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AIDEEN DUGGAN ALY HARTE • Developed social enterprises
Aideen Duggan, Founder & Director, Aly Harte, Founder of Aly Harte • Designed services which met user needs
Keenan Healthcare • Supported staff and board teams
Creative entrepreneur Aly Harte is a first • Introduced new ideas, partnerships and
Keenan Healthcare is proudly a Multi‐Award‐ class honours artist, educator and writer.
Winning Employment and Recruitment Agency relationships which met the needs of
based in Belfast. We employ six Recruitment Aly believes that every person has a need service users
Consultants within the office, have a small IT for creativity in their life and can learn about • Championed for the sector
team and a Finance team and have an themselves through paint. Whether it is At 33 Cara took up position as CEO of
impressive 341 locum staff out working. appreciating a painting of hers on their wall, Nexus NI, and is now in her second CEO
reminding them of a familiar place or scene, position with Groundwork NI.
As a market leading and fast‐growing or by attending her workshops. She believes there are many other young
organically grown business, established in 2013 women and men with enormous potential,
as a privately owned and self‐funded business, Aly’s business increased by a third in 2018 and wants to use her position to help them,
we are a contracted, top tier supplier of locum and she reaches audiences at home via hence her Community Fellowship with
staff to Northern Ireland’s largest public‐sector exhibitions across Northern Ireland, art Ulster University.
client ‐ The NHS. classes and face‐to‐face workshops.
www.groundwork.org.uk
Our dedication and passion to the Healthcare Globally, Aly reaches people via her podcast @caracashmarley
industry has secured substantial growth and and imparts her expertise to budding artists
increase in profitability year on year since via her YouTube tutorials. CARA TAYLOR
inception with a turnover of £2.4m in 2018. We
are on track to smash our £3m target set for Her online shop has customers buying her Cara Taylor, Trustee & Committee
2019 and are currently working on a business paintings from as far away as Australia. Chair, Angel Eyes NI
plan to set up a branch of Keenan Healthcare in
England in 2020. Aly was named in UK Top 100 Small Having completed BSc Architecture in 2006
Businesses in 2018 and is a finalist of FSB at Queen’s University Belfast, Cara moved
www.keenanhealthcare.co.uk Micro Business of the Year 2019. into a career in sales and marketing. Moving
@KeenanHC back to Belfast from Manchester in 2012 to
Aly is married to Michael and they are work for local publication IN! Magazine,
ANGELA BENNETT raising three boys. whilst studying a part‐time MSc in Business
Development and Innovation at UUJ. At this
Angela Bennett, Joint Managing www.alyharte.com time Cara realised her passion for supporting
Director, Diamond Systems @alyharte local businesses, leading to her current role in
Ulster Bank as a Business Growth Enabler.
Diamond Systems is a locally owned CARA CASH‑MARLEY This unique role within the bank draws on
specialist provider of intelligent and both Cara’s experience in small business and
innovative Security and Life Safety Systems. Cara Cash‑Manley, Chief Executive, understanding the challenges they face, along
GroundworksNI with a knowledge of events, marketing and
Angela qualified as a Chartered Accountant business development to deliver the Ulster
in 2007, and joined the Family Business over Cara is a a dedicated and passionate Bank Boost series of events, supporting local
ten years ago. Angela is responsible for advocate of the community and voluntary business owners.
Strategy, Finance, People and Commercials. sector in Northern Ireland, She has spent her
professional career working to make life Combining her academic and business
Angela is a member of the IoD, and a better for people in NI. background has seen Cara step forward as a
mentor to other women in business at early Board Trustee at the innovative charity Angel
stages of their careers. She is motivated by creating positive Eyes NI. Her contribution to fundraising and
change for people and have done this marketing are helping to drive the charity’s
www.diamondsystems.co.uk through: ambitious strategy forward.
@AngelaB0001
• Fundraising for charities www.angeleyesni.org
2 www.businessfirstonline.co.uk • Securing new funding
• Aided sustainability Carol Andrews, Senior Engineer,
Arup

Arup is a global firm of designers,
engineers, architects, planners, consultants
and technical specialists working across
every aspect of today’s built environment.
Carol joined Arup in Belfast in 2008 after

