An experienced General Manager with high capability across the full range of management skills. Expert in strategic business design and transformation, along with people development and coaching. Donald’s focused is on building speed and energy into an organisation which delivers great customer engagement and business growth.

With a career spent in Marketing of some of Ireland’s leading food and drinks brands from Brand Manager to Marketing Director, Kieran has been at the helm of Love Irish Food as Executive Director since 2011. Kieran is a Fellow of the Marketing Institute of Ireland

Commercial Director at Glenisk, Ireland’s top selling yogurt brand.
Board Member with responsibility for Sales, Marketing, Insight, Product Development, CSR and Customer Care.
Member of Bord Bia’s Brand Forum Steering Committee.

Commercial Manager at Folláin, Folláin is a market leading family business producing Fruit Preserves, Relish & Chutneys from wholesome and natural ingredients for well over 30 years; Having previously worked in the Irish Seafood sector, and Chilled Sales & Distribution, Pat has extensive knowledge and experience within the Irish food community.

Chief Executive Officer at Scion Spirits Company, Coole Swan Graduated from UCD with a degree in Economics. Joined Arthur Andersen and qualified as a chartered accountant specializing in taxation. Held various Global Roles in Diageo over a 7-year period including Director of Corporate Restructuring for LATAM & Middle East and Asia. Partner in Sadlier Reilly Capital, an early-stage development VC. Serves as a NED with Coole Swan and Love Irish Food.

Owner of h k + a, a strategic marketing consultancy agency. Partnering with companies to unlock potential and drive growth by seeing the bigger picture, adopting new thinking, and providing clarity and focus. A marketing specialist with over 25 years experience working across local and international markets on both global and domestic brands, delivering success through consumer driven growth strategies. Understanding how future trends shape responses to strategic challenges.

Podcaster, Author  & Blogger. During a career within the financial services industry, he has worked as Treasury Economist at AIB Group, and Chief Economist at Bank of Ireland Group Treasury, and Chief Economist with Friends First Group. He runs his own Economic & Financial Consultancy Jim Power Economics. He does a twice-weekly podcast ‘The Other Hand’. He teaches on the MBA programme in Smurfit Business School, UCD.

Marketing Director, E.Flahavan & Sons Limited. John has over 30 years’ experience in marketing, having worked abroad and at home in various marketing roles including Guinness GB, London International Group, C&D Petfoods and Cahill May Roberts Group. In 1997, John moved to Waterford as Marketing Director with Flahavans.

John is a member of Bord Bia’s Consumer Foods Board. He is a previous Chairman of the Bord Bia Brand Forum and a member of it’s steering committee.

In November 2009 John was named Marketer of the Year and in the same month Flahavans were awarded the Irish Exporter of the Year award.

Michael is Managing Director at McCambridge. He attended third level at UCD where he graduated with a Law degree & a Post Graduate Diploma in Business studies. Michael worked at Diageo from 1990-1994. He joined McCambridge in September 1994.