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CPD Blitz 2022

Our popular CPD Blitz series returns in 2022 with a mix of in person and virtual events to cater to all attendees. With 10 CPD hours available per event, attendees will receive fast-paced sector relevant updates from leading industry and academic speakers, each a specialist in their respective fields.

 

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ROI dates

24 November - Cork (In person)

Clayton Hotel Silver Springs, 9:30am – 1:30pm

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8 December - Dublin (In person)

CA House, 9:30am – 1:30pm

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15 December - ROI (Virtual)

9.30am -1.30pm

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NI dates

30 November - Belfast (In person)

The Grand Central, 9-15 Bedford Street, 9.30am -1.30pm 

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8 December - NI (Virtual)

9.30am - 1.30pm 

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ROI agenda 

Discover the science of top critical thinking & problem solving
Keynote speaker: Amy Brann, Author, Founder and Director of Synaptic Potential
Discover the science of top critical thinking & problem solving in today’s cognitively loaded world. You need discipline and habits to help perform at the top of your game, uncover the scientifically underpinned approaches that will help you focus on the wisest things your role requires. 

Financial Reporting Update
Robert Kirk, Professor of Financial Reporting 
This session will outline the key updates and changes in financial reporting over the
last 12 months along with practical tips and guidance on implementing those changes
and maintain regulatory compliance.

Company Law Update
John Darby, Solicitor
John will discuss contemporary trends and updates in company law and
how they affect accountants and business professionals from a practical perspective. 

Taxation Update
Gearóid O'Sullivan, Tax Manager, Chartered Accountants Ireland
This session will provide an overview of recent taxation updates from Revenue
along with real-life examples of proper implementation and practice. 

Cork agenda 

Keynote Speaker: Stephanie Sturgess, Qualified Coach and
Executive Education Academic 


Financial Reporting Update
Andrew Behan, Director, FAAS, Ernst & Young 
This session will outline the key updates and changes in financial reporting over the
last 12 months along with practical tips and guidance on implementing those
changes and maintain regulatory compliance

Company Law Update
John Darby, Solicitor
John will discuss contemporary trends and updates in company law and how
they affect accountants and business professionals from a practical perspective. 

Taxation Update
Gearóid O'Sullivan, Tax Manager, Chartered Accountants Ireland
This session will provide an overview of recent taxation updates from
Revenue along with real-life examples of proper implementation and practice. 



 



On demand sessions ROI:

How to survive an extinction event: why cybersecurity is now at the top of a board’s agenda
William Taafe, Chief Operating Officer at Lockdown Cyber Security 

Pensions and related legislation update
Munro O’Dwyer, Partner at PwC Ireland

A whistle stop tour of wills and inheritance (to include Capacity Act, 2015 due to commence November 2022)
Elaine Byrne, Specialist Solicitor in Will and Probate 

Company secretarial update
Salvador Nash, Head of Company Secretarial at KPMG Ireland 

Better ways to improve your productivity
Moira Dunne, Founder of beproductive.ie

From resilience to resolve: Making your goals a reality

John Slattery, Facilitator and Coach 

Introduction to sustainability reporting....the basics
Sean O’Reilly, Assistant Professor in Accountancy at UCD 

Business Valuations
Tom Murray, Friel Stafford 

Top 10 HR Issues in 2023
Caroline Reidy, The HR Suite 

The smart way to utilise LinkedIn to grow your business in 2023
Maryrose Lyons, Brightspark Consulting 

 

 


NI agenda 

Discover the science of top critical thinking & problem solving
Keynote speaker: Amy Brann, Author, Founder and Director of Synaptic Potential
Discover the science of top critical thinking & problem solving in today’s cognitively loaded world. You need discipline and habits to help perform at the top of your game,  uncover the scientifically underpinned approaches that will help you focus on the wisest things.

Financial Reporting Essentials and Update
Robert Kirk,  Professor of Financial Reporting 
This session will outline the key updates and changes in financial reporting over the last 12 months along with practical tips and guidance on implementing those changes.

Taxation Update
Tom Penman , Baker Tilly Mooney Moore
This session will provide an overview of recent taxation updates from HMRC along with real-life examples of proper implementation and practice.

Company Law Update
Laura King BL, Barrister at Law
This session will outline key updates in company law in the recent past, or that we might expect in the near future. Examples include reform to Companies House and the Register of Companies, the expanding scope of an "employee" under the Companies Act, the role of sustainability and the test for allocating partnership profits.



