Embracing Disruption

Thursday 6th March, 2025 | RDS Dublin

Embracing Disruption

With a backdrop of economic uncertainty and geopolitical unrest the ability to adapt and thrive has never been more crucial as workplaces battle change fatigue. For organisations to succeed in today’s landscape, nurturing an agile culture is paramount and HR is key in its implementation. Join us at Talent Summit as we Embrace Disruption and equip your organisation with the tools to not just survive but thrive in an era of disruption. 

  • Embracing Resilience: Cultivating anti-fragile employees who can withstand and grow from challenges.

  • Embracing Innovation: Leveraging AI and HR technology to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.

  • Embracing Skills: Learn how to build organisations that embrace skills as the foundation for future success.

  • Embracing Inclusion: Navigating the challenges posed by shifting corporate priorities, and the strategies leaders are using to ensure fairness, belonging, and equity remain at the core of their organisations

  • Embracing Leadership: How do we equip HR teams with the skills and mindset to lead effectively? How to build a foundation of confidence and trust from the HR function, through the Executive to the Board to enable smoother change programmes in the future.

  • Embracing High Performance: What does it take to perform at the highest level—consistently, under pressure, and with unwavering focus?

Join us at Talent Summit for a day of powerful content, discussion and debate as we explore the HR trends shaping today’s working world.

Speakers

  • Professor Steve Peters

    Professor Steve Peters

    Consultant Psychiatrist and CEO Chimp Management Ltd

  • Dr Katriona O’Sullivan

    Dr Katriona O’Sullivan

    Professor & Author

  • Ravin Jesuthasan

    Ravin Jesuthasan

    Global Thought Leader and Author

  • Lorraine Culligan

    Lorraine Culligan

    Group Director of People and Culture at Primark

  • Cheryl Savage

    Cheryl Savage

    Managing Director, Europe Small and Medium Business at Pinterest

  • Image of Matt Elliott

    Matt Elliott

    Chief People Officer at
    Bank of Ireland

  • Image of  Sharon Murphy

    Sharon Murphy

    Chief Executive Officer,
    Wilson Hartnell & Ogilvy Group Ireland

  • Rossa Mullally

    Rossa Mullally

    Director at Sigmar Recruitment

  • Image of Lee Christie

    Lee Christie

    Country People & Organisation Head at Novartis Ireland

  • Image of Jess Majekodunmi

    Jess Majekodunmi

    Managing Director, Human Sciences Studio at Accenture

  • Image of Jake Mealy

    Jake Mealy

    Chief Data Solutions Officer at Welliba

  • Image of Amanda Zahringer

    Amanda Zahringer

    Independent Non-Executive Board Director

  • Dr. Helen O’Neill

    Dr. Helen O’Neill

    CEO & Founder at Hertility

  • Dr. Dale Whelehan

    Dr. Dale Whelehan

    Lecturer in Org Behaviour, UCD Smurfit School and Ex-CEO,
    4 Day Week Global

  • Image of Jeanne McDonagh

    Jeanne McDonagh

    Chief Executive Officer at
    Open Doors Initiative

  • Image of Gordon Lynn

    Gordon Lynn

    HR Leader, Coach & Board Member

  • Ian McClean

    Ian McClean

    CEO & Founder at
    Flow Group

  • Mairead O’Mahony

    Mairead O’Mahony

    Head of Human Capital at Aon Ireland

  • Image of Bernard Dunne

    Bernard Dunne

    Former World Chamption Boxer and High-Performance Coach

  • Image of Michelle Fogarty

    Michelle Fogarty

    Chief People Officer at
    LifeScientific

  • Caroline Hughes

    CEO at Conscious Leadership Development 

  • David Barrett

    David Barrett

    Founder and Director of Welliba

  • Malwina King

    Malwina King

    Director at Sigmar Recruitment

  • Holly Fawcett

    Holly Fawcett

    Director of Content Strategy at Social Talent

  • Dave Gribben

    Dave Gribben

    Co-founder of Below the Line

  • Charlie Smyth

    Charlie Smyth

    American Football Player at New Orleans Saints

  • Marianne Roux

    Dr. Marianne Roux

    Future of Work Strategist


 

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Why Attend Talent Summit?

  • Learn

    Hear from global HR influencers, thought leaders and practitioners to learn, debate and build tomorrow’s world of work today.

  • Connect

    Convene in person with global peers and industry experts to network, share ideas, and tap into their insights.

  • Gain

    Gain strategies and toolkits from global thought leaders to enhance the human experience of your people as work changes.


 Previous Speakers

  • Dave Ulrich

    The Father of Modern HR, Author, Partner at PBL Group and Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

  • Margaret Heffernan

    Entrepreneur, CEO, Author & Television Producer

  • Monica Lewinsky

    Social Activist, Global Public Speaker, Contributing Editor to Vanity Fair & Consultant

  • Patty McCord

    Workplace Innovator, Culture and Leadership Consultant & Former Chief Talent Officer, Netflix

  • Sir Bob Geldof

    Political Activist, Humanitarian, Philanthropist & Rock Icon

  • Claude Silver

    Chief Heart Officer,
    VaynerMedia

  • Sir Ken Robinson

    Author, Educator &
    Creativity Expert

  • Angela Cheng-Cimini

    Angela Cheng-Cimini

    Senior Vice President, Talent and Chief Human Resources Officer at Harvard Business Publishing

  • Rory Sutherland

    Rory Sutherland

    Vice Chairman Ogilvy UK | TED Global Speaker | Author of Alchemy

  • Diane Yoon

    Diane Yoon

    VP of People at OpenAI

  • Tiffany Stevenson

    Tiffany Stevenson

    Chief People Officer at
    WeightWatchers

  • Mark Pollock

    Explorer, Speaker &
    Collaborator

Talent Summit

Founded by Sigmar Recruitment, Talent Summit has grown to become one of the largest HR & Leadership conferences in Europe, showcasing the latest thinking on talent topics from around the world. Its mission is to enhance the human experience of work as work continues to change.