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Women in Media 2019
In association with Kilcooly's Country House Hotel, Ballybunion
Celebrating Inspirational Irish Women
2019 PROGRAMME
We are delighted to announce our full 2019 Women in Media Programme. Featuring a fantastic roster of guest speakers from across the media and political spectrum who will talk on a broad range of topics.
If you would like to download our full programme in PDF format, you can do so by clicking here
FRIDAY 26th
Joan O'Connor, Women in Media
Moira Murrell, CEO Kerry County Council
Anne O'Leary, CEO Vodafone Ireland
Mary Rose Stafford, Head of School - Business Computing and Humanities at IT Tralee
Dee Keogh, Community Activist
OPENING ADDRESS
7:30pm Friday 26th April 2019
8pm Friday 26th April 2019
"Telling Our Stories", Three best-selling authors share their wit, wisdom & way with words".
Chaired by Barbara Scully, Freelance Journalist and Broadcaster
Panel includes :-
Sinead Moriarty, Author
Felicity Hayes-McCoy, Author
Claudia Carroll, Author
SATURDAY 27th
10 am Saturday 27th April 2019
WOMEN IN MEDIA
TITLE: Does journalism have a future ?
Chaired by Katie Hannon, RTÉ - Prime Time
Panel includes :-
Áine Kerr, Co-Founder and COO of Kinzen
Keelin Shanley, RTÉ
Lise Hand, The Times (Ireland Edition)
Ellen Coyne, Senior Journalist, The Times (Ireland Edition)
Susan Mitchell, Deputy Editor of Sunday Business Post
12 pm Saturday 27th April 2019
THE POLITICAL SYMPOSIUM
TITLE: How to solve Ireland's housing crisis: What the government needs to do now.
Chaired by Mary Dundon, Head of Journalism at the University of Limerick
Panel includes :-
Justine McCarthy, The Sunday Times
Fr. Peter McVerry, The Peter McVerry Trust
Damien English T.D, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal.
Jan O'Sullivan, Labour Party Housing & Local Government spokeswoman
Chaired by Jess Kelly, Newstalk's Technology Correspondent and host of Tech Talk.
Panel includes :-
Anne O'Leary, CEO Vodafone Ireland.
Dr. Niamh O'Sullivan, Head of Genetics at UCD
Gillian Keating, I WISH Foundation
Harry McCann, CEO Trendster Media
SUNDAY 28th
11:00 am Sunday 28th April 2019
SOCIAL MEDIA PANEL
TITLE : The future of Social Media
Chaired by Ciara Riordan, Social News Editor (BBC News)
Panel :-
Julia Ebner, Research Fellow at the London based Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)
Dr. Ciarán Mc Mahon, Author of 'The Psychology of Social Media'.
Jane Last, Head of News at Independent News and Media
Aisling Ryan, Exploration Geologist, Social Media Influencer + Twitch Streamer
12:30 pm Sunday 28th April 2019
THE SUNDAY PANEL DISCUSSION
BREXIT "The aftermath; a dream transition or a living nightmare" We will explore the operational realities of life in Ireland and beyond in a post Brexit scenario.
Chaired by Sarah Carey, Journalist
Bertie Ahern, Former Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil
Dr. Mary C. Murphy Lecturer in politics with the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork
Mairead McGuinness, the first Vice-President of the European Parliament
13:30 am Sunday 28th April 2019
CLOSING ADDRESS
TITLE: Closing Address to Women in Media 2019