Siobhan Cafferty

Social Enterprise Project Manager, Irish Prison Service / Glasnevin

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Colin Jess

Social Enterprise NI

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Aimee Clint

Director of Books By Stella's CIC

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Chris M Gordon

CEO and Co-Founder of the Irish Social Enterprise Network

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David Mangan

Portfolio/Operations Manager, Education Procurement Service

David Mangan is the Education Procurement Service Portfolio Manager and has responsibility for the EPS’ Operation and its’ buying team of twelve personnel. Education Procurement Service (EPS) is the education sector sourcing hub under the national procurement model. EPS have successfully managed the delivery of over 700 compliant sourcing projects valued at over €220mn over the last 4 and a half years.

David has been Portfolio & Operations Manager for the last two years and he previously held roles EPS Category Manager for Laboratory/Research and led the EPS’s Business Transformation Plan as Strategic Programme Manager. David is also Chairperson of the Laboratory and Agriculture & Veterinary Category Councils which meet to discuss strategic needs and solutions for the respective spend categories.

David is also the Education representative on the Social Considerations Action Group, which was established by the OGP as a cross-departmental Group to promote and facilitate the incorporation of social considerations (which include sustainability/environmental considerations) into public procurement projects.

David Gigg

Commercial Policy Delivery and Disputes, Crown Commercial Service

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Tony Corrigan

Founder/CEO of Orbidal

Tony Corrigan is Founder/ CEO of Orbidal, whose technology drives cost out of bidding. His published primary research from 3,000 tenders is increasing technology adoption and advancing the professionalism amongst bid managers globally.

Patrick O’Donovan TD

Minister of State at the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform

Patrick Donovan TD is Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment. He previously served as Minister of State for Tourism and Sport. He was first elected to the Dáil in February 2011.

Paul Quinn

Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Government Procurement – Department of Public Expenditure & Reform

Paul joined the Civil Service in January 2013 as the Government’s first CPO and is tasked with procurement reform across the Public Service. The State spends approx. €8.5 billion every year, or €23 million every day, on supplies and services. In this role, Paul and his team are changing the structures, processes and systems to deliver improved value for the tax payer, reducing risk for the State and improving public procurement capability. His new office, the Office of Government Procurement or “OGP”, is for the first time bringing together policy, strategy and operations. The OGP commenced operations in mid-2014 and continues to build momentum in delivering framework agreements and contracts for its public sector clients. The OGP is also delivering a significant programme of work in the policy arena, having launched Circular 10/14 to encourage SME participation, the Tender Advisory Services and the first significant revisions to the Public Works Contracts arising from the 2014 review. The OGP is currently leading on the transposition of the new Procurement Directives, the Directive on eInvoicing, and guidance on social clauses/community benefits.

Paul previously worked with the largest Irish telecommunications company, eircom, and in his last role was Supply Chain Director.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Dublin City University, a Degree in Engineering from the Dublin Institute of Technology, and a Diploma in Accounting & Finance from the ACCA. In 2014, he received the Procurement Leader of the Year award at the National Procurement Awards. He is also a member of the Development Board for the New Children’s Hospital at St. James’ Hospital and chairs its finance committee.

Andrew Forde

Head of Rural Strategy and Social Enterprises, Department of Rural & Community Development

Andrew Forde is Head of the Rural Strategy and Social Enterprise Unit at the Department of Rural and Community Development. He led the preparation and adoption of Ireland’s first National Social Enterprise Policy (2019 – 2022) and oversees its implementation. He is the Irish government’s representative on the European Commission Expert Group on Social Economy and Social Enterprises (GECES) 2018-2024. Andrew also monitors the delivery of Ireland’s rural development policy. Andrew’s background is in the field of international human rights law, governance and political affairs.

Paul McMahon

Solicitor, McMahon Legal

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Graham Patterson

Principle Consultant, Gemserv

Graham joined Gemserv in September 2018 as part of the Digital Transformation team. Graham has over 35 years experience working in information technology with a variety of public and private organisations. He has extensive experience of developing Digital Strategies, implementing an Enterprise Architecture approach to Digital Transformation and driving Architecture based delivery for organisations of varying sizes. Graham is a Fellow of bcs, The Chartered Institute for IT.