KPMG in Ireland: Recent Episodes
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Dr Val Cummins of Simply Blu outlining what is vital to our future and the Energy Transition.
In the latest episode of the Capital Ideas podcast, KPMG’s David O’Kelly sits down with Thomas Davy from Erisbeg to discuss the dynamic landscape of private equity in Ireland. Thomas shares his insights on the current investment climate, the strategies Erisbeg employs to identify and nurture high-potential businesses, and the importance of fostering strong relationships with management teams. This episode offers valuable perspectives for anyone interested in the intricacies of private equity and the factors driving successful investments in the Irish market. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of how Erisbeg is navigating and shaping the future of private equity.
Hybrid working and e-commerce have accelerated how we work and live, and generative AI is expected to reshape the future of work even more.
Emma O'Driscoll, Audit Partner, and Susan Moylan, Associate Director, Management Consulting at KPMG, talk to Hugh Tonge, Audit Director, about hybrid working models, how flexibility is more attractive than salary, and the impact of AI and automation on the future of work in the audit profession.
How does a venture capitalist evaluate potential investments, scale up businesses and plan exit strategies?
In this episode of Capital Ideas, KPMG's David O'Kelly talks to John O'Sullivan, General Partner at ACT Venture Capital, one of the leading technology investors in Europe. John shares his insights on what makes a successful venture capital deal, how he supports entrepreneurs in growing their companies and what factors influence the timing and mode of exit.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will transform auditing by automating procedures and enhancing audit quality. At the same time, blockchain technology will radically change the future of audit.
Maria Flannery, Head of Digital Assets and Lucy Mac Auley, Director, Management Consulting at KPMG, talk to Niall Savage, Head of Audit Markets, about how AI and blockchain technology are changing the auditing landscape, how their capabilities interlink with one another and their impact on the future of audit.
Rachael Blackmore joins Jane Mangan, former Irish Jockey and RTE broadcaster for an exclusive interview ahead of Cheltenham Racing Festival.
Ireland's domestic private and family-owned businesses face many challenges, and the auditor can play a significant role in addressing these challenges, exploring opportunities and helping with their strategic direction. From AI and audit quality to private equity and succession planning, Colin O'Brien, Non-Executive Director and Alan Bromell, Head of Private Enterprise at KPMG, talk to Clare Taylor, Audit Director, about how the auditor's role is evolving and what the future looks like for Irish private businesses.
With the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) finalised, companies in scope need to prepare now for ESRS reporting. For some companies, this will be as early as 2024, with reporting due in 2025. Eva Sheehy, Director, ESG Reporting & Assurance and Shane O’Reilly, Managing Director, Sustainable Futures at KPMG, talk to Niall Savage, Head of Audit Markets, about how companies are preparing and the operational issues they will have to navigate for enhanced sustainability reporting.
Are you ready for the new SEPA Instant Payments mandate and the incoming PSD3 / PSR regulations? Do you understand the implications for financial institutions in Ireland? In the first episode of our “Banking and Capital Markets” podcast series, KPMGs Owen Lewis and Tony Smith discuss the issues with Gill Byrne (Head of Payments with BPFI) whilst assessing the fast evolving European payments environment.
Obstacles, lack of recognition budgets and finding balance. Alice Doyle from the IFA sharing her thoughts on the challenges and opportunities for women in farming and agribusiness.
KPMG's David O'Kelly speaks to Leo Casey, who leads BGF's operations in Ireland. Leo explains how BGF differentiate by acting as a minority investor. He also talks about how to learn from your mistakes and about what makes a business attractive for investment, particularly in a challenging economy.
KPMG's Head of Corporate Finance and EMA Head of Infrastructure Michele Connolly and Head of Sustainable Futures Russell Smyth speak to Colm O'Neill about Ireland's renewables success to date and the infrastructure challenges and investment required for the transition, from housing retrofits to grid upgrades and renewable energy projects.
Muireann Lynch, Senior Research Officer in the Economic Analysis division of the Economic and Social Research Institute speaks to KPMG's Colm O'Neill about the complexity of Ireland's energy transition, her reaction to Ireland's first ever offshore wind auction and what the industry can do to attract more women.
Muireann's Twitter/X thread referred to in this episode: https://twitter.com/mu_lynch/status/1656909522621825026
Trailblazer, Mary Coughlan, Ireland’s first female Minister for Agriculture, shares perspectives on her career journey and the importance of leadership and visibility to overcome gender imbalances in Irish agri-business.
Colm is joined by David Kelly to discuss the role of Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) play in the overall Energy system, the infrastructure to support it and how GNI will transform their business to fall in line with Government policy and how this will support Ireland.
