Previous Speakers Archives

David began his career in Construction in 1996 following completing his training to become a Carpenter and Joiner before completing a HND in Construction.

After joining McLaughlin & Harvey in 2005 as a Site Manager, David then completed the CIOB Direct Membership exams.

David’s professional career has progressed in an upwards trajectory over the last 19 years with McLaughlin & Harvey from Site Manager to Contracts Manager, Operations Manager before securing his most recent role as Design and Build Director in January 2023.

Title: Carving out a career in hospitality and tourism

A panel discussion with industry professionals sharing an insight to career opportunities in Hospitality & Tourism

Monday 07^th Oct 11am

Chris Orr, Retail Outlets Assistant Manager, Titanic Belfast

Christopher Roden Telford, Senior Operations Manager, Mount Charles

Emily Doherty, Bar Supervisor, Merchant Hotel

Fionn Forbes -Events Admin Support, Crowne Plaza Hotel

Tuesday 08th Oct 11am

David Balfour – Visitor Services Manager, National Museums NI

Pearse Copeland, Assistant Beverage Manager, Culloden Estate & Spa

Gerard McCavanagh, Senior Concierge, Fitzwilliam Hotel

Gavin Magee, Duty Manager, Mckeever Hotel Group

MSF is an international humanitarian organisation providing medical care in more than 70 countries.

I am a Consultant in Infectious Diseases in Belfast, but have had the privilege of working as a medical doctor for MSF in Georgia, South Sudan, Bangladesh and Yemen.

Stephen is AWARE's Head of Education and Training (West), focusing on the Mood Matters suite of wellbeing programmes, Living Life to the Full and Mental Health First Aid. He is passionate about developing and delivering mental health programmes that focus on prevention, early intervention and recovery. A key focus for Stephen is to equip schools and community audiences with the tools and techniques to look after their mental health and manage their mood at times of change. Stephen’s background is in community development, community/voluntary organisation business management, and strategic and operational planning. He also worked as a Sessional Trainer for AWARE for several years, delivering a number of Education and Training programmes. Stephen has always had a passion for both mental health and wellbeing and the community and voluntary sector.

Ailsa’s day to day role involves visiting schools and colleges to chat to students and parents about the wealth of opportunities available at the University. She also welcomes students and teachers onto campus to give them a taste of University. As a first generation student in her family, Ailsa is passionate about making sure everyone has the same opportunities to access higher education. She also works with student ambassadors to promote the University as well as working with disability services and the SEND team to make University accessible for everyone.

As an Outreach and Recruitment Officer Anna is regularly visiting schools and colleges to help support with their journey to university, providing outreach talks on areas such as personal statements and interview skills as well as academic talks. Careers fairs and on campus visits are also a key part of Anna’s role and gives her a great chance to chat to students from so many different backgrounds. Looking after our social media is also a key part of Anna’s day to day role, be sure to follow us if you want to keep up to date with what we are up to (@UniBradOutreach)!

Fujitsu is currently collaborating with Libraries NI to conduct a series of engaging robot workshops. During our presentation, we will discuss the details of these workshops and share the goals we aim to achieve through them. At our stand, you'll also have the chance to interact with one of the robots used in these sessions.

Aoife, from Dublin, completed a Masters of Arts in Irish Studies in DCU. She spent a period working with the European Union and now works as a Second Level Coordinator with Conradh na Gaeilge, giving workshops in opportunities with the Irish language.

Monday 16th September – 11.40 Meabh Nimmo
Guidance Counsellor – Dunboyne College
“Progression to third level & employment through further Education”

Margaret Nolan ‘Design your career from the ground up’

Member of the Valuations Professional Group at the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.

Margaret Nolan is a Chartered Surveyor with 9 years’ experience specialising in Valuations. Graduating from TUI in 2010, she began her career in Cushman & Wakefield before joining the BNP Paribas Real Estate valuation department. Her role as a Divisional Director includes providing comprehensive valuation consultation service to corporate clients, financial institutions and developers, in addition to landlord and tenant advice on a range of property interests.

She is a member of both the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, she is also a RICS Registered Valuer.

Margaret is a member of the Valuations Professional Group at the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.

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