Emer Sherry
Rathfarnham
Summary
16 years’ public affairs, regulatory, and public policy experience at senior levels in Ibec, driving strong stakeholder engagement and consensus building skills, engagement with government officials, regulators and political system at senior levels, co-developing robust strategic public policies for major industries with senior executives in both multi-national and indigenous companies at national and EU level. Excellent analytical skills and technical knowledge together with exceptional advocacy, communications, effective risk management, financial and relationship management skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Executive
Irish Medtech (IMA), Ibec
05.2022 - Current
- Representing Ireland as Vice Chair of Medtech Europe’s Medical Technologies Advocacy Strategy Committee (2024)
- Development and implementation of the IMA Strategy at the forefront of guiding collaboration and knowledge sharing across the sector
- Leading the Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs portfolio
- Driving thought leadership by developing and delivering industry views at external engagements
- Providing top level support and advice to IMA Director and team to achieve strategic objectives
- Supporting Irish Medtech Skillnet via insights on emerging quality and regulatory skills gaps
- Spearheading innovative cross industry projects with pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industries
- Monitoring the external policy and regulatory environment, analysing the impact on member companies and develop industry response
- Ensuring a systematic timely approach to evidenced based analysis and development of industry position on business propositions, policy responses and submissions to ensure clear impactful messaging
- Representing industry at national and international conferences
- Briefing regulators, government departments, state agencies on key industry developments and recommendations
- Representing IMA on Europe’s leading medical device trade association -Medtech Europe’s advocacy, public policy and regulatory committees
- Leading Future Regulatory System advocacy campaign at both national and European level
- Key Account Manager responsible for achieving commercial targets for allocated subscriptions
- Leading business development including identifying new membership pipelines
- Developing, organising and participating in Ireland’s leading medtech regulatory conference (Global Access 2023) and Member Engagement Forums (QARA Forums)
- Managing trust based collaborative and continuous relationships with member companies
- Ensuring adherence to Ibec trade association handbook, customer charter and competition law
Senior Executive
Audiovisual Ireland (AI), Telecommunications Industry Ireland (TII), Ibec
01.2012 - 05.2022
- Drove compelling representation of audio-visual and telecoms industries priorities to government, regulators, and stakeholders
- Assisted in the development and implementation of the sector strategy in conjunction with C-suite Advisory Committee for telecommunications industry
- Incrementally raised and enhanced the profile and reputation of the telecommunications sector showcasing pivotal industry economic and social contributions
- Provided strategic counsel and advice to AI and TII Director
- Managed the On Demand Audiovisual Media Services Co-Regulatory Group
- Ibec representative on Government Task Force on Mobile Phone and Broadband
- Played central role in representing telcos on the Taskforce successfully reaching consensus on solutions for improving digital connectivity and access
- Facilitated dialogue between member companies on conflicted policy issues and brokered consensus to develop agreed positions and led advocacy campaigns as appropriate
- Analysed proposals and compiled evidence of the impact of new regulations on both mobile and fixed telecommunications infrastructure rollout
- Led and supported KAMs to highlight Ibec membership benefits to ensure member retention
- Identified new membership targets, upgrade potential and at-risk members
- Analysed, monitored and shaped AI and TII membership trends to identify growth potential
- Supported TII Director on financial planning and budget management
- Established and led the Ibec 5G cross-divisional workstream
- Developed an initiative promote the compelling business case for digitalisation via industrial applications of 5G to improve manufacturing processes and led campaign to counter misinformation regarding 5G technologies
- Delivered high quality Ibec services to TII and AI member companies
- Dedicated support to telcos and content/film producers and broadcasters via AI and TII Councils
- Managed TII working groups, developed and implemented their work programmes
Executive
01.2008 - 12.2011
- First point of contact for AI and TII members on public policy matters
- Supported the Director of AI and TII on the management of the Councils and working groups
- Assisted on the organisation of Annual Conferences, members briefings
- Researched content for newspaper supplements, brochures and reports
- Helped co-ordinate and consolidate member companies’ views on regulatory and government policy
Stagiaire
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
05.2007 - 12.2007
- Assisted the Chief Telecommunications Adviser in the appraisal and monitoring of government-funded projects and learned about the formation of public policy
Education
PhD - Electronic Engineering
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland01.2006
Bachelor of Electronic Engineering - First class honours
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland01.2002
People Management Skills Certificate -
Technological University Dublin
Dublin, Ireland05.2022
Young Professionals Academy -
Business Europe
Turin, Italy01.2017
Media skills course -
The Communications Clinic
Dublin, Ireland 01.2017
Skills
Public Affairs Expertise
Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Strategic Leadership
Business and commerical acumen
Advocacy
Project management
Problem solving and analysis
Continuousprofessionaldevelopment
- Ibec Line of Sight Future Leaders Development Programme, 2024
- Ibec REAP Mentorship Programme, 2023/2024
- Member of Engineers Ireland, participating in ongoing CPD, Ongoing
- Technological University Dublin People Management Skills Certificate, 05/01/22
- Business Europe Employers Young Professionals Academy, Turin, Vienna, 2015, 2017
- Media skills course, Communications Clinic, 2017
Hobbies and Interests
- Member of Templeogue LTC
- Captain of League teams
- Running
- Hiking
Timeline
Senior Executive
Irish Medtech (IMA), Ibec
05.2022 - Current
Senior Executive
Audiovisual Ireland (AI), Telecommunications Industry Ireland (TII), Ibec
01.2012 - 05.2022
Executive
01.2008 - 12.2011
Stagiaire
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
05.2007 - 12.2007
PhD - Electronic Engineering
University College Dublin
Bachelor of Electronic Engineering - First class honours
University College Dublin
People Management Skills Certificate -
Technological University Dublin
Young Professionals Academy -
Business Europe
Media skills course -
The Communications Clinic
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