PAW23 · Session 4 Registration
Company Pensions for SME’s
29 Sep – Friday: Starts 13:00 (1pm)
Maximising benefits and planning for regulatory change
Getting your pension offering right for management and staff can make a real difference. Running a small or medium-sized business, or forming a new business in Ireland, means wearing a lot of hats — the focus needs to be on business growth, product development, and smooth operations, and when it comes to HR, keeping it simple and delivering benefits your team actually values is critical.
At the same time, a strong pension and benefits offering is a great way to recruit, reward and retain staff, and pensions can also enable owner-managers to extract value in a highly efficient manner. It has never been easier for SMEs and new businesses to put a compelling workplace benefits plan in place, whether starting from scratch or improving on an existing offering — this session explains how.
Speakers
Session 4 Key Speakers
Ryan Tubridy
PAW Host
Ryan Tubridy is a broadcaster and best-selling author from Dublin. His stellar broadcasting career includes fourteen years at the helm of the iconic 'The Late Late Show', where he has interviewed guests such as U2, Saoirse Ronan, Michael Bublé and Sinead O'Connor on the world's longest running chat show, and helped raise more than €17,000,000 for charity. His successful radio career has spanned more than 20 years to date, where each morning listeners tuned into the eponymous 'Ryan Tubridy Show'. His first book 'JFK in Ireland' was a number one bestseller selling more than 100,000 copies — a profile of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland. In his second book, 'The Irish Are Coming', he examines the relationship between Britain and Ireland. Ryan's third book was his first children's book, 'Patrick and the President'. Most recently he wrote a festive children's book, 'The First Christmas Jumper (and the sheep who changed everything)'.
Session 4: Pensions & Benefits for Business Leaders: Maximising benefits and planning for regulatory change
Rachel Nolan
Boots Ireland
Rachel has been an integral part of Boots Ireland since 1997, across diverse roles within Human Resources. With extensive experience in Ireland's retail and pharmacy sectors, Rachel leads the HR Operations team, supporting the complete employment lifecycle at Boots, including recruitment, retention, and reward, encompassing pension. Rachel is a graduate of University College Dublin and the National College of Ireland, and is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.
Session 4: Pensions & Benefits for Business Leaders: Maximising benefits and planning for regulatory change
Neville Maxwell
New Ireland
Neville Maxwell is the Group Pension sales and development manager for MyPension365, New Ireland's group pensions platform. He has worked with New Ireland for the last 21 years and has vast experience in the group pension sector with both retail and corporate brokerages. Neville is a graduate of University Galway and holds a post grad in Business & Finance from UCD, is a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
Session 4: Pensions & Benefits for Business Leaders: Maximising benefits and planning for regulatory change
Claire Parsons
New Ireland
Claire Parsons is a Corporate Pensions Consultant with New Ireland for over 25 years. She is a UCD graduate and holds a post grad in Business Studies, is a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA), Pension Trustee Practitioner (PTP) and Retirement Planning Advisor (RPA). Her expertise lies in working closely with employers, trustees and members to navigate the complex landscape of pension planning and management.
Session 4: Pensions & Benefits for Business Leaders: Maximising benefits and planning for regulatory change
Jerry Moriarty
IAPF
Jerry has been CEO of the Irish Association of Pension Funds since 2012, having joined as Director of Policy in 2007. The IAPF represents the interests of pension schemes in Ireland, providing input to policy making and helping trustees and employers. Jerry also sits on the Board of PensionsEurope and is a member of EIOPA's Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group. He was previously Head of Compliance at the Pensions Authority, and started his career with Irish Life in Dublin.
Session 4: Pensions & Benefits for Business Leaders: Maximising benefits and planning for regulatory change
Feargal McKenna
Moneycube
Feargal is a Qualified Financial Advisor and head of corporate at Moneycube.ie. He has spent over 20 years working in the financial services sector across corporate banking, financial and debt advisory, and relationship management roles, before co-founding Moneycube in 2016. Feargal sits on the compliance and legislation committee within Brokers Ireland and is also a director of Allen Retirement & Finance, O’Sullivan Tierney Financial Management, and Alexander Beard Ireland.
Session 4: Pensions & Benefits for Business Leaders: Maximising benefits and planning for regulatory change
Estelle Davis
Brightwater
Estelle joined Brightwater in 2004 and set up its Brightwater Executive Search arm in 2011. She has extensive experience managing scale ups and personally manages senior management hires across Brightwater's SME and multinational clients. In June 2017 Estelle was appointed to the Group board, and in September 2018 she was part of the senior team that led the MBO of Brightwater Group.
Session 4: Pensions & Benefits for Business Leaders: Maximising benefits and planning for regulatory change