Summer Mini-Blitz (ROI/NI) 2026

Ann-Marie Herbert is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with over two decades of experience spanning public practice and global financial services. She holds both a BA and a Master’s in Accounting from Dublin City University. Ann-Marie trained in practice before joining State Street, where she spent 16 years in a variety of roles, gaining deep expertise in financial services and day-to-day business operations. Now at Chartered Accountants Ireland, she plays a key role in shaping the learning journey of accounting professionals, bringing a strategic and practitioner-informed perspective to the evolving needs of the profession.

Kieran Gilmurray is a consultant, educator, and author specialising in practical AI adoption for professionals. He helps organisations improve efficiency and decision quality by applying Generative AI responsibly, with clear workflows, governance, and measurable outcomes. Kieran delivers executive and practitioner training across AI strategy, productivity, and risk, translating complex concepts into tools that professionals can use immediately in day to day work.

Dympna is a Managing Director in the Financial Reporting Advisory team in Deloitte and as over 12 years’ experience providing audit and advisory services with a focus on International Financial Reporting Standards.  Dympna has 12 years’ experience in practice including time in audit and accounting advisory and significant experience in respect of International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (“IFRS”), the suite of Irish GAAP frameworks (including FRS 101 and FRS 102) and US GAAP. Dympna provides CPD and training sessions on a wide range of accounting topics in various industries.

In 2012, Jack Kavanagh’s life changed forever when he sustained a spinal cord injury, leaving him with just 15% muscle function. Rather than letting this define his limits, Jack has since redefined what’s possible, proving that resilience, ambition, and courage can push boundaries beyond expectation.

Jack has taken the stage at TEDx with his powerful talk, “Fearless Like a Child: Overcoming Adversity.” His impact has been widely recognised, he was honoured as one of the Ten Outstanding Young People of the Year in 2019, has received multiple international awards for his documentary Breaking Boundaries, and was awarded as a select number of Alumni Of The Year for Trinity College in 2023.

Jack is a force for change. He runs Move The Needle, a consultancy focused on high-impact projects. He also serves on the board of the National Disability Authority and leadership development organization Common Purpose Ireland. His healthcare background has led him to collaborate with the World Health Organization on digital and assistive technologies, and he is currently innovating accessibility advancements in aviation through the AeroFix Project.

Yet, through it all, one thing has remained a constant, Jack’s passion for adventure. Whether hand-cycling, sailing, or mastering the art of sit-skiing, he refuses to let limitations stand in his way. This September, he set himself a formidable challenge, cycling 380km along the Danube river to raise funds for Spinal Injuries Ireland. Completing this goal stands as one of his proudest personal achievements in recent years.

Morna is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Consultant, and Lecturer in Taxation at TUS. Morna is the owner of Brass Tax Consultancy, a boutique tax advisory firm based in the Mid-West. She is also a Member of Mid-West Society for Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Tom specialises in complex tax planning, structuring groups of companies, international tax, enquiries, providing tax efficient succession and inheritance tax planning and deals with all aspects of income tax and capital gains tax

John Darby is a senior legal counsel with PM Group.  He graduated with an Honours BCL law degree from University College Dublin in 1994 and was admitted as a solicitor in Ireland in 1997.  John has advised both domestic and international companies in all aspects of corporate and commercial law across the full lifecycle of business and in diverse sectors including project management, construction, retail, media, hospitality, healthcare, financial services and entertainment.
John is a lecturer in Business Law at the Law Society of Ireland.

Cathy Murphy is a Partner in the Corporate & Banking team at Elliotts Legal Solicitors in Belfast and is dual-qualified in Northern Ireland and England & Wales. With extensive experience across a broad range of sectors, Cathy specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, shareholders’ agreement and corporate governance. She also advises lenders, borrowers and investors on finance transactions, security arrangements and regulatory considerations. Cathy is known for her strategic, commercially focused approach tailored to meet her clients’ objectives.