I thought it would be. You’re often managing people who have been there for years. You’re organising store openings at breathtaking speed. You’re taken out of your comfort zone on a daily basis and given a million things to juggle. But helping to drive one of Ireland’s fastest growing retailers? It feels utterly amazing. aldirecruitment.ie
BECAUSE I’M ALDI. AND I’M LIKE NO OTHER. UCD WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP 2017
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Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of the Women in Leadership Organising Committee I am delighted to welcome you all here today to the second Women in Leadership Conference in University College Dublin (UCD). The concept for the Women in Leadership conference came from a group of students and alumni, in an effort to promote female empowerment on campus and encourage confidence and courage in both women’s personal and professional lives. Now in its second year the conference has grown from strength to strength with over 550 delegates here today. Today’s conference is designed to inspire our delegates but also to address the obstacles that women face in their careers. Many employers “talk the talk” on gender equality, yet women are far less likely to advance to management positions. Social and cultural stereotypes are still in play. Too often, women’s ideas and ambitions are not voiced or not heard. I hope that our speakers can empower each and every delegate here today to strive for success. The Women in Leadership Conference brings women and men of all ages and backgrounds together to share stories, advice, and experiences. We strive to provide each attendee with an inspirational experience through an esteemed set of keynote speakers, panel discussions and networking sessions. The committee has worked hard to offer a wealth of speakers and networking opportunities. You are the legacy of the future and the moves you make in the present will shape those in the future. With that idea in mind, we hope that this conference will provide a supportive platform for you to become a pioneer of your own and achieve your goals and beyond. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Richard Butler and Eoghan Murphy of UCD Societies Council, UCD Estate Services, UCD Alumni Relations in particular Niamh Smollen and Sheila Morris, Michael Foley my co-event organiser for today, the student committee – Alice Shanahan, Ciara O’Reilly and Roisin O’Brien, as well as my friends and family. I would like to thank our sponsors today Aldi, Boston Scientific, Citi and especially our title sponsor Arthur Cox. Finally, I would like to thank my employers Abbott Laboratories for supporting me in organising this conference. I hope that you enjoy the day and leave the conference inspired to push your boundaries forward. I would like to extend my appreciation to you for joining us and hope that you enjoy the Arthur Cox UCD Women in Leadership Conference.
Eimear O’Flynn
Event Organiser Women in Leadership 2017
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The world’s city isn’t New York or London or Beijing. It’s not Lagos or Sao Paulo or Dubai. Today, the world’s city is wherever you are. Wherever you bring your ideas, drive, passion, and a hope that someone will believe in you. What if a bank made that its job? Wherever people come together to create or build something, we’re there to help make it real. For over 200 years. All around the world.
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Agenda 07:30
Registration & Breakfast
08:30
Welcome Address
09:00
Discussing Women in STEM - Women in an Evolving Industry
10:00
Discussing Women in Media - How to Manage your Brand
10:50
Morning Break
11:20
Keynote - Tina Roche
12:15
Discussing Women in Professional Services - Life in the Corporate World
13:00
Networking Session
13:20
Lunch
14:15
Keynote - Breege O’Donoghue
15:00
Discussing Women in Sport - The Psychology of Success
15:45
Afternoon Break
16:00
Networking Session
16:45
Closing Address
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Opening Address Colin Scott
Principal of the College of Social Sciences and Law and Professor of EU Regulation and Governance, UCD Colin Scott has been Professor of EU Regulation and Governance at University College Dublin and was appointed Principal, UCD College of Social Sciences and Law in 2014. He is a member of the University Management Team of UCD and chairs the UMT Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group. He previously served as Dean of UCD Sutherland School of Law 2011-2014. He was Vice Principal for Research and Innovation for the UCD College of Business and Law between 2006 and 2009. He studied law at the London School of Economics and at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. Prior to his appointment at UCD in April 2006 he lectured at the University of Warwick (19891992) and at the London School of Economics (1992-2006). Between 2001 and 2003 he was seconded as Senior Research Fellow in Public Law at the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. He was a research associate of the ESRC Centre for the Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR), London School of Economics from 2000-2010. He was a Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, from 2006-2009. He is a co-author of the Irish State Administration Database (2010-). Colin was elected convenor of the European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Regulatory Governance in 2016 and was Programme Chair for the Standing Group’s Biennial Conference, ‘Regulation in the Age of Crisis’, held in Dublin in June 2010. He has held editorial responsibilities with leading scholarly legal and interdisciplinary journals including Legal Studies, Law & Policy and the Modern Law Review.
