Conference Overview
Welcome to the inaugural College of Business Alumni Conference - UCD Impact Makers Summit. This conference features faculty, senior business leaders and alumni providing an afternoon of insightful sessions at UCD Smurfit School.
Date: Thursday 13th March 2025
Time: 1pm - 6pm
- 1pm - Registration and networking lunch
- 2pm - 6pm Conference sessions
- 6pm - Delegate networking reception
Location: UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock.
Themes: Leadership, Talent Management, Strategy, Digital Innovation, Globalisation
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Event Schedule
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| 1pm - 2pm | Welcome Lunch & Networking | ||
| 2pm - 3pm | Opening Plenary – Robert Guest, Deputy Editor, The Economist | ||
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3.10pm - 4.50pm Delegates Select One Theme to Attend |
THEME 1: Strategic Leadership and Talent Management
Keynote: Academic Lead - Prof Karan Sonpar, Full Professor of Organisational Behaviour, UCD College of Business
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THEME 2: From Globalisation to Multipolarity: Tech, Trade and Regulation
Keynote: Academic Lead - Prof Imelda Maher, Sutherland Full Professor of European Law
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THEME 3: Digital Innovation and Transformation
Keynote: Academic Lead - Prof Joe Peppard, Full Professor of Executive Education, UCD College of Business
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| 5pm - 6pm |
Panel Discussion: Global Ireland – in person and virtual presenters
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| 6pm - 7pm | Closing Networking Reception | ||
Meet our Speakers
Emily Brand
Head of Communications at Boston Scientific Ireland
Deepak Chaudhari
Country Head Ireland at Tata Consultancy Services
Fiona Carney
COO Microsoft EMEA
Lorna Conn
Chief Executive Officer CPL
Steve Cooper
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Lead, Data and AI Scale Program
Eoin Daly
Senior Partner London, McKinsey
Frances Fitzgerald
Former Member of the European Parliament
Professor Susi Geiger
Full Professor of Markets, Organisations and Society, UCD College of Business
Robert Guest
Deputy Editor, The Economist
Declan Hughes
Declan Hughes, Secretary General, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Professor Imelda Maher
Sutherland Full Professor of European Law
Orla McAleer
Chief Culture Officer, Alltech
Professor Damien McLoughlin
Anthony C. Cunningham Professor of Marketing, UCD College of Business
Feargal O’Rourke
Chairperson IDA
Loretta O'Sullivan
EY Ireland Chief Economist and Partner
Professor Joe Peppard
Full Professor of Executive Education, UCD College of Business
Professor Karan Sonpar
Full Professor of Organisational Behaviour, UCD College of Business
Martin Shanahan
Adjunct Professor at UCD Smurfit School
Professor Paul Walsh
Full Professor of Global Affairs and Sustainable Futures UCD
