We are delighted to announce that Ibec's flagship business networking event will return to the RDS on Thursday, 4 September 2025.
Ibec's most prestigious networking event, the Ibec President's Dinner marks the annual handover of the Ibec Presidency. The event will be attended by 750+ senior industry leaders representing organisations across key sectors of the Irish economy. On the night, we will formally welcome Colin Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, AIB Group as the new Ibec President. Colin will take over from the current Ibec President Anne O'Leary, Head of Meta in Ireland.
Don’t miss the opportunity to network with leaders in Irish business and politics at this black-tie event by booking your seat or table of 10.
- Member rate: €325
- Member Table rate: €3250
- Non Member rate: €350
- Non Member Table rate: €3500
To learn more about the Ibec Board, please see here.
Ibec President / Outgoing President
Anne O’Leary joined Meta in September 2022 as the Vice President of Mid-Market Global Business Group in EMEA. In May 2023, Anne was appointed Head of Meta Ireland to oversee the community and culture across three locations; Meta’s HQ in Ballsbridge Dublin, Clonee Data Centre in Meath and Reality Labs in Cork. Anne is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, a commitment mirrored in Meta's workforce in Ireland, which comprises 80 teams representing over 110 nationalities.
In her day-to-day capacity, Anne collaborates closely with business leaders across the EMEA region, empowering them to harness the potential of Meta's apps to expand their reach and engage new customers.
Beyond her role at Meta, Anne also serves as the Vice President of Ibec and took up the role of Ibec President in September 2024. She also holds seats on the boards of ERSI and Greencore. Anne previously spent 9 years as CEO in Vodafone Ireland, as well as spending time in BT Ireland as Managing Director and Esat Telecom as Regional Director.
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Colin Hunt was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AIB and an Executive Director on the AIB Board in March 2019. He joined AIB in August 2016 as Managing Director, Wholesale, Institutional & Corporate Banking Division.
Prior to joining AIB, he was Managing Director at Macquarie Capital where he led the development of its business in Ireland. Previously, he was a Special Policy Adviser at the Departments of Transport and Finance, Research Director and Chief Economist at Goodbody Stockbrokers, Head of Trading Research and Senior Economist at Bank of Ireland Group Treasury and a country risk analyst at NatWest.
He has a PhD in Economics from Trinity College, Dublin and degrees in Commerce & Economics from University College, Cork. He served as a Non-Executive Director of Aer Lingus Group plc from 2008 to 2014. Colin is also a Board member of The Ireland Funds, Ireland Chapter, and was President 2021/2022 of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland.
He is the Deputy President and a Board member of Ibec and he will take up the role of Ibec President in September 2025.