The question of leadership for Women in sport will be aired as part of a prestigious UCD Leadership conference taking place on Thursday, February 9th.
Cork Dual Star and 2015 winner of the irish Times / Sport Ireland Sportswomen of the Year Rena Buckley will be joined in a panel discussion looking at this issue by Sarah O’Connor, Head of Sport at Wilson Hartnell, Sharon Hutchinson, Founder of sportswomen.ie and Rob Hartnett, Founder of Sport for Business.
The Conference, sponsored by Arthur Cox is now in its second year and is targeting an audience of 500 students and alumni for a day of networking and insight.
The line up of speakers is impressive with the following panels lined up to give their side of the story of how Women are advancing in all areas of society.
Keynote Talks
Breege O’Donoghue – Non- Executive Director, Primark
Tina Roche – CEO, Business in the Community Ireland
Women In Media
Clodagh Edwards – CEO, IMAGE Publications
Geraldine Kennedy – Past Editor of the Irish Times
Margaret Gilsenan – Partner and Head of Strategy, Boys and Girls Ltd.
Sinead McSweeney – VP, Public Policy and Communications, EMEA at Twitter
Women in STEM
Marguerite Sayers – Managing Director – ESB Networks
Mary Sheahan – Non-Executive Director, Venn Life Sciences
Gretta Collins – Director of Process Development, Boston Scientific
Ann O’Dea – CEO, Silicon Republic
Women in Professional Services
Michelle Cullen – Managing Director and Inclusion and Diversity Lead, Accenture
Geoff Moore – Partner, Arthur Cox
Anna O’Connell – CEP Regulatory Advisory Head, Citi
Mary O’Hara – Partner, PwC and Steering Committee, 30% Club
Women in Sport
Rena Buckley – All Star Cork GAA Player and Physiotherapist
Sharon Hutchinson – Creator, sportswomen.ie
Sarah O’Connor – Head of Sport, Wilson Hartnell
Rob Hartnett – Founder and CEO, Sport for Business
Book your place for this event here
This session will follow on from a gathering of a leadership group arising out of the Teaming Up for Women in Sport event hosted by Sport for Business in November 2016 which will take place on Tuesday February 7th. This will explore practical steps to advance the case for equality of opportunity in sport at all levels.
Read about Teaming Up for Women in Sport
Join Garrett Tubridy, Director of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, Roisin Glynn from AIB, Joanne O’Sullivan from PSG, Sarah O’Connor, eir, Littlewoods, Aer Lingus and many more on Friday 20th for an early morning of learning, networking and insight on the sporting year ahead Reserve your place now.
