International Women's Day - A Decade of Celebrations! 5th March 2020 - Local Enterprise Office

“International Women’s Day 2020: A decade of Celebrations 2010-2020”

Kindly sponsored by Fujitsu Ireland and IrishJobs.ie

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Thursday 5th March 18.00-20.30

The Davenport Hotel, Merrion Square, Dublin 2

The Local Enterprise Offices in Dublin and the Dublin Chamber will hold a major International Women's Day 2020 celebration on 5th March, which will bring over 250 of Ireland’s most successful business leaders and female entrepreneurs together for an evening of networking and learning. It is now ten years since the LEOs and the Chamber of Commerce first came together to create a major event featuring women in business, both entrepreneurs and executives, and a great networking opportunity for our members. We will have a wonderful speaker lineup this year with keynote speakers Louise Phelan, Deputy Chief Executive at Phelan Energy Group and Lisa Cusack, Aer Lingus Pilot and a panel of entrepreneurs consisting of Ailbhe Keane, Izzy Wheels; Sophie Cafolla , The Stork Box and Laura McCarthy, Drink Botanicals Ireland. There will also be short talks from sponsor representatives Caragh O’Carroll, Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer and Orla Moran, General Manager, IrishJobs.ie

Ruth Scott of 2FM will be the MC for the night. This event will be attended by over 250 women in business. The talks will be followed by networking over wine and finger food.

(See Speaker Profiles below)

This is a member only event so please book your place through one of the participating organisations or email leodcwomeninbusiness@gmail.com for more information.

Participating Organisations:

Dublin Chamber of Commerce www.dublinchamber.ie/

Local Enterprise Office Dun Laoghaire Rathdown https://www.localenterprise.ie/DLR

Local Enterprise Office Dublin City https://www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity

Local Enterprise Office Fingal https://www.localenterprise.ie/Fingal/Welcome-to-Local-Enterprise-Office-Fingal.html

Local Enterprise Office South Dublin https://www.localenterprise.ie/southdublin

SPEAKER PROFILES

Keynote Address by: Louise Phelan, CEO, Phelan Energy Group

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Louise spent 13 years as Vice President at PayPal leading and developing the business, taking a large performance team from 200 people to 3000 people, across multiple geographies and established green field sites in Berlin, San Paulo, Chandler and Dundalk. Louise has delivered outstanding results for PayPal, leading a global team that processed 7.8 billion payments worth US$451billion, supporting 125 markets in Continental Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to PayPal Louise spent 16 years with General Electric in various leadership roles. Prior to joining PayPal, Louise held several leadership positions in General Electric, in the areas of compliance, credit, sales and risk assessment & customer service. Louise started her career in James Crean Mars Distribution Limited.Louise is a board member of Ryanair and sits on the board advisory committee of Voxpro.

Lisa Cusack, Aer Lingus Pilot

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Lisa studied physics at DCU and then spent many years working in the aviation industry, building her knowledge and experience. She took her first flying lesson at 13 and was instantly bitten by the flying bug.

After leaving university she got a job working as a flight dispatcher for Sky Handling Partner, where she remained for seven years. In 2011 Lisa applied for an Aer Lingus cadetship but was turned down. Undaunted, she raised funds by starting a business baking cupcakes and selling them to businesses in the Dublin area. One year and 10,000 cupcakes later she had made enough money to do her PPL in the USA, a process that included an engine failure after take-off on her second solo flight. On her return to Dublin, Lisa learnt that she had won a 4000 euro scholarship to complete her ATPL theoretical knowledge course with Bristol Groundschool. In 2013 she again applied for an Aer Lingus scheme as one of 3000 hopefuls for 18 places on a new Aer Lingus pilot cadetship. This time she was successful and after completing her training she made her first landing at Dublin as an Aer Lingus pilot two days before her 31st birthday.

Lisa was recently presented with a prestigious ‘Advancing Women in Aviation Roundtable’ Trailblazer Award.

