The Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s was pleased to hold its first physical event in over a year, when member Keith Farley of Aflac Northern Ireland hosted an executive breakfast event.

The event, broadly themed around innovation and rebuilding the Northern Ireland economy, took place at Aflac NI's City Quay premises. Guest numbers were restricted and all COVID guidelines were carefully followed.

Chief Executives' Club Lecture and Online Discussion with The Honourable Mrs Justice Keegan, High Court Judge and QUB Judge in Residence

The Chief Executives' Club at Queen's were delighted to host Justice Keegan to share her reflections on the justice system, and specifically how it reacted to the covid pandemic. The High Court Judge was welcomed by Professor Richard English, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Internationalisation and Engagement, and the Q&A was facilitated by Dr Marek Martyniszyn, Interim Head of the School of Law.

In Conversation with Leaders of the NI Executive & Civil Service, in association with the Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s

The First Minister, Arlene Foster, the Deputy First Minister, Michelle O’Neill, and the interim Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Jenny Pyper, shared their leadership journeys and experiences. The event was chaired by Professor Karen McCloskey, Director of Queen's Gender Initiative and Professor of Physiology at the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, and the panel of leaders were welcomed by the President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s, Professor Ian Greer.

Innovation and Digital Strand | Panel Discussion

Chaired by Queen’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise Professor Emma Flynn, a panel of business leaders and academics pooled together their collective knowledge of Belfast Region City Deal and the Innovation and Digital Strands to ‘de-mystify’ the deal and explore the details and the opportunities it will create for Belfast and the surrounding regions. The event was streamed live on Queen’s University’s webpage. The discussion included areas of expertise for our panelists and also provided an opportunity for the online audience to submit questions throughout the event.

In this lecture hosted by the Chief Executives' Club at Queen's, Michael Dowling reflected on his experience of leading New York State's largest healthcare provider and private employer Northwell Health, through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Queen's Management School 2020 Mary McAleese Diversity Lecture in association with The Chief Executives' Club was entitled 'The Future of Work and Women' and was given by Dr Anita Sands.

Friday 7 February 2020

The 19th Annual Sir Bernard Crossland Lecture will be given by Ms Marguerite Sayers, Executive Director of Customer Solutions at ESB entitled, 'Switching on to the Energy Transition'.

Tuesday 18 February 2020

The Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s has brought together a panel of leaders of business representative groups, to discuss 'What do NI Businesses need to drive Growth in our Economy?'.

Thursday 26 March 2020

Tuesday 29 September 2020

The Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s were delighted to host an Audience with Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England. This event was broadcast live and included a Q&A session with members of the Chief Executives’ Club, friends of the University and invited press.

Wednesday 28 October 2020

The Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s were delighted to host the 2020 Declan Kelly Teneo Leadership Lecture, with guest speaker Vincent Roche, President and CEO of Analog Devices. The title of the lecture was 'Seizing Opportunity in Technology Disruption'. This event was broadcast live and included a Q&A session with Vincent and Declan, hosted by Professor Nola Hewitt Dundas, Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences with members of the Chief Executives’ Club and friends of the University.

Wednesday 4 November 2020

The Chief Executives' Club at Queen's University Belfast in association with the Royal Irish Academy were delighted to host Professor Vlatko Vedral FInstP, Professor of Quantum Information Science, University of Oxford to give the 2020 John Bell Day Lecture.

Wednesday 09 December 2020

The Annual Queen's University Belfast Equality and Diversity Lecture, entitled 'Tilting the Lens: A New Perspective' was given by Sinéad Burke.