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Keynote Speakers Tina Roche
CEO, Business in the Community Ireland Tina Roche was appointed Chief Executive of The Foundation for Investing in Communities in January 2000. She established two organisations – Business in the Community Ireland and The Community Foundation for Ireland and both now employ over 60 staff. Tina has a MBA from IMI/Fordham and has many years business experience having worked as Financial Controller and Company Secretary with The Sunday Tribune. Previous to her present role she worked for The National Gallery as Head of Development 1994 to 1999. Her main interest is in philanthropy, human rights, education, community activism, corporate responsibility, and social capital. Tina won Tatler’s Public Life Award in 2008 and was shortlisted for a Women Mean Business award the same year. In 2011, she was named in the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behaviour by Trust Across America™. The list recognises individuals representing the private sector, academia and non-profit entities who are making outstanding contributions in championing business, social and environmental change, in a transparent and justifiable way.
Breege O’Donoghue Non Executive Director C&C, Non Executive Director Shaw & Sons Limited and Chair of Design and Craft Council of Ireland and until recently, Board Member & Group Director (Business Development & New Markets) at Penneys/Primark Breege has until recently been a Board Member & Group Director (Business Development & New Markets) at Penneys/ Primark and she continues in an Ambassadorial role in Primark. Breege has held government appointed positions on the board of a number of state companies including An Post, Aer Rianta, Chairman of Shannon College of Hotel Management, Chair of the Labour Relations Commission. Breege is currently a Non-Executive Director, Member of the Nominations Committee and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at C&C Group plc, Non-Executive Director of Shaws Department Stores, Chairman of Design and Craft Council of Ireland, and a Trustee of the National Executive of IBEC. Most recently Breege has been honoured with the following awards: • • • • •
Fashion Retailing Personality of the Year, Drapers UK, 2016 Irish Tatler Women of the Year, Hall of Fame Award, 2016 Ireland’s Most Powerful Women, Top 25, Davy Business Leaders Award, 2016 Knight (Chevalier) of The Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur by President François Hollande, 2016 ‘Iconic Businesswomen of the Decade’ at the WOMEN ECONOMIC FORUM, New Delhi, India, 2016
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Discussing Women in STEM Marguerite Sayer
Managing Director - ESB Networks Marguerite Sayers was appointed Managing Director, ESB Networks Ltd. in 2014. She graduated with a Degree in Electrical Engineering from UCC in 1991, and also has post-graduate qualifications in Accounting and Finance, Project Management and Business Coaching. ESB Networks manages the 165,000km of network which transports electricity to the 2.3M electricity customers in the Republic of Ireland, has 3,200 employees and an annual budget of circa €1Bn. Marguerite’s previous role was as Manager ESB Generation where she was responsible for ESB’s 5,500MW generation portfolio in Ireland and the UK. Prior to that she held the roles of Head of Asset Management for ESB Networks and Customer Service Manager for Dublin South, and has also had roles in HR, Network Planning, Operations and in managing construction projects. She serves on both Engineers Ireland’s Council and Executive Committees and is a member of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board.
Mary Sheahan Non-Executive Director, Venn Life Sciences Mary is a senior leader with over 20 years of experience working with multinational, publicly listed biopharmaceutical companies at operational and Executive Committee level. Mary is a Non-Executive Director of Venn Life Sciences Plc, a contract research organisation providing a range of services to pharma, bio-pharma and medical device companies. Up to mid-2016, Mary was Senior Vice President Global Integration and Country Manager for Ireland with NYSE-listed Perrigo Company Plc, a leading global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), as well as receives royalties from Multiple Sclerosis drug Tysabri ® . The company is the world’s largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products for the store brand market. In this role, Mary was responsible for the integration of multiple acquisitions, including the $4.5 billion acquisition of a leading European OTC Healthcare Company with operations in 35 countries. Prior to Perrigo, Mary led various functions at Elan Corporation Plc in Finance, Tax and Treasury, and most recently was Executive Vice President and Group Head of Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities & Portfolio Assessment Management. Mary spent 8 years in the United States working closely with the Commercial and Research and Development groups within Elan on developing and launching novel therapies for diseases including Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. Mary was a Non- Executive Director of Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy (2012-2104), the $1bn joint venture between Elan and Johnson & Johnson established to develop ground-breaking therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Mary started her career as an accountant in the audit department of KPMG. Mary holds Bachelors in Commerce and Masters in Accounting from UCD, and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Gretta Collins
Director of Process Development, Boston Scientific Gretta joined Boston Scientific in 1999 as a graduate engineer, holding various different roles within Operations to support key technologies, initially in metals and moving on to balloon delivery systems. This also involved an extended period working in the US on key technology transfers for Boston Scientific Corporation.