(alphabetical by first name)

Tomorrow’s Leaders. Caroline is a member experience and is so passionate about the
of the Evolve leadership team ‐ a women's hair industry that she went straight into after
network set up to promote and encourage finishing school. Her business provides an
strong female leadership. She is a member of innovative, cosmetic solution that is custom
LIFT Ireland, a not for profit movement that made for her clients to help them regain their
aims to inspire our future generations to confidence. In 2018, Conna was a finalist in
focus on character and value‐based the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards for
leadership. ‘SME Healthcare Business of the Year’ and the
Women in Business ‘Small Business of the
www.hcil.com Year.’ Conna’s work has been featured on RTE
as well as many newspapers and magazines.
CAROL ANDREWS CHARLIE McCLOSKEY Conna has grown her business quite rapidly
since opening in 2017 and has even launched
graduating from Queen’s University with an Charlie McCloskey, Head of Digital, her own hair care range.
MEng Civil Engineering, gaining chartership ICC/Waterfront Hall
with the Institute of Civil Engineers at the age She is constantly investing and expanding
of 29. Throughout her 11‐year career she has Charlie McCloskey has led the digital Enhanced Hair Studio’s services to help more
excelled in assisting the delivery of complex transformation over the past year for two of people as well as raise greater awareness for
civil engineering projects in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland’s most iconic conferencing female hair loss.
including the Connswater Community and live entertainment venues. He has been
Greenway in East Belfast and the A8 Dualling instrumental in revamping how the business www.enhancedhairstudio.com
Scheme. Carol is currently project managing works, thinks and acts – generating
the A2 Buncrana Road scheme in thousands of pounds for the Belfast and CONOR HOUSTON
Derry/Londonderry, leading a team of 65 Northern Ireland economies. Charlie
engineers and technical specialists to deliver challenged years of the status‐quo for the Conor Houston, Director,
the dualling upgrade to the North‐West of iconic venue, creating a digital‐first approach Houston Solutions
Northern Ireland. that redressed the focus of our marketing
efforts, throughout a year that saw a 34% Conor is a Director at Houston Solutions Ltd
Carol is passionate about promoting an increase in online ticket sales and a 96% and has provided trusted strategic advice to
inclusive construction industry and increase in e‐commerce revenue. senior leaders across business, government,
represents over 900 employees in Arup as the third sector and entertainment industry.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion Charlie is a father of two young children He has experience in bringing large‐scale
and STEM ambassador. and in his spare time, volunteers with his impactful strategies to life and has built
local GAA club and various charities, relationships and networks locally and
www.arup.com internationally.
including Pieta House.
CAROLINE RAFFERTY www. iccbelfast.com He is Head of Engagement for Digital DNA ‐
@BelfastICC the largest tech & digital conference in
Northern Ireland. In 2018, he spearheaded
Caroline Rafferty, MD, CONNA NAGLE their ‘Digital Futures’ programme which gave
40 young people unique access to
Homecare Independent Living Conna Nagle, Founder & CEO, opportunities in the tech sector and also leads
Enhanced Hair Studio on their Digital Diaspora strategy.
Caroline is Managing Director of Homecare
Independent Living and CFO of Tarasis Conna is a hair loss expert from New He is Founder of HW Corporate which
Enterprises. She is a graduate from the Zealand that founded Enhanced Hair Studio delivers business development opportunities
University of Ulster with a BA Honours in in Newry. Conna has many years of for companies across the UK, Ireland and US.
Accounting and Finance. She qualified as a
Chartered Accountant in 2007. Caroline has Conor is Governor of The Irish Times Trust
completed the Aspiring Leaders Programme and Director of ShoutOut ‐ an LQBTQ+ youth
and a mini MBA from Queens University charity.
Belfast and the Excelus Managers Program.
Previously, as a solicitor advocate he
Caroline was a founding member of the represented clients to the Supreme Court of
iCare charity in 2010 and plays an integral both the UK and Ireland.
role in the impact it has towards building
stronger communities and eliminating social www.houstonsolutions.co.uk
isolation. @ConorHouston_

She is a Mentor for Young Enterprise
Northern Ireland and Groundworks NI:

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within the Construction, Engineering, Agri‐
Food and Professional Services sectors.

