Dear <<First Name>>,
Welcome to the July edition of Business e-Connections e-Zine.
In this edition we feature interviews with Mary Quaney (BComm '99 & MAcc '00), Chief Executive Officer at Mainstream RP, and Alejandro Limon (MSc in Energy and Environmental Finance '14), Project Finance and M&A Mexico and Central America at Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).
We also include a roundup of events and news from the College of Business.
Should you have any thoughts about content you would like to see in the newsletter please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Best wishes,
UCD Business Alumni Relations Team
businessalumni@ucd.ie
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Featured Alumni From Our Global Community
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Mary Quaney, BComm '99, MAcc '00
A willingness to get out of her comfort zone and ask questions and the desire to sit among the decisions makers have helped propel Mary Quaney from tax and finance roles to the position of Chief Executive at Dublin-headquartered renewable energy giant, Mainstream Renewable Power. Read the interview here.
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Alejandro Limon MSc in Energy and Environmental Finance '14
Having spent the early part of his career working in banks and providing finance for renewable energy projects, Alejandro Limón moved to the other side of the table securing the money to develop large photovoltaic schemes for Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) in Mexico and Central America. He has recently been appointed managing director of FRV. Read the interview here.
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We would like to thank all our wonderful Business Alumni Mentors involved in this year’s postgraduate Smurfit GLP Mentoring Programme and undergraduate Quinn Business Mentoring Programme. We were delighted to have over 200 mentors from a number of different locations around the world volunteering their time and expertise to current business students.
By way of formally closing off this year's Mentoring programmes, short video message of warm thanks have been created for both Quinn Business Mentoring Programme (watch here) and GLP Mentoring Programme (watch here).
If you have a minimum of 5+ years post-graduation professional experience and would like to become a mentor next year, we would be delighted to hear from you, please email businessalumni@ucd.ie. The mentoring programmes have received fantastic feedback and can be a very rewarding experience for both mentor and mentee.
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UCD In Conversation: Sustainable Development, what role does sport play?
Join Professor Eleni Theodoraki from UCD's School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science in conversation with Giovanni Di Cola, Special Advisor at the International Labour Organization and Míde Ní Shúilleabháin, Chair of the GAA Green Club Steering Group as they discuss the power Sport has in contributing to the truly global issue of our planet's sustainability. Register here.
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Alumni Featured in UCD Business Impact Podcast
Tune in to hear the story of BComm Alumna, Aimee Connolly, CEO and Founder of Sculpted by Aimee. She created her own beauty brand shortly after graduating from UCD and catapulted its success through best-in-class digital marketing. Aimee shares her journey in the highly competitive beauty industry just days after accepting a nomination for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Listen now on smurfitschool.ie/podcast/ or subscribe to the series on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
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Insights, Opinion and Original Thinking from UCD College of Business
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Excellence in research that delivers meaningful impact is central to the ethos of our faculty. Each month our academics publish in leading journals and are featured in national and international media. Our faculty are experts in their subject areas.
Professor Niamh Brennan participated in the first of EAA’s Academic Empathy Dialogues on 24 June 2021. The aim is to create an opportunity to build bridges between “factions” that sometimes confront each other without making the right effort to understand the other side. The first event hosted Niamh and Prof Bill McDonald (Notre Dame), mediated by Prof Steve Young (Lancaster), discussing “Narrative reporting and disclosure”.
Ennis, Paul J, Donncha Kavanagh and Luis Araujo. (2021) presented their research paper: 'Blockocracies and Token Economies: The Ethereum Imaginary' in Proceedings of The European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2021 in Marrakech. The conference is one of the most prestigious gatherings of information systems academics and research-oriented practitioners in the world.
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RIP Professor Eamonn Walsh
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Professor Eamonn Walsh: 1960 - 2021
It is with deep sadness that the UCD College of Business and our wider UCD community mourns the passing of Professor Eamonn Walsh, PwC Professor of Accountancy.
For over 30 years, Eamonn’s academic leadership and standing in the field of accountancy has spanned the globe, from Asia to North America and back to Europe. His brilliance from the lectern, and his dedication to his role as an educator, inspired a generation of students ranging from those just beginning their business studies to experienced professionals studying for their MBA. He was equally at home engaging with Irish and global business leaders on challenges of organisational and societal importance.
Read his entire tribute here.
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Thinking of an MBA this September?
Invest in developing the skills and confidence to help you make your next career move, whether a transition or a career change which involves moving into the corporate world.
With a full-time MBA from Ireland's leading business school, there is a benefit to doing it all in one year at UCD Smurfit School. Our Admissions team are available for individual consultations or are happy to share the right resources to help you make a life-changing decision this September. Reach out to Jessica Dowling at mba@ucd.ie before August 1st.
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UCD Smurfit School retains prestigious GNAM Membership
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School has retained membership in the prestigious Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM) for the standard three years term of membership.
Launched in 2012, GNAM includes leading business schools from diverse regions, countries, cultures, and economies in different phases of development. Learn more here.
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MSc in Project Management students raise over €44k for 10 Irish charities
Masters in Project Management students at UCD Smurfit School presented their end-of-semester projects which raised funds and awareness for ten Irish charities.
The brainchild of Assistant Professor of Project Management Joe Houghton, the module challenges students to utilize project management skills learned in the programme in a live learning experience. Learn more here.
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Investigating the gender gap in early-stage funding
Less than one per cent of early-stage capital goes to start-ups founded by women and only thirteen per cent to mixed-gender teams. As part of their CEMS MIM & MSc in International Management at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Tessa Van der Geer and Lee Weisgerber co-wrote their Master Thesis on “The gender investment gap in early-stage funding”. Learn more here.
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Addressing the data sciences needs of financial services
Our new MSc in Financial Data Science aims to equip students with the market knowledge and financial data science skills to succeed in the new and emerging digital environment for banking and financial market transactions. Prof John Cotter, chair in Quantitative Finance and an expert on fintech, explains some of the ways in which the technology is changing the face of financial markets. Learn more here.
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Refer a friend to study part-time at the College of Business and receive a €25 One4All voucher
Applications for the part-time Diploma in Business Studies, Bachelor of Business Studies and Master of Science Management for September 2021 are open until July 23rd. If an alumnus refers a friend to one of these programmes and they convert to a registered student we will reward you (and the new recruit) with a €25 One4All voucher. Click here for more details.
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For more College of Business news click here.
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Executive Development Upcoming Courses
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The Irish Independent | 21 June 2021
‘We won’t be going there to make up the numbers, let’s try and get a medal’ – Ireland sevens captain Dardis
Alumni feature | Billy Dardis
The Irish Field | 18 June 2021
Senator to address breeders on climate action
Alumni mentions | David O'Connell, Cathal Beale
The Business RTE Radio One | 12 June 2021
The Business Show
Alumni feature | Julie Ennis
The Irish Times | 11 June 2021
How to collaborate as remote working becomes the norm
Faculty feature | Dr Maeve Houlihan
Siliconrepublic.com | 3 June 2021
11 student start-ups getting off the ground at NovaUCD
Student features | Liam Holland, Odhrán O’Neill and Tim Kelly
Business&Finance | 1 June 2021
Career Acceleration
MBA Alumni feature | Ger Perdisatt
The Irish Times | 31 May 2021
Shed Distillery aims to attract 30,000 visitors to Co Leitrim
Alumni feature | Patrick Rigney
The Irish Times | 27 May 2021
Irish start-up Wayflyer raises $76m and secures $100m debt facility
Alumni feature | Jack Pierse
The Irish Times | 20 May 2021
Pandemic accelerates emerging trends in corporate governance
Alumni feature | Vickie Wall
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