Women in the workplace – celebrating International Women’s Day - senior panel

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  Maeve McCleane Chief People Officer @ Lidl

  Having worked previously in the hospitality industry, Maeve joined Lidl Ireland in 2005 as an Area Manager and managed districts in Dublin and the east coast. The following year she was appointed Personnel Manager, initially with responsibility for Payroll and Employment Law, and over subsequent years grew all aspects of HR strategy and operations. In June 2013, Maeve moved to Lidl’s International Headquarters, heading up global Talent Acquisition and Engagement. Maeve returned to Lidl Ireland in January 2016 and took up her current position as Chief People Officer for Lidl Ireland and Lidl Northern Ireland. Maeve enjoys spending her free time with family and friends. She is not big into fitness, but swims to stay active and unwind, and enjoys long walks.

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  Fiona O'Neill Director, Global Equity Research & Sector Investing @ Fidelity International

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  Helene McArdle Senior Manager in recruitment @ Workday

  Hélène McArdle has over 20 years’ experience in recruitment, with a focus on the university space for over half of it. Hélène started at Workday and took on the new challenge of creating the EMEA university strategy from the ground up in 2015. Since then, Workday Ireland has received an array of awards ranging from Best Graduate Employer of the Year and Best innovation on Campus for Workday's 'Future Females in tech' Summit. From an international family herself, having lived and worked in several countries, building her own network from scratch, she strives to give people the opportunity of a strong career start, no matter their background. In her own words : ‘Career growth and skills development should know no bounds’.

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  Hannah Harrison Business Director @ GTI

  Hannah is the Business Director of GTI Recruiting Solutions and has 18 years' experience in talent acquisition, assessment and selection and the design and delivery of recruitment programmes. After leaving the University of Oxford in 2002, Hannah joined GTI as an Account Manager. She left to run graduate recruitment at the FSA where she spent 5 years. She returned to GTI 8 years ago to lead the Recruiting Solutions Division which is a tech-enabled, award winning Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) business, specialising in graduate and apprentice strategy and hiring.

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  Milena Kannen Emerging Technology Lead @ IG Group

  As the Emerging Technology Lead, Milena Kannen is spearheading IG Group’s technology innovation agenda. From bottom-up idea management to strategic horizon scanning, she makes sure that business and technology are aligned to understand and take advantage of the opportunities offered by disruptive new trends in technology and beyond. With her humanities degree and original Marketing background, Milena is passionate about continuous learning and the vast and often unrecognised potential represented by people with non-traditional career paths.

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  Elaine Harney Early careers programme manager @ FMR

  Elaine Harney (She/Her/Hers), Fidelity Investments, Early Careers Program Manager: Elaine has over 20 years industry experience and started her career in a public relations consultancy. She has a background in communications and event management. Elaine currently leads early career programs at Fidelity Investments Ireland and is responsible for developing strategies that support early career programs, attracting early career talent, and building relationships with Irish universities and colleges. She joined Fidelity Investments in 2007 and has since held a variety of roles. She holds a Diploma in Public Relations and Event Management and a Certificate in Internal Communications from the Public Relations Institute of Ireland. She is a mentor and advisory board member of the Technology University Dublin Saer Mentoring Programme. She recently completed her CPD in Early Career Development associated with the Saer Mentoring Programme.