Aisling Campbell, Head of HR, Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. With a workforce of approximately 742,000 employees in more than 120 countries, Accenture is a company driven by talent and innovation.  

Aisling has been with Accenture in Ireland for 8 years and oversees all aspects of the Ireland People and Talent Strategy. She holds a Degree in Psychology from Queen's University Belfast and a Masters in Occupational Psychology from the University of Leicester. She is also a qualified Executive Coach with particular interest in neuroscience. She was recently appointed to the Worker and Employer Advisory Council (WEAC) with Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) and Labour Market & Skills Council Employer Engagement Subgroup with the Department of Social Protection. 

Lorna Conn, CEO, Cpl

Lorna Conn is CEO of Cpl and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Outsourcing Inc, Cpl’s Tokyo listed parent company. Lorna is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Bord na Móna plc and Glenveagh Properties plc. Lorna is also an Advisory Board member of Ireland’s 30% Club. Lorna is a Chartered Director and a qualified Chartered Accountant, having trained with Deloitte.

Lorna holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin and a Masters in Accounting from the Michael Smurfit Business School. Lorna has previously held senior roles in a number of public companies, residing in both Ireland and America during this time. 

Steven Kilroy, Associate Professor in Human Resource Management, Trinity College Dublin 
Dr Steven Kilroy is as an Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Director of the full time MBA Programme at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He holds a BA, MBS and PhD in Human Resource Management as well a postgraduate certificate in higher education and teaching. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). He has previously worked as an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management at Tilburg University in the Netherlands and Queens University in Belfast. Steven's expertise and research interests are in the areas of Strategic Human Resource Management and Organisational Psychology/Behaviour. Specifically, his research largely focuses on the impact of high-performance work practices on employee well-being and performance. He is also interested in the topics of employee burnout and engagement, leadership, change management, and retention. He has published in well regarded human resource management, organisational psychology and health care management journals. In addition to research, Steven has extensive teaching experience at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education level in the areas of HRM, organisational psychology and organisational behaviour.