Darren’s commitment and dedication to
both the clients and candidates which he
represents has carved Vickerstock’s
reputation for excellence into the local
marketplace and keeps those who work with
him one move ahead.

www.vickerstock.co.uk
@VickerStock

CONOR LAMBE DAVID ALGIE DAVID BESWICK
Conor Lambe, Chief Economist,
Danske Bank David Algie, Associate Director, David is also heavily involved in Project
Arup Managing cutting‐edge purpose built Data
Conor is the Chief Economist at Danske Centres, having completed Northern Ireland’s
Bank, acting as the Bank’s spokesperson and David is an Associate Director with Arup in first in Coleraine earlier this year and
a trusted subject matter expert on all UK and Belfast, leading a team of 20 MEP engineers. currently managing others in the North East
Northern Ireland economic and related Since joining Arup in 2007, he has led the of England. He currently acts as Cost
matters. Conor is responsible for Danske design of many significant projects Management Project Director for BCC in
Bank’s Quarterly Sectoral Forecasts and throughout the UK, Europe, Middle East and delivering the new Leisure Transformation
Consumer Confidence Index and is a regular Australia. Under David’s leadership, Arup’s Programme in Belfast. In the private/
contributor across the Northern Ireland team of MEP engineers in Belfast has grown commercial sector David is also cost advisor
media. He often speaks at business functions from five to 20 in just five years and he is one to some of Northern Irelands leading
to give his views around the global, UK and of the youngest associate directors in the property developers.
Northern Ireland economies. business.
www.naylor‑devlin.com
Conor is a regular speaker at Danske His work has helped deliver two new acute‐ @DevlinLtd
Advantage business breakfasts and plays a care paediatric units for Southern Health and
key role in meetings with the Bank’s largest Social Care Trust, and major capital projects DENISE MURTAGH
corporate customers, providing his opinions at Altnagelvin Area Hospital. He is also
on the local economic outlook to the senior heavily active in the commercial property Denise Murtagh, Business
managers of some of the country’s biggest market in Belfast. Development Manager,
businesses. Dungannon Enterprise Centre
He is a Fellow of the Institution of
Conor sits on the Confederation of British Healthcare Engineering & Estate Denise is a conscientious leader in the field
Industry’s Under 35 Committee, is a member Management, a chartered engineer and of enterprise development and support
of the Belfast Hub of the Global Shapers Fellow of the Institute of Building Services throughout Northern Ireland. Her flare for
Community and is studying part‐time on the Engineers and a member of the Institution of innovation has led to the design and delivery
MBA programme at Queen’s University. Engineering & Technology. of effective and impactful support options for
www.arup.com those wanting to start or grow a business.
www.danskebank.co.uk/economy
@ConorLambe David Beswick, Co‑Owner, Denise has dedicated her entire
Naylor & Devlin Limited professional career to supporting
DARREN McVICKER entrepreneurs though both the Local
David is co‐owner of Belfast based Enterprise Agency Network and through the
Darren McVicker, Director, Chartered Quantity Surveying/Project Queen’s University, Belfast Student
Vickerstock Management Firm – Naylor & Devlin Ltd. Enterprise Development department.

Darren is a father of four and the owner and David invested in the company two years Her tenacity and exemplary leadership led
director of Vickerstock. A seasoned recruiter ago and since then has expanded the to the growth of the Business Development
with over 15 year’s experience, he founded company from being predominantly NI based Team in Dungannon Enterprise Centre which
Vickerstock at the age of 28 specialising in the to providing services across GB and ROI. under her leadership has become self
Aerospace and Engineering sectors, and sufficient through the delivery of a suite of
initially worked throughout Europe to build David, as co‐leader of Naylor and Devlin is enterprise programmes.
his fledgling business. currently involved in managing high profile
projects such as Merchant Square: Belfast’s Denise is an excellent manager who
Vickerstock now recruits for leading largest Grade A office development and new genuinely cares for both the wellbeing and
companies across Ireland, providing staff home of PWC. professional development of her staff which

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has led to an inspired and motivated team generated and re‐invested back into the local the most secure IT disposal provider on the
who share her vision for developing support Community which has resulted in both island of Ireland. As well as leading the sales,
for entrepreneurs. private and social enterprise job creation.. marketing and customer service teams at
www.dungannonenterprise.com AMI, Faye is deeply involved in shaping AMI’s
www.mallusk.org strategy and ensuring operations are in line
@EmmaSGarrett with long‐term business goals.

