Assistant Professor Annunziata Esposito Amideo, Management Information Systems, UCD Quinn School of Business explains how using operational research and mathematical modelling can result in better outcomes in real-world scenarios, including business decisions, global challenges and reacting to natural disasters. 

17th January 2023. Focusing on the lived experience of entrepreneurship, Dr Orla Byrne discusses why entrepreneurship is good for society and how Ireland's hospitality sector can survive tough times. She also discusses her new initiative, AtThePass.ie, which is designed to support the current needs of hospitality, food and drink-related business owners.

Elaine Burke and Donal O'Donovan | Business Journalists

20th December 2022. Elaine Burke, editor of Silicon Republic, and Donal O’Donovan, Business Editor at the Irish Independent and Chairman of the Business Journalists Association of Ireland, look back over the leading business stories in 2022.

Anna Scally | International Tax Partner, Head of Technology and Media, and FinTech Lead, KPMG Ireland

13th December 2022. KPMG Partner and UCD Quinn School alumna Anna Scally discusses whether Ireland can remain an FDI leader and the future of Ireland's tech cluster. 

15th November 2022. Deloitte Ireland CEO Harry Goddard explains how firms, including his own, are changing to meet an anxious age and reveals how to navigate a world in a state of “permacrisis”.

8th November 2022. Julie Ennis discusses how her UCD Smurfit School MBA helped in her leadership leap from Bank of Ireland to Sodexo and how staying client-focused amid surging prices is presenting new opportunities for cost mitigation and sustainability. She also discusses the company’s dedication to its people and diversity in leadership positions. 

25th October 2022. UCD Business Alumni Award winner for 2022 Mary Quaney talks about Mainstream’s tremendous international growth in emerging markets and how enhancing grid transmission infrastructure may see Ireland become a powerhouse in wind energy.

With a background in mathematical and statistical modelling of energy markets, Assistant Professor Mel Devine reveals how renewables may solve this winter’s looming energy crisis and how new energy forms could hold the key to our future. 

Research Associate Allen Higgins discusses the role of good design and creativity and how they can be positively applied in the world of business. 

Associate Professor Tom Conlon is that Academic Director for UCD’s Masters in Aviation Finance and talks about why he is optimistic about aviation's future in a net zero world and how he sees transport operating in a decarbonised world.