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20/01/2021
Over 180 business leaders attended a virtual event at Dublin City University earlier today to hear about building diverse talent pipelines, the role of internships, and virtual or hybrid work placements as a valuable experience for both interns and companies in a Covid-19 world.
The event marked the launch of DCU’s 2021
Access to the Workplace programme, which provides high quality summer internships for Access students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, hosted by over 55 leading Irish companies.
Keynote speakers included Dublin football manager and Irish Aviation Authority Director, Jim Gavin, DCU Business School’s Professor David Collings, and BT Ireland’s Head of Communications, Priscilla O’Regan.
Re-imagining future talent in the workplace: Diversifying and maintaining your talent pipeline in a virtual or hybrid world
Contributors: Jim Gavin, former Dublin Manager and Assistant Director at Irish Aviation Authority; Prof David Collings, DCU Business School; Priscilla O’Regan, Head of Communications at BT Ireland; Áine Kerr, Co-founder and COO of Kinzen
DCU will host a lunch-time event on Wednesday 20th January to launch the 2021 Access to the Workplace Programme.
Jim Gavin, Professor David Collings, DCU Business School, and Priscilla O’Regan will take part in an important discussion facilitated by Áine Kerr on the topic of building
diverse talent pipelines and the future of internships in a virtual or hybrid world.