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Who should attend?
This course was recorded in May 2022 and will be of interest and relevance
to all Chartered Accountants and indeed non members, at all career stages who
are interested in and understanding Diversity and Inclusivity issues.
Directors, senior managers, managers, investors, business analysts,
academics, business advisors and aspiring business leaders of all genders are
welcome to attend this event.
Course overview
This webinar will focus on gender diversity, equity, and inclusion with a
specific emphasis on women on boards and in senior leadership positions. The
event will open with a presentation which will be then followed by a panel
discussion. We expect the following key themes to be covered
- Insights from Sandra Healy, Founder of Inclusio.io, on what many leading
organisations are doing to drive diversity, equity and inclusion from a gender
perspective in their organisations.
- Evidence of the impact of gender diversity, equity and inclusion on the
culture of an organisation and in driving long term success.
- Sharing of experiences from male and female business leaders on what
worked for them and their organisations in driving gender diversity, equity
and inclusion.
- Discussion of the regulatory landscape for gender diversity, equity and
inclusion how it is a key part of recently updated Governance Codes.
- Gender diversity, quality and inclusion as a key component of any
Sustainability/ESG framework
- Other possible insights to discuss include; what needs to happen, outside
of formal requirements, to further progress gender diversity, equity and
inclusion? What are the key obstacles to women getting involved on boards and
how can they be overcome? How to do more to empower more women to join
boards?
Key Learning Outcomes
by the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- have a clear understanding of progress many organisations are making in
driving gender diversity, equity, and inclusion
- learn effective steps that can be taken by individuals and organisations
to drive diversity, equity and inclusion
- understand the regulatory landscape of diversity, equity and inclusion in
a corporate governance context
- appreciate the challenges and recognise the opportunities to implement
measures and encourage behaviours that drive gender diversity, equity and
inclusion.
Speaker Bio
Pat O'Neill, Deputy President of Chartered Accountants Ireland, Audit
Partner in EY, Dublin.
Sandra Healy, Founder and CEO of Inclusio and Founding Director, DCU
Centre of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion, Sandra has championed and
driven Diversity and Inclusion practice in Irish Industry and is considered one
of the country's leading experts. She contributes to the work of the Ibec
Diversity Forum, CWIT and 30% Club Ireland. Sandra provided critical diversity
expertise and sectoral knowledge for the establishment of the EU Diversity
Charter Ireland in 2014.Sandra was a member of the Expert Advisory Group for the
Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality in Ireland (2020). She was named in the top
three of Diverse In'sTop20 Diversity Leaders to Watch in 2018; she was a 'game
changer for diversity and inclusion' and won Entrepreneur of the Year Awards at
the Diversity in Tech Awards in 2021.
Níall Fitzgerald FCA, Head of Governance and Ethics, Chartered
Accountants Ireland - Níall leads the development of policy and matters relating
to business ethics and governance across operations. He previously worked with
PwC and before moving to management consulting, advising in relation to
provision of professional services, policy and internal control development and
corporate governance. He holds a M.Acc (NUIG), Diploma in Corporate Governance
(UCD), is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Consultant.
Shauna Greely,Senior Finance Business Partner at Ulster Bank Group,
Chair of the Chartered Accountants Ireland Diversity and Inclusion Committee,
Non-executive board member and Vice President of Accountancy Europe, Past
President of Chartered Accountants Ireland and Past President of Accounting
Technicians Ireland
Darina Barrett,Partner and EMEA Head of Asset Management in KPMG,
Non-executive board member of the Federation of Irish Sport. Darina is an
advocate for diversity and inclusion and is a member of the steering committee
of the 30% club and the steering group for the Chartered Accountants Ireland.
She is a mother of 4 sporting teenagers. She enjoys open water swimming and is a
committee member of Dublin Swimming club.
John Hennessy FCA, Chartered Director, Practising Barrister, and
Chartered Arbitrator. Non-executive chair of Dalata Plc, Nominations Committee
Chair and former Chair of CPL Resources
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or
requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930
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