Over her career, which includes eight years’
experience in the IT sector, Faye has
demonstrated an outstanding ability to
identify market opportunities and has been
instrumental is ensuring the growth and
success of AMI.
www.amiltd.ie

ED HENDERSON ENDA YOUNG GARY McILDOWNEY

Ed Henderson, Planning Director, Enda Young, Programme Director, Gary McIldowney, Owner,
Ardmore Wm J Clinton Leadership Institute Slim’s Healthy Kitchen

With 12 years’ experience in advertising Enda is a husband, father of two and a Gary McIldowney is the founder of Slim's
agencies across London, Manchester and “recovering” mechanical engineer who Healthy Kitchen operating two company
Belfast, Ed provides clear, insightful strategic specialises in mediation, negotiation and owned sites in Belfast and recently franchised
direction for our clients. conflict resolution. a third location in Magherafelt.

Ensuring the customer is always at the He works as a Programme Director at the His achievements include
centre of everything we do, his knowledge of William J. Clinton Leadership Institute • Leading the way in healthy eating dining
sectors, marketing theory and practice is (WJCLI) at Queen’s University Belfast which
best‐in‐class. is part of the School of Management. He co‐ trends with in Northern Ireland
founded FactCheckNI, the first and only, • Volunteer with Young Enterprise NI
He has supported development of independent fact‐checking organisation in • Partnered with Belfast City council on the
integrated advertising campaigns for global Northern Ireland.
companies including Diageo, Visit Belfast, Circular economy project reducing waste
eBay, Translink, Stena Line, Tourism He is a Trustee and a Director of and our impact on the environment
Northern Ireland, Dale Farm and Nissan. Lighthouse, a Belfast based suicide • Partnered with St Patricks Soup Kitchen
prevention charity and is the founder of to provide nutritious meals and support
At Ardmore, he works closely with clients OutdoorDadNI, an initiative focused on those who experience homelessness,
to define business objectives and success promoting the use of the outdoors for poverty and isolation.
measures as well as supporting our internal positive mental health. • Partnered Hydebank College – Trailing a
teams to ensure the approach is always scheme to employee students upon
grounded in a unique and impactful strategy. Enda is an accredited mediator and release.
executive coach and has delivered training
www.ardmore.co.uk and lectures to thousands of people in many www.slimskitchen.com
@mr_edhenderson organisations both locally and internationally @slimshk
to some of the world’s biggest companies and
NGO’s form Brazil and Canada to the United
Arab Emirates and Malaysia.

www.leadershipinstitute.co.uk

@EndaYoung

EMMA GARRETT Gavin Annon, Head of Sales and
Marketing, Mount Charles
Emma Garrett, CEO, FAYE THOMAS
Mallusk Enterprise Park Gavin is Head of Sales and Marketing at
Faye Thomas, Chief Commercial Mount Charles, Ireland’s largest locally
Emma is Chief Executive of Mallusk Oficer, Asset Management Ireland owned foodservice and business support
Enterprise Park and Non‐Executive Board services organisation.
Member of Enterprise Northern Ireland, and Faye is Chief Commercial Officer for AMI,
is recognised for the transformational change He has held that role for almost two years.
which she has brought to the Enterprise In his first year in the role, my sales strategy
Landscape in Newtownabbey over the past led the team to win £37million worth of
18 months despite tremendous challenges. contracts and in the past 12 months we were
successful in winning £75million in combined
The Park is now operating as an exemplar value of new business.
of Social Enterprise with profits being
One of his significant career achievements

