International Women's Day Networking Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Ms Orla Corr OBE, Pro Chancellor, Queen's University Belfast
Orla is one of the founders since 2020 of Mac Zero Modular Buildings having been shareholder, Executive Chair and Business Development Director of The McAvoy Group Limited.
Orla graduated in 1988 with a BSc and Diploma in Accounting from Queen’s University Belfast and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1992.
In 2000, Orla was appointed Managing Director of The McAvoy Group and Executive Chair in June 2014. In 2007, she became the first woman to be introduced into the Invest NI Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame in recognition of her business achievements within the McAvoy Group and in 2008 Orla became a finalist at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
She is a past winner of the Women in Business NI’s Award for Entrepreneurship / Innovation and the Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year. She holds the distinction of becoming the first Entrepreneur in Residence in the Leadership Institute at the Queen’s University Belfast Management School.
Orla is a previous Director of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and The Odyssey Trust Company (OTC) as well as Chair of the Board of Governors of St Patrick’s Academy.
Orla received an OBE in 2011 for services to the construction industry in Northern Ireland.
In 2000, Orla was appointed Managing Director of The McAvoy Group and Executive Chair in June 2014. In 2007, she became the first woman to be introduced into the Invest NI Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame in recognition of her business achievements within the McAvoy Group and in 2008 Orla became a finalist at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
She is a past winner of the Women in Business NI’s Award for Entrepreneurship / Innovation and the Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year. She holds the distinction of becoming the first Entrepreneur in Residence in the Leadership Institute at the Queen’s University Belfast Management School.
Orla is a previous Director of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and The Odyssey Trust Company (OTC) as well as Chair of the Board of Governors of St Patrick’s Academy.
Orla received an OBE in 2011 for services to the construction industry in Northern Ireland.