08.00 – 09.00    Tea/Coffee, Registration & Networking
09.00 – 09.05    Introduction, Richard Curran, Moderator

09.05 – 09.10     Welcome, Graham Byrne, Chair, Small Firms Association, CEO, Flender
09.10 – 09.20     Address, Frank Gleeson, Ibec President, CEO Aramark
09.30 – 10.30     The Green Economy – sustainability challenges and opportunities for business
    Keynote: Barbara-Anne Richardson, Public Affairs Lead for CSR & Sustainability, Heineken;                                Panel: Fergal O’Brien, Director Lobbying and Influence, Ibec; Caroline Ashe Brady, Director,                                Kore Systems; Errol Close, Head of Strategy and Sustainability, Eirgrid.

10.30 – 11.00     Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.00     The Future of Work – managing your talent in the new hybrid workplace                                                                 Keynote: Peter Cosgrove, Futurewise
12.00 – 13.00     The Retail Phenomenon – learnings from successful digital business transformation                                         Keynote: Bobby Kerr, Broadcaster & Chairman Insomnia Coffee;                                                                                 Panel: Siobhéal Nic Eochaidh, MD, Rosie & Dott; Jill Holtz, Co-founder, mykidstime.com,                                     Brigitta Hedin-Curtin, MD, Burren Smokehouse

13.00 – 14.00 Networking Lunch