Entrepreneur Panel

Sophie Cafolla - Co- Founder of The Stork Box

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Sophie Cafolla, an experienced Marketing & Sponsorship Consultant left her career in Events in 2017 to start her own business The Stork Box, a business focused on the baby market. As a Mum of two, Sophie has drawn from her own experiences and created a range of modern products that will prevent people from making the #parentingfails she did. It is the marketing and project management skills which she learnt over the course of her 11 year career along with her honours degree in economics and sociology and her love of fashion that have really helped build The Stork Box brand. Tinkering through life, her goal is to design innovative yet practical products for children, relieving parenting stresses, one household at a time! Sophie Cafolla, an experienced Marketing & Sponsorship Consultant left her career in Events in 2017 to start her own business The Stork Box, a business focused on the baby market. As a Mum of two, Sophie has drawn from her own experiences and created a range of modern products that will prevent people from making the #parentingfails she did. It is the marketing and project management skills which she learnt over the course of her 11 year career along with her honours degree in economics and sociology and her love of fashion that have really helped build The Stork Box brand. Tinkering through life, her goal is to design innovative yet practical products for children, relieving parenting stresses, one household at a time.

Laura McCarthy, CEO, Drink Botanicals

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Drink Botanicals Ireland was founded in 2017 by gin enthusiast Laura McCarthy. At the age of 20, Laura spotted a gap on the Irish market for a consumer to enjoy an ‘Up-Styled’ gin and tonic in the comfort of their own home. Drink Botanicals Ireland offers customers that sophisticated solution by facilitating the enjoyment of your favourite drink, creating a luxurious experience, without having to pay a premium price. In September 2017 Laura launched her first product; The Gin Fusion Kit. The Gin Fusion Kit contains 5 of the most flavoursome botanicals to give your standard gin and tonic extra flavour, aroma and spice. Each kit comes with a serving spoon and a 5 compartment recyclable storage tub and makes 20-25 luxurious G & T's! Building upon the success of the Gin Fusion Kit, Drink Botanicals Ireland expanded their product range, launching The Expert Gin Fusion Kit & The Expert Cocktail Kit, seeing the business grow year on year. At present, their products can be found in over 200 + supermarkets and off-licences across the country. Drink Botanical Ireland’s mission is simple – to provide customers with the opportunity to experiment, have fun and make a drink of their choice by using a selection of botanicals at very little

Ailbhe Keane, Founder Izzy Wheels

Ailbhe Keane - Founder of Izzy Wheels

Ailbhe Keane is the Founder of the multi-award-winning brand Izzy Wheels. Izzy Wheels provide a range of designer wheel covers for wheelchairs which allow users to express their individuality and personality. The brand collaborates with top designers and major fashion brands from around the world to create its vibrant collections. Their tagline is 'If you can't stand up, stand out'.

Ailbhe is passionate about combining art with business, bridging the gap between disability and fashion, and making the world a more inclusive place for all. She was named on Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018 for Retail and E-commerce.

Sponsor Representatives

Caragh O’Carroll, Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer

Caragh O'Carroll

Caragh O’Carroll, Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer, has a keen interest in data strategy and the potential of data-centric companies. Her particular focus at present is unpicking the ‘value from data’ concept – finding the keys to actually extracting value. Having graduated in 2019 with a Masters in the ‘Management of Information Systems Strategy’ and as the sector lead for both the telecoms and defence industries, she focuses on transformation through combining business challenges with technology solutions. Caragh is passionate about co-creating and articulating how technology can improve and change our working and daily lives and believes in removing constraints to define the vision before identifying the business process and technology solution. From her background in engineering, operations, product management, partner management and sales, she has insights into many business challenges and opportunities. She has presented widely on data protection, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Robotic Process Automation and Data Centricity.

Orla Moran, General Manager, IrishJobs.ie

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Orla Moran began her career with IrishJobs.ie as Account Manager and progressed through the company to achieve her current position of General Manager. Managing a team of over 30, and working as a valued member of many cross functional projects, Orla ensures that IrishJobs.ie delivers world class Recruitment Technology products, that allow companies in every industry sector across Ireland find the right talent to grow and develop their business.

You can join the network for €50 for 2020 through this link: https://www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Training-Events/Online-Bookings/Women-In-Business-Membership.html

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