International HR Day

Programme

Testimonials

This is a brand new event and is exclusive to Annual Review of Employment Law delegates, you can register for our flagship conference here.

Feedback from our Annual Review of Employment Law:

"This was my first year attending the conference so I have nothing to compare it with, but I was absolutely blown away by how easy the event was to navigate and transition from session to break to session was seamless. What I liked most was the fact that notes were available to print beforehand, the knowledge that we will be able to play back the recordings and the ease and comfort of attending from your own home or usual workspace."
Rachel Bradford, HR Officer, Alucraft Limited

"Best virtual conference I have attended."
Orla Mulqueen, Head of HR, TII

"Thought it was excellent to be honest. Don't believe there is anything that I missed out had it been on as normal."
Richard O'Boyle, Associate Director HR, AbbVie

"The digital platform was excellent. The exceptional standard of guest speakers and chairpersons and the opportunity interact in the chat section. The Legal Island Team were absolutely fabulous at managing the whole event - well done."
Elizabeth Kingston, Consultant, HR Coaching Solutions

"Content and calibre of speakers across the board was outstanding."
Therese Holland, HR Consultant

"It was so well organised; I didn't know what to expect but it surpassed all my expectations. Very well run."
Louise Magee, Senior HR Manager, SITA

"It was very well run. I enjoyed seeing the comments from the other delegates. The speakers were very engaging and engaged with the delegates throughout. I also thought the networking forum was a great idea. 3 minutes was just right, plus the ability to DM the speakers and other delegates at the conference was very useful."
Ann-Marie Gallagher, HR Executive, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

"Really good couple of days. Presentations were brilliant and very topical. Liked the fact that most of the questions were answered also."
Catherine Carroll, People Director, Collinson

"Excellent course. The speakers were brilliant delivering very relevant and useful information!"
Megan Airey, HR Generalist, Aperee Ltd

"Hopin as an online platform was user friendly and it was brilliant in how 'Main Stage' and 'Rooms' were easily accessed for viewing. Networking option was also a brilliant idea. In some way, it was like being in the hotel for the actual event as the virtual event gave that feeling. The group discussions were good to hear different views and ideas. Content from each speaker was relevant and up-to-date. It was lovely to see comments from others, where similarities could be seen."
Christina Fagan, HR Generalist, Commission for Regulation of Utilities

Presenters

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  Gillian McAuley Group HR Director

  Devenish Nutrition

  Gillian joined Devenish as the Group HR Director in 2015. Devenish, an agri tech company has c750 employees globally with sites in UK, Ireland, US, Mexico,Turkey and Africa.

  Gillian was born in Northern Ireland but grew up in Canada where she worked as a Barrister and Solicitor specialising in employment law prior to returning to Northern Ireland in 2001.  After returning to NI, Gillian worked for the Viridian Group (now Energia Group) for 14 years in various HR roles eventually becoming the HR Director in 2011.

  Gillian is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, a Chartered Director and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors.  In a voluntary capacity, she sits on the Board of NOW Group and the Governance, Nominations and Remuneration Committee of Ulster University.  Gillian is married with two teenage sons.

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  Andrew Barnes Founder

  4 Day Week Global, Perpetual Guardian, and Coulthard Barnes Group of Companies

  Innovator, entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrew Barnes has made a career of market-changing innovation and industry digitisation. Most recently, in New Zealand, Andrew triggered a revolution of the entire fiduciary and legal services industries, and the transformation he has led as the founder of Perpetual Guardian has positive implications both locally and globally (as evidenced by his announcement of the 4 day week, which made headlines around the world).

  The result has seen him establish 4 Day Week Global and the 4 Day Week Global Foundation with his partner, Charlotte Lockhart. Their vision for this is to provide a community environment for companies, researchers/academics and interested parties to be able to connect and advance this idea as part of the future of work. Through this work he is on the advisory boards of both the US and Ireland 4 Day Week campaigns and the board of the newly created Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford University.

