CHARTERED DIRECTOR WORKSHOP
n IOD national chairman Ian Dormer will chair a chartered director workshop today in the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, entitled 'Leading people through change' (12.45pm to 5pm). He will be joined by a panel of speakers including Alastair Hamilton from Invest NI, who will also update members on the future of EU funding for Northern Ireland. Joining the workshop is Steven Kingan, chief executive of Nexor, a company which has gone from spin-out through VC sale to MBO. Other speakers are Moya Johnston of Survitec Group and Colin Coffey from Digital Ventures. An interactive session led by Richard O'Rawe of Leading Governance will focus on managing the relationships in the boardroom. To book contact Lorraine Corry at lorraine.corry@ iod.com or 028 9068 3224.
CONFERENCE
* MANAGERS and leaders are being encouraged to make the most of the Management and Leadership Conference which returns to Belfast this week. The highly acclaimed conference will feature presentations from a diverse and intriguing line-up of leaders and will take place on Thursday from 8.15am to 1pm at Titanic Belfast. The conference is being organised by the Management & Leadership Network (MLN) as the flagship event of the 2014 Management Month initiative. International business leader and Cadbury chairman David Fish will be joined by Jannine Waddell, MD of Waddell Media, and Dr Aidan McQuade, director of Anti-Slavery International (a global charity tackling slavery and poverty) along with businessman and author Peter Quinn. The conference will be hosted by broadcaster David Meade. For more information go to www.mln.org.uk, ring 028 9076 1030 or email info@mln.org.uk
WOMEN THINKING BIG
* MARTIN Naughton, founder of Glen Electric and owner of Glen Dimplex, will encourage business women from across Ireland to think big this year in order to grow their business and achieve success. Owner of the world's largest manufacturers of electrical heating appliances, he will address delegates at the first Women in Business NI networking lunch of its kind to be held in Newry on Tuesday March 4 at the Canal Court Hotel. The event is the brainchild of Women in Business NI chief executive Roseann Kelly, who said: "Our organisation strives to facilitate meaningful events which encourage impact to the bottom line for business owners, leaders and managers. As well as offering delegates an opportunity to make real business connections through sustained networking at our events, it is important that we collaborate with those who have achieved unrivalled success and who are willing to share their business secrets in order to motivate and excite those keen to take their business to the next level." To book a place at this exclusive lunch call Laura Dowie at 028 9022 4006 or log on to www.womeninbusinessni.com.
RENEWABLES EVENT
* NI CHAMBER of Commerce and
UtilityWise are inviting businesses to come along and hear how to enhance their business potential within the renewables and sustainability sectors at an event in Belfast. 'The Business Case for Renewables' is one of many events taking place as part of Climate Week and will take place on March 6 at the E3 Building at Belfast Metropolitan College Belfast. Guest speakers confirmed include John Toner, group chairman and CEO at Williams Industrial Services; Malcolm Emery, development director Ireland at UtilityWise; along with representatives from The Workspace Group and Dimplex Renewables. For further Information and to register please visit www.northernirelandchamber.com
MEET THE BUYER
* BUSINESSES from across Northern Ireland and the Republic are being encouraged to come along and 'meet the buyer' on March 12 at the first in a series of events by Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Bank of Ireland UK. Fourteen of Northern Ireland's leading companies will attend the event as buyers, holding out the potential for attendees to seal deals on the day. These include Aer Lingus; Banner Business Services; Belfast International Airport; Denroy; Dunbia; Glen Dimplex; Graham Asset Management;
H&J Martin; Howden UK; Lagan Construction Group; Maurice Flynn & Sons; Mount Charles Group; Thales and Whale. For further information, or to apply, please visit www.northernirelandchamber.com.
* HIGH TECH: Cllr Deirdre Hargey, chairwoman of Belfast City Council's development committee; Jennifer Cooke, technology commercialisation manager at University of Ulster;
Tom Gray of Kainos; and Sheree Atcheson, founder of Women Who Code Belfast, gather at the City Hall to celebrate the launch of the Belfast Technology Conference (BelTech2014) which will take place on April 2, 3 and 4 at The Europa Hotel. The event will be curated by Kainos Software along with partners University of Ulster, Belfast City Council, Building Change Trust and Kernel Capital. BelTech2014 brings together tech and business leaders from all over the world.
In addition to informing technology professionals and businesses of emerging technologies, the conference will educate school pupils, parents and teachers about the potential of a career within the technology industry.
To purchase visit www.beltech2014.com or phone 028 9061 1916