PROGRAMME DAY 1 – THURSDAY 6TH OCTOBER

MC: Shane Coleman presenter of Newstalk’s flagship Breakfast programme.

Jump to Friday

Time Session Notes
8.30am –
10am		 Breakfast Networking
10am –
10.30am		 Registration
10.30am –
12pm		 Ireland: Towards 2030 and Beyond
The Economic and Social Outlook

  • Alan Barrett, Director Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
  • Pamela Byrne to represent ACESA/Agencies
  • Stephen Kinsella, Professor of Economics, University of Limerick
  • Deirdre Mortell, Rethink Ireland
12pm –
12.30pm		 Conference Keynote

  • Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
 Moderator:
Shane Coleman presenter of Newstalk’s flagship Breakfast programme.
12.30pm –
1.30pm		 Lunch
1.30pm –
3pm		 The Public Service: Rising to the Challenges
Delivering for the public through digital solutions

  • Victor Dominello MP, New South Wales Australia Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government
  • Yuliya Garyacha, former advisor to the Ukrainian government and Digital Strategist at McCann Fitzgerald
  • Anna Shakespeare, CEO, Pobal
  • Ben Welby, Policy Analyst, Digital Government & Open Data, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
 Moderator:
Garrett Blaney, Comreg
3pm –
3.15pm		 Tea & Coffee
3.15pm –
4.45pm		 The Climate Challenge and the role for Ireland’s Public Service

  • Tom Arnold, Irish Government Special Envoy for Food Systems
  • Anne Graham, CEO, National Transport Authority
  • Paddy Hayes, Chief Executive, ESB
  • Aisling Maloney, Climate Activist
  • Elaine Nevin, National Director, ECO-UNESCO
 Moderator:
Laura Burke, Environmental Protection Agency.
6.45pm –
7.30pm		 Drinks Reception
7.30pm Conference Dinner – Guest Speaker

  • Marie Louise O’Donnell, Social Commentator, and former Senator

 

 

PROGRAMME DAY 2 – FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER

MC: Hilkka Becker, ACESA Board Member, and Chairperson of the International Protection Appeal Tribunal

Jump to Thursday

Time Session Notes
8am –
9.15am		 Breakfast Networking
9.15am –
10.45am		 The Workplace of the Future

  • Shirley Comerford, Assistant Secretary of the Public Service Workforce Division
  • Marien de Boer, Coordinator of the Netherlands’ Hybrid Working Programme
  • Michael Maness, Co-Founder, Subculture Systems
  • Hilary Murphy Fagan, National Shared Services Office
 Moderator:
Rosalind Carroll, ACESA Vice Chair; Chief Executive, Personal Injuries Assessement Board
10.45am –
11.30am		 Our Hopes for 2030 and beyond
The view from the leaders of the future.
Freshly Ground Theatre, in association with the National Youth Council of Ireland.

  • Ruby Collins
  • Sean Farrelly
  • Michelle Henry
  • Jack Jones
  • Saili Áine Ní Mhurchú

Panel mentored by Jenny MacDonald, Solo Sirens.

Freshly Ground Theatre
National Youth Council of Ireland
Solo Sirens

 Moderator:
Patricia Carey, ACESA Board Member; CEO, Adoption Authority of Ireland
11.30am –
11.45am		 Tea & Coffee
11.45am –
1.15pm		 Public Service Cooperation on a Shared Island

  • John McDonagh, Waterways Ireland
  • Gina McIntyre, Chief Executive, Special EU Programmes Body
  • Aingeal O’Donoghue, Shared Island Unit, Department of An Taoiseach
  • David Sterling, Chairperson Chief Executives Forum Northern Ireland
 Moderator:
John Farrelly, ACESA Board Member; Chief Executive, Mental Health Commission
1.15pm –
1.45pm		 Conference Reflections & Closing

  • Maurice Buckley, Chairperson, Office of Public Works
  • Ruth Graham, Visual Note Taker
  • Deborah Somorin, Author and Founder, Empowering the Family

 

 Moderator:
Pamela Byrne, ACESA Chair; CEO, Food Safety Authority of Ireland