Daniel Murray is political correspondent for the Business Post. He has traditionally focused his reporting one environmental issues, and has broken many stories in this field. Daniel also hosts Five Degrees of Change, the Business Post’s Energy and Environment podcast, where he speaks with leading experts in the fields of environmental science and climate change about the policy and personal changes they would make for a greener world.

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Maria is a strategic leader specialising in biodiversity, natural capital, and the integration of nature into policy and business decision-making. She is Executive Director of Business for Biodiversity Ireland, where she leads national efforts to support organisations in understanding their impacts and dependencies on nature and embedding nature-positive approaches into strategy and operations. Since joining in 2025, she has played a key role in the organisation’s growth and in strengthening business engagement with Ireland’s biodiversity agenda. Maria holds a PhD in Freshwater Ecology, focused on Irish headwater streams, and began her career as an environmental consultant. She subsequently worked at Queen Mary University of London before joining the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where she established and led the Research Funding Services function for Kew Science. In this role, she enabled the expansion of major international research programmes in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem resilience, and sustainable land use. She is trained in Circular Economy principles and holds a professional qualification in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Maria brings together scientific expertise, strategic thinking, and strong relationship management skills to translate complex environmental challenges into practical, scalable solutions for organisations. In addition to her executive role, Maria serves on the steering committee of Natural Capital Ireland, contributing to national efforts to better value, protect, and restore nature.

Thora Mackey is a Chartered Director and experienced executive and non-executive director, with particular experience in the charity and not-for-profit sectors. She is a member of the board of Chapter Zero Ireland, which is the Irish Chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) – developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Chapter Zero Ireland’s purpose is to equip non-executive directors in Ireland to lead crucial boardroom discussions on the impacts of climate change. Thora currently leads Boardmatch’s Premium Search Service, assisting charity boards in Ireland to recruit chairs and board members. Prior to that she held the role of Chief Operating Officer with the Institute of Directors in Ireland and was Deputy Executive Director of both UNICEF Ireland and World Vision Ireland. She has held several board roles, including on the board of Threshold, the national housing charity.

Shane’s background is a PhD. in automotive engineering. He began his motoring career working as an engineer in the UK – following years of hands-on training alongside his dad in his garage. Shane soon realised that he preferred driving and writing about cars to developing them in the first place and hence started the CE Editorial Agency in 1999. Though he remains at the helm of that business (and writes for dozens of motoring and lifestyle outlets around the world every month), Shane moved home to Ireland in 2006. He is one of the co-founders of CompleteCar.ie originally launched in 2009, and is actively engaged in planning and putting together the site’s content on a daily basis. Since the start of 2012, Shane also took on the role of Motoring Correspondent for the Business Post. He is also regularly asked to discuss motoring matters on a myriad of television and radio stations – not to mention periodically writing for several other prominent Irish publication.

Laura leads the Responsible Business team at Business in the Community Ireland, a non-profit organisation supporting responsible business and social inclusion. She oversees BITCI’s sustainability advisory services, collective business campaigns, and the Business Working Responsibly Mark — Ireland’s leading independently-audited standard for embedding sustainability. Her own expertise is across good governance, transparency and reporting, and business and human rights. She regularly designs and delivers corporate workshops, one-to-one consultancy, and guest lectures on postgraduate and professional programmes. Laura’s background is in political risk and external affairs. Previous roles include Group Political Adviser and External Affairs Manager at global energy company BP; she has also had roles at specialist consultancies ERM and Control Risks Group, advising high-profile clients on managing social and political dynamics in higher-risk jurisdictions.

Dave Humphreys is a motoring journalist and Content Editor at CompleteCar.ie, one of Ireland’s leading consumer car websites. With more than 15 years of experience in the industry, he covers new car launches, technology, design, industry news and in-depth road tests, with a focus on giving clear, practical advice to buyers navigating an increasingly complex market.

Michael O’Hara is the co-founder of Techies Go Green and a qualified accountant with a strong background in leadership and sustainability. He previously served as Managing Director of DataSolutions Limited, a highly successful IT distribution company operating across the UK and Ireland, which he led through significant growth before its successful sale in 2023. Michael is deeply passionate about sustainability and works to support organisations in reducing their environmental impact. Outside of his professional pursuits, he is an avid trekker, regular gym enthusiast, and enjoys travelling to explore diverse cultures.

John is a sustainability professional with senior executive and consulting experience in a wide range of industries and organisations for over 25 years. Following a career as Head of Group Sustainability in DCC Plc, in 2019 he set up his own sustainable business consultancy and advisory company, The Environmental Edge. He works closely with clients to develop pragmatic sustainable business strategies and practical actions aligned to their strategy, business model, stakeholder expectations, reporting and future ambitions. With expertise in climate, nature and ecosystems, John provides organisations with the confidence and capability to analyse and respond to sustainability challenges and uncertainty. Drawing on both scientific knowledge and business experience, he guides organisations on the journey to seamlessly integrate sustainability into existing business process, including board governance, strategy formulation, risk management and performance monitoring. John’s primary degree is in Natural Sciences (Botany). He has also completed a Diploma in Business Studies at the Michael Smurfit School of Business and a Masters in Environmental Management at Yale University. He holds a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors.

Dr Ebun Joseph is a leading Inclusion and race relations consultant, and the founder and CEO of the Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies (IABS). She serves as Ireland’s Special Rapporteur on Racial Equality and Racism and is the module coordinator and lecturer for Black Studies at University College Dublin (UCD)—a pioneering course she established in 2018 as Ireland’s first. Dr Joseph is also the founder of the African Scholars Association Ireland (AfSAI), which she chaired from 2018 to 2022. Her previous roles include Career Development Consultant at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Teaching Fellow at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), and Training and Employment Officer with the EPIC programme. An accomplished author, TV panellist, and equality activist, Dr Joseph’s research focuses on race, labour markets, and structural inequality. Her publications include Critical Race Theory and Inequality in the Labour Market (Manchester University Press, 2020); Equity in the Workplace series: Stories of Black Irish Women in Ireland (2024); Stories of Black Irish women in academia (2025), and Challenging Perceptions of Africa in Schools (Routledge, 2020). Dr Joseph is the award winning author of the IRJ Prize awarded to the paper adjudicated to represent the best original contribution to the journal in a given year. ‘Composite counterstorytelling as a technique for challenging ambivalence about race and racism in the labour market in Ireland. She is also a documentary Executive producer of ‘Equity in the workplace’ and ECHOES OF 2004; and Host of the DEeP Table Dialogue.