  In 2019 he wrote The 4 Day Week book, as a how to guide for companies trying to reduce work hours and increase productivity. Through this work he is on the advisory board of the Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford University.

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  Becky Thoseby Head of Workplace Wellbeing

  Ministry of Justice UK

  In a nutshell, Becky works to bring about a culture of wellbeing to an organisation, taking an inclusion focused approach to wellbeing, and helping leaders to integrate wellbeing into their leadership behaviour.
  
  Becky is currently practising as a coach both privately and as part of her full time role. Although she works with clients with a variety of goals, her speciality and passion is wellbeing coaching. Becky loves to work with clients who want to make a change to their life which will result in increased wellbeing, but perhaps are struggling with how to do this, or where to start.
  
  Becky has been practising mindfulness for over five years and runs regular group mindfulness sessions in the workplace which have been extremely successful, as well as presenting at team building events and working with individuals.

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  Martin Zelger VP of International Sales

  Limeade

  Martin is an industry leader in the Well-Being and Engagement space with over 20 years of global experience. At Limeade, Martin is responsible for all direct sales outside of the United States. Together with his international team, he focuses on expanding the footprint of the Limeade Well-Being and Engagement solutions globally.

  Martin speaks four languages and is an Italian and Swiss national. He holds a Doctorate in Business and Commerce from the University of Trento, Italy and a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the University of London, Imperial College, UK.

  Together with his wife Veronika and his twin boys Anton and Jakob, Martin lives in Zürich and keeps fit by chasing his two young boys, day in and day out.

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  Oliver Johnston Founder

  Stepping Out from the Top Team

  As a business consultant for over 25 years, Oliver has built an international reputation in change, organisation development and leadership development. Oliver is a coach, working 1-1 with C-suite executives, a facilitator, working with top-of- the-pyramid teams, and teacher – designing and enabling individual and team learning.

  In December 2020 Oliver retired from his professional coaching practice to concentrate solely on leading the Stepping Out from the Top Team coaching and consulting practice.

  Previously he was Director of Leadership Consulting for Penna PLC.

  Oliver's clients include Canada Life, Clyde & Co, The Southbank Centre, Norbrook Laboratories, KPMG, Grosvenor Group, Uniphar, Northstone Holdings, Harvey Nash, Liberty IT,

  Oliver is an Honorary Life Member of the Association For Coaching (AC), a member of the AC Global Advisory Panel, and was the Inaugural Chair of the Association For Coaching (AC) in Ireland.

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  Emma Stephenson Director of Partner Relations

  Clyde & Co

  Emma Stephenson is a HR professional with 20+ years’ experience in Legal HR.   She started her Clyde career based in Hong Kong as Head of HR for Greater China before moving with the firm to New York to assume the position of Head of HR for the firm’s North America region.  She continues to oversee APAC and North America but is now based in London (home after 10 years of expat life) and focused on building out a new function dedicated to supporting the firm’s 450 global Partners – a function called Partner Relations.  She has a passion for people and in particular supporting people to navigate their careers, to develop and to thrive. 

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  Tom Bell Global Executive Coach; Business and People Growth; Organisation Culture Builder

  Trust, Align, Grow

  Tom Bell is a dedicated executive coach who works with professionals and executives who have a commitment to their personal growth and the growth of their company. He brings a unique background of understanding both the operational and people side of the company. He helps executives and individuals to thrive in the workplace. He has been a corporate executive for 20+ years, serving in roles such as Chief Strategy Officer, Chief People Officer, and Head of Customer Service in manufacturing, finance, distribution and technology companies. He has had responsibilities in publicly traded companies, privately held businesses, and family-owned firms with operations functioning in the United States, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.

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  Elisabeth Roux Managing Director

  Boost 4 Leadership

  Elisabeth Roux is an expert in leadership. After managing several HR consultancies, she created her own company, Boost 4 Leadership. She now runs International leadership programmes and coaching processes all around the world. She is French and lives in Spain.  She has been an active member of the Toulouse Business School alumni network for more than 20 years and she is responsible for the Spanish territory. She provides this service pro bono.

