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Angela Guillemet brought association strategy expertise to Association and Institutes Awards 2025 judging panel
Looking back at last year's awards, Angela Guillemet, Founding Partner of Association Innovation, brought strategic expertise and international association experience to The Association and Institutes Awards 2025, assessing excellence across professional bodies advancing Ireland's professional landscape. Angela Guillemet's background spanning association strategy, operations, marketing, and fundraising positioned her to evaluate how organisations translated professional purpose into sustainable business models, member-focused innovation, and sectoral influence competencies critical to identifying associations delivering genuine strategic leadership beyond operational management.
Protect, Retain, Rebuild: What the Psychiatry Workforce Crisis Demands of Associations Across Ireland
Royal College of Psychiatrists survey finds 70%+ of NI psychiatrists considering leaving, with 31% of posts vacant. Irish associations have a clear mandate to lead on workforce wellbeing, advocacy, and CPD in health professional communities.
Innobiz Association convenes 97th forum to share AI transformation strategies for manufacturing members
South Korea's Innobiz Association held its 97th Morning Forum to share AI transformation strategies with manufacturing member executives. The event demonstrates how associations deliver structured knowledge-sharing during periods of major technological change.
Seven pharmacy professional bodies sign concordat to establish unified UK leadership model
Seven UK pharmacy professional bodies have signed a Concordat committing to a unified leadership model centred on the Royal College of Pharmacy. The agreement has direct implications for how professional associations consolidate governance across a shared sector.
Guild of Agricultural Journalists of Ireland elects Tom Morrow as new all-island president
The Guild of Agricultural Journalists of Ireland has elected Northern Ireland journalist Tom Morrow as its new all-island president at its AGM, succeeding Matt O'Keeffe. The appointment shapes how the guild represents agricultural media professionals across the island.
Compliance Institute CEO Michael Kavanagh takes on dual roles at IFCA and Chartered Accountants Ireland
Compliance Institute Ireland CEO Michael Kavanagh has taken on dual roles as IFCA Deputy Chair and Vice President of Chartered Accountants Ireland. The appointments place him at the centre of two major professional association governance structures.
Irish Football Association elects Colin McKendry as president to lead Northern Ireland football
The Irish Football Association has elected Colin McKendry as its new president at its AGM, succeeding Conrad Kirkwood. The appointment places an experienced Irish League administrator at the helm of Northern Ireland's national football governing body.
Ciaran Bollard brought governance expertise to Association and Institutes Awards 2025 judging panel
Spotlighted as a judging panellist last year, Ciaran Bollard, CEO of the Corporate Governance Institute, brought two decades of scaling expertise and international business leadership to The Association and Institutes Awards 2025, assessing excellence across professional bodies driving Ireland's sector-wide progress. Bollard's background spanning business scaling, multi-geography team leadership, and board-level governance positions him to evaluate how associations translated strategic vision into measurable member outcomes, professional standards advancement, and sectoral influence competencies critical to identifying organisations delivering genuine impact beyond operational competence.
From Deployment to Delivery: Why Irish Associations Must Close the AI Adoption-Impact Gap
Accenture finds 82% of Irish working hours can now be augmented by AI, up from 40% eighteen months ago, yet only one in ten organisations are seeing real value. Associations have a clear mandate to lead on CPD, AI literacy, and closing the adoption-impact gap.
Korea BCI Association launches in Seoul to drive brain-computer interface industry growth
Korea BCI Association has formally launched in Seoul, electing its first chairman and uniting industry, healthcare, and academia to advance the nation's brain-computer interface sector. The body's formation shows how associations can anchor fast-emerging technology ecosystems.
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