Colm O’Neill and Paul Deane, Senior Lecturer at University College Cork (UCC), team up on this Podcast to discuss what our future will look like being run by renewable energy and what changes we need to make to get there. They will also look at the blockage to the changes we need to make.
Ian O’Hare, Head of Engineering and Operations Green Economy joins KPMG’s Colm O’Neill in our first edition of Energy Exchange. They discuss the rich ecosystem in Ireland enhancing the attractiveness for FDI, the challenge of Data Centres and what the IDA are doing to enable Ireland’s energy future.
We are facing a new era in audit. In the final episode of the podcast series, Niall Savage, Partner, and Head of Audit Markets, talks to Elaine Stafford, where they recap on the series and talk about how audit and the profession have evolved, how technology is transforming the work and the critical role auditors will play in addressing climate change and much more.
Digital assets continue to remain in the news, but what’s next for blockchain and digital assets? Maria Flannery, Audit Partner who leads KPMG’s Blockchain and Digital Assets working group, talks to Elaine Stafford about the evolution of bitcoin, regulation, how these technologies work and how they will impact the accounting profession.
In the first episode of our second season of Capital Ideas, David O'Kelly speaks to Seamus Farrell, Founder and CEO of SF Engineering, which has grown from a start-up in the early 1980s to a multi-million global brand serving the world's leading food brands across Ireland and the UK. Seamus talks to David about the growth of his business and how private equity backing has helped accelerate their growth in recent years.
The European Union Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will lead to a fundamental change in corporate reporting and represents the most significant transformation in corporate reporting in the last 25 years. Conor Holland, Principal, ESG Reporting & Assurance at KPMG, talks to Elaine Stafford about the CSRD and how this will impact Irish businesses.
Businesses are continuously facing new, complex and challenging accounting and financial reporting issues that arise from various scenarios. David Drought, Lead Director in the Accounting Advisory group at KPMG, talks to Elaine Stafford about regulatory updates, GAAP conversions, group reorganisations, acquisition accounting, share-based payments and the importance of keeping up to date with accountancy standards.
With rising interest rates and ongoing economic uncertainty, what accounting considerations may be impacted by the current economic environment? Úna Curtis, Principal in the Department of Professional Practice at KPMG, talks to Elaine Stafford about impairment testing, including the impact of inflation and discount rates, discount rates on provisions, how to deal with vacant leased assets and disclosures on climate matters.
Join Simon Barry as he talks about Work Programme 23 and Delivery Assurance. Please feel free to reach out to Simon with any questions you may have after listening!
Tune in to hear Leona’s analysis after finishing in 2nd place at the CME Group Tour Championship
Laura McCoy leads Elysian Capital's operations in Ireland. Laura talks to David O’Kelly about her return to Ireland following a stint in London, the importance of organisational culture, her experience of working through tough economic conditions, building relationships with management teams and more on the latest episode of Capital Ideas.
Neil McGowan of MML Capital Ireland speaks to David O'Kelly about everything from ESG considerations during deals, how unforeseen circumstances can affect a deal, providing clients with international market access and his experience of starting up a private equity fund in Ireland.
John Dolan of Cardinal Capital Group talks to KPMG’s David O’Kelly about everything from why Irish private equity is more conservative when it comes to using debt compared to International PE, strategies for expanding and internationalising your business and how the current volatile global environment doesn't necessarily mean difficult times for dealmaking.
John Dolan of Cardinal Capital Group talks to KPMG’s David O’Kelly about everything from why Irish private equity is more conservative when it comes to using debt compared to International PE, strategies for expanding and internationalising your business and how the current volatile global environment doesn't necessarily mean difficult times for dealmaking.
Listen to Leona Maguire discuss her excitement for the return of the KPMG Women's Irish Open and its impact on the growth of the game and our future stars in Ireland.
KPMG's David O'Kelly speaks to Peter Garvey, Partner at Melior Equity Partners about everything from how private equity works with businesses to drive growth and create confidence, how demanding - both emotionally and physically - getting a deal done can be, and about what Peter's favourite deal that he's advised on is.
KPMG's David O'Kelly chats to Laura Dillon of Waterland, a pan-European independent private equity investment group that supports entrepreneurs in realising their growth ambitions. David and Laura talk about everything from how to access capital from private equity, the role of founders post-investment, what’s expected of management teams during a deal and more.
Colm O'Neill speaks to Dani Michaux, EMA Cyber Security Lead about the state of cyber crime in 2022.
In the latest edition of our Delivering Digital podcast, Colm O’Neill speaks to KPMG’s digital leaders Owen Lewis and Johney Burke about the 6 of the top digital trends we expect to see in 2022. From combating the digital talent shortage, to sustainability, to the metaverse; CIOs, CTOs and digital leaders across all industries, will have a busy year of new challenges and opportunities.