In 2005 Gretta joined the Process Development Group at the Galway site and in this role was involved in the knowledge and process transfer of acquisitions. She then worked as Process Lead on the internal development of one of Boston Scientific’s first drug-eluting stent systems, the Promus Element. Since 2009, Gretta has had responsibility for Process Development in Galway, a role which is instrumental in the development of innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. Gretta is passionate about the promotion of STEM education and is a key driver for the STEM Ireland Counsel’s involvement in key initiatives, believing that by inspiring the scientists and engineers of the future we can ensure a continuous uptake of these disciplines at third level and therefore positively impact the world around us. Gretta holds a Bachelor of Manufacturing Technology (Hons) Degree as well as a Diploma in Production Engineering.
Ann O’Dea CEO, Silicon Republic Ann O’Dea is CEO and Co-Founder of Silicon Republic, Europe’s leading technology and innovation news service, reporting online since 2001. Ann is the driving force behind Silicon Republic’s Women Invent campaign, launched on International Women’s Day 2013, to champion women role models in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and to help tackle the gender gap in the knowledge industries, and she is the founder of Europe’s leading sci-tech event with diversity and inclusion at its core – Inspirefest. She was awarded a Fellowship in May 2015 from the Irish Computer Society for her work in championing women in STEM. In 2015, Ann received a Net Visionary award from the Irish Internet Association, for her work on ensuring the visibility of remarkable women role models in her industry, and was named ‘Media Woman of the Year’ at the Irish Tatler Women of the Year Awards 2014. In 2015, she was the first woman to be inducted into the Irish Internet Association’s Hall of Fame. In 2016 she was presented with the Women Mean Business award for Empowering Women. Ann sits on the Advisory Board of the Digital Youth Council, Teen-Turn, and the Royal Irish Academy’s Physical, Chemical and Mathematical Sciences Committee. She is a regular speaker and moderator at tech and STEM events.
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Equality and Business. Equality and Successful Business. Making the Case for Gender Equality Equality is an enabler for competitiveness. Companies and societies depend on the best talent to succeed – regardless of gender, nationality or religion. And business in particular has a key role to play in fostering gender equality. By implementing and scaling positive initiatives that directly benefit women at work, companies can become an important vehicle for fostering the leadership of women. At Arthur Cox, we have moved with purpose beyond declarations of intent to substantive engagement. We are committed to creating and developing an equal and inclusive workplace where women are valued and supported. In our workplace women are encouraged and inspired to reach their full potential while at the same time making our firm stronger and better able to meet the challenges of the future. Under the leadership of two Diversity Partners, we champion a wide range of ‘Gender in the Firm’ initiatives. We believe Arthur Cox is the only Irish law firm with a formal initiative around gender. According to Grainne, Diversity Partner at Arthur Cox: “By committing to gender equality, the firm is enhancing the excellence and potential of all of our business activities. Gender equality produces a more rounded and successful business. We are making steady progress and hope to see that women are equally empowered not only at Arthur Cox but also at the highest leadership levels in business throughout Ireland.” With the full support of the leadership team at Arthur Cox, the success of our ‘Gender in the Firm’ initiative is attributable to a range of award-winning programmes including: Mentoring and Training Bespoke mentoring, training and development for women lawyers at the firm has been put in place to assist in the retention of women in the firm and has created a culture of support in the firm in general. We are a member and founding sponsor of WXN, a women’s executive network that creates and delivers innovative mentoring, professional and personal development to women and their organisations in the pursuit of excellence. Supporting Parents The firm has a ‘Helping Parents’ policy which includes supports provided throughout pregnancy, maternity, adoptive, surrogacy and parental leave. We were the first Irish law firm to provide maternity coaching to our lawyers, facilitated by an external coach. We also provide an outstanding level of support for expectant mothers as they combine this life change with balancing their career. We encourage all returning solicitors to finish each day at 1 pm for the first two weeks of work to give them sufficient space to arrange their competing duties. Full maternity assistance is provided for surrogacy situations also. Shared Parenting Leave In July 2015, we launched our Shared Parenting Leave Policy which allows an Arthur Cox employee who is a father, adopting parent, foster parent or same sex parent the opportunity to apply for fully paid leave after the birth of a child, if their partner wishes to return early. This was the first time such an inclusive, family-focused policy had been introduced in the Irish workplace. The firm also provides two weeks’ paid Paternity leave to all new fathers. 30% Club Ireland One of our partners, Rachel Hussey is a member of the Steering Committee of the 30% Club in Ireland, which was launched in January 2015. The 30% Club is a group of Chairs and CEOs committed to achieving a better gender balance at all levels of organisations. For further information contact: Grainne Hennessy Partner, Finance and Diversity Partner (Grainne.Hennessy@arthurcox.com) Geoff Moore Partner, Corporate and Diversity Partner (Geoff.Moore@arthurcox.com)
