IWDC 2017 Brochure
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International Women’s Day 2017 DellEMC Campus, DellEMC Limerick, Raheen Business Park, Raheen, Limerick. Wednesday 8th March 2017 Helen Shaw Conference Chairperson Helen Shaw is the founder and Managing Director of the digital content and consultancy agency, Athena Media. She is a multi-award winning radio producer and was awarded the overall Grand prize at the New York Radio Festival in 2016. She is a former Director of RTÉ Radio and Head of RTÉ Radio 1 and she was the first woman to be appointed to the RTÉ executive board in 1997. Helen presents the annual Women Mean Business Conference and Awards and is a founder member and former President of the International Women’s Forum, Ireland. She was appointed to the board of the Arts Council in December 2016. Sam Blanckensee Niamh Coleman Dr Regina Kelly National Development Officer - TENI Manufacturing Engineer, Johnson & Johnson Project Officer and Postdoctoral Researcher National Development Officer for Transgender Equality Graduated from Cork Institute of Technology at EPI*STEM Network Ireland (TENI) who were on the Forbes 30 with a first class honours in the level 8 biomedical Dr Regina Kelly is a Project Officer and Postdoctoral under 30 Europe Lists 2017 in the category of Law and engineering program. Recipient of the “Inaugural Researcher at EPI*STEM, the National Centre for STEM Policy, Sam’s role is to build capacity within the trans CIT-DePuy Scholarship” in 2012. She initiated and Education at the University of Limerick. She works as community and to work in the area of suicide prevention. organized a USA internship work placement a researcher on the WiSTEM2D programme under Sam recently led the project which produced “Heads programme in conjunction with DePuy Synthes the supervision and direction of Dr Oliver McGarr Up: Guide to Trans Mental Health and Wellbeing”. Johnson & Johnson which is now paving the (Principal Investigator). The main aim of the research He previously sat on the TENI board and regularly pathway for future CIT-DePuy Scholarship students. was to investigate the barriers female science represented TENI in the media. Sam also founded Trans Experienced in both Research & Development and undergraduates face when pursuing science-related Greystones a local support group, he is an administrator manufacturing completed various work placements careers. for both the Irish Trans Student Alliance and Trans Guys through college in the USA and Ireland. Presented at Ireland. He has four year’s experience in grassroots the International Manufacturing conference in UL on The findings from the research conducted during community organising both inside and outside of the her final year project, “The dynamic analysis of a CNC the project formed the basis of the WiSTEM2D LGBT community. In 2014 they were awarded the UCD machine tool”. She is now enrolled in the University Team Projects. Four student groups conducted Presidents’ Award for Excellence in Student Activities for Hire Graduate Program in DePuy Synthes Cork where studies on “Mentor Support”, “Peer Isolation”, “Female their work in trans rights on and off campus. she will gain experience in cross-functional areas. Stereotyping”, and “Female Self Perception”. Jim Breen Marie Connolly Fiona McCarthy PE, LEED AP HR Manager, University of Limerick Vice President Human Resources, DellEMC Presently Vice President, Lead Biologic Expansion, at Marie Connolly is a senior HR professional with Fiona is responsible for the people strategy and Janssen Pharmaceutical, previously Jim has held roles over 25 years’ experience in leading, driving and agenda for Europe, Middle East and African region within J&J such as VP Worldwide Engineering & Technical implementing key change initiatives within the as it relates to HR Services and support. The Operations (WWETO), VP Network Management, VP Higher Education and Semi-State sectors in Ireland. geographical footprint for which she is responsible Project Management WWETO, and VP Engineering, Marie currently holds the position of HR Manager, involves the support of approx. 