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Kirsty McManus, National Director at the Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland, is a panellist at our annual conference.

She was appointed Director for Professional Development Services in March 2023 with oversight for the development, delivery and assessment of the highly-regarded Chartered Director qualification.

Kirsty is a member of Intertrade UK, which supports the East-West Council in promoting all internal UK trade. She is also a trustee of Charis Cancer Care.

She holds a BSc in Information Management from Queen’s University Belfast, an MBA from Ulster University Business School and the IoD Diploma in Company Direction.

Kirsty has held senior positions at Ulster University, the Confederation of British Industry and Vistage Worldwide, and was a founding member of the Northern Ireland Business Brexit working group.

The conference takes place on Thursday 17 September in Ballymascanlon Hotel & Golf Resort, Dundalk. Breakfast will be available from 8am, and the conference starts at 9.15am.