Growth Opportunities in the Brewing & Distilling Industry for the Future Generation of Professionals

By the Irish Section

Hybrid Event across 2 Campuses (in-person)

& Streamed Online (Zoom)

Attention students! Are you interested in working in the brewing & distilling industry?

If the answer is yes, you are invited to join an insightful day at Technological University Dublin or South East Technological University (Carlow Campus) and discover:

• How you can start working in the brewing & distilling industry
• What career paths are available and the development opportunities
• What's going on currently in the industry

Schedule:

1. Campus arrival: ~13:00
2. Opportunity for campus tour: 13:15 - 13:50
3. Event:14:00 - 16:00

• IBD Introduction - Jan Hodel
• Undergraduate programs & Post graduate programs      
  • SETU: Dr. Sinead Morris will give an overview of the undergraduate honours degree programme in brewing and distilling as well as Eoin Murphy presenting the student perspective
  • TUD: Undergraduate (Dr. Graham O'Neill) and Postgraduate (Dr. Ciara Walsh)
• High level overview of SETU research topics - Dr. Sinead Morris
• TU Dublin research section - Ekene Umego & Prof. Christine O'Connor
• Opportunities and challenges in the industry, areas students could find a career path in or development skills for, or find solutions for problems - Dave Quinn

Why You Should Attend:

• Discover what you can achieve in a career in the brewing & distilling industry
• Find out what qualifications are available to help you start your career in the industry
• Network with industry professionals and experienced academics

Speakers:

• Jan Hodel, PhD, Product Development - Product Owner Pilz Global Distillery Automation
• Dave Quinn, MSc Technical Director Irish Distillers - Pernod Ricard
• Technological University Dublin:
  • Dr Catherine (Rena) Barry-Ryan, Senior Lecturer Food Product Development & Food Innovation Lab
  • Course chairs for both the UG program Dr. Graham O'Neill and PG program Dr. Ciara Walsh
  • TU Dublin researchers Ekene Umego, PhD Candidate at Technological University Dublin & Prof. Christine O'Connor, Head, Environmental Health and Safety Management, School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin
• South East Technological University:
  • • Dr. David Ryan, Programme Director for the honours degree in Brewing and Distilling (SE521) at SETU
    • Dr. Sinead Morris, SETU Researcher and Assistant Lecturer in Brewing and Distilling
    • Eoin Murphy, Final year Brewing and Distilling Undergraduate student at SETU
    • Richard Whyte, Design+ Technology Gateway Manager

Tickets: There are limited number of places for the laboratory tours so registration is essential.

• Free to attend

Booking deadline:

• In-person ticket: 12 April 2023
• Virtual ticket: 9:30am, 20 April 2023