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GAVIN ANNON the second time after caring for his late by other family members at Montalto Estate.
mother, who was his inspiration. That opportunity arose in 2012 when Keith
was leading and winning the tender in 2018 www.accountingexamcoach.com oversaw the opening of The Carriage Rooms
for catering services at Belfast International at Montalto.
Airport, worth £34 million, beating KATIE MATTHEWS
competition from worldwide providers. Keith now directs operations at Montalto as
Katie Matthews, Founder, The Mind it continues expansion, having opened as a
Another career highlight was bringing the Tribe UK & Excel In Education landmark visitor attraction; one which is
first Freshly Chopped franchise to Northern Tutoring School already award winning. Visitor numbers so
Ireland. Gavin led the negotiations from the far have exceeded targets with tens of
Mount Charles side to agree an exclusive Katie Matthews is a 27‐Year‐Old, Multi‐ thousands in the initial six months.
development contract in NI for Ireland’s Award‐Winning Entrepreneur, Educator and
leading healthy fast food retailer, resulting in Speaker. She is the Founder of two The café, retail and ticketing contribution is
150 new jobs across six outlets. businesses: The Mind Tribe UK & Excel In almost 50% over projections. Sustainability
Education Tutoring School and was named and heritage are company fundamentals and
www.mountcharles.com “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” FSB NI by having confidence in taking calculated
@GavinAnnon Awards 2018 and also received “Best New risks, we can begin to understand the
Start‐Up” Award at the Women In Business contribution that Montalto Estate and the
JAMES PERRY Awards 2018. She delivers Passion, Positivity family are making and will continue to make,
& Purpose in everything she does, striving for to tourism in Northern Ireland.
James Perry, James Perry excellence whilst simultaneously
Accounting Exam Coach empowering and educating others. She has www.montaltoestate.com
lived experience with Anxiety and Depression @montaltoestate
James Perry, owns Accounting Exam Coach for over ten years and consequently is
and coached over 120 Accounting Students overwhelmingly passionate about promoting KERRI BRADLEY
globally on Mindset, Motivation, Study/ Exam Growth Mindset & life‐long, positive mental
techniques & Career Coaching. health, developing students’ confidence and Kerri Bradley, HR Director,
resilience, and equipping adults with the Cleaver Fulton Rankin
Holding First Class Undergraduate & skills they need to inspire and support their
Masters Degrees, he qualified as a Chartered young people. Kerri`s work ethic, passion and
Accountant in 2006. James has extensive determination enabled her to become one of
practical experience, previously being Senior www.themindtribeuk.com the first HR Directors within a leading law
Auditor Manager & Financial Controller. He @mind_tribe firm in Northern Ireland, at the age of 32
lectures in University & holds a Certificate in years old.
Executive Coaching from Cambridge KEITH REILLY
University Kerri has experience as a consultant,
Keith Reilly, Operations Manager, trainer, senior manager and Director;
As Public Speaker & Consultant, James talks Montalto Estate working for some of Northern Ireland’s most
in schools about emotional wellbeing & dynamic organisations. Kerri`s
entrepreneurship. Through his “James Perry Keith Reilly, a qualified biochemist, made a professionalism and knowledge in the areas
Presents” brand he hosts Live/ Online bold move with his career, swapping the of HR and employment law has been
networking events helping SME's develop diagnostics sector for hospitality. Having recognised as she has been continuously
their own businesses. gained many years management experience promoted over the past 8 years.
in Randox Laboratories, Keith was keen to
He is also Co‐owner of “Celtuality” – contribute to the business success achieved In addition to her role at Cleaver Fulton
historical tours of Co Down drawing visitors Rankin, Kerri is currently a Non‐Executive
from around the world Director for Extra Care for Elderly People, a
not‐for‐profit Organisation and volunteers
On top of all of this, James is full time carer with Young Enterprise NI.
for his Dad, finding himself in this position for
Kerri’s experience is supported by her
educational background. She holds Chartered
membership of the CIPD; a Bachelor of Laws
(LL.B) with honours; a PgD in Human
Resource Management (CIPD level 7); and
awards in Leadership, Management,
Education and Training.

