Rise & Shine: The Future of Dublin's Workspace Industry

Eoin has a wealth of real estate private equity experience across all asset classes in the UK and Europe, having held roles at W.P. Carey and Brandeaux where he was a Vice President and Associate Director respectively. Most recently, Eoin was a Managing Director at VTS Inc, a leading property technology company, co- leading the venture into Europe. Eoin is responsible for managing U+I’s non-public sector joint venture relationships. In this role, he will grow U+I’s existing real estate capital partnerships, as well as sourcing and executing acquisitions in U+I’s three core markets with specific responsibility for our projects in Dublin. A father of three, outside of work, Eoin enjoys attending and partaking in any sporting event his wife will allow. He is an active member of the ULI and the Wharton real estate network.

Lorcan has worked on the Airport City development plans for Dublin Airport Central for over 10 years. He has worked closely with key stakeholders that led to the development of the Dublin Airport Central Masterplan. This ultimately created the framework for planning to be agreed and commencement of construction of phase 1 of Dublin Airport Central of some 430,000 sq.ft. The many challenges of developing an airport city beyond just the construction have been managed carefully with the Local Municipality as well as the Transport and Enterprise Agencies. Prior to Dublin Airport Central, Lorcan worked as Executive Manager of Projects for the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. This included the regeneration of Dublin Port into the Dublin Docklands which is home to the International Financial Services Centre as well as many other Multinational Corporations based in Dublin’s City Centre

Tomás is a Director with COADY Architects, with almost 30 years of experience, specialising in commercial and residential design. He leads the Practice’s mixed use and residential team engaged in high and medium density schemes for the private, public and voluntary sectors. His focus is projects that enhance the urban environment, make positive contributions and are sustainable. He has delivered the first HPI ‘Gold’ multi-unit housing development in Ireland and led HQ office buildings achieving BREEAM Excellent, LEED Gold, LEED Platinum, WELL Platinum and WiredScore Platinum accreditations.

As HubSpot's EMEA Culture Program Manager Kate's job is to create a remarkable experience for employees that makes HubSpot one of the best places to work in the world. Kate is passionate about promoting wellbeing at work and in Ireland’s growing tech sector. As one of HubSpot's Global trainers for 'The Energy Project' Kate teaches employees how to manage their energy at work and at home. Outside of HubSpot, Kate is overseeing the design, development and marketing of one of Dublin’s first suburban co-working spaces which will open its doors in January 2020. https://www.linkedin.com/in/katempmoran/ www.viewofficespace.ie

Neil is chairman and co-founder of Bannon, the largest Irish owned commercial property consultancy. Neil heads the consultancy team at Bannon focusing on place making and curating destinations. Neil has worked on this capacity on some of Ireland’s largest and most successful developments including Dundrum Town Centre and Grand Canal Square and was part of the master-planning team at Dublin Airport Central. Neil is passionate about creating real estate development solutions that are not just functional but are places where people want to spend time and interact with others.

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Geraldine Ruane joined Trinity College Dublin’s senior management team in 2013, taking up the role of Chief Operating Officer. As Chief Operating Officer she has responsibility for 890 staff that comprise the Corporate Services Division. Corporate Services has been described as the university’s central nervous system, ensuring services and systems are run smoothly and efficiently, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Geraldine’s previous leadership roles include Chief Executive, General Manager, Finance Director from across the commercial sector in areas including pharma, financial services and ICT. She has also served as Non-Executive Director for SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) and Genio Social Investments. Since coming into office Geraldine has transformed the operational infrastructure of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland’s premier university, enabling it to become more agile and customer-centre in response to the demands of the 21st century. On joining Trinity, Geraldine developed and implemented a strategy for the Corporate Services focusing on the key areas of commercial revenue, people development, service excellence and corporate governance. Her impressive track record recently led her to being chosen as Chair of the steering committee for Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus (TTEC) – a high-profile project of great strategic importance to the university. TTEC is the precursor to the Grand Canal Innovation District, a boldly ambitious plan for Ireland Inc launched by the Taoiseach last year (2018). Geraldine is a qualified certified public accountant and qualified chartered director, with a deep functional knowledge of governance, risk, compliance and stakeholder management. She also holds an MA from Trinity College Dublin.

Gary is Development Director with RGRE and was previously General Manager, Investment and Development with QIC/ GPT Australia, having worked there since 2014. Gary is currently guiding the Development Team of RGRE to realise; Salesforce Tower, a 530,000 sqft – 9 level Commercial office mega-campus for Salesforce plc, and 204 bed Hotel for Dalata plc. Spencer Place Residential (394 Unit PRS scheme and 100 bed Apart-Hotel) in Spencer Dock, Dublin 1. Facebook Mega Campus - Fibonacci Square, a 350,000 sq. ft. commercial office development, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Waterfront CB9 – Dublin Dockland’s mixed use development lands within the Dublin Docklands, North Lotts SDZ. The gross development value of projects actively in development is in excess of €2.0B. Gary is a Chartered Surveyor and holds an Honors Degree in Quantity Surveying, Deakin University (AUS) and from Cambridge University (UK), the Investment Property Forum Cert (FSA 2 Accreditation), specialising in Global Property Investment.

Philip is a Director with Turner & Townsend’s Dublin office, currently leading their PM Team on various Occupier and Commercial projects. Philip’s background has been in the occupier/fit-out sector across Ireland and EMEA. He has successfully led teams delivering some of the largest and highest profile fit-out projects for tech companies in Ireland.

Carol Tallon, CEO of communications agency Property District, specialises in PR and Public Consultation for urban development. With more than 15 years across the planning, construction, property and proptech sectors, Carol has worked with government departments, industry representatives, developers, construction companies, auctioneering firms and media outlets. In addition to founding Proptech Ireland back in 2016, Carol and the Property District team are currently rolling out Ireland’s virtual town hall - PLACEengage.com.

As Equiem's Head of Business Development for Europe, Adam has been integral to growing the firm’s brand and business in the region, helping drive the roll-out of Equiem’s technology and services across more than 10 million sq ft in the UK and Ireland since joining in 2018. Adam started his career in real estate with Berlin Capital (now part of JLL), a boutique advisory and brokerage, providing access to investment opportunities across residential and commercial assets and working with listed property funds to help raise and invest their equity. Following this, he spent 10 years at Investis, a leading digital communications company with a strong focus on real estate, spearheading their expansion into Europe, Russia and The Middle East. Adam believes that Equiem is the amalgamation of his two passions; real estate and technology.