UCD Business Impact
UCD College of Business
The ‘UCD Business Impact’ Podcast from UCD College of Business features thought leaders from the world of academia and industry discussing the most compelling issues affecting our lives from a business perspective.
These conversations will offer insight, spark curiosity and challenge you to rethink how you do business in a changing world.
Hosted by Emmet Oliver, financial editor and journalist; and lecturer at UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business.
These conversations will offer insight, spark curiosity and challenge you to rethink how you do business in a changing world.
Hosted by Emmet Oliver, financial editor and journalist; and lecturer at UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business.
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Jun 7, 2022 • 32min
S2 Ep17: Professor Colm McLaughlin - Mind the Gap: Gender equality and pay
Professor of Employment Relations Colm McLaughlin has recently taken on the role of VP of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at UCD College of Business. He talks about the importance of bringing transparency to gender pay issues and on finding out who is paid what—and why.
May 24, 2022 • 36min
S2 Ep16: Helen Brophy - The Great Reset: Upskilling in the pandemic age
Director of UCD Smurfit Executive Development Helen Brophy talks about the need for 21st century workers to push themselves to keep learning and the importance of the latest Financial Times rankings that places them 31st in the world.
May 10, 2022 • 33min
S2 Ep15: Dr Dorota Piaskowska - Global March: How organisations can survive the age of global tension
Associate Professor in Strategy and International Business Dorota Piaskowska discusses why globalisation will continue despite war and Covid, and how organisations can navigate in a nervous era.
May 5, 2022 • 36min
S2 Ep14: Niamh Tallon - Her Sport, Her Story
Niamh Tallon, UCD Quinn and Smurfit School alumna, talks about the importance of equal representation of sportswomen in the media and the powerful effect it plays from girls continuing sport to sponsorship opportunities.
Apr 21, 2022 • 40min
S2 Ep13: Dr John McCallig - Blockchain Revolution
UCD Nova’s Invention of the Year Award winner Dr John McCallig discusses blockchain, cryptography and why accountants are moving up the value chain and driving innovation within companies by introducing machine learning to provide better insights into large data sets.
Mar 30, 2022 • 34min
S2 Ep12: Kevin Maughan - Is renting energy the future?
With rising energy costs hitting the headlines on a regular basis, Urbanvolt's Kevin Maughan talks about how he sees our energy future and how it could be brighter than we might think.
Feb 28, 2022 • 30min
S2 Ep11: Olivia Maguire - A Portfolio Career
Recent UCD College of Business Alumni Award Winner, Olivia Maguire discusses her career journey from studying at UCD to becoming a Portfolio Manager in J.P. Morgan Asset Management in London. She also explains the concept of cognitive diversity and how it can meaningfully impact the diversity of any industry when implemented.
Feb 14, 2022 • 30min
S2 Ep10: Dr Alessia Paccagnini - How do you model economic uncertainty?
Dr Alessia Paccagnini is one of the top female economists in the world and also one of the most published economics academics globally. Listen as she discusses the fascinating world of economic modelling, including how to model uncertainty to help policymakers make decisions of international importance. She also discusses her role in encouraging women to enter the field of finance.
Jan 31, 2022 • 30min
S2 Ep9: Stephen Rust - Inside the Mind of Consumers
With businesses across every sector grappling with a post-COVID environment, it has never been more important to understand what motivates consumer spending. UCD Business alumnus Stephen Rust takes us inside the mind of the consumer and what motivates them to make a purchase.
Jan 17, 2022 • 30min
S2 Ep8: Klair Neenan - Powering Up: Solving Ireland's Energy Woes
With Ireland facing one of its biggest energy crises in recent history, UCD alumna and Airtricity Director Klair Neenan discusses how green power can help solve our energy dilemma, concerns over energy prices and how to be a smarter energy consumer.
