Vanessa Tierney is CEO of Abodoo, a leading dynamic skills data intelligence mapping and matching technology. Abodoo work with government, education and enterprise to support job creation, re-skilling and inclusivity in this new world of work and learning.
She is co-author of Your Company with No Walls and is a steering committee member of Digital Future of Europe. Vanessa and her team are working with the European Commission and are passionate about using seismic shifts in how we now work to support regional development, diversity and sustainability.
With twenty years working with leading Fortune 1000 companies and high growth start-ups focused on skills, talent and remote working, she is now based in Ireland.
Fiona Whelan is Chief Marketing Officer and the Director of Education and Skills with Abodoo. Fiona has more than 20 years experience in education, research and communications roles across a variety of industries.
Currently Fiona drives the Education and Skills programme with Abodoo, working with universities and enterprises nationally and internationally. Most recently Fiona and the education team have started working with the European Commission in preparation for the 2023 European Year of Skills.
Fiona holds a BSc from UCD, a BSc from TU Dublin, an MSc from TU Dublin and is currently undertaking a PhD also with TU Dublin.
Geraldine Moloney heads X_Site - Corporate Innovation - for ESB Group.
At X_Site cross-disciplinary ESB teams collaborate with the start-up, academic, regulatory, business ecosystems to explore and commercialise opportunities for delivering our low carbon future.
Maura McLaughlin worked in London before joining Arthur Cox in 2002, and became a partner in 2007.
Maura has extensive experience of advising companies on cross-border M&A and complex capital-raisings, as well as compliance and governance issues.
In addition to full-time practice, Maura is one of our alumni partners, and acts as a mentor and sponsor to associates in the firm as part of our Diversity Initiative. Maura is extensively involved in our Graduate Recruitment and Learning & Development programmes, and regularly speaks at conferences and seminars on areas relevant to her practice.