With climate change and sustainability being high on everyone’s agenda, our next partner event with MLN will explore the challenges and opportunities facing local organisations. This event will also host the Carbon Bus as it visits Northern Ireland in advance of the COP26 summit. The keynote speaker is Sir Jonathon Porritt CBE, one of the UK’s leading authorities on the climate crisis and potential solutions.

Jonathon will tell us why the next 12 months, as we rebuild our economies after the coronavirus crisis, are the decisive time for organisations to take meaningful action.You will also hear insights from local business leaders that could help your business on its own sustainable journey.

Exploring where and how we’re going to live and work in the months and years ahead. We will discuss: a glimpse of the future, stimulus to plan, reasons to be excited and considering the bigger picture of the workplace return decision.

You will hear from Simon Kuper, International Thought Leader and Financial Times journalist. Based in Paris, Simon has been writing for the Financial Times for some 20 years. His column is highly respected and read by tens of thousands of people around the world. He is best known for his analyses of modern/urban life, from the future of offices, to demographics and the impact of Covid and Brexit. His insights on modern/future living are peppered with humour and insightful anthropological observations. Simon will share his views on ‘The Future of Place’ by exploring the likely future of city centres, offices, neighbourhoods, mobility, shops, homes and gardens.

This partner event with MLN features Professor Emeritus Keith Grint, global authority on leadership and change. Keith will discuss strategies for tame, wicked and critical challenges. As we emerge from the pandemic, and the realities of Brexit, organisations (of all shapes, sizes and sectors) will face a new set of risks and challenges. This event will illuminate these likely realities and suggest leadership strategies to overcome them.

This event also features Conor Lambe, Chief Economist Danske Bank and Sean McGahan, Risk Expert and Chairman of the Institute of Risk Management in NI. Conor will discuss the headlines from his most recent Quarterly Sectoral Forecast and outline the likely economic circumstances for the year ahead. Sean will share his view on the most pressing risks facing organisations and leaders as we move into a post-pandemic, post-Brexit world.

Northern Ireland’s first two-weight World Champion boxer Carl Frampton joins our host Dr. Wendy Austin MBE to discuss resilience and bouncing back in a post-COVID society. How does Frampton deal with adversity? What advice does he have for building resilience and overcoming setbacks? How does Frampton react to criticism and how does he deal with the pressure of living life in the public eye? How important have Frampton’s family and support network been to his success? Who are his inspirations? Why do the physical and mental challenges of boxing go hand in hand and how important is it to be vocal about mental health? What impact has COVID had on boxing? How does Frampton stay motivated? What’s the greatest challenge outside of boxing that Frampton has overcome? What are his ambitions when he hangs up the gloves? And how can Frampton’s attitude and philosophy be applied to other walks of life, such as business? Listen to the Danske Advantage podcast to find out!

Keynote and Q&A with an international speaker and thought-leader on future human behaviour, societal change and business strategy.

This update features our regular contributors, Chief Economist Conor Lambe, Head of Treasury and Markets John Paul Coleman and guest speaker Stephen Kelly, the CEO of Manufacturing NI. They discuss, the outlook for economic growth, the key factors influencing the economy, the drivers of recent moves in foreign exchange and interest rate markets and key factors influencing the outlook for these markets. Manufacturing NI represents all manufacturing businesses from SMEs to major international corporations across Northern Ireland. Stephen will give us an insight into the current issues, challenges and potential solutions for local businesses. You will also h

Being self-employed means you’re responsible for the success of your business, but the pensions side of things might have slipped through the net. After all, it can be complicated at times. Wednesday 15th September 2021 was Pensions Awareness Day and we were joined by experts from the government-backed ‘MoneyHelper’ who helped cut through the complexity of pensions and talk about your pensions with a focus on four key areas: your money, work, health and family.