Margaret Heffernan

Margaret Heffernan

CEO, Professor of Practice at Bath University & Author of Wilful Blindness

Katriona O’Sullivan, Professor

Katriona O’Sullivan, Professor

Psychologist, Award winning Author & Associate Professor of Science at Maynooth University

Amy Webb

Amy Webb

World-Renowned Futurist, Founder & CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group, Expert in Emerging Technologies

Claire Byrne

Claire Byrne

Broadcaster, Journalist, MC and award host

Eímear Noone

Eímear Noone

Internationally renowned composer and conductor Eímear Noone is best known for her iconic work on World of Warcraft and for becoming the first female conductor in Academy Awards history. Blending creativity, technology and leadership, she delivers inspiring keynote talks on innovation, teamwork, women in tech and breaking barriers at the highest level.

Áine Kerr

Áine Kerr

Digital Entrepreneur & Women’s Leadership Advocate

Emily Maitlis

Emily Maitlis

Award-Winning Journalist & Broadcaster, Co-Host of Gold Award-Winning podcast, 'The News Agents', Trusted Voice on Elections in the US & UK, GQ Magazine's 'One of the Most Influential People in Britain'

Katty Kay

Katty Kay

Author of The Confidence Code, Expert in Global Affairs and Women’s Leadership, BBC Journalist, Host of The Rest is Politics US Podcast

Dr Rachel Sheehan, PhD

Dr Rachel Sheehan, PhD

Dr Rachel Sheehan is the Sport Psychologist who helped guide the Mayo Senior Footballers to All-Ireland glory, blending elite athletic experience with academic research to help teams and organisations build cultures of sustained high performance.

Caroline Casey, Dr

Caroline Casey, Dr

Founder of Valuable500, Global Advocate for Inclusion and Motivational Speaker 

Rita McGrath

Rita McGrath

C-Suite Strategist, Columbia University Business School Professor, Thinkers 50 & Top 10 Best-selling Author

Sophia Velastegui

Sophia Velastegui

Scaling AI Responsibly for Global Enterprises: In this flagship project, Sophia led a multi-year initiative for a Fortune 500 company that moved them from experimental AI pilot programmes into fully scaled business applications. She oversaw cross-functional teams in data, engineering, legal, compliance and product, ensuring ethical frameworks were embedded, ROI metrics defined, and user impact tracked. The result: a 50% efficiency improvement, new revenue streams in under 18 months, and a risk governance model that has since become a blueprint for peer organisations tackling AI scale-ups.

Herminia Ibarra

Herminia Ibarra

Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School & Author of Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

Kate D Adamson

Kate D Adamson

Renegade Futurist & Ecocentrist, Founder of Futurenautics, Author

Derval O’Rourke

Derval O’Rourke

Three-Time Olympic Athlete, World Champion, Best-Selling Author & Entrepreneur

Leda Glyptis, Dr.

Leda Glyptis, Dr.

Expert in Fintech, Technology Transformation & Change Management in Banking, Author of ‘Bankers Like Us’ and ‘Beyond Resilience’ and Professor of Practice on the Emergence of Digital Economies

Kate Ancketill

Kate Ancketill

Business Futurist, Trend Forecaster & Board Advisor to the World’s Biggest Brands for 25 Years

Claire Brock

Claire Brock

News & Current Affairs Presenter at Virgin Media Television

Mandy Hickson

Mandy Hickson

Former RAF Pilot, Leadership Expert, Aviation Ambassador & STEM Advocate

Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, Dr.

Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, Dr.

Award-Winning Science Communicator, Educator, Academic and Advocate for Gender Equality

Sahar Hashemi OBE

Sahar Hashemi OBE

Sahar Hashemi OBE is a visionary entrepreneur, bestselling author and founder of Buy Women Built. Best known for co-founding Coffee Republic, the UK’s first US-style coffee chain, she now helps organisations reignite entrepreneurial thinking, innovation and customer connection in an increasingly complex and AI-driven world. Through engaging storytelling and practical insight, Sahar challenges audiences to rethink bureaucracy, fear and the need for certainty — empowering leaders and teams to act with greater courage, agility and momentum.

Clare Dillon

Clare Dillon

Technology Evangelist - helping organisations capitalise on emerging tech trends

Sacha Dekker

Sacha Dekker

Resilience and Mindset Expert & Disability Advocate

Elaine Burke

Elaine Burke

Award-Winning Science & Technology Journalist & Broadcaster, 'For Tech’s Sake' Podcast Host