Colm, Owen and Johney discuss:
- The current digital talent shortage
- Digital skills & low code strategy
- How digital will drive ESG
- Building trust in AI and data analytics
- Scaling digital post pandemic
- Extended reality and the metaverse
Solheim Cup winner Leona Maguire, RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year & BBC’s World Sport Star of the Year Rachael Blackmore, and Olympic champion Kellie Harrington speak to RTE's Marie Crowe about their 2021 sporting year and what's next in 2022.
Colm welcomes Graham Fagan, Group Director of Enterprise Technology and Cloud Engineering at AIB, to KPMG’s Delivering Digital podcast. With a career spanning Utilities, Technology and Finance, Graham shares his unique perspective on Delivering Digital in one of Ireland's largest organisations.
Colm and Graham discuss:
- How Graham's career got started – 0:00 – 4:30
- What is Digital Transformation – 4:30 – 9:50
- Its not just about Technology – 9:50 – 11:35
- Inside out thinking and the 4 C’s – 11:35 – 18:30
- Role of security – 18:30 – 23:40
- How do you work with finance – 23:40 – 28:00
- Graham's advice – 28:00
Colm O’Neill speaks with Maree Mamo, Partner KPMG in Australia, about her experience of supporting AGL Energy, with their digital transformation journey.
In an increasingly borderless world, Audrey Lydon from our tax team shares insights on navigating international tax systems, whether you have invested abroad or are an expat considering returning to Ireland.
Cian Liddy explains how philanthropic endeavours have become a pillar in wealth management strategies, serving a unique and individualised need, and what one must consider when doing this with family.
In this first episode with Camilla Cullinane, we look at how to keep your family safe and protected; ensure efficient succession planning; and emotive matters to consider when passing on a business.
Francis Hackett, Head of Legal at KPMG, discusses the challenges of balancing privacy, transparency and security in a digital age.
In this interview Simon Cocking, Irish Tech News, speaks to KPMG's Stephen Brennan about the R&D Tax Credit, including what makes a project worth claiming and the nature of R&D. They also discuss current technology trends, including Deep Learning, the ethics of AI and how science and technology as we know it might change with the introduction of Quantum computing and the eventual arrival of the Singularity.
Rebecca Brennan and Paul Duggan, co-founders of Athrú Insights, talk to Ian Kehoe, editor of The Currency, about their newly published report, the Tenets of Adaption, which examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses across Ireland and the UK.
In this latest podcast, Joe O'Mara, KPMG's Head of Aviation Finance, speaks to Richard Moody, global head of transportation financing at Deutsche Bank. Moody shares his views on the impact of the pandemic on the aviation industry, whose fortunes now rest on government policy, which makes this crisis unique.
Elaine Buckley, Ryle Nugent, Mary O’Connor, Gavin Cumiskey and Cliona O’Leary look at some of the highlights of the 20x20 documentary ‘The Long Road’.
In episode, Joe O'Mara KPMG's Head of Aviation Finance, speaks to Bénédicte Bedaine-Renault, who is head of aviation finance within Natixis covering the Europe, Middle East and African regions. Her team, based in Paris and London, covers both airlines and lessors in the EMEA region. Natixis has four decades of experience in aviation finance and has a current portfolio of 850 aviation assets worth approximately $5bn.
In this episode, Joe O’Mara KPMG’s Head of Aviation Finance, speaks to Marc Iarchy, a partner at aircraft leasing company World Star aviation, about his thoughts on the impact of the crisis so far and for the future of the market.
In this latest podcast, Joe O'Mara KPMG's Head of Aviation Finance, speaks to Firoz Tarapore, CEO of DAE Capital, about his thoughts on the impact of the crisis so far and for the future of the market. DAE owns and manages approximately 400 aircraft worth $15bn.
In this podcast, Joe O'Mara KPMG's Head of Aviation Finance, speaks to Ted O’Byrne, Managing Director, Co-Head of Aviation at Carlyle Aviation Partners, about the current crisis weighing on his decades of experience in the aviation industry through many downturns working at AerCap and Airbus before joining Carlyle Aviation.
In this podcast, Joe O’Mara, KPMG’s Head of Aviation Finance & Leasing, speaks to Stephen Hannahs, CEO of Wings Capital Partners, about the current crisis weighing on his decades of experience of the impact of exogeneous shocks to the aviation industry.
Listen to Nick Ashmore discuss the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland’s (SBCI) response to the COVID-19 crisis in supporting businesses to access working capital.
Pro golfer Leona Maguire and KPMG's Seamus Hand speak to RTE's Jacqui Hurley about support networks and success in sport and business.