27,000 employees Global Biologics Supply Chain. Jim joined J&J in 1997 in Organisation Change where she has responsibility across 50+ countries. Key responsibilities involve legal Shanghai, China and has progressed through a variety for leading on the implementation of key change guardianship and compliance to all local standards, of roles in project management and engineering in projects both within the institution and across policies, laws and regulations as they pertain to HR. the biologics and pharmaceutical groups. Prior to J&J, the sector. Her role includes responsibility for the Her guardianship role deals with many complex Jim was employed by General Electric and Hercules Athena SWAN process in UL. Marie successfully issues including mergers, acquisitions, integrations, as Inc. in both domestic and international assignments in managed UL’s bid in achieving the prestigious well as Dell managed service deals. She is responsible manufacturing, project management and engineering. Athena SWAN Bronze Institution Award in 2015, for defining and shaping the culture within the Jim earned his Bachelor of Engineering from Stevens the first of only two institutions with Trinity College region – while balancing and leading the appropriate Institute of Technology, MBA from Drexel University and in the South of Ireland to successfully achieve the level of change management programs in support of Masters of Engineering in Technology Management from award in the first application round, showing UL’s the business and in partnership with Dell’s employee University of Pennsylvania. He is a registered Professional commitment to supporting and advancing careers representative teams, works councils and unions Engineer and LEED AP. Jim is an adjunct professor for women in STEMM. Marie is currently chairperson throughout the region. Fiona leads a diverse team of at Drexel University in the Engineering Department of the Athena SWAN National Steering Committee. over 60 HR professionals across her relevant countries teaching graduate courses in Engineering and – she thoroughly enjoys the diversity and complexity Construction Management in the areas of sustainability, of the many cultures she engages with every day. risk management, LEED, and project management. Professor Paul McCutcheon Dan Robertson Caroline Spillane BCL, LLM, LLD Diversity & Inclusion Director, Employers Network Director General, Engineers Ireland Professor Paul McCutcheon is Vice President for Equality & Inclusion (ENEI) Caroline Spillane is Director General of Engineers Academic and Registrar at the University of Dan is responsible for working with the CEO Ireland. Prior to undertaking this role Caroline Limerick. Member of University of Limerick to develop the organisation’s membership was the chief executive officer at the Medical Governing Authority; Academic Council; Executive engagement strategy, supporting our member’s Council of Ireland. Caroline has held senior roles in Committee; Management Council. diversity agenda through our training and organisations including Assistant National Director consultancy services and working with the business Professor of Law (since 2005). Previously, Head of with the HSE and chief executive officer of the CPA. community to promote and share good practice. the School of Law, (2002-2007). Research interests Caroline is an economics graduate of University are criminal law, jurisprudence and legal theory, Dan has a solid 12 year track record of working College Cork, and also holds an MA from the Dublin legal systems, and sports law. Author of The Larceny across public and private sector organisations in Institute of Technology. Act 1916 (Round Hall Press, 1988); co-author of the field of Diversity and Inclusion Management. Byrne and McCutcheon on The Irish Legal System (5th Before joining ENEI, Dan worked as a Senior ed., Bloomsbury Professional, 2009) and Criminal Consultant for a national diversity specialist Liability (Round Hall Sweet & Maxwell, 2000): consultancy firm, where he supported a range co-editor of The Confiscation of Criminal Assets: of national organisations on their diversity and Law and Procedure (Round Hall Ltd, 1999). He inclusion programmes. Dan also led on the design has published extensively in journals in Ireland, of ILM accreditation programmes and a Diversity in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Business Accreditation standard. Australia and North America. Currently co-editor (short articles and comments) of The Irish Jurist. Consultant to Irish Law Reform Commission project on Provocation (2003). Consultant to the Inspector Aidan Trindle of Prisons and Places of Detention. Member, Expert VP of Manufacturing, DellEMC Group on the Codification of the Criminal Law Aidan Trindle is Vice-President of Global (2003-2004). Manufacturing Operations with responsibility for supporting the International markets. In addition, Aidan is a principal leader in the EMC Centre of Excellence in Cork. Aidan leads the Cork Manufacturing facility which is the largest Dr Mary Shire site outside the US, spanning over 250,000 sqft, Vice President Research, University of Limerick employs in excess of 650 people, ships to over 140 Dr Mary Shire holds the position of Vice President countries (EMEA, APJ, LA) and produces almost for Research at the University of Limerick (UL) the entire EMC hardware portfolio, including since 2011 and is responsible for the leadership, Converged Infrastructure Solutions. development