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Aiden is Director of Operations for DPS Group’s Cork campus. DPS Group is a global consulting, engineering and construction management company, serving high-tech industries around the world. Aiden has over 30 years of in-depth experience in Operations, Program Management, Engineering and Construction, for diverse capital projects within the Pharmaceutical, Life Science, Industrial and Petrochemical sectors. His extensive Project Management experience spans project delivery throughout Ireland, North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

IITD Learning & Development Professional of the Year for 2017, Anne led SuperValu & Centra to become the Learning & Development Organisation of the Year in 2019. Anne holds a Honours Degree in Food Business, Masters in Food Science and Technology, Diploma in Personnel Management and is a qualified executive coach. Anne has worked in Musgraves for the last 18 years holding various roles in the HR function. In her current role, Anne heads up the Learning & Development team for both SuperValu and Centra partnering with independent retailers in SuperValu and Centra stores to develop teams in these stores to bring the best of these brands to shoppers right across Ireland.

Over a thirty-year career at IBM, Carmel has held a number of local and global roles in research & development, consulting services and operations. In 2018 Carmel had the opportunity to set-up IBM’s first European Technology for Good development team, based in Dublin. Carmel seized this opportunity to work with NGOs, Industry & Government organisations to demonstrate how IBM technologies and skills can be used to create solutions that result in positive societal outcomes. Her philosophy is to build on past experience, engage in lifelong learning, embrace new challenges and give something back for the benefit of others.

Christof is a Senior Manager with Deloitte Ireland and aligned to the Human Capital Consulting Transformation team. Christof leads the HR strategy practice and has over 20 years of functional experience in supporting business deliver on their strategy through HR. Christof joined Deloitte Consulting from Philips where he has reviewed and subsequently implemented strategic HR Talent, OD and Leadership initiatives in both HR and business functions. Prior to Philips, Christof led Learning and Organisational Development at Westinghouse-Toshiba where he designed and implemented a Corporate University in EMEA and Asia. Christof is a Chartered Psychologist, Registered Occupational Psychologist and Associate Member of the CIPD. Christof is also a part time lecturer at the Irish Management Institute focusing on organisational design and transformation.

Mark is the Chief Technologist at Skillnet Ireland, and has previously held a number of senior leadership positions in the Financial Services and FinTech industry in the UK, North America and Europe. He is an experienced and innovative leader and possesses expertise in technology deployment, operational management, business transformation and regulatory compliance readiness. At Skillnet Ireland, Mark is responsible for leading the technology skills need strategy and agenda, with close engagement across the EU, multisectoral focused industry, higher education and government groups within Ireland.

Ronan is a HR Professional with more than 18 years’ experience across a broad range of industries. Ronan started his career in education sector lecturing in the institute of technology sector before moving to industry where he has held a range of senior roles with major Fortune 500 companies. During his career he has spent time as Global Director of Learning & Development and Global Director of Talent Management with Schneider Electric based in Paris, France. Ronan returned home to Ireland in 2014 where he is currently the Learning & Talent Acquisition Manager at Boston Scientific in Cork. In his role at Boston Scientific he has the pleasure of leading the companies activities around Learning, Talent Management and Talent Acquisition. Ronan has a strong interest in the area of developing, attracting and retaining top talent in the current competitive landscape, and using innovative learning experiences as a competitive differentiator.