Kingsley Aikins is the founder and CEO of The Networking Institute, a Dublin based organisation whose mission is to help individuals and organisations achieve their goals through Networking. He is a recognised expert on the topic and has written and spoken extensively on the benefits of Networking and how to get better at it. He has run workshops and developed online and offline training programmes in the areas of Networking, Public Speaking, Philanthropy and Diaspora Engagement. To date he has trained over 10,000 people in more than 100 organisations in 22 countries. Clients include major accounting, consulting, law, non-profit and government organisations. He is an Economics and Politics graduate from Trinity College Dublin. In his career he has worked 10 years for the Irish Trade Board and IDA Ireland and was based in Sydney. He then led The Ireland Funds for 21 years mostly based in Boston. In his time with the Funds over a quarter of a billion dollars was raised for projects in Ireland. He was awarded a CBE for his work on British – Irish relations. He represented Trinity College, Irish Universities, Vichy (France) and Leinster at rugby. He is married with three children and lives in Dublin.

Trained by the world’s leading headshot photographer in 2014, John has since been named one of the top 100 headshot photographers in the world. Now he practices Psy-Photology.  Merging human behavioural sciences and photography to promote positive self-image and self-acceptance to clients like LinkedIn, Northern Trust and Bank of Ireland. John is also the current director of Individual development for Junior Chamber International (JCI).

He has photographed everyone from Bond Villains to bank managers.

Brigid Farrell, founder of AllTalk Training, works with companies who operate internationally or have a workforce comprising a multitude of languages, helping them to eradicate communication issues that arise due to differences in language and culture.  

Having spent several years abroad and immersing herself in the language and cultures of other countries, Brigid has observed countless instances of communication breakdown due to cultural misunderstandings. In addition to this, her work training businesspeople in the area of English as a Foreign Language has also afforded her extensive insight into the areas that most lead to miscommunications in the global business world. 

These experiences have led Brigid to identify a pressing need – the development of training interventions for those working with international teams and with clients and business partners from all over the world. This training expands upon and offers practical solutions to the question ‘What can we do, as native speakers of English, to ensure smooth communication?’ And what we can do is much more than one might think. 

Uncovering what can be done to improve cross-cultural interactions not only reduces instances of miscommunication and cultural misinterpretation, but also helps to drive global collaboration through stronger international business relationships. 

Gillian Burrell is a PGA Golf Professional and is leading expert in Coaching and Coach Education in the golfing industry in Ireland. She has had the privilege of coaching many of Ireland’s leading female golfers and was coach to the victorious Irish Girls Team, European Champions in Finland 2009 and Irish Ladies Champion in 2010.
Gillian also works in the Coach Education field for the Professional Golfers Association; both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. She is a Training Consultant for Special Olympics Ireland/EuroAsia, Sport Northern Ireland and the Confederation of Golf in Ireland. She had authored several golf training manuals and is a well -known contributor to many golfing publications.
She was awarded her Advanced Fellowship of the PGA in 2015 for her contribution to Coaching & Coach Education and has served as Captain of the PGA in Ireland, the first woman to have done so.
Gillian has earned a reputation for recognising and realising potential – on and off the golf course. She has extensive experience and a unique set of skills that allow her to work with individuals, teams and organisations to identify and address their performance challenges. Gillian provides clients with the tools and insight they need to be more effective and support their success; on a golf course, in life or in business.