Trinity Business Forum 2024

1:00 PM to 1:15 PM

Welcome 
Prof Laurent Muzellec
Dean of Trinity Business School 

1:15 PM to 2:15 PM

Opening Dialogue

"Climate and AI: Future Scenarios Explored"

Mick Costigan 
Salesforce

Followed by a Fireside Chat with: 

Jennifer Salmon
Irish Climate Youth Delegate

Dr Norah Campbell 
Associate Professor in Marketing
Trinity Business School 

Parallel Sessions

"What is the Nature-Positive Economy and How to Get There?"

Siobhan McQuaid
Associate Director of Innovation
Trinity Centre for Social Innovation 

Karen Ellis
Chief Economist
WWF UK

Rodrigo Cassola
Principal Specialist, Nature & Finance
UNEP-WCMC 

Geoff Hamilton
Sustainability Project Manager
ESB Networks

2:15 PM to 3:15 PM 

Parallel Sessions 

"Ensuring Sustainability in an Age of AI Driven Innovations."

Dr Ashish Kumar Jha
Associate Prof in Business Analytics
Trinity Business School

Brian Minehane 
Head of Sustainability and Global Initiatives 
Novartis

Dr Dorothy Maxwell 
Head of Davy Horizons Sustainability & ESG Advisory 
Davy Group 

Eoin O'Reilly 
Head of Data Analytics & Innovation
EY Ireland 

3:15 to 3:45 PM

Coffee Break 
Trinity Business School Foyer 

3:45 PM to 4:45 PM

Parallel Session 

"Innovations in Sustainable Finance."

Dr Louise Gorman
Assistant Professor in Finance 
Trinity Business School 

Thomas Ball 
Director, KMPG 
Sustainable Futures

Cathy Bryce
Head of Capital Markets, AIB

Emma Jane Joyce
Senior Business Manager
Sustainability, NTMA

3:45 PM to 4:45 PM 

Parallel Session 

"Artificial Intelligence: A Tool for Climate and Biodiversity Preservation?"

Chris Caldwell 
CEO of United Renewables

Petro Visage 
President, TCD Foresight Group

Prof Jane Stout 
VP Biodiversity & Climate Action
Trinity College Dublin 

4:45 PM to 5:45 PM

Closing Dialogue 

"Business Education as if People and the Planet Mattered"

Prof Andrew J Hoffman
Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan 
Visiting Professor, Harvard Business School 

Followed by a Fireside Chat with:

Prof Laurent Muzellec 
Dean of Trinity Business School

Niall McDonagh
Director EMEA for Healthcare, Research & Education
Google

5:45 PM to 5:50 PM

Closing Remarks by:

Linda Doyle
Provost & President
Trinity College Dublin

Brendan McDonagh 
Chairperson of the Advisory Board
Trinity Business School

IRFU Jersey Presentation by: 

Jamie Heaslip
Former Irish Rugby Captain
Advisory Board Member, Trinity Business School

5:50 PM to 6:30 PM

Reception

Trinity Business Foyer