The Excellence Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Gala Dinner was held in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin on November 14th to celebrate the induction of Anastassia Lauterbach and John Power into the Excellence Hall of Fame.
Guests enjoyed an evening of drinks and jazz followed by dinner and a “fireside chat” with the inductees. John Bourke, President of the Institute, opened the festivities by welcoming guests from the public and private sector from Ireland as well as those who had travelled from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Anastassia is one of the world’s leading experts on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence and their implications for corporate governance. She is the Founder and Chief Executive of AI Edutainment, a company that teaches AI and Robotics in an easy-to-understand and entertaining way. Anastassia’s award was presented by Yiannis Lagos, Fellow of the Institute, and she received video messages of congratulations from Christine Elliott (Chair, Health & Care Professionals Council UK), Andrée Bates (Founder and CEO, Eularis), and Pav Gil (corporate lawyer and Wirecard whistleblower).
John is the Founder and CEO of Aerogen, Ireland’s largest indigenous MedTech company and a world leader in aerosolized drug delivery technology. He is a serial entrepreneur who is accredited with over twenty commercialized US and international patents ranging from robotics to life support ventilators. John’s award was presented by John Laffey, Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Galway, Ireland. John received video messages of congratulations from Leo Clancy (CEO, Enterprise Ireland) and Jane Shaw (former Board Chair, Intel).
The presentations were followed by a lively “fireside chat” with the inductees hosted by Divine Ndhlukula, Excellence Hall of Famer (2023).
The Institute’s President John Bourke said “It was another wonderful evening celebrating the induction of Anastassia Lauterbach and John Power into the Excellence Hall of Fame. Both Anastassia and John are exceptional individuals who have been relentless in their pursuit of excellence. Those in attendance found them both to be very down-to-earth and were impressed with the humanity they witnessed.”
