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In 2025, UCD College of Business launched the inaugural Business Impact Makers Summit, welcoming 250 alumni to the Blackrock campus to hear business leaders discuss leadership, talent management, strategy, digital innovation and globalisation. Headlining the event was Robert Guest, Deputy Editor of The Economist<\/em>, who was joined by academic, alumni and business leaders in panel discussions and breakout sessions. Speakers included Martin Shanahan, Frances Fitzgerald, Lorna Conn, Loretta O\u2019Sullivan, and UCD Professors Karan Sonpar, Imelda Maher, Joe Peppard, Damien McLoughlin, Susi Geiger and Paul Walsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUSINESS IMPACT MAKERS SUMMIT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\"Prof.<\/a>
Prof. Imelda Maher, Prof. Joe Peppard and Prof. Karan Sonpar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Prof.<\/a>
Prof. Damien McLoughlin and Orla McAleer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Audience<\/a>
Audience at the UCD Impact Makers Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Cassandra<\/a>
Cassandra Corbet, Diarmuid Connaughton, Maeve Harrington and Declan Bourke.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jenny<\/a>
Jenny Bishop, Audrey Healy and Paulina Martyniak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Maria<\/a>
Maria Paola Vercesi, Phil J. Ryan, Elizabeth Sheehan and Edward Ward.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Panellists<\/a>
Panellists at the UCD Impact Makers Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Lorna<\/a>
Robert Guest, keynote speaker, with Prof. Federica Pazzaglia and Prof. Anthony Brabazon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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