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Discussing Women in Media Clodagh Edwards
CEO, IMAGE Publications Clodagh’s passion for media, innovation and disruption means she was always destined for a career in publishing. As Chief Executive Officer of IMAGE Publications since 2015, Clodagh has reinvented an iconic brand, developing it from one based solely in the printed word, into a modern, relevant media business that includes digital, video, social and experiential offerings. In her first year as CEO, the profits at IMAGE Publications increased tenfold and image.ie was recently awarded “Digital Product Of The Year”, for the third year in a row. Clodagh became CEO of IMAGE Publications in January 2015. Formerly, she was Commercial Director of the company, a position she had held since August 2011. Clodagh’s responsibilities included overseeing revenues for all titles including IMAGE, IMAGE Interiors & Living, IMAGE Brides, Garden Heaven and Cara along with IMAGE.ie and IMAGE Events. In addition, Clodagh oversaw all print and digital, corporate sales and product brand development initiatives for IMAGE Publications. Before joining IMAGE as advertising manager, Clodagh was at Montrose Media, in both editorial and ad senior positions. Clodagh embraces an industry that is constantly in flux. She is never afraid of change nor is she slow to embrace it. She loves the challenge this dynamic industry presents and is determined to play her part in defining the future shape of it. To this end, Clodagh has attended major publishing conferences abroad including FIPP, Toronto 2015 and Guardian 2016. She also participated in the Yale University course in Leadership Strategies in Magazine Media, August 2016. Clodagh sits on the Executive Committee at Magazines Ireland and is a member of IAB Ireland.
Geraldine Kennedy Past Editor of the Irish Times Geraldine Kennedy was appointed Editor of The Irish Times in October 2002, the first woman to hold the position in the history of the newspaper. She retired in June 2011. She covered politics for the Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Press and The Irish Times for most of her career. She became the first woman political correspondent in Ireland at the age of 29. She was a member of the Dail between 1987 and 1989 where she served as spokesman on Foreign Affairs and Northern Ireland for the Progressive Democrats and Chief Whip. She was a member of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges and the inaugural Anglo-Irish parliamentary tier. She was involved in two important court cases that established new rights in he area of public interest during her career: Kennedy and Arnold v Ireland and the Attorney General found that the tapping of her telephone (and Bruce Arnold’s) was an invasion of privacy and an abuse of
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power by the State in 1982. Keena and Kennedy v the Mahon Trinunal established the right to protect journalistic sources. As Editor, she was awarded honorary doctorates by Queen’s University, Belfast (2005); Dublin Institute of Technology (2007); University College Dublin (2008); Trinity College Dublin (2009); University of Limerick (2012). She is an honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy and was adjunct Professor of Journalism in UL for three years.
Margaret Gilsenan
Co-Founder and Head of Strategy, Boys and Girls It was while studying for her Social Science degree in UCD that Margaret developed a huge interest in consumer behaviour & psychology, an interest which lead to her subsequent career in marketing communications. Margaret spent many years in McConnells Advertising starting as a Research Executive before becoming a Planner, then Head of Planning and Board Member. In 2009 in the midst of the recession (and cries of Don’t Do It!), Margaret and her co-founders set up Boys and Girls with the ambition of being the most creative agency in Ireland. This was not a vanity ambition; creatively awarded campaigns have been proven to be 11 times more effective and Boys and Girls wanted to validate the agency claim that “Great Work Works”. Seven years on, that ambition has been realised and Boys and Girls is the most creatively awarded agency in Ireland - winning creative and business effectiveness awards both in Ireland and internationally. The Agency has grown to a business of 45 employees with a turnover of over €8m, and accounts as diverse in geography, focus and size as Three Mobile, Digicel, Danone, McDonnells Curry Sauce, Aldi, Brown Thomas, RaboDirect, Dulux, Škoda and Elave. The challenging aspect of being an Agency Owner is that you have to juggle your own company’s ambitions with those of your Clients, working on growth strategies for a range of brands at different stages in their life cycle, different consumers, different business challenges, different growth trajectories and different levels of digital adoption. All of which creates a unique perspective and approach to business success.
