Jane Mitchell is a leadership and organisational development consultant with 15 years’ experience working with diverse groups across many cultures. Her approach is positively challenging, centred on creating clarity, developing opportunity and delivering impact through tangible business results.
• Designing and developing leadership development programmes
• Facilitating leadership teams’ strategy development and deployment
• Designing and supporting organisational development and changemanagement
• Talent development and succession planning
• Team building and group dynamics
Jane’s corporate career has included leadership roles at Boston Scientific and Stryker in HR, Leadership Development, Organisation Development and Talent Management. She has led diverse and remote teams across Ireland, UK and Europe.
Jane has a BSc (Hons) in Management from Trinity College Dublin, an MBS in Human Resource Management (University of Limerick), a Diploma in HRM (UCC) and Diploma in Coaching from the IMI along with certifications in MBTI, DISC, Gallup StrengthsFinder, EQI and Belbin Team Roles.
Nick Lawlor is the Managing Director of Employee Financial Wellness and one of the founding directors of The Wellness Crew. Nick designs and runs financial wellness programmes with companies of all shapes and sizes across Ireland. Nick believes in delivering corporate Employee Financial Wellness programmes across 3 pillars namely Measurement, Education and Communication. Nick is a Workplace Wellness postgraduate, Certified Financial Planner ™, Specialist Investment Adviser and Pension Trustee Practitioner.
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Ted is Principal Investigator at APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork and Medical Director of Atlantia Food Clinical Trials. He was previously Chair of Clinical Neurosciences and Professor of Psychological Medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. Before that, he was a Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at Trinity.
He has worked in research laboratories on both sides of the Atlantic, with a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of London. He is a Fellow of the
Royal Colleges of Physicians and Psychiatrists and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Ted’s main research interest is in the role of the gut microbiota in stress-related disorders.
In 1995, he was awarded the Melvin Ramsey Prize for research into the biology of stress. Last year, Ted was ranked by Expertscape as the top global
expert on the microbiota. His current research is funded by Science Foundation Ireland, the Health Research Board and the European Union.
“Gender balance, diversity and inclusion are key to the competitiveness and growth of Irish business and to developing the workforce of the future.”
Head of Social Policy acts as strategic advisor and support on diversity and inclusion, skills and labour market policy and practices to Ibec member organisations. Role includes the development of tools and guidelines, lobbying and developing policy positions at a national and European level. Board member of Skillnets, member of the Governing Authority, DCU and Chair of the Joint Equality Council at ESB. An organisational psychologist and practicing psychotherapist, formerly HR manager in industry with lecturing experience at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive level.
With Ibec since 2008, specialist in strategy development and implementation, public and regulatory policy, business representation and stakeholder engagement.
Lisa Wilkinson is the founder of The elbowroom, The elbowroom escape, Yoflicks.com,
Leapfrog Training and Lisa Wilkinson & Associates. Having worked in wellness since 1999, she is passionate about delivering health and happiness, her prime focus is to bring about a true work-life balance through many differing services.
Her Wicklow mountain lodge is a multipurpose venue nestled in the Glen of Imaal
where we offer luxury accommodation and a host of facilities and activities. We specialise corporate team building, reliance training, company celebration and product launches. We also offer alternative weddings, parties or family get-togethers.
In Dublin, her city-centre location offers a comprehensive schedule of classes, workshops, events and services. We have a multidisciplinary clinic with experienced practitioners offering physiotherapy, psychotherapy, physical therapy, osteopathy, acupuncture, massage and more.
Heather is one of Ireland’s most experienced Nutritional Therapists. In addition to running busy nutrition clinics, Heather is also the Nutritionist for Virgin Media’s weekend breakfast show. She works with a wide range of corporate clients, providing engaging talks focused on encouraging participants to make small changes to the way they eat that can make big differences to their long-term health. A busy mum of three kids, Heather understands that healthy eating needs to be easy,tasty and not break the bank.
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“Improved wellbeing will lead to an overall happier and healthier workplace, improved company culture and ultimately a more productive, tuned-in employee body… When leaders personally invest in health and wellbeing, it has a natural impact on the whole business.”
Sophie Moran, KeepWell Mark Programme Manager
Sophie Moran, KeepWell Mark Programme Manager (2019 to date). With Ibec since returning from New York in 2016, firstly as BioPharmaChem Ireland executive, then as Food Drink Ireland executive specialising in promotion of workplace health and wellbeing. Oversees the delivery of KeepWell workplace wellbeing accreditation from Ibec. This includes managing programme delivery, communications, event planning, business development, positioning KeepWell at the forefront of the wellbeing agenda, and prioritising its future strategic development. BA English & Drama (UCD), Postgraduate Cert in Workplace Wellness 2020 (TCD).