Judging Panel

Dr. Paul Bolger (Judging Coordinator)

Manager, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork

Dr Paul Bolger is Manager of the Environmental Research Institute at University College Cork, Ireland. He has worked across academia, industry and government for over 25 years developing long term research solutions for global sustainability challenges. VIEW MORE

Tanya Fitzgerald (Judging Coordinator)

Enterprise Liaison Officer, Sustainable Futures, Environmental Research Institute - University College Cork

As Enterprise Liaison Officer for the Sustainable Futures Project, Tanya is responsible for managing relationships with Enterprise partners and for identifying the skills and competencies required by industry in relation to Sustainability. VIEW MORE

Anna Ozolina (Judging Coordinator)

Project Manager Sustainable Futures Project, Environmental Research Institute - University College Cork

As the Project Manager for the Sustainable Futures Project, Anna coordinates inter-institutional, cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary engagement for impactful, long-term enterprise-informed sustainability skills education agenda. VIEW MORE

Daragh Anglim

Head of Impact, Broadlake

Head of Impact | Helping our Broadlake companies on their 3X10X journey to H.A.V.E. positive impact | B Corp Certified | Committed to creating stakeholder value | Better Business | Reimagining capitalism VIEW MORE

Mark Bennett

CEO, Ambie

Mark Bennett has expertise in smart cities, clean technology and sustainability strategies. VIEW MORE

Jan Peter Bergkvist

Sustainability Professional, Inspiring Speaker, Writer & Senior Advisor at SleepWell AB, Sweden

Jan Peter "JP" Bergkvist, sustainability professional, inspiring speaker, writer & senior advisor at SleepWell AB, has been active in the field of Sustainable Business at an executive level in the hospitality industry since the early nineties. VIEW MORE

Aidan Byrne

Sustainability & Utilities Manager, Aviva Stadium

Aidan is the Sustainability & Utilities Manager at the Aviva Stadium and has over a decade of experience in energy management, corporate sustainability practices and implementation of the ISO20121 Sustainable Event management & ISO50001 Energy Management standards. VIEW MORE

Jean Callanan

CEO, Momenta Hub

Jean Callanan is a Strategic Thinking Consultant and Sustainable Innovation Facilitator with a background in global marketing. She chairs Irish Hospice Foundation and is a non executive director of Bord Iascaigh Mhara. Jean writes a weekly sustainability blog 'Green Shoots From Business'. VIEW MORE

John Cunniffe

Director, G4S FM Ireland

John Cunniffe has experience rolling out Green Initiatives within property portfolios across a range of sectors; utilising his engineering background to incorporate sustainable solutions within the built environment and operations to incorporating a cradle-to-cradle approach to suitable projects. VIEW MORE

Supriya Foster

Sustainability Officer, South West College

Supriya Foster, Sustainability Officer at the world's first Passive House Premium educational facility, spearheads transformative sustainability projects. With a decade's expertise in environmental stewardship, she forges impactful partnerships to drive positive change in the educational sector. VIEW MORE

Nicholas Holden

Professor, University College Dublin

Nick’s teaching and research focuses on life cycle assessment and critical assessment of green technologies, addressing the impact and sustainability of agriculture, food and the bioeconomy. VIEW MORE

Karen Kennedy

Sustainability Senior Manager, PepsiCo

PepsiCo Global Sustainability Senior Manager operating across PepsiCo's food and beverage manufacturing footprint, to deliver PepsiCo's Net Water Positive ambition. VIEW MORE

Matt Kennedy

European Sustainable Development Leader, Arup

Matt is Arup’s European Sustainable Development Leader and is Global Leader for Climate Services. VIEW MORE

Maria Kirrane

Head of Sustainability and Climate Action, University College Cork

Dr Maria Kirrane is the Head of Sustainability and Climate Action for University College Cork. Maria leads the development and implementation of the University’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan working across units and disciplines to develop the campus as Living Laboratory for sustainability. VIEW MORE

Frances Lucy

Atlantic Technological University

Professor Frances Lucy is Atlantic Technological University (ATU)’s lead for the EU GREEN alliance and a member of the EPA Advisory Committee. VIEW MORE

Robbie McGrath

Head of Sustainability, D/RES Properties

Robbie has a wide range of experience developed over the last 15 years in Sustainability across several sectors from Corporate Real Estate, Residential Development, the Electronics and Pharmaceutical industries. Robbie is Head of Sustainability in D/RES Properties since 2021, and a member of the Cen. VIEW MORE

Elaine Neill

Head of Sustainability & Innovation, Gilfresh Produce Ltd

Elaine Neill is Head of Sustainability and Innovation at Gilfresh Produce Ltd, a family run agri-food company, supplying fresh produce in Ireland. She has over thirty years experience within the food industry moving from technical management to spearheading sustainability initiatives within the business. VIEW MORE

Robert O'Mahony

Head of Sustainability, Global Operations, Logitech

Robert O’Mahony leads an international, multi-disciplinary team as Head of Sustainability, Global Operations for Logitech. In his role, Robert is responsible for driving Logitech’s Global sustainability commitments and progress across its worldwide operations, products, and supply chains. VIEW MORE

Kathleen O'Regan

Senior Executive, Enterprise Ireland

Kathleen manages the Enterprise Ireland Green Transition Fund which is which is designed to support companies develop lower-carbon, resource efficient products, processes, and business models. VIEW MORE

Katherine Valery

Senior Sustainability Eng, Jacobs

A Senior Environmental Officer with more than 15 years’ in the Oil & Gas industry internationally followed by 3 years’ experience in the Irish construction industry. Katherine is a committed professional, passionate about sustainability. VIEW MORE

Sian Young

Director of Sustainable Business, Britvic Ireland

Sian Young is the Director of Sustainable Business at Britvic Ireland. VIEW MORE