The Panel Sponsor Irish Funds 2025

The Panel was delighted to sponsor the morning coffee break at the Irish Funds Annual Conference 2025, in Dublin.

The Irish Funds Annual Global Conference was back at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre yesterday.

With over 500+ attendees, this year’s conference was a success and offered attendees a great day full of keynotes, panel discussions, fund reviews, and fund outlooks.

The event was opened by Nick Blake-Knox (Chair Irish Funds, Partner, Walkers) and moderator for the day Andrea Lennon (Country Manager, Gen II).

After a great morning featuring a ‘Business Leaders Perspectives‘ and ‘Private Assets – Primed to go Mainstream?‘ panel discussion, a keynote address by Mary-Elizabeth McMunn (Deputy Governor, Financial Regulation, Central Bank of Ireland), and an interview with Andrea Kelly (Vice-Chair Irish Funds & Partner, PwC) and Mary-Elizabeth McMunn, The Panel team was delighted to sponsor the morning coffee break. Our cupcakes went down a storm.

The coffee morning break was followed by a presentation from Eoin Sherlock (Head of Forecasting, Met Éireann) on the ‘Precision in Prediction – How Technology Enhances Weather Forecasting‘, a very apt talk on a beautiful day.

In the afternoon, attendees were treated to excellent keynotes from Mark Little (Entrepreneur & former RTE foreign correspondent), an Irish government address with Paschal Donohoe TD. (Minister for Finance and President of the Eurogroup), and a fireside chat between Conor Niland (Author & Former Tennis Professional) and interviewee Morgan Dunne (McCann FitzGerald).

Panel discussions in the afternoon covered topics such as;

Harnessing Acceleration – Transformative Innovations in ETFs
Leading the Tech Revolution – Shaping the Future of Financial Services and Asset Management
Sustainable Security: Integrating ESG in Defence Funding

The ‘Showcase of Talent‘ presented by Natasha Haugh (Director, Irish Funds) introduced three great industry initiatives:

Jim Meegan, Partner, Deloitte – The Irish Funds Transition Year Programme
Derek Lawson, COO, IOB – Skills Framework for Irish Financial Services Industry
Peter Davitt, CEO, Fastrack into Information Technology (FIT) – FIT Apprenticeship Model

The day was finished by Pat Lardner, who spoke of what the industry has developed to date and how it will influence our focus next.

A huge thank you to Pat Lardner, Michelle Spencer, Brian McCabe, David Shirley, Claire Fines, and all the team at Irish Funds.

Representing The Panel on the day were Anne Keys, Darina Heavey, Ailbhe Mullen, Mal Convery, and Deborah Bradshaw.

Official Group Photo (courtesy of Irish Funds) – click on the first photo to open up the gallery carousel