Sinéad McSweeney Managing Director, Twitter Ireland Prior to joining Twitter’s Public Policy team in July 2012, Sinéad was Director of Communications for An Garda Síochána (Ireland’s national police service) for almost five years, having been Director of Media and Public Relations for the Police Service of Northern Ireland between 2004 and 2007. From 1996 to 2004 she held a range of political advisory positions in the Irish government including roles at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Attorney General’s Office. She studied law and qualified as a barrister in 1993.
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Discussing Women in Professional Services Geoff Moore Partner, Arthur Cox Geoff Moore is a partner in Arthur Cox, one of Ireland’s leading law firms. He leads one of the firm’s Corporate Groups, and specialises in corporate finance, advising on mergers and acquisitions (both public and private), private equity and equity capital markets. Geoff has transactional experience across a broad range of industries, with a particular focus in recent years on the healthcare/pharmaceutical and financial services sectors. He has advised on many of the largest and most high profile M&A deals in Irish corporate history. Geoff is one of the firm’s Diversity Partners. This role sees Geoff and fellow Diversity Partner, Grainne Hennessy, spearhead the firm’s initiatives on diversity and inclusion in relation to not only gender, but also to race, ethnicity and sexual orientation. Prior to joining Arthur Cox, Geoff worked with the Law Reform Commission. He also previously practiced in the Corporate Finance Group of a leading international law firm in New York. Geoff is a graduate of University College Cork (BCL, First Class Honours) and Trinity College Dublin (M.Litt.), where he was a Trinity Foundation Scholar. He is also a director of the Irish Hospice Foundation.
Dr Michelle Cullen
Managing Director and Inclusion and Diversity Lead, Accenture Michelle Cullen is a Managing Director in Accenture’s Global Corporate Functions, based in Ireland, with extensive international experience in driving large scale transformation and change, innovation, intellectual asset portfolio management, and organisation design. She leads a team of c. 500 people in the corporate services hubs in Dublin and Prague. In addition, she is a member of the Accenture Ireland leadership team, as Lead for Inclusion & Diversity. Michelle is a passionate advocate for equality and social inclusion, and has a long-standing commitment to driving a culture that develops and empowers women leaders. She holds a Ph.D. in Communications and Semiotics. She is interested in the ways in which the language and imagery we use around leadership can perpetuate exclusion of certain groups. Through the project, Women on Walls, Accenture partnered with the Royal Irish Academy to commission portraits of women leaders in the sciences and humanities, to recognize and celebrate their achievements, and inspire future generations. The portraits of twelve women leaders were unveiled at the end of 2016. Michelle is a member of the GLEN Diversity Champions Business Ambassador Council, and of the 30% Club. Prior to joining Accenture, Michelle was a Director at Oracle. She was previously Managing Editor at Attic Press, and started her career at Microsoft. She is a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland, and a former Board Member of the Shared Services Forum in Ireland. Michelle is on Twitter @MichelleDCullen
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Anna O’Connell
CEP Regulatory Advisory Head, Citi Anna joined Citibank Europe plc (“CEP”) Finance as Head of Regulation in July 2013 with responsibility for CEP’s prudential, liquidity and statistical regulatory reporting. In 2015, Anna was appointed as the CEP Controller with responsibility for Financial Reporting and Controls, in addition to her regulatory responsibilities. In January 2017, Anna assumed a new position within Finance as the Head of ECB Transition & Regulatory Advisory. This new team has been created to support CEP’s transition from regulation by the Central Bank of Ireland to the European Central Bank following the merger of CEP with Citibank International Limited, (Citi’s UK bank) in 2016. Prior to joining Citi, Anna worked for Goldman Sachs in a variety of Finance roles from 2001-2013 based in both Dublin and London. Anna received her accounting qualification from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and holds a B.A. (HONS) degree in Accounting & Finance. Anna is married to Gavin and has three children, twins Josh & Amy (aged 11) and Rebecca (aged 8).