www.cfrlaw.co.uk
@CFR_Law

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LAURA GILLESPIE Times and Top place for Arts and Crafts in years, working with senior politicians,
Laura Gillespie, Partner, Belfast by Lonely Planet. dignitaries and business owners and staff
Pinsent Masons from start‐ups to PLCs. She has progressed to
In August last year Linzi opened her second Partnership Manager of the 107‐year‐old
Laura is a market leading lawyer in Pinsent store in Belfast City Airport to strengthen her business organisation through her hard‐
Masons' Litigation & Regulatory team. She message about supporting local makers to work, ambition and excellence in all she does.
leads the Regulatory practice in Northern our tourists.
Ireland and her clients include top Northern www.wearebornandbred.com Martina has worked with thousands of
Ireland businesses and household names. businesses across hundreds of campaigns in
Laura's team helps clients navigate MARK HASLAM the City throughout her career. She puts
regulatory compliance; from preventative members first and works tirelesslessly on
policies and procedures, through to incident Mark Haslam, Managing Director, their behalf to achieve their and Belfast
response in areas such as health & safety, Loud Mouth Media Ltd Chamber’s objectives.
data protection, environmental and corporate
crime. Mark is the founder and Managing Director She is strategic, business‐focussed but with
of Loud Mouth Media – a specialist digital a genuine desire to help the members of the
Laura's practice includes data and cyber advertising agency with offices in Belfast, organisation in any way she can.
beaches. Following the implementation of Dublin and Glasgow.
GDPR, businesses have to report certain data Martina has a focus on increasing profit,
breaches to the ICO and Laura's team provide Mark Haslam established Loud Mouth project and sponsorship income and growing
a 24/7 breach response hotline so that the Media in 2011 – previously having worked in the Belfast Chamber team.
incident is quickly evaluated, managed and a the telecommunications industry as a Web
report made, if necessary. Consultant at BT, he continued to have a Martina also has ambitious plans to grow
profound passion for digital. This passion the membership of Belfast Chamber and
Laura as been described as an "excellent combined with sheer determination pushed launch a new conference for Belfast to help
lawyer" and clients praise her pragmatic, Mark to take the leap and set up a specialist elevate the entire City. She is a woman with a
commercial approach. digital advertising agency. The aim he had strong drive and excellent work ethos to do
was to do digital differently – creating more the very best for the organisation she works
www.pinsentmasons.com transparent, measurable and highly targeted and its valued members.
@LGillespiePM digital experiences.
www.belfastchamber.com
LINZI ROONEY Eight years later, Loud Mouth Media is @BelfastChamber
multi‐award‐winning Google Premier Partner
Linzi Rooney, Founder agency and the ‘Best Small PPC Agency’ in the MICHAEL CLARKE
Studio Souk and Born & Bred UK for 2017 & 2018. Mark now leads a young,
versatile team of 21 managing a portfolio of Michael Clarke, Director, AJC Group
Linzi is the founder of Studio Souk, a non‐ clients with further expansion plans for 2019.
profit arts organization and shop that Michael is an innovative, hard working
supports and nurtures local artists/ makers www.loudmouth‑media.com businessman who has taken his family
and designers based in Belfast city centre. markhaslam1979 business, AJC, a small electrical contractor
Customers can come of the street to see employing 4 people to a successful
artists in their studios working on the top two MARTINA CONNOLLY organisation with over 40 employees and a
floors, making Studio Souk unique on our turnover in excess of £8 million.
high street. Martina Connolly, Partnership
Manager, Belfast Chamber Seeing an opportunity to expand the
Studio Souk was named one of the Top Five business in a new area Michael worked to
places to shop in Belfast by The New York Martina Connolly has been central to the develop the events and Festive Lighting side
Belfast Chamber organisation for the past 11 of the business winning contracts with hotels
and other businesses but also major contracts
to design and install schemes for streetscapes
across Ireland. Following a rigorous
procurement process he also personally
secured a licensing contract with Blachere
Illumination, the world leading provider of
festive lighting to be the sole supply and
install company for the whole of Ireland for
their products.

Michael is popular with all his clients for his
friendly, approachable manner and his desire
to always deliver an excellent level of service
with his ‘can do’ attitude.

