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Who should attend
This course ws recorded in October 2024 and is suitable for accountants and
other business professionals working in or advising the public sector.
Course overview
- Introduction/Keynote (Conor Murphy, Economy minister, Northern Ireland)
- Cyber Crisis Response (Gina McIntyre, Special EU Programme Body)
Living through a cyber-attack - lessons learned and what you can do
to mitigate the impact on the business.
- Talent Acquisition Challenges in the Public Sector (Michelle Noone,
publicjobs)
- 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)
Good data and statistics forms the correct basis of all good policy
and decision making. Recent years have seen a revolution in the use of data in
the Public Sector Particular context is given to the evolving nature of public
sector statistical data, and the role of the Central Statistics Office, in
answering some of the most important questions facing Ireland.
- 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)
Paddy will explore resilience through the fascinating lens of
neuroscience. By understanding how neuroplasticity-our brain's ability to
change-works, you and your team will walk away empowered with practical tools to
thrive in the face of adversity.
Key learning outcomes
By the end of thsi course, participanst will 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 - Tim Linehan is a Senior
Statistician in the Central Statistics Office, responsible for Life Events and
Demography. This area covers annual population estimates, State population
projections and births, marriages and death statistics. He has been with the
Central Statistics Office since 2007 and previously worked in Crime Statistics
and Methodology. His research interests include demographics and time
series.
Michelle Noone - Michelle is the Head of Recruitment Talent Strategy
at publicjobs, and has responsibility for leading on and overseeing the delivery
of our strategic recruitment priorities. She also leads and oversees activities
relating to Senior Executive Recruitment and State Boards, which includes the
appointments process for Chairpersons and Non-Executive Directors to the boards
of state agencies, as well as senior competitions. Prior to joining in 2014,
Michelle worked as an Executive Search Manager in KPMG providing recruitment
services to clients in PLCs, Irish indigenous and SMEs across a variety of
industry sectors. She started her career in Human Resources with
PricewaterhouseCoopers in Paris, and she is the current President of Alliance
Francaise Dublin.
Conor Murphy - Conor Murphy MLA was appointed Economy Minister on 3
February 2024. Having first been elected to the Assembly in 1998, Mr Murphy
served as Finance Minister between 2020 and 2022 and Minister for Regional
Development between 2007 and 2011. He has also been a member of the Enterprise,
Trade and Investment Committee and the Public Accounts Committee. Mr Murphy was
MP for Newry and Armagh between 2005 and 2015.
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