Mary O’Hara Partner, PwC and Steering Committee, 30% Club Mary O’Hara, is a Partner in PwC where she works with businesses to achieve and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage through their people. Mary has more than 25 years’ experience in advising leading Irish and multinational companies across all sectors in relation to employment taxation, international workforce mobility, workforce rationalisation and reward planning as well as wider workforce and HR issues. In addition, she leads a number of specialist teams advising on immigration, global mobility policy matters and workforce restructuring. Among the clients that Mary advises on global mobility matters are several large US headquartered multinationals in the pharma, food and technology sectors. She also advises a number of large Irish banks and financial institutions in relation to employment tax, mobility and workforce rationalisation matters. Mary is also a founding member of the Steering Committee of the 30% Club Ireland, a group of Chairs and CEOs committed to better gender balance at all levels of their organisations through voluntary actions. The 30% Club formally launched in Ireland in January 2015 and there are now 150 confirmed supporters from leading public, private, state and multinational organisations. Mary co-leads the 30% Club Ireland’s workstreams on professional services and cross-company mentoring. Mary is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland. She is a regular media contributor on employment tax policy matters.
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Discussing Women in Sport Rena Buckley
All Star Cork GAA Player and Physiotherapist Rena has been a member of the Cork Senior Ladies Football team since 2003. Over that time she has been a member of 10 National League winning teams, 11 Munster Championship winning teams and 11 All Ireland winning teams. She has won 5 All Star awards as well as Munster Footballer of the Year in 2016. Rena has been a member of the Cork Senior Camogie team since 2004. Over that time she has won 3 National League medals, 10 Munster Championship medals and 6 All Ireland Camogie medals. She also won 4 All Star awards. She plays club football with Donoughmore and has 8 Cork County Championship medals, 8 Munster Championship medals and 2 All Ireland medals with her club. She plays her club camogie with Inniscarra and has 2 Cork County Championship medals and 1 Munster Championship medals. While studying in UCD Rena played both football and camogie and was part of an O’Connor Cup winning team in 2006 and an Ashbourne Cup winning team in 2007 and 2008. Rena was honoured, along with dual colleague Briege Corkery as the Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year 2016. She was honoured by the UCD School of Physiotherapy at the UCD Alumni Awards 2016 and was also a nominee for RTÉ Sports Person of the Year 2016. Rena qualified with BSc Physiotherapy from UCD in 2009. She opened Rena Buckley Chartered Physiotherapist Clinic, Macroom, Co. Cork in September 2015. She is currently doing an MSc in Sports Physiotherapy in UCD part time.
Sharon Hutchinson Creator, sportswomen.ie Living in Kinsale, Sharon Hutchinson is the creator of sportswomen.ie, a website promoting, supporting and reporting women’s sport in Ireland. A graduate from UCC, Sharon completed her doctorate in Chemistry in 1996 and played in goal for UCC Hockey Club, Cork Harlequins and Ireland during the 90s. A highlight for Sharon was winning the Irish Senior Cup with Cork Harlequins in 2000. Retiring from the game in the same year, Sharon took time out to have a family and as the children have grown up she has found her way back to the sidelines of a hockey pitch in the guise of coach and manager. An accomplished musician, Sharon plays the piano and clarinet and is doing her best to stay fit! With very little coverage of women’s sport in the national media Sharon came up with the idea of the website sportswomen.ie, solely dedicated to the coverage of Irish women’s sport. It has gone from strength to strength since it’s inception in January 2015 and Sharon would like to think that sportswomen.ie has played a part in the movement that has brought Irish women’s sport more to the fore in the last two years “Now that I can no longer do the business on the pitch, the challenge now is to bring the achievements of the women that can.”
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Sarah O’Conor
Head of Sport, Wilson Hartnell
stakeholder within Irish Sport.
Sarah O’Connor is Head of Sport at Wilson Hartnell (WH) advising companies, brands, sports organisations and athletes on all aspects of sports business with a particular focus on sports marketing and sponsorship. Originally a solicitor, having trained and worked with Arthur Cox, Sarah joined WH from the Federation of Irish Sport, the trade association for Ireland’s national sporting organisations. During her time with the Federation it has transformed from start-up to established
Having been privileged enough to have been involved with a variety of sports from an early age Sarah’s passion for sport stems not just from sport itself but the power of sport to transform people’s lives. Sarah is also a Director of Boardmatch Ireland, a charity which looks to improve the governance of not for profit organisations. Whilst Sarah’s original connection with UCD was competitive and centred on hockey matches against the University it has developed more positively in recent years with Sarah enthusiastically contributing to the MSc in Sport & Exercise Management.
