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Shaping Culture and Managing Risk
19 June 2025 9:30am
In today’s fast-evolving business environment, understanding the intersection of behavioural risk, governance, and organisational culture is more critical than ever.
This webinar will focus on how workforce engagement can influence governance practices and contribute to shaping a company’s culture. Join our webinar on this key area. Taking place from 9:30am - 10:30am on Thursday, 19th June 2025.
Our expert speakers for this session will include Orla O’Gorman, Non-Executive Director and Caroline Reidy, Managing Director, HR Suite.
The session will cover how workforce engagement impacts organisational culture and plays a role in managing the behavioural risks that can affect both governance and decision-making.
Our guest speakers will share practical strategies for assessing and managing behavioural risks within and beyond the boardroom. They will explore the role of directors in shaping workforce engagement and how it influences long-term organisational success. Real-world examples will highlight how leading companies have successfully integrated workforce engagement into their governance frameworks.
Exclusive to members. This event is part of the IoD Briefing Series: Designed for Directors, sponsored by Forvis Mazars.
Orla O’Gorman Non-Executive Director
Orla is a Non-Executive Director of a number of companies including Cairn Homes plc, Mincon Group plc and the Bons Secours Hospital System. She is also an advisor to the Elkstone Venture Fund working with portfolio companies in relation to their ESG strategies. Prior to that Orla was Head of Listing in the Irish Stock Exchange / Euronext Dublin. She has spent her career in corporate finance advisory and is a member of the Scale Ireland Steering Committee. In addition, Orla is a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland Ethics and Governance Committee and Sustainability Expert Working Group.
Caroline Reidy Managing Director, HR Suite
Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of the HR Suite and HR and Employment Law Expert. Caroline is a former member of the Low Pay Commission and is also an adjudicator in the Workplace Relations Commission. Caroline is also an independent expert observer appointed by the European Parliament to the Board of Eurofound. Caroline is also on the Board of the Design and Craft Council Ireland and has been appointed to the Governing Body of Munster Technology University. She has also completed a Masters in Human Resources in the University of Limerick, she is CIPD accredited as well as being a trained mediator. Caroline had worked across various areas of HR for over 20 years in Kerry Group and in the retail and hospitality sector where she was the Operations and HR Director of the Garvey Group prior to setting up The HR Suite in 2009. She has also achieved a Diploma in Company Direction with Distinction with the Institute of Directors. She also has written 2 books, has done a TEDx and is a regular conference speaker and contributor to national media and is recognised a thought leader in the area of HR and employment law. Caroline also mentored female entrepreneurs on the Acorns Programme. Originally from Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry living in Dublin is very proud of her Kerry roots.
Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network established on 1 June 2024. It brings together the previously known Mazars international partnership and FORVIS, a top-ranked firm in the United States.
Operating as an internationally integrated partnership in over 100 countries and territories, they leverage their global expertise and scale to deliver cutting-edge services in audit, assurance, tax, consulting, financial advisory, corporate finance and financial outsourcing.
They assist major international corporations, SMEs, financial institutions, and public bodies in achieving their strategic and business objectives. Visit the Forvis Mazars website.
Is this eligible for CPD?
• Dimension Covered: Governance
• Eligible Hours: 1 hour of CPD
This session is eligible for 1 hour of Chartered Director CPD, and may also be eligible for other professional body CPD. Check with your relevant professional body.
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