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Regardless of the time of day or night
Michael, often going above and beyond
expectation, he is willing to help with any
issues relating to a client’s lighting
installations.
www.ajc‑group.com

NUALA CAMPBELL ORLAGH KELLY RAYMOND DUDDY
Raymond Duddy, Senior Solicitor,
Nuala Campbell, Managing Director, company and developing the first for Davidson McDonnell
Titanic FX barristers, Briefed, featured in the Apple
iTunes store and Forbes magazine. Raymond was educated at St Edmund Hall,
Nuala Campbell, a Professional Makeup Oxford and trained with Magic Circle law
Artist and the Managing Director of Titanic Building on her unique legal and firm, Freshfields, qualifying into their award‐
Creative Management and Titanic FX. technological expertise, Orlagh successfully winning Corporate tax team. He has worked
developed a portfolio of specialised GDPR on a number of market‐leading Corporate
Following on from a freelance career of 10 services for clients throughout the UK, matters, both in London & Northern Ireland.
years as a Fashion, Beauty & SFX Makeup Ireland and the US.
Artist, Nuala has worked on some of the As such, Raymond brings a level of
greatest Fashion week shows in the likes of www.briefed.pro expertise, experience and commitment that
London, Milan, Tokyo and Paris and been @briefedpro sets him apart in the local market.
published in many different magazine
including Vogue. PAUL JAMES Raymond remains driven to make sure that
both he, and those around him, are always
In 2014, Nuala started a new journey Paul James, Account Strategy working to improve and do things better for
opening Titanic Creative Management, Director, Ardmore their clients. It was this desire that drove
Northern Ireland's leading training academy Raymond to join DavidsonMcDonnell in late
for Prosthetics, SFX Makeup, Props & Wig Paul has worked in advertising since 2011, 2017, with a view to helping build a firm and
Making. It is also Northern Ireland's Only pursuing a personal mission to use the power Corporate practice committed to delivering
‘Not‐for‐profit’ Training Academy for Artists of advertising to help clients impact the lives the best possible service levels for its clients.
working in TV, Film & Theatre. the people of Northern Ireland. This is a
mission that he has evangelised since joining During his time with DavidsonMcDonnell,
In 2016, Nuala went on to create a retail Ardmore in 2017, which has led to his Raymond has led a number of equity
company called Titanic FX which not only projection from Account Director to Account investments and multi‐million pound M&A
imports and exports a range of professional Strategy Director in January 2019. transactions, as well as a range of advisory
Makeup effects products but has gone on to matters, within NI and England & Wales.
manufacture and export her own products Paul has worked in both a strategic and
around the world to the film and makeup delivery capacity on some of Northern www.davidsonmcdonnell.com
industries. Ireland’s most complex and sensitive @DMcDSols
advertising campaigns, including DFI Road
www.titanicfx.com Safety where he contributed to achieving the REBECCA BRYSON
@fxtitanic lowest road death on record in 2012 and DOJ
Anti‐Paramilitary Style Attacks, launched in Rebecca Bryson, Owner,
Orlagh Kelly, Managing Director, 2018 and making a significant contribution to Curvy Chic Bridal
Briefed the reduction of death and serious injury
caused by Paramilitaries. Rebecca is a hair and makeup artist hailing
Orlagh Kelly The Go‐To Person for All from the sunny streets of New Zealand, now
Things GDPR In The UK. Paul has used this mission to inspire the living in Belfast with her husband and family.
acquisition of £1.925m‐worth (turnover In her 13 year career, she has worked with
A much sought‐after public speaker on already realised) of new business since hundreds of models, photographers, film
GDPR, Orlagh’s unique ability to interpret joining Ardmore in October 2017, including a makers and more with the highlight of her
how data privacy legislation impacts on career working alongside world renowned
businesses has earned her the title of GDPR pitch/tender strike rate of 64%. MUA Pat McGrath at Paris Fashion Week.
Guru. Taking her deep expertise and www.ardmore.co.uk
developing new online GDPR products Orlagh @pauljmarketing
has taken her company Briefed from
fledgling start‐up to market‐leading provider
of GDPR training and advice.

