Eibhlin Johnston

Eibhlin is the Managing Director of ThinkCoaching. She works with business teams as well as executives, managers and self-employed professionals to help them discover their core strengths and create bottom line results with focus and fun. Eibhlin’s expertise is business and business development. She has eighteen years’ experience in the financial services industry and her client list includes many of the world’s leading financial institutions. She delivers her own thought-provoking coaching programmes to business owners and executives. She has a Degree in Economics, holds a Diploma in Personal and Executive Coaching and is a Licensed Practitioner of NLP. www.thinkcoaching.ie.

Celine Mullins

Celine Mullins is Managing Director of Act 4 Business. Act 4 Business integrates the experiential approach of the performance arts and film-making with the analysis and understanding of organisational psychology and business coaching. Act 4 Business was established by psychologist, business coach, actress and producer, Dr. Celine Mullins (B.A. Psych, Dip Stats, PhD, IBSDAD). Celine and her team bring exciting approaches to business issues such as organisational change, team building and developmental leadership. The most popular offering is that of fast-paced, energetic and innovative drama-based workshops. These workshops promote clearer communication, problem-solving, increased productivity and in some cases improved customer service. Act 4 Business clients to date include; eircom, TCD, Marketing Network, Children’s University Hospital Temple St., Executive Coaching Solutions, IMI, RCSI, HSE. St. James’ Hospital, Brown Thomas, Google. See www.a4b.ie or contact Celine on celine.mullins@a4b.ie.

Dr Deirdre McCarvill, thinkCoaching

Deirdre is a Coach and Registered Psychologist who favours the Solutions Focussed Brief Therapy approach when she coaches clients. Deirdre works extensively with young people and adults and has a particular interest in working with people who are struggling with a particular issue such as ADHD, anxiety and stress. She has considerable industrial experience having worked in the UK, USA and Ireland where her main focus was employee development. Deirdre also holds a Post-graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management and a Diploma in Personal and Executive Coaching.

Joan Mulvihill - Master of Ceremonies
‘Starting Today’ and ‘Emerge Ireland’

Joan Mulvihill has been highlighted as one of Irelands up and coming Entrepreneurs. She worked for BDO Simpson Xavier as a Senior Manger until she herself was made redundant in October 2008. Joan was a senior business advisor and specialist in private business supporting Irish entrepreneurs with the challenges of leadership, succession planning and change management

On being made redundant, Joan responded by setting up Starting Today, in collaboration with her colleague Cara Fallon, to help others who had been made redundant. In addition to Starting Today, Joan is also a co-founder and director in Emerge Ireland, (a private Incubation and Acceleration centre for new businesses and a resource opportunity for talented and energetic managers currently not working). She is a leading speaker and motivator in the world of Start Up Companies having addressed audiences around the country and through the media on this. She promotes a message of creativity and courage in the face of life-changing career changes.

Eibhlin Curley

Eibhlin Curley is Assistant Chief Executive of Dublin City Enterprise Board. She has twelve years of experience working with Irish SMEs in business development and funding. She previously worked for Enterprise Ireland in Stockholm, Edge Cities Network (EU funded project promoting international trade among seven European countries) and Fingal County Enterprise Board. She is frequently quoted in the national media on enterprise trends and issues.

A graduate from Trinity with a B.B.S. and a Master in Business Studies (D.C.U.) for a two-year research thesis. She is a graduate member of the Marketing Institute of Ireland and has lectured in Marketing, E-Business and Entrepreneurship in D.I.T., the National College of Ireland, D.C.U. and carried out independent consultancy work. She graduated with a Diploma in Personal and Business Coaching from the Irish Life Coaching Institute in 2008. www.dceb.ie.

Oisin Goeghegan

Oisin is the CEO of the Fingal County Enterprise Board, based in Swords, and is part of the team that provides a range of supports to help anyone establishing a new business and owner/managers of existing small businesses who wish to grow their enterprise.

If you have any queries for Oisin, you can email him on oisin@fingalceb.ie or obtain more information from www.fingalceb.ie

Brian Colbert

Brian Colbert is regarded as one of the leading consultants in the area of Personal Growth in Ireland today. Brian is a Licensed Master Trainer of NLP. Brian is a successfully established Corporate Trainer/Consultant and a respected international Life and Business Coach, with executives from IMI, AOL, DELL, MICROSOFT, GATEWAY, ESB, BANK OF IRELAND, DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL and GO AMERICA among his former clients. As well as having a degree in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, he is a qualified Hypnotherapist /Psychotherapist with over 20 years experience and an NLP Master Practitioner and Master Trainer. He is presently a director and co-founder of the IRISH INSTITUTE OF NLP where he spends much of his time developing and presenting NLP to enable people to reach their true potential. www.nlp.ie.

Jarlath Regan

Jarlath Regan is a 28 year old Irish comedian. He’s a little over six feet tall, has brown hair and brown eyes with a little black dot in the middle of each. During a period as an advertising account executive he became disillusioned and decided to try his hand at comedy. After winning a place in the final of the BBC and Channel 4 new comedy awards he began gigging around Ireland in small bars, pubs, community halls and hay barns. After a while he was asked to support people like Ardal O’Hanlon and David O’Doherty - not emotionally but by doing a short set before they went on stage. www.jigser.com.

Olivia MacDonnell

Olivia is Director of Confidentspeak. She is one of Ireland’s leading voice coaches and a specialist communications consultant. She specialises in helping individuals and organisations improve communication skills and personal impact by providing the necessary techniques to help them project a professional and confident image. Olivia is a senior communications consultant with the Irish Management Institute (IMI), responsible for the design and delivery of both open and in-house programmes. With techniques and skills taken from the world of stage theatre and adapted to meet the needs of the business professional she brings an exciting, modern approach to communications training.

