
Scaling with Purpose, with Graham Abell (Workday)
08/1/2026 | 20 min
Season four of The Leaders’ Room continues with a conversation about leadership and growth. Ann is joined by Graham Abell from Workday, a company that has had a base in Ireland since 2008 and provides cloud-based software that helps organisations manage their people, finances, and operations. Watch the video of the interview here.About the series:What makes a good leader? Silicon Republic, in partnership with IDA Ireland, presents a series of conversations with leaders at the helm of iconic multinationals in the areas of technology, engineering, life sciences and fintech to get invaluable insights on leadership, on emerging technologies and on the future for their sectors. Presented by Ann O'Dea, and produced by Shaun & Maurice.

Opportunity and Ambition, with Martin Cotter (Analog Devices)
11/12/2025 | 16 min
We’re back for a fourth season, as we continue to explore leadership across the innovation industries during times of rapid change. To get us started, Ann is joined by Martin Cotter from Analog Devices to chat about leadership at a time of ‘connected everything’, and why Ireland is home to so much incredible innovation. Watch the video of the interview here.About the series:What makes a good leader? Silicon Republic, in partnership with IDA Ireland, presents a series of conversations with leaders at the helm of iconic multinationals in the areas of technology, engineering, life sciences and fintech to get invaluable insights on leadership, on emerging technologies and on the future for their sectors. Presented by Ann O'Dea, and produced by Shaun & Maurice.

Leading with Humility, with Aaron J. Webster (PayPal)
03/10/2025 | 26 min
Think like a founder, remove obstacles, amplify the impact of others, and lead with humility – just some of the advice from Aaron J. Webster for our final episode of the season. Aaron is Global Chief Risk Officer at PayPal, a company that transformed the way we do business online. He joined Ann in the studio to chat about how the world’s first digital payment platform is approaching this new era of AI, and how risk management is helping shape their strategy.Watch the video of the interview here.About the series:What makes a good leader? Silicon Republic, in partnership with IDA Ireland, presents a series of conversations with leaders at the helm of iconic multinationals in the areas of technology, engineering, life sciences and fintech to get invaluable insights on leadership, on emerging technologies and on the future for their sectors. Presented by Ann O'Dea, and produced by Shaun & Maurice.

Listen, Listen, Learn, with Deirdre Giblin (Datavant Ireland)
18/9/2025 | 32 min
Listen to your customer, listen to your people, and learn about new technology—three pieces of leadership advice shared by Deirdre Giblin in our latest episode. Deirdre is Vice President of Operations and Site Lead for Datavant Ireland, which connects and integrates healthcare data from different sources, like hospitals, research institutes, and life science companies. She spoke with Ann about her approach to leadership as an engineer. Watch the video of the interview here.About the series:What makes a good leader? Silicon Republic, in partnership with IDA Ireland, presents a series of conversations with leaders at the helm of iconic multinationals in the areas of technology, engineering, life sciences and fintech to get invaluable insights on leadership, on emerging technologies and on the future for their sectors. Presented by Ann O'Dea, and produced by Shaun & Maurice.

The Future of Finance, with Lorna Martyn (Fidelity Investments)
04/9/2025 | 26 min
In the tech world, it’s important to build technologies that solve a problem, rather than looking for problems that can be solved by the technology we build. In this episode, Ann chats with Lorna Martyn, Ireland Site Lead and Senior VP, Technology Management at financial services company, Fidelity Investments.Watch the video of the interview here.About the series:What makes a good leader? Silicon Republic, in partnership with IDA Ireland, presents a series of conversations with leaders at the helm of iconic multinationals in the areas of technology, engineering, life sciences and fintech to get invaluable insights on leadership, on emerging technologies and on the future for their sectors. Presented by Ann O'Dea, and produced by Shaun & Maurice.



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