Rob Hartnett Founder, Sport for Business, Advocate for Parity of Esteem for Women in Sport Rob Hartnett is the founder and CEO of Sport for Business, Ireland’s leading network for sporting and business leaders. He is a strong advocate of the need for parity of esteem in sport for women, sport for men and sport for all. Sport for Business has hosted a number of major events focused on the opportunities available to businesses backing women’s sport. Teaming Up for Women in Sport in November 2016 provided an opportunity for Minister of State for Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, to first outline his ambitious plans to place leadership of sport under an equality spotlight. Sport for Business’ Daily News Digest regularly highlights the challenges faced by Women in Sport but just as often focuses on the great work being done by companies like Liberty Insurance, Lidl, Continental Tyres, Aon, AIB and others who have stepped into the world of Women’s Sport in recent years. Hartnett chose to get involved as an advocate for equality when seeing the difference in opportunity within sport afforded beyond primary school education to his two daughters as opposed to his two sons. Sport for Business was voted the Best Emerging Sports Business of the Year at the 2016 Sport Industry Awards. Web address: www.sportforbusiness.com Twitter: @SportForBusines
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Get Connected | Stay Connected with UCD and each other!
UCD Alumni Relations are proud to partner our alumni with pioneering industry leaders at the UCD Women in Leadership Conference 2017. If you would like to get involved in our professional development programme with events like this, or by offering your insights to students or alumni, please get in touch with us by e-mailing alumnicommunications@ucd.ie. Just because you are no longer a student doesn’t mean your link with UCD has been broken — your UCD degree is your passport for life. You will always be part of the UCD Community which is a global network of over 235,000 alumni in over 165 countries around the world. You can stay connected through our UCD Alumni Network which provides a secure online platform enabling you to reconnect with friends and make business connections.
To find out more go to www.ucd.ie/alumni
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Organising Committee Eimear O’Flynn Eimear developed the idea of the Women in Leadership Conference while involved with events in UCD as she recognized a severe gap in activities to promote female empowerment within the University. Eimear is a Supply Chain Analyst with Abbott Nutrition, part of Abbott Laboratories. She previously completed Abbott’s Professional Development Programme, as part of this Eimear spent six months in a pharmaceutical plant in Northern India. Eimear graduated from UCD in 2014 with a BSc in Physiology. During her time at University she was Auditor of UCD Musical Society and a member of UCD Societies Council. Michael Foley Michael Foley is currently a member of the Deals Advisory, Transaction Services team in KPMG. Transaction Services is a specialist advisory team assisting clients in completing major market transactions. Michael graduated from UCD with a degree in Business and Law and following this completed a Masters in Accounting from the UCD Smurfit Business School. A past treasurer of the L&H, Michael was involved in a wide range of activities on campus as a student. He is delighted to be involved with the Women in Leadership Conference as it strives to impact real change. Alice Shanahan Alice is in her third year studying Law with Economics here at UCD. She will be spending her upcoming semester in the University of New South Wales in Sydney. She loves being an active participant in University society life and is a current member of the UCD Sailing Varsity Team. This is her second year volunteering at the Women in Leadership conference and she is grateful for the opportunity to be continuously involved in such an exciting and unique event. Ciara O’Reilly Ciara O’Reilly is a second year student in UCD. She is studying Art History and Sociology. She is an active member of the UCD Sailing Club and acts as Events Officer on its committee. Ciara attended Alexandra College and was chosen to become a prefect in her final year. Herself and her fellow prefects pioneered a Women in Leadership Conference, which, due to its success is now an annual event in the School. Ciara has always had a keen interest in business and would like to pursue a career in marketing. Roisin O’Brien Roisin O’Brien is in her second year in UCD, studying a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Sociology. Roisin has a keen interest in ballet and music both of which she has participated in from a young age. As a member of UCD Sailing Club, Roisin holds the position of Varsities Officer for the Club. With an interest in business and current affairs, Roisin wishes to pursue a career in Marketing and Public Relations.
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Women’s Network
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STUDENT SOCIETIES
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