Office: +353 1 6581225
Mobile: +353 87 7627582
Web: www.confidentspeak.com

Dr. Arlene Egan, Phd, Mlitt, BA.

Arlene is a performance psychologist who specialises in assisting individuals and groups in establishing what their own goals are and the best path to take to get there.

Jim Lyng

Jim Lyng is a senior counselling psychologist working in the area of adult mental health with nearly ten years experience as a therapist and educator. He is employed by the Cluain Mhuire mental health service in addition to teaching at Trinity College Dublin and maintaining a private counselling practice in Dublin city centre. Jim has a particular interest in group-based cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and other emotional difficulties.

Pat Meehan, thinkCoaching

Pat has developed a career in sales and business management in the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical sector over the past thirty years. He is certified Life and Business Coach, holds an MBA from the Open University and is a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).

Pat is passionate about life long learning and his main goal in life is to develop positive outcomes in both his business and personal life.

Dr. Corina Grace

Corina is Managing Director of Grace Consulting and a practice Director with Waverley Learning (UK) where she co-facilitates their highly successful “Crossroads and Executive Retreat” programmes.

Formerly a senior consultant psychologist with SHL, Corina brings over 15 years experiences as a senior HR change management consultant with line management experience. She has a proven track record in designing and implementing major restructuring and organisational change programmes and has advised and consulted with senior managers on the leadership and management of change, HR development processes, performance enhancement and the recruitment, retention and development of high potentials. She has extensive experience in the field of coaching both at a group and individual level and has designed coaching programmes for senior managers to help support them in realising the potential of their people.

Corina completed her Bachelors and her Masters in Organisational Psychology in UCD where she won a postgraduate scholarship. She was subsequently awarded a scholarship from BNFL & Queens University to complete her PhD where she researched ‘Work Place Stress and the Management of Peak Performance in a Nuclear Environment’. She has a Diploma in Statistics from Trinity College and a Diploma in Executive Coaching from the IMI. She is qualified by the British Psychological Society to administer and analyse psychometric instruments and is a licensed user of William Bridges Change Material, BarON EQ-I instrument and MRG’s Personal Directions. Her book “Taking Charge of Your Career and Find a Job You Really Love” will be will be launched on 25th June, 2009.

Mark O’ Donnell - Director, Deloitte Consulting.

Mark is a Director in the Management Consulting practice and leads our Human Capital Advisory Division which includes Talent Management and Leadership Development and Executive Selection. He has a BA in HRM and Accountancy, a Post Graduate Diploma in Training and Development and a Certificate in Workplace Psychology. Mark is currently completing his advanced diploma in coaching and facilitation. He is a Lominger certified Leadership Architect (competency design). He is also a certified EQI practitioner. He is a member of CIPD and the IMCA. Mark is also the current Chairman of the Executive Search Consultants Association. Mark is a regular contributor to People Focus magazine and HR and Recruitment Monthly.

Mark has worked on a range of projects relating to Performance Management, Leadership Development, organisation change and transformation in both the public and private sectors.

Paula Mullin

Paula has a real passion for people, understanding the way people interact, observing behaviours and patterns, and then offering communication solutions. This natural talent turned into a professional tool when she completed a BA Honours in Psychology and Sociology in Queens University Belfast. Now with over eight years experience working in Drury one of Ireland’s leading communications consultancies, Paula uses her coaching skills to tap into people’s natural ability and enable them to communicate successfully. She recognises and values the importance of reputation and advises a wide range of multi national companies on strengthening and protecting their brand.

Her understanding of PR and marketing combined with her skills as a highly experienced career coach provide her with the tools to offer expert coaching to people seeking employment in this increasingly tough marketplace.

Paula also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations and qualifications in personal and executive coaching. She is a qualified trainer and runs facilitated workshops on presentation skills training, corporate positioning, media training and CSR. Paula is a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and ICDN

Tel: 085 1416179 / 01 2605000
www.drury.ie

Frances Jones

Frances Jones established IMAGE MATTERS in 2001 and is a recognised leader in personal and corporate image consultancy. A personal shopper and stylist, Frances is passionate about bringing out the best in her clients through enhancing their personal image and opening them up to new levels of self-esteem. Frances works extensively in the corporate sector ranging from business schools to training agencies to public and private sector organisations.

With a natural ability and flair for dealing with people, Frances has helped hundreds of men and women to become more effective in their lives through improved personal appearance and greater self confidence. She regularly sparks transformations in which people look years younger and discover a greater sense of their own personal style. She firmly believes in helping people look good, feel great and achieve their personal and professional goals.

Frances is a regular speaker to business groups and organisations on the power of personal appearance and a frequent contributor to newspapers, magazines, and radio. www.imagematters.ie.

Frances is delighted to offer a 10% discount to all conference participants on all IMAGE MATTERS consultations. For further information contact frances@imagematters.ie

Dr Lorraine Boran, Neurosynergy Games Director, and Scientific Officer

Dr Lorraine Boran holds a PhD in cognitive neuroscience from the School of Psychology, TCD; her research areas include rehabilitation and cognitive psychology. She is currently a lecturer in psychology and director of the BA programme in Psychology in Waterford IT and also lectures in statistics and research methods in Trinity College Dublin. She previously lectured in Cognitive Psychology in University College Dublin.

Neurosynergy Games Ltd was founded by Dr David Delany and Dr Lorraine Boran in early 2009 to commercialise IQ-EQ software - a new type of brain training software scientifically designed to improve both cognitive and emotional functioning. IQ-EQ software is the first brain trainer potentially capable of addressing both the core deficits and specific symptoms of common mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia. Drs Delany and Boran have initiated a number of scientific research collaborations to investigate the effectiveness of IQ-EQ brain training in treating a range of mental disorders.