7th Annual Great Place to Work® Institute Conference 2009
DCU Business School, Tuesday 26th May 2009

About the 2009 Speakers

Keynote speakers and session leaders at the European Great Place to Work® Conference 2009 share a drive for building trust within their organizations. Many of them have already proven the result of their effort by being recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland.

DCU
Dr Finian Buckley

Head of Programme Development Centre for Executive Programmes

Head of Programme Development Centre for Executive Programmes

Director of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance

NCPP
Lucy Fallon Byrne

Director of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance

Lucy was appointed Director of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance on its establishment in 2001. The NCPP is...
HR People Programs

Accenture
Katherine Dalton

HR People Programs

Katherine Dalton works in HR People Programs (Human Capital & Diversity) in Accenture Grand Canal Square Dublin.

Her role provides for...

Managing Director

Great Place to Work Institute Ireland
Cathal Divilly

Managing Director

Cathal Divilly is Managing Director of the Great Place to Work® Institute Ireland. Cathal works with leaders and managers...

Employee Engagement Manager

Telefonica O2 Ireland
Rachel Farrell

Employee Engagement Manager

Rachel Farrell is Employee Engagement Manager for Telefonica O2 Ireland and...
Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Head of the HRM Group and a Deputy Director of LInK

DCU
Professor Patrick Flood

Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Head of the HRM Group and a Deputy Director of LInK

Professor Patrick Flood holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and a MBS and B.Comm. from University College, Dublin. He has extensive MBA and executive education experience and is...

 

Director, International Customer Care & Sales Operations

Welch Allyn
Mary Geoghegan

Director, International Customer Care & Sales Operations

Mary has worked with Welch Allyn since April 2002 and is currently in the role of Director, International Customer Care & Sales Operations...

Director of High Performance Management

Irish Institute of Sport
Gary Keegan

Director of High Performance Management

Gary Keegan is the director of high performance management in the Irish Institute of Sport. Previous to Gary's current role, he spent 5 years...
CEO

Great Place to Work Institute Ireland
Bob Lee

CEO

Bob Lee is the founder and CEO of the Great Place to Work® Institute Ireland. In these roles, he provides leadership and strategic direction for the Institute within these markets...

DCU / People in Mind
Dr John Loughran

Occupational Psychologist

John is an Occupational Psychologist and founding partner of People in Mind...

 

Cadbury Ireland Commercial
Barry McCabe

Head of HR, Commercial

Head of HR, Commercial, Cadbury Ireland Commercial
Lecturer in Human Resource Management

DCU Business School
Dr. Aoife McDermott

Lecturer in Human Resource Management

Dr. Aoife McDermott is a Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Dublin City University Business School. She holds a PhD from Trinity, which she completed as a Trinity Scholar while concurrently holding a Government of Ireland Research Scholarship...

 

HR Director

Unicarepharmacy
Tracy O'Brien

HR Director

Tracy O'Brien, BA(Psych), MSc, Chartered FCIPD, is HR Director for Unicare Pharmacy Ltd...

 

Senior Executive

Accenture
Cathal Quigley

Senior Executive

Cathal Quigley is a senior executive in Ireland's Financial Services practice in Accenture. In his 17 years in Accenture Cathal has worked in the UK, the US and Ireland across a variety of different industries in both the public and private sector...

 

Managing Director

Microsoft
Paul Rellis

Managing Director

Paul Rellis was appointed Managing Director of Microsoft Ireland in December 2007. As MD he is responsible for Microsoft Corporation's business in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and he...

 

Head of HR

Telefonica O2 Ireland
Yann Ricourt

Head of HR

Yann Ricourt is Head of HR for O2 Ireland responsible for...
HR Director

McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland
Michele Ryan

HR Director

Michele Ryan, BBS, MBS, Chartered FCIPD, is HR Director for McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland. Prior to joining McDonald's in 2004, Michele was a senior manager with...

Great Place to Work Institute
Neville Shekleton

Client Services Director

Client Services Director, Great Place to Work Institute
HR Manager

Abbott Laboratories Ireland Ltd
Emmet Wrafter

HR Manager

Emmet holds the position of HR Manager for Abbott's Irish Commercial Affiliate in Citywest, with HR responsibility for...