Heletjé van Staden is an Assistant Professor of Management in the supply chain management area at UCD College of Business. She holds a PhD in Operations Management from KU Leuven, Belgium. Her main research interests lie in operations decision making under uncertainty, with a focus on advancing sustainable agendas. Specifically, her research focuses on real-time synchromodal transportation planning, optimising inventory sourcing strategies given uncertain demand, Industry 4.0 driven maintenance optimisation and exploring decarbonisation opportunities in fashion supply chains. She has experience collaborating with logistics service providers aimed at promoting sustainable transportation planning practices. Her work has been published in the European Journal of Operations Research and featured in the Irish Times.

Over thirty years experience in Food, Agri and Technology sectors. 

I am an accountant (FCCA) by profession and a member of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT). I am also a member of The Irish Institute for Training and Development (MIITD).

I have worked for publicly and privately owned companies. Since 2010 I have lectured at IT Carlow now South East Technological University (SETU) and am currently a Programme Director for Supply Chain Programmes.

My main areas of interest are Finance for Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Supply Chains, Performance Management and Technology use in Supply Chains (particularly Food and Agri Supply Chains)

I am a member of Green Campus for SETU Carlow, a member of SETU Academic Council and a Council member of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.

Tim has recently retired from the Irish National Transport Authority (NT). In the role of Director of Public Transport Services (PTS) Tim had overall responsibility for all public transport services (bus, tram and train) across the State of Ireland ensuring safe, effective and inclusive services.  Tim’s directorate had a budget of approximately €1.2 billion in 2023 and seven teams with 95 staff.  

Tim also had responsibility for service development programmes including Bus Connects network redesigns in Dublin and Cork. An exciting programme Tim launched is known as Connecting Ireland; a project dedicated to the introduction of new rural bus services including App-based Demand Responsive Transport.

Prior to this role Tim was Head of Ticketing at the NTA and oversaw the introduction of the Leap card scheme, Ireland’s national smart ticketing platform.

Tim’s earlier career included five years with Translink in N Ireland and 16 years in the private sector in various roles in logistics.

Lorcan founded PerformanSC Supply Chain in 2013 and since then he has built the company into a highly regarded supply chain services team. Working with clients across healthcare, high tech, retail, food and drink and the logistics industries, the team has established a reputation for ‘getting things done’ as they support supply chain transformation efforts. He is a co-founder of the Supply Chain Advisory Group (a peer network for supply chain leaders) and has chaired the End to End Supply Chain Conference in Ireland, on numerous occasions.

Lorcan has worked with some of the world’s largest technology, consumer goods and medical device companies’ supply chain teams with a global supply chain services provider. He ran a global supply chain professional services team, driving strategic and operational change. As Senior Vice President of Marketing and Strategy with ModusLink, he led the organisation’s expansion from high tech into the healthcare and consumer goods markets.

A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, he is a regular contributor to international supply chain events and publications. Lorcan has been quoted on supply chain topics in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times and was named by Supply and Demand Chain Executive as one of their Supply Chain ‘Pros to Know’.