Robert Mac Giolla Phádraig

Founder, Talent Summit & Founder & CEO, SkillStack

Robert is a talent entrepreneur and community creator, widely recognised as a global thought leader on the evolving world of work and talent development. Robert is the founder & CEO of SkillStack, the soft skills and leadership development platform delivered through short-form, video stories. Prior to that, he co-led the MBO of Sigmar Recruitment and scaled it to become one of the most respected recruitment companies in Europe before selling it to Groupe Adéquat, creating a Billion Euro global recruitment group. He is also founder of Talent Summit, the largest HR Leadership conference series in Europe that has become the meeting place of the future of work. With a deep interest in transatlantic trade, Robert leads an annual Irish trade mission to the US & UK, “Ireland, Gateway to Europe” that sees 100+ CEOs travel to boost bilateral and trilateral trade. Robert also co-founded and leads the Boston College Ireland Business Council, one of the most respected transatlantic CEO networks.