The Optical Entrepreneur Conor Heaney

Henry Evans is an author and entrepreneur with extensive background in business, management, marketing and sales and has successfully sold millions of dollars worth of products and services to clients such as the FBI, The Executive Office of the President of the United States, Southwest Airlines, Wells Fargo, and down to hundreds of small businesses.

Henry made the leap to entrepreneurship while working only one hour a day because that was all the spare time he had at the time. Henry’s lessons and expertise are super relevant for practice owners who need to make the leap from optometrist to entrepreneur and owner of the business usually with limited time available. Henry will show you how you can get more freedom from your practice and actually achieve better results while working less not more.

Culture cannot be a set-it and forget-it aspect of your business. Weaving culture-building into your daily and weekly activities strengthens the engagement of your team and reinforces the key principles of your desired culture, making it a reality.

Brad Federman is the leadership coach, Founder of Performance Point LLC and author of the book Cultivating Culture.

Jason Kirk is the co-founder of Kirk and Kirk, a unique line of eyewear designed to inspire those who wear them. Their designs have been nominated for prominent design awards, widely written about in the media, they are sold in over 30 countries worldwide and are often seen on the red carpet and in popular TV series.

Jason, along with his wife Karen Kirk, have been involved in as aspects of optics internationally, on the design and wholesale side, branding, marketing, opening and running retail stores and generally pushing the optical industry forward in every way he can.

Steve Anderson is the best-selling author of The Bezos Letters – 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon. For over 20 years, Jeff Bezos – the founder of Amazon, has personally written Letters to Shareholders that reveal the underlying principles and strategies he used to grow Amazon. For the first time, The Bezos Letters unlocks the key lessons, mindset, principles, and steps Bezos continues to use to make Amazon the massive success it is today.

Hotelier, Selina Horshi is the managing director of The White Horse hotel in Derry, Northern Ireland. Her career started with an international sales position at The Sunday Times in London, Dubai and New York. She worked in marketing with The Economist leading a small team and being responsible for tens of millions of pounds of revenue. And five years ago Selina changed direction and used all that she has learned to take over the running of her family’s business The White Horse Hotel.

In early 2022 Liath restaurant in Blackrock, Dublin, was promoted from one to two Michelin stars, one the greatest achievements in the restaurant world.

Chef-owner Damien Grey is a driven and passionate restaurant entrepreneur, a man with a plan, and the determination to see it though.