Qualifying as a barrister in 2003, Orlagh
appeared in more than two thousand court
cases, before starting a legal technology

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When she isn’t working on Vogue editorials, SEAN DOBBS journey, his career is focused in sharing this
she adores helping brides to be, feel confident belief with others.
and beautiful, creating their perfect bridal Electrical/Mechanical maintenance
look. One of the favourite things Rebecca gets technician and Stainless Steel welder for www.upskillenterprise.com
to do is work with the charity Look Good, Feel several years prior to attending the @upskillent
Better, where she helps women feel beautiful University of Ulster to study Mechanical
and special while going through or recovering Engineering, as a mature student. TIARNÁN O'NEILL
from cancer treatments.
Sean graduated with a First‐Class honours Tiarnán O'Neill, Chief Operating
Not only is Rebecca a respected and in Mechanical Engineering in the summer of Officer, Down and Connor Trust
admired make‐up artist, she is also the owner 2013. Upon graduation Sean took up the role
of Curvy Chic Bridal, the UK and Irelands of CDEnviro’s first dedicated Product Tiarnán is a chartered accountant by
largest plus size bridal store. An award‐ Development Engineer through the Fusion profession and leads the day to day
winning store that prides itself on catering for graduate program. Sean’s work in this first operations of one of Northern Ireland's
any shape and size, Rebecca has through project resulted in a 10‐12 fold increase in largest charities. Prior to his current role
sheer determination, drive and passion, system performance and 4 patents on 3 Tiarnán worked with PwC in Belfast advising
created a safe environment for her customers designs.Over the duration of the project Sean clients from a wide range of sectors including
to feel both comfortable and beautiful on progressed from graduate to Engineer and many of Northern Irelands leading
what will be the most special and memorable successfully completed his post‐graduate companies. Recognised as a leader in the
day of their lives. qualification in Business and Management third sector he chairs the Charity and Not for
with the William Clinton institute of Profit Group of the Ulster Society of
www.curvychicbridal.com Leadership and Management. Chartered Accountants Ireland and has
@CurvyChicBridal recently been appointed to the board of
Since completion of the project Sean has directors of Trócaire (Northern Ireland).
REUBEN LUCAS progressed to Senior Engineer and more www.downandconnor.org
recently onto the position of Strategic
Reuben Lucas, Senior Engineer, Innovation lead. WAYNE LYONS
Arup www.cdenviro.com Wayne Lyons, Director, Soaks
Bathrooms
Arup is a global firm of designers, STEPHEN RICE
engineers, architects, planners, consultants From having absolutely no previous
and technical specialists working across Stephen Rice, Upskill Enterprise industry knowledge or experience I started
every aspect of today’s built environment. Soaks Bathrooms as a 24yr old in 2014. The
Reuben is a senior structural engineer, having Upskill Enterprise was formed in Belfast, business has had double digit growth each
joined Arup’s Belfast office in 2005. He is Northern Ireland and now operating across year, now the largest independent bathroom
chartered with both the Institution of Civil the EU and US. Before launching Upskill in retailer in Ireland. The showroom has
Engineers and the Institution of Structural 2015, Stephen was business development expanded to approx. 7,000sq ft and is in the
Engineers and has a wealth of experience in manager for a large UK workforce medium to high end of the bathroom sector.
tall building design, hotels, commercial and development organization and formed a
residential developments. pivotal role in the professionalisation and I am also a Director and shareholder in
workforce reform of several critical sectors Drench Showers, we have a factory in
As someone who has always had an eye for across the UK and EU. Stephen is passionate Hampshire where we manufacture patent
detail, Reuben has excelled as a Structural about understanding and recognizing pending bespoke shower enclosures. We have
Engineer and Project Manager. He has played people’s talent. around 140 bathroom showrooms in the UK
a leading role in some of the biggest and Ireland and around 50 in Holland who
construction projects in Belfast in recent From a young age and having come from a sell our products, the business is in its early
years, including Victoria Square, the Obel post conflict society, Stephen saw acts of stages but is growing extremely rapidly.
Tower, the IFA National Stadium at Windsor humanity and ambition in abundance. People
Park and the multi‐award winning have many skills and abilities, when www.soaksbathrooms.com
Connswater Community Greenway. harnessed can shine and having witnessed @soaksbathrooms
this first hand by being supported in his own
Reuben is driven to shape a better world
and aspires to be someone who makes a
difference through creating places of
excellence.
www.arup.com

Sean Dobbs, Strategic Innovation
Lead, CDEnviro

Sean comes from an extremely practical
background and trained and worked in
various roles such as Vehicle mechanic,

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