Generation Innovation

Generation Innovation Work Experience Programme 2024 🚀 The 2024 Generation Innovation Work Experience Programme has wrapped up, with over 750 young people from across Northern Ireland participating—our highest number since the programme began in 2018! Held in Derry~Londonderry, Belfast, and Dungannon, the programme equips and upskills young people for the future workplace. Participants gained invaluable real-world experience by partnering with 41 of Northern Ireland's leading businesses, including headline partners EY, Bank of Ireland, and AVEVA Full story: https://lnkd.in/ezf9mi95 The Department for the Economy NI is the principal funder of Generation Innovation. #GI2024 Catalyst Ally Armstrong Declan Loy Carolyn Halferty

As the Generation Innovation 2024 Work Experience Programme ends, we'd like to thank the companies that helped make this year so successful! Congratulations to the winning participants and companies in Derry~Londonderry Allstate Northern Ireland, Belfast, eSmart Networks and Dungannon, PA Consulting 👏 Thank you to the businesses who helped with our workshop events making the GI experience more impactful! Lastly to our 41 GI partner companies, we couldn't have done it without you 💪 💥 There are various ways your company can get involved with Generation Innovation, from Impact Days and showcases to the Work Experience programme – please register your interest here   https://lnkd.in/eBZb7z2F Headline partners: AVEVA, Bank of Ireland, EY #GI2024

As a member of the Catalyst Community, eSmart Networks was proud to be a partner company at Generation Innovation last week in Belfast. Throughout the week, we worked with a brilliant team of young people who were presented with a challenge statement on the lack of EV hubs within Northern Ireland and shared their findings with the eSmart Networks team at the end of the week. We couldn't let the week go by without giving them an introduction to the work eSmart Networks does and all things grid! The eSmart Networks Team made it through to the final five and pitched to 500 young people in the GI marquee, ultimately winning the competition! Our team had said that the entire week was about the 'little wins' in life but agreed that this was most definitely one of those 'big wins'. Thanks again to the GI and Catalyst teams for organising. Carolyn Halferty Declan Loy Ally Armstrong Gosia Karbowiak

It was such a pleasure to take part in Generation Innovation Belfast last week for the second year running, one of the highlights of the work year for me 🙌 Over the week our team of participants worked through a challenge statement provided by us which asked them to look at new markets that Vikela materials could solve problems in. They were given design thinking training and came up with a really innovative new product which they were tasked with pitching at the end of the week. I found it really inspiring to see the team bond over the course of the week as their confidence grew and their presentation took shape. Throughout the week they had a great attitude to the experience and it was a proud moment for us when the team got through to the Pitch Final at the end of the week! Thanks again to Carolyn Halferty Ally Armstrong and the amazing team at Catalyst for making it all happen 👏 #generationinnovation #workexperience

It was great to be a Company Representative for KPMG Ireland and participate in Generation Innovation last week. Generation Innovation is a one-of-a-kind work experience programme designed to empower, enable and up-skill young people for the workplace of tomorrow. During the week, 8 students were challenged by us with a real-life company challenge before they had to pitch their solution to our team and fellow peers! Well done to all involved and thank you to our current apprentice students Derek, Eimear, Mackenzie and Orlagh for all their help.

The best week with the Bank of Ireland teams @ Generation Innovation in Belfast. Some great ideas and solutions from some of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs! Carolyn Halferty Ally Armstrong Declan Loy Amy Munro Elisha McNulty Lisa Scott Niall Devlin Lauren Dwyer ACA Stephen Simpson Conor O Shea Sandra Davidson Catalyst

Last week, we had the pleasure of participating in Generation Innovation. It was inspiring to witness the energy, enthusiasm, and optimism that our group exhibited throughout the week.   We challenged the young participants with a the task: "What strategies or initiatives can CATAGEN implement to ensure that our Business Partners (suppliers and clients) uphold the same high environmental and sustainability standards as CATAGEN?"   The innovative ideas they developed and presented to us on Friday were outstanding and we will take them into the future! 🚀 Catalyst Carolyn Halferty Jemma V. Euan Carroll Tom Lyttle Rachael Caughey   #generationinnovation #tocleananddecarbonisetheair

🎬 That's a wrap! 🎬 We had an incredible week being part of the Catalyst Generation Innovation programme. Our teams truly impressed us with their pitches to our senior panel at PlotBox HQ this morning. Their research, creativity, and passion were on full display, leaving us all in awe. The teams had the opportunity to receive feedback from our panel over lunch, gearing up for the afternoon pitch off competition. It was amazing to see the young minds at work and to give them a taste of the tech industry. A big thank you to the catalyst teams, the young participants, other partner companies, our panel, and our PlotBox representatives Mark Keaney, Jonathan Davis, Aileen Curry, Claire Melville & Heather Linden. It was a week to remember! 🌟 #CatalystGenerationInnovation #GPTWUKCertified #GI2024

🌟 Last week, Carla McErlean, Paul Wright, and I had a great opportunity to represent Data Intellect at the Generation Innovation Work Experience Programme! 🌟 We had a great time working closely with our talented team of young innovators. Throughout the week, we guided them in tackling our company challenge statement. Our team did a fantastic job using creativity and problem-solving skills to create an impressive pitch back to our company. Big thanks to all involved who helped set up and run the event - we had a great week! #DataIntellect #ChallengeAccepted #GI24 Carolyn Halferty

Generation Innovation Belfast ✅ Another fantastic week with Generation Innovation! Total festival vibes down at Catalyst this week with the ‘tent village’ 😎 In addition to working with another two groups of young people this week, #EYNI delivered three workshops on AI, tax and personal strengths to share our knowledge and hopefully inspire! This week our panel of leaders were impressed with the quality of the innovative solutions presented by the young people in response to our challenge statement. They brought creativity, commercial viewpoints and embedded EY’s mission statement in their pitches which was excellent! Shout out and thanks to everyone who volunteered from #EYNI this week! Can’t wait for the third and final week of GI 24! 🤩 Maeve Parkinson Tom Reid Shannon McClenaghan Shannon Cunningham Jonathan Williamson FCA CDir FIoD Rachel McKinney Andrew McCabe Emma Rodgers Aditya Shirode Donal Rogan Patrycja Dymek Ian Edwards I