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  Ailish O'Hara Senior Manager, Employee Relations

  EY

  In her role as ER specialist, Ailish provides commercial advice and guidance on ER issues, particularly on complex cases.
  Leads on approach to managing key employment risk: redundancies, TUPE transfers, performance management.

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  Rishi Chopra Alumni Manager

  Eversheds Sutherland

  Rishi Chopra has spent the past decade building and delivering strategic alumni programmes in the education and legal sectors. In 2020, he launched the new Eversheds Sutherland Alumni Network in an entirely virtual environment to a global audience. Rishi has previously managed alumni networks at Herbert Smith Freehills and Latymer Upper School. He believes passionately in the power of harnessing relationships to create mutual value for the organisation and its alumni community.

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  Scott Alexander Head of Learning and Development

  Legal Island

  Scott Alexander joined the CIPD in 1987 and is a certified member of the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland and a member of the Association for Coaching Ireland. Scott was appointed as a member of the Governing Body of Southern Regional College from 1 August 2015. Scott is also a mentor under the CO3 Mentoring Programme for chief officers in the 3^rd sector and an HR Committee member for the Bruiser Touring Theatre Company. Scott has over 30 years’ experience in employment relations and employment law. He worked for the Labour Relations Agency in Northern Ireland for 14 years in a variety of roles, including collective and individual conciliation and enquiry point manager, before joining Legal Island as its Head of Learning and Development in January 2006.

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  Noeleen Farnan Owner & Founder

  Business Primis

  Noeleen Farnan is the Founder of Business Primis Ltd, a HR Consultancy covering NI, GB and RoI.           

  The focus of Business Primis is putting clients first in terms of service and compliance, helping to protect both people and business.  

  Noeleen has over 20 years’ experience working in Human Resources across public and private sectors.  For the last decade she has worked as a Consultant specialising in Employment Law.  She is trained and qualified in GB, RoI & NI Employment Law and is a Chartered member of the CIPD,. 

  Noeleen believes in the importance of personally working side by side with her clients, giving them the peace of mind of having experienced and qualified HR professionals to help them with every step of the employment life cycle.

   

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  Louise Magee HR Manager

  SITA

  Currently based in the SITA Irish Location, Letterkenny, SITA is the leading provider of technology solutions for the airline industry.  SITA is a truly global company, based in 126 countries with 5,000 employees.  

  Louise is the Senior HR Manager and is part of the Europe HR team and has responsibility for Ireland, The Netherlands and Malta, with previous HR Leadership responsibilities for Belgium and Denmark.   The role involves partnering with the business on people strategies to retain and attract key talent, including organisational culture, performance and talent management, wellness, learning and promoting the D&I agenda.

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  Christine Quinn Learning and Development Officer

  Legal Island

  Christine an employment solicitor with 18 years’ experience in the legal and voluntary sectors, as a solicitor and paralegal, in both London and Northern Ireland. She trained at leading London human rights firm Bindmans LLP and qualified into their employment and discrimination department, before joining the BBC’s in-house employment law team. Christine subsequently worked at LHS Solicitors representing members of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) before taking a career break to run her own small business. Her return to law saw her join the Law Centre (NI) as interim Head of Employment law.

  Connect with Christine on LinkedIn

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  Rolanda Markey Learning and Development Services Officer

  Legal Island

  Rolanda Markey joined the Learning and Development team at Legal Island in March 2019.  Prior to that she worked for the Labour Relations Agency in Belfast for 17 years as an Employment Relations Officer working in both Advisory (good practice) Services and Dispute Resolution.  Before joining the Labour Relations Agency, she worked in Human Resources in a range of public and private sector organisations.  She is a Chartered Member of the CIPD and has an MSc in Occupational Psychology.