Format
This course will be delivered on Zoom
on Wednesday 23 October 2024 from 9.30am to 1.30pm .
Who should attend
This course will be delivered via Zoom on 23 October 2023 starting at 9.30am. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.
Course overview
- Introduction/Keynote (Speaker TBC)
- Cyber Crisis Response (Gina McIntyre, Special EU Programme Body)
- Talent Acquisition Challenges in the Public Sector (Speaker TBC)
- Public Sector Sustainability Accounting and
Reporting: An All-Ireland Perspective (Ciaran Connolly and Elaine Stewart,
Queen's Business School)
This session will explore the current state of SAR practices in the Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland public sectors (including state and semi-state organisations), including the challenges and opportunities for such reporting. It will also identify gaps in SAR and, drawing on global best practice, make recommendations for improvements.
- Role of Data in Decision Making (Tim Linehan, CSO)
- Role of CA Support & Thrive Wellbeing hub (Dee France, Chartered Accountants Ireland)
Overview of what financial and wellbeing supports are offered by the Institute to all members and students.
- Neuroscience and Your Wellbeing (Paddy Moran, Neuro Organisational Culture Trainer & Coach)
Key learning outcomes
Have advanced their understanding of key issues facing accountants and other business professionals in the public sector today.
Speaker Bio
Elaine Stewart - Elaine is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for the Undergraduate Accounting pathway. She teaches first year management accounting and public sector accounting on the MSc Accounting and Finance. Her research interests include financial reporting reforms in UK and Irish central government; sustainability and climate change reporting in the public sector; and financial capability mechanisms in the not-for-profit sector.
Ciaran Connolly - Ciaran is Professor of Accounting at Queen's University Belfast and Deputy Head of Queen's Business School. A fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, he holds a DPhil from the University of Ulster and an MBA from Queen's University Belfast. Ciaran's teaching interests are in the areas of financial accounting and not-for-profit accounting. Ciaran's main area of research is in the field of public services, particularly the financial and performance measurement aspects of the charity and public sectors.
Paddy Moran - Paddy, a qualified Neuro Organisational Culture Trainer & Coach, is an expert in neuro leadership, team development, and company culture enhancement. By integrating neuroscience into the workplace, Paddy enables leaders and teams to optimise their cognitive abilities, resulting in improved team well-being, engagement, productivity, and organisational "connectedness".
Paddy is wholeheartedly dedicated to building "healthy high performing and brain friendly" organisations. His unique program, "Building a Resilient Brain" is an evidence-based approach that demonstrates resilience's positive impact on well-being. Paddy firmly believes in fostering enjoyable workplaces where teams prioritise kindness, empathy, compassion, and mental well-being, leading to increased happiness and productivity.
Gina McIntyre - Gina is the Chief Executive of the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), a cross-border body established under the Good Friday Agreement and working to the Government of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Gina is responsible for the PEACEPLUS Programme which has a value of €1.144 Billion. This new cross-border funding Programme is supported by the European Union, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland, and the Northern Ireland administration.
The Programme is designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland, building upon the past 25 years of work of the previous PEACE and INTERREG Programmes.
Having spent most of her career involved with EU support programmes, Gina has gained extensive knowledge of the complex cross-border development needs of the region and the appropriate European funding instruments available to meet them.
Gina is a qualified chartered accountant who trained and qualified with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC). Before joining the SEUPB as the Director of Corporate Services in 2003, she gained extensive practical knowledge of managing the distribution of cross-border PEACE funding during her work for Co-operation Ireland.
Gina is a regular speaker at major conferences and exhibitions across Europe on the management of EU Programmes in a post conflict society.
Tim Linehan
Contact us
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