Annual Conference Progamme
PEOPLE & PURPOSE – The Power Ps of Business
Wednesday 23rd October
Citywest Hotel, Dublin
8.00-9.00 Registration & Breakfast
Presenter: Conall Ó Mórain
Morning Session 1: 9.00am -10.30am
Chairman’s Address: Ross McCarthy
Opening the conference: Robert Troy TD Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise and Innovation
How to win the race for talent with Jobs.ie, Christopher Paye, General Manager, Jobs.ie
Workplace Wellness, Sinéad Proos, Head of Wellness, Laya Healthcare
10.00-10.30am Breakout Session 1 in the Breakout Room in the foyer
The Talent Workshop – 5 actions you can take now to help win the battle for talent. Find out how you can attract and retain the best people for your SME business.
Claes Peyron, MD, Universum and the Employer Branding Academy, global leaders in employer branding.
10.45am-11.15am Mid-morning break
Morning Session 2: 11.00am -12.45pm
Theme Speaker: Norah Casey, Broadcaster, publishing entrepreneur and human rights campaigner
In conversation with Marc O’Dwyer, CEO, Big Red Cloud
11.30am-12 noon Breakout Session 2 in t in the Breakout Room in the foyer
Digital transformation: empower people, redefine purpose – How SMEs can harness technology to become a purpose driven organisation (People, Purpose, Process))
Justin Smal, CEO, Monread CRM
The Great Debate –- Is it just about the bottom line? Discussion about whether people & purpose really matter in business.
Colm O’Reilly CEO, Sunday Business Post
Conall Mac Coille, Chief Economist, Davy
Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh
Richard Boyd Barrett, T.D. People Before Profit
Laura Bambrick, Congress Social Policy Officer, ICTU
12.45pm-2.00pm Lunch
1.45pm – 1.55pm Energising Session with Jody Kennedy in the Breakout Room in the Foyer
Afternoon Session: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Breakout Session 3 on the main stage:
Brexit Panel Discussion
Moderator: David Davin Power, columnist with The Times Ireland, and former Northern Ireland Editor for RTÉ News and Current Affairs.
Shanker Singham, Alternative Arrangements Commission; Chairman and CEO of Competere
Professor Dolores Cahill, Professor of Translational Science at UCD and Chairwoman of Irexit Freedom Party
Dr Alasdair McDonnell, SDLP
Lisa Chambers TD, Fianna Fáil
Dr Karen Devine, Department of Law and Government DCU (home of the Brexit Institute)
Keynote speaker: Jim Gavin, Manager of the Dublin Gaelic Football Team & Assistant Director of the Irish Aviation Authority
3.30-4.00pm Breakout Session 4 i in the Breakout Room in the foyer
Workplace Relations Commission – Adjudication, Mediation and Inspection Services: An Overview. James Kelly, Adjudicator & Mediator, WRC and John Kelly, Regional Manager, Inspection Service, WRC