Special thanks to Sandra Healy of the DCU Centre of Excellence for Diversity & Inclusion for inviting us, and to Daire Keogh, Deputy President of DCU for his very kind and thoughtful introduction.ĮLFC Women’s Network Presents: AWAR WorkshopĪWAR Co-founder and President Amelia Anderson and Board Member Irena Badelska were delighted to join our wonderful sponsor, Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC), at their beautiful offices in Shannon, Ireland for a special private event. The inspiring panel discussion and audience Q&A touched on many important themes impacting women in leadership: key skillsets needed for the C-suite and the Board room, overcoming the many challenges of becoming a pilot and the pervasive biases women pilots face, the critical importance of instilling confidence and ambition in girls during their formative years, and the need to engage male allies in the quest to drive gender equality. Panelists included Cathy Mannion, Commissioner of the Irish Commission for Aviation Regulation Lisa Cusack, A330 Pilot with Aer Lingus Marie-Louise Kelly, CFO and Board Member of ORIX Aviation and Mickael Melaye, Managing Director of Airbus HIS. Women in Leadership in Aviation: Keynote Address and Leader PanelĪWAR Co-founder and President Amelia Anderson was honored to be featured as a keynote speaker in the Mary McAleese Women in Leadership Lecture Series, and to moderate a panel of amazing industry leaders and champions of diversity. Thanks also to our wonderful panel of local aviation sector leaders, including Andy Cairns of First Abu Dhabi Bank Bernadine Karunaratne of Etihad Airways Iman Al-Midfa of Emirates Firoz Tarapore of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise and Sarah Pirzada Usmani of First Abu Dhabi Bank (moderator). Special thanks to our Keynote Speaker, His Excellency Homaid Al Shimmari, Deputy Group CEO and Chief Corporate & Human Capital Officer of Mubadala Investment Company, whose vision and leadership in gender parity is positioning Mubadala and its subsidiaries to build a diverse and highly capable workforce for the generations to come. This ground-breaking event brought together some of the aviation industry’s top leaders to explore the unique opportunities to drive innovation in the UAE’s aerospace and technology sectors through inclusive human capital management. Innovation Through Diversity: How Gender Equality Can Supercharge the UAEĪWAR was delighted to host our Inaugural Leaders Luncheon in the United Arab Emirates. Thanks again to all who joined us for this exciting event! Lisa broke through two ceilings – one glass, and one class, and baked her way to success, financing flight school in part by selling over 10,000 cupcakes! Huge congratulations to you Lisa, well-deserved! ![]() All present were moved by Lisa’s inspiring story of never giving up on her dream of becoming a pilot, and of her continuing, tireless efforts to mentor young women and girls across Ireland who aspire to careers in aviation. Perhaps the highlight of the program was the much-anticipated announcement of the winner of the AWAR Dublin 2020 Trailblazer Award, Lisa Cusack, Aer Lingus A330 First Officer.
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