The Excellence Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Gala Dinner was held in the Banking Hall at the College Green Hotel in Dublin on September 26th to celebrate the induction of Amy Edmondson and Hayat Sindi into the Excellence Hall of Fame.
The evening began with 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 Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Marie Lindsay, Hall of Fame inductee from 2018, acted as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
Amy is a world-renowned leadership, teamwork, and organizational learning scholar whose groundbreaking research has revolutionized the way organizations approach learning, teamwork, and innovation. She is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School and is consistently ranked amongst the top business thinkers globally. Amy has authored several books including Right Kind of Wrong which won the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year award in 2023.
Hayat is a world-leading biotechnologist, humanitarian, and a champion of science and technology. Her journey has been one of breaking boundaries between the East and West, serving society, and seeking to help everyone – irrespective of their religion, color, or culture. In 2024, she was awarded the Leadership in Science and Technology Exceptional Women of Peace Award from the UN Peace Messenger Organization, Pathways to Peace. Hayat is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Sciences and an Honorary Fellow at Newnham College Cambridge University.
The presentations were followed by a lively “fireside chat” with the inductees hosted by Michael Shea, Fellow of the Institute.
Photos from the induction ceremony: bit.ly/4nURccX
