UCD Impact Makers Summit

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 on 13th March 2025.

Conference Overview

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

Time	Activity
1pm - 2pm	Welcome Lunch & Networking
2pm - 3pm	Opening Plenary – Speaker Details TBC
3.10pm - 4.50pm Delegates Select One Theme to Attend	THEME 1: Strategic Leadership and Talent Management Keynote: Academic Lead - Prof Karan Sonpar Panel Discussion: Deepak Chaudhari, Country Head Ireland at Tata Consultancy Services Prof Damien McLoughlin, UCD Nóirín O’Sullivan, NED	THEME 2: From Globalisation to Multipolarity: Tech, Trade and Regulation Keynote: Academic Lead - Imelda Maher, Sutherland Full Prof of European Law Panel Discussion: Panelists from across academia, tech, legal and global organisations	THEME 3: Digital Innovation and Transformation Keynote: Academic Lead - Prof Joe Peppard Panel Discussion: Fiona Carney, COO Microsoft EMEA Eoin Daly, Senior Partner London, McKinsey Patrick Ward, Principal Consultant, Aitheria Partners
5pm - 6pm	Panel Discussion: Global Ireland – in person and virtual presenters Academic Lead – Adjunct Prof Martin Shanahan, Partner, Grant Thornton Ireland Lorna Conn, Chief Executive Officer CPL Frances Fitzgerald, Former Member of the European Parliament Declan Hughes, Secretary General, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Feargal O’Rourke, Chairperson IDA
6pm - 7pm	Closing Networking Reception

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Welcome Lunch & Networking

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Opening Plenary – Speaker Details TBC

3:10 PM – 4:50 PM

Delegates Select One Theme to Attend

THEME 1: Strategic Leadership and Talent Management

Keynote: Academic Lead - Prof. Karan Sonpar
Panel Discussion:
- Deepak Chaudhari, Country Head Ireland at Tata Consultancy Services
- Prof. Damien McLoughlin, UCD
- Nóirín O’Sullivan, NED

THEME 2: From Globalisation to Multipolarity: Tech, Trade, and Regulation

Keynote: Academic Lead - Imelda Maher, Sutherland Full Professor of European Law
Panel Discussion: Panelists from across academia, tech, legal, and global organisations

THEME 3: Digital Innovation and Transformation

Keynote: Academic Lead - Prof. Joe Peppard
Panel Discussion:
- Fiona Carney, COO Microsoft EMEA
- Eoin Daly, Senior Partner London, McKinsey
- Patrick Ward, Principal Consultant, Aitheria Partners

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Panel Discussion: Global Ireland – In-person and virtual presenters

Academic Lead: Adjunct Prof. Martin Shanahan, Partner, Grant Thornton Ireland
Panelists:
- Lorna Conn, Chief Executive Officer, CPL
- Frances Fitzgerald, Former Member of the European Parliament
- Declan Hughes, Secretary General, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Feargal O’Rourke, Chairperson, IDA