Published on Thursday30thJune2016

Taoiseach attends InspireFest

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Judith Williams, Global Head of Diversity, Dropbox, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Ellyn Shook, Chief Leadership and Human Resources Officer, Accenture and Ann O'Dea, founder, Inspirefest. 

Taoiseach Enda Kenny today attended Inspire Fest, a boutique sci-tech event, at Dublin's Bord Gáis Energy theatre. The Taoiseach gave the opening address, discussing diversity and inclusion.

Read the Taoiseach's full speech here. 

The event discussed issues as diverse as the potential of philosophy to improve health services; the opportunities presented by the convergence of arts and technology; the changing nature of the media landscape, the rapidly evolving world of work, and how the collaborative economy is changing our lives quite dramatically. Diversity and inclusion were at the heart of Inpirefest 2016 with Ellyn Shook, chief leadership & human resources officer with Accenture joining Dropbox Global Head of Diversity, Judith Williams, to discuss how inclusion.