The event at The Abbey Theatre in Dublin heard insights from both employer and next generation perspectives, including Irish business leaders.

Welcomed by Matheson’s managing partner Michael Jackson, the conference heard from keynote speaker Chupi Sweetman, founder of Chupi, and was closed by Paula Neary, senior managing director at Accenture and chair of 30% Club Ireland.

The event also featured a number of panel discussions, which centred around the employers and employees’ perspectives.

Panel one explored the employers’ perspective with a focus on a modern career path, how this is changing and the trends ahead that organisations are anticipating.

It was moderated by Matheson partner Dara Higgins, who was joined by Dave McCormack, chief people officer at AIB; Catherine Doyle, general manager at Microsoft Ireland; and Barry Winkless, chief strategy officer and head of the Future of Work Institute at Cpl.

Panel two focussed on the employee view of a modern career path and looked at issues such as trust, change of pace, dual carers, family leave and more.

It was moderated by Ellen Nolan, senior associate at Matheson, who was joined by Edel Quinlan, senior VP at Northern Trust; Shane Kelly, corporate relations director at Diageo; and Mary Ellen Cotter, senior client manager for EMEA at Meta.

Mr Jackson said: “Our dedication to our people strategy has been a significant factor in the continued growth and success of Matheson. Attracting, developing and retaining the best talent available allows us to help our clients achieve their business objectives and is critical to ensuring the continued growth of our firm.

“That is why we are delighted to partner with the 30% Club Ireland for this year’s annual D&I conference, which focuses on managing careers in the modern world.

“For Matheson, as for any business, developing our next gen talent is critical to our future success. Promoting diversity and fostering an environment that encourages open conversations and idea generation helps to drive innovative and longer term strategic thinking.

“I believe that organisations which can best balance the ability to learn from the experiences of previous generations while embracing the wider range of possibilities that are open to the next generation will be those that grow most sustainably.”