A Chartered Accountant since 1987, Tony has operated primarily in the Retail and Distribution sector including Allcare Pharmacy, Hughes & Hughes Book Sellers and Lifestyle Sports. His roles have progressed from initial financial roles to being a commercial FD & subsequent MD who has successfully transformed businesses into being efficient, growth focused & profitable operations.

Owen McFeely is a director in the strategy consulting division of the PwC Ireland advisory practice, working with a broad base of clients across the retail and consumer sectors. Owen also leads PwC Ireland’s retail and consumer Brexit activity within the Irish market. Owen has over 20 years of experience in food retailing and wholesaling gained across the UK and Ireland having previously worked with Sainsbury’s, Dunnes Stores and Musgrave. Having held senior management roles within the food wholesale sector in both operational and business change capabilities, Owen has a deep understanding of the issues facing the retail and food sectors.

Owen McFeely is a director in the strategy consulting division of the PwC Ireland advisory practice, working with a broad base of clients across the retail and consumer sectors. Owen also leads PwC Ireland’s retail and consumer Brexit activity within the Irish market. Owen has over 20 years of experience in food retailing and wholesaling gained across the UK and Ireland having previously worked with Sainsbury’s, Dunnes Stores and Musgrave. Having held senior management roles within the food wholesale sector in both operational and business change capabilities, Owen has a deep understanding of the issues facing the retail and food sectors.

Owen McFeely is a director in the strategy consulting division of the PwC Ireland advisory practice, working with a broad base of clients across the retail and consumer sectors. Owen also leads PwC Ireland’s retail and consumer Brexit activity within the Irish market. Owen has over 20 years of experience in food retailing and wholesaling gained across the UK and Ireland having previously worked with Sainsbury’s, Dunnes Stores and Musgrave. Having held senior management roles within the food wholesale sector in both operational and business change capabilities, Owen has a deep understanding of the issues facing the retail and food sectors.

Owen McFeely is a director in the strategy consulting division of the PwC Ireland advisory practice, working with a broad base of clients across the retail and consumer sectors. Owen also leads PwC Ireland’s retail and consumer Brexit activity within the Irish market. Owen has over 20 years of experience in food retailing and wholesaling gained across the UK and Ireland having previously worked with Sainsbury’s, Dunnes Stores and Musgrave. Having held senior management roles within the food wholesale sector in both operational and business change capabilities, Owen has a deep understanding of the issues facing the retail and food sectors.

Pat Breen is Minister of State across the Departments of Enterprise and Innovation, the Department of Employment and Social Protection, the Department of the Taoiseach, and the Department of Justice and Equality with special responsibility for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection. He was previously appointed Minister of State for Employment and Small Business in May 2016. He was first elected to Dail in 2002 and was successfully re-elected in May 2007 with an increased mandate. In the General Election 2011, Pat Breen topped the poll in the Clare Constituency with 9,855 first preference votes, the highest vote ever achieved by a Fine Gael Candidate in County Clare

Josepha Madigan was appointed as Minister for Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht on 30th November 2017. Josepha is the sole Fine Gael T.D. for Dublin Rathdown, she was elected for the first time in the 2016 election. Josepha served on the Fine Gael Government Formation negotiation team after the 2016 election in meetings with independent T.D.s and others. She was Fine Gael Councillor for the Stillorgan Ward on Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, from May 2014 until her election as a T.D.

Joe Kelly leads the Dynamics Business Practice with ProStrategy. He has been involved in delivering software solutions to businesses in North America and Europe for over 35 years. Joe has led the Microsoft Dynamics team in the implementation of Dynamics 365 (ERP & CRM) across all our customers both at home and internationally.

Lorraine Higgins is CEO of Retail Excellence, the largest retail representative organization which supports Irish retailers to be the best they can be.

Coming from a background in retail she is also a qualified barrister and a former Senator who served in the 24th Seanad following her nomination by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny on the recommendation of Eamon Gilmore. She is a graduate of NUIG and The Honorable Society of King’s Inns and has worked as a barrister and law lecturer.

She is also a board member of the Brussels-based representative body, eCommerce Europe, which represents the interests of 75,000 online businesses throughout the Member States in the EU institutions.

Damien O’Driscoll is the Retail Technology Director of Positive System Solutions offering end to end Retail Management solutions utilizing the power of Microsoft Dynamics NAV and LS Retail combined to deliver LS NAV.

Damien is well known and respected throughout Ireland and Europe for his retail technology and retail business management knowledge. He is a business and IT Leadership Professional with a broad range of experience in leading high-performance teams, strategic implementation and innovation leadership.

Eoin Haberlin is the Business Analytics Strategy Lead with ProStrategy and a dynamic IT and Operations consultant who enjoys working the intersection between technology and people, with a particular passion for using analytics and user experience to create a positive impact. He thrives in changing environments and relishes using innovative analytics solutions to solve business challenges. He has a strong record in large scale and complex system implementation.

Katja Ocvirk is the Regional Sales Manager (Europe) at LS Retail supporting partners and retailers on their way to unified commerce. Katja has been with the LS Retail for over 10 years in several positions around the globe and has a background in Economics.

Vincent Nolan is a senior executive with a proven track record, at board level, for the successful delivery of large-scale business transformation and turnaround programs in business sectors such as Financial Services, Retail and IT software development.  Vincent has engaged and delivered on the following projects:

Implemented a rapid IT transformation program for a rapidly growing Fuel and Food retailer – Applegreen Plc

Set up from scratch new regulated financial services company for one of Ireland’s largest FMCG retailer – Musgrave

Complete review and restructure of the IT operations and infrastructure of one of Ireland’s fastest growing speciality retailers – Smyths Toys

Designed, agreed and implemented a multimillion € IT and Software Application and Infrastructure transformation program for Irelands largest FMCG retailer – Dunnes Stores

Streamline and significant cost reduction program and trade sale of a struggling software company – CardBase Technologies

Successful integration of 2 diverse IT operations into one shared services operation for one of Ireland’s largest insurance/assurance companies – Hibernian Group (Now Aviva)

Radical refocus and transformation of an underperforming Life Assurance Company – Hibernian Life

Return to profitability of international IT operating company based in Hong Kong – Siemens Nixdorf

Aisling Curtis is the expert when it comes to working in an ever-evolving business landscape. The Commercial Director for Small, Medium Corporate Solutions at Microsoft Ireland sees her role as “creating the right environment for my customers, partners, and teams to be successful.”

In addition to sitting on the Senior Leadership team at Microsoft Ireland, Curtis is a member of the IMI Council and Women’s Inspire. Her career in technology has allowed her many opportunities to both mentor and be a mentee. Curtis’s background is a global as well as an Irish one: she has sat on boards in Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, and South Africa.