Margaret Heffernan
Margaret Heffernan
CEO, Professor of Practice at Bath University & Author of Wilful Blindness
David McWilliams
David McWilliams
Acclaimed Global Economist, Author and Podcaster
Peter O’Mahony
Peter O’Mahony
Peter O'Mahony, Irish Rugby Legend, Six Nations Grand Slam Winner, British & Irish Lions Representative, Expert in High-Performance Leadership and Team Culture
Mark Little
Mark Little
Mark Little helps leaders and organisations navigate constant change. Drawing lessons from journalism, politics and technology, he shows how to build resilience, embrace innovation, and protect trust in an age of disruption.
Jim Fitzpatrick
Journalist and Broadcaster for BBC Northern Ireland
why book jim?
- Jim’s extensive experience in political journalism, hosting three hours of weekly political coverage, ensures insightful and informed discussions on Northern Ireland politics
- Having launched the Politics Show and co-hosted extensive election coverage, Jim is a versatile BBC presenter, delivering news and current affairs with depth and clarity
- Jim’s past as an investigative reporter for UTV and Business Editor at The Irish News enhances his ability to dissect complex issues, offering a thorough understanding to his audience
Biography
Jim Fitzpatrick is an award-winning independent broadcaster, producer and journalist with a specialist interest in economics and politics.
He is currently Consulting Editor at The Irish News in Belfast and presents a weekly business/entrepreneurship podcast, Trading Up which is produced in association with EY.
The Irish News is part of his family business, the IntoMedia group, which also includes commercial radio station Q Radio and Northern Ireland’s largest news printing specialists Interpress.
His investigations work in recent years for non-profit organisations such as OCCRP (Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project) and openDemocracy have focused on transparency issues and the intersection of money and politics.
A former Editor of Economics and Business for the BBC in Ireland, he previously fronted much of the BBC NI’s political coverage as the presenter of The Politics Show, Stormont programming and party conferences. He also led major investigations for BBC’s current affairs programme Spotlight.
He has interviewed many leading politicians from Ireland, the UK and US from Bill Clinton to Tony Blair and Leo Varadkar.
He is Chair of the charity PeacePlayers Northern Ireland which helps bridge divides through sport in some of the region’s most challenging situations.
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