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An entrepreneur and innovator in her own
right, Nuala has developed the world’s first
app to screen for antenatal and post­natal
depression ­ Moment.Health.
Her ambition is to scale the company with a
global offering serving all continents from its
HQ in NI. As Regional Leader for LeanIn she
intends to use the Northern Ireland model for
rapid growth and success to drive LeanIn in
Europe.
@nualafmurphy
AARON MOORE
Cleaver Fulton Rankin.
Aaron has recently undergone a
qualification to become an Accredited
Mediator and is also currently working
towards becoming an Accredited Adjudicator.
Aaron has been instrumental in developing
and growing the Dispute Resolution Practice
at Cleaver Fulton Rankin.
RICHARD MURPHY
RICHARD MURPHY, Pinsent Masons
Richard is a Partner and specialises in
energy projects at Pinsent Masons, an
international law firm. His energy expertise
and experience includes advising clients on a
range of regulatory, advisory and
transactional matters.
He is rated as a leading individual for
energy work in both Chambers UK and the
Legal 500 and is the only Band 1 Ranked
Energy Lawyer in Northern Ireland.
Richard has advised on most of Northern
Ireland's recent major energy projects,
including the £200m extension project 'Gas
To the West'; I­Squared Capital on its
acquisition of the Viridian Group (the largest
energy deal across the Island in the last
twelve months); and Full Circle's £107m
Energy from Waste plant on Bombardier's
Belfast Harbour site.
Richard sits on the Northern Ireland
Renewables Industry Group Committee
(NIRIG) and is a regular speaker at energy
industry events and conferences.
www.pinsentmasons.com
@pinsentmasons
AARON MOORE, Cleaver Fulton
Rankin
Aaron Moore is a Director at Cleaver Fulton
Rankin, specialising in Construction, Dispute
Resolution, Contentious Real Estate and
Product Liability. Aaron’s commitment to
people development, passion for his work
and ability to inspire and lead others has
been recognised in his recent promotion to
Director­Level and his appointment as
Director of Training and Development at
KAREN McCALLION
region compete globally. In less than 12
months the Belfast Entrepreneurial Spark
Hub, under my and John Ferris’ leadership,
has welcomed hundreds of Northern Irish
entrepreneurs through our doors. The results
of our business development coaching has
seen over £1million in investment, 100 new
jobs and more than £1million in turnover
generated locally. In 2017, we’re trebling our
capacity so that we can better support the
individual needs of NI businesses – from idea
stage to those wishing to rapidly scale and
grow. My aim is to help NI reach its goal of
being one of the UK's most competitive
knowledge economies, by using my
international business development
experience to support the engines of our
economy – our entrepreneurs.
www.entrepreneurialspark.com
@ESparkGlobal
IAN McINTYRE
IAN McINTYRE, Fidessa
Ian McIntyre is responsible for Market Data
Strategy for Fidessa, located in the companies
Belfast office since joining in November 2016.
Prior to that, he was COO Europe for Vela
Trading Technologies (formerly known as SR
Labs) where he led a team of 110 staff in
Belfast, and was responsible for Product
Management and Strategy for the firm.
Ian joined SR Labs from the New York Stock
Exchange, where he held numerous positions
up to being the Managing Director for the
Market Data business in NYSE Technologies,
where he was instrumental in the Market
Data and Content businesses, and responsible
for the creation and growth of the SuperFeed
business in Europe.
Ian led the carve out and sale of the
Wombat business to SR Labs in 2014. Ian
holds a First Class Honours Degree in
Business Information Technology from
Queens University Belfast.
www.fidessa.com
KAREN McCALLION,
Entrepreneurial Spark
My role with Entrepreneurial Spark is to
challenge and support Northern Ireland’s
entrepreneurs to either fail fast and fail cheap
or realise their business dreams and help our
MICHELLE McCUTCHEON
MICHELLE McCUTCHEON, Abbey
Insurance Brokers
Michelle McCutcheon has a career in the
marketing industry that has spanned more
than ten years.
Originating from Fermanagh, near Kesh,
Michelle grew up alongside her parents and
three brothers, spending her free time
playing football with her local women’s team.
Michelle went across the pond for
university, achieving a 1st class Hons Degree
in Management from Manchester
Metropolitan University. Once completed, she
returned to take up a position in local
menswear label, Douglas & Grahame, based in
Carrickfergus. Whilst there, Michelle steadily
rose to Brand Co­Ordinator.
In 2013, Michelle joined Abbey Insurance
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