Speakers at Employee Share Ownership Day 2024 will include workers from the pioneering Irish digital marketing company that is using an Employee Ownership Trust to transition to employee ownership.
Wolfgang Digital’s Finance Director Deborah McMahon, and Head of Finance Barry Lennon will speak at ESOD24 in Dublin on September 26 about their company’s journey so far on the road to becoming owned by its employees.
They will be joined by leading industry experts and like-minded professionals operating in the share plan sector for a day of insightful presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities at Ireland’s premier conference for the share plan sector in Ireland.
The theme of ESOD24 is Shifting Sands: Innovation and Disruption in the Share Plan Sector. Brought to you by the Irish ProShare Association – in association with PwC, and with support from Computershare, A&L Goodbody, and Global Shares, a JP Morgan company – highlights will include a presentation on how AI is impacting our industry and a reporting update from the Revenue Commissioners.
Others speakers will include Dexter Tang, Manager of Global Equity Management at Google; Martha Parkhurst, Strategic Communications Lead at Eximia; Paul Rice, Senior Client Manager with Computershare; and Nick Foody and Martin Hunt, from the Revenue Commissioners.
ESOD24 will be hosted by Darren Smith, who is Executive Director and Head of Sales for UK & Ireland, Equity Plan Services, J.P. Morgan Workplace Solutions. It will feature the following presentations and discussions:
- The impact of AI on the share plan sector
- A Revenue update on share plan reporting, Revenue interventions and Enhanced Reporting Requirements
- An update on employer reporting, AI and Revenue interventions – an advisor perspective
- Update on the status of the SAYE share scheme
- Case Study – Wolfgang Digital: Digital marketing agency Wolfgang Digital on their decision to transition to Employee Ownership.
- This Is Your Life: Google’s Dexter Tang gets the ‘big red book’ treatment from Darren Smith
- Panel discussion – How AI is changing our working lives
- Networking & Lunch: ESOD24 will start with networking over tea, coffee and light refreshments, and finish with an opportunity to discuss the day’s events over a hot lunch.
Employee Share Ownership Day is IPSA’s flagship annual conference, and ESOD24 promises to build on the success of previous years. Delegates can expect expert insight from an exceptional line-up of speakers, the sharing of real-life experiences from those in the front line of employee ownership, and opportunities to network with those operating in the Irish share plan sector.
ESOD24 is a free event for IPSA members and their employees. Contact your company’s IPSA representative for information about booking your place. The price for non-members is €110 plus booking charge.
