Julian Douglas has been involved in the music and internet businesses for 25 years. In that time he set up Big Bear Sound, Fusio and Entertainment Ireland. Julian heads up Connect Ethiopia's IT sub-committee.
Email: julian.douglas@entertainment.ie

Brian Goff owns and manages the La Croissanterie café franchise in Ireland. He has been involved in the restaurant business for over 20 years and will begin offering his customers Ethiopian blended coffee by September 1st.                      Email: bwg@indigo.ie  

Catherine Heaney is a founding Director at DHR Communications, a full service communications practice which works with clients in an aim to make a positive impact in society.  She heads up the public relations and public affairs divisions of the company.
Email: catherine@ddhr.ie

Philip Lee is Founder of Philip Lee Solicitors, an international law firm with offices in Brussels and Dublin. Philip has lectured on International Trade Law at UCD and was the first private lawyer to represent governments before the World Trade Organisation, where he represented various ACP (African Caribbean Pacific) countries in a trade dispute concerning European import rules for bananas. He is Co-Founder of Connect Ethiopia.
Email: plee@philiplee.ie

Niamh Marshall, is a partner in KPMG specialising in advising clients in the International and domestic Financial Services sector.  Niamh is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Email: niamh.marshall@kpmg.ie

Philip O'Dwyer is a senior Executive in the Insurance Industry and an active member of the CE committee.
Email: pjodwyer@gmail.com

Sandra O'Sullivan played a key role in setting up and developing the Skerries/Sodo Initiative, which links the community of Skerries with communities in the Sodo region of Ethiopia.  Please click here for more information.
Email: sandra@connectethiopia.com.

Brody Sweeney is the Founder and Chairman of O'Briens Sandwich Bars, Ireland's largest coffee shop chain with more than 300 outlets worldwide. He is a Co-Founder of Connect Ethiopia.
Email: brody@Oobriens.ie