On demand sessions NI:

How to survive an extinction event: why cybersecurity is now at the top of a board’s agenda 
William Taafe, Chief Operating Officer at Lockdown Cyber Security 

How to turn busy into productive 
Moira Dunne, Founder of beproductive.ie 

From resilience to resolve: Making your goals a reality 
John Slattery, Facilitator and Coach 

Introduction to sustainability reporting....the basics 
Sean O’Reilly, Assistant Professor in Accountancy at UCD 

Business valuations 
Tom Murray, Friel Stafford 

Top 10 HR issues in 2023 
Caroline Reidy, The HR Suite 

The smart way to utilise LinkedIn to grow your business in 2023 
Maryrose Lyons, Brightspark Consulting 

Speakers

 

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Amy Brann
Keynote Speaker
Founder and CEO of Synaptic Potential and an expert in helping organisations harness their unrealised people potential through the power of neuroscience.

  • Over the past 18 years, Amy has advised hundreds of businesses of all sizes across the globe including Tesco, Warner Brother, EY, Twinings, Novartis and BNP Paribas

  • Author of 'Make Your Brain Work', 'Neuroscience for Coaches' and 'Engaged: The Neuroscience Behind Creating Productive People in Successful Organizations'

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John Darby
Speaker
Solictor with an Honours BCL law degree, University College Dublin with diplomas in European Law from Universite des Sciences Sociales, Toulouse and  University of Amsterdam.

  • Has practised in-house with Diageo plc, Bord Gais Eireann and the Coca-Cola Company.

  • Frequent speaker in the areas of corporate and company law and lecturer on the Law Society’s Professional Course on Business Law and its Diploma Courses on Company Law and Corporate Governance.
Sinead McKinty
Robert Kirk
Code of Revenue Compliance Interventions
Joe Carroll, Head of PD

Sinead Fox-Hamilton FCA 
Moderator, NI Blitz

Relationship & Professional Development Manager, Law graduate and Fellow Chartered Accountant who has enjoyed a diverse career spanning varied finance, recruitment and consulting positions. 

  • Showcases the Chartered Accountancy profession, supports career and professional development journeys along with working with employers to implement relevant training solutions to support talent
  • Noted in Northern Ireland’s ‘Top 40 under 40’ and ‘Top 20 Inspiring Women’ listings and was also recognised for her ‘Services to Accounting and Finance’ in the Northern Ireland Women’s Awards

Robert Kirk
Speaker
Emeritus Professor of Financial Reporting at Ulster University.

  • Has lectured extensively within Ireland and Great Britain on accounting standards to diverse organisations such as British Gas Plc, British Aerospace Plc, NATO, Bank of Ireland, John Laing Plc, Deloitte and Reed International Plc.

  • Lectures on IFRS standards to major companies in Cyprus, United States, Bahrain, South Africa, Zambia and Ghana. He has published 15 books on the subject in Ireland and GB.

Gearóid O'Sullivan
Speaker

Head Tax Manager, Chartered Accountants Ireland

  • Gearóid’s areas of expertise are corporate and capital taxes. He previously worked in practice with PwC, having trained with KPMG in their Dublin offices and having worked for a time with Moore in Cork City also.

 

Joe Carroll
Chair and Moderator 

Head of Professional Development, has worked for Chartered Accountants Ireland over 15 years is currently Head of Professional Development. 

  • Graduated from UCD with a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History Diploma and subsequently continued his education completing a Diploma in Executive Coaching from Irish Management Institute, a MSc Education Leadership from Dublin City University, a Certificate in Adult Guidance and Counselling, Maynooth University, a HDip Education Studies, University College Dublin and a Certificate in Technology Risk and Data Incident Management. 

Cork Speakers

Andrew Behan
Stephanie Sturgis

Andrew Behan FCA
Speaker - Cork, 24 November 

Andrew is a director in the EY FAAS (Financial Accounting Advisory Services) practice, based in Cork, Ireland.  

  • In this role he advises clients on the impact of complex transactions and accounting change under IFRS, US GAAP and Irish GAAP.  
  • He has worked extensively with listed Irish entities, large FDIs as well as indigenous businesses. 

Stephanie Sturgess
Keynote Speaker - Cork, 24 November 2022

Qualified Coach and Executive Education Academic with over 2 years working in academia leading Executive Education at a senior management level leading teams responsible for the delivery leadership, management and coaching development programme at Masters level. 

  • Works with high performance sport leadership, providing leadership coaching.

  • Currently completing her Doctoral research (Leadership and Coaching) having already completed a Masters’ in Business Coaching and a PG Diploma in Coaching Psychology.  Accredited practitioner of personality and emotional intelligence psychometric tool and a member of CIPD

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