ADHD in Business Conference 2026: The Edge of Different Minds
About this Event
Understanding ADHD. Unlocking Potential. Building Better Businesses.
ADHD in Business brings together entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals and leaders for a practical and inspiring day focused on thriving with ADHD in business.
ADHD in professional life is often viewed only in terms of challenges such as focus, organisation and time management. Yet many entrepreneurs, leaders, professionals and innovators also bring real strengths to the table, including creativity, problem-solving, resilience, adaptability and big-picture thinking.
This conference explores both sides. Bringing together expert speakers, business leaders and individuals with lived experience, it offers practical insight, proven strategy and real-world perspective that you can apply in businesses, organisations and careers of any size.
Whether you are an entrepreneur building a company, a leader managing a team, an HR professional supporting your people, a professional wanting to get more out of how you work, or simply someone keen to understand ADHD better, this event offers valuable learning, meaningful connections and takeaways you can act on straight away.
Through expert presentations, panel discussions and networking, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of ADHD in a business context and leave with practical tools to improve productivity, communication, leadership and workplace success.
[More Speakers to be announced.]
Why Attend
• Practical strategies you can put to use immediately, not just theory
• Expert speakers with real business credibility and experience
• Fresh perspectives on productivity, leadership and performance
• Meaningful networking with people facing the same real-world challenges
• Inspirational stories from entrepreneurs and leaders thriving with ADHD
• One of Ireland’s leading business events dedicated to different minds and better business
Who Should Attend
• Entrepreneurs and business owners
• Leaders and managers
• HR professionals supporting their people
• Professionals looking to maximise their performance
• Anyone who wants to better understand ADHD in a business context
What Attendees Will Learn
• How to turn traits often seen as challenges, such as focus and organisation, into practical systems that work for you
• Ways to harness the strengths that often come with ADHD, including creativity, problem-solving, resilience and big-picture thinking
• Leadership approaches that get the best from yourself and your team
• Communication strategies that reduce friction and build stronger working relationships
• How to build a business or workplace culture where different thinkers do their best work
• Real, actionable takeaways for productivity, leadership and business growth
Event Highlights
• A full day of expert presentations, masterclasses, panel discussions and interactive Q&A
• Speakers chosen for business credibility and real-world experience
• Meaningful networking with entrepreneurs, leaders and professionals from across Ireland
• Exhibitors and resources on hand throughout the day
• Inspirational stories alongside practical, business-focused strategy
• Exhibition area
• Book An Expert. Speak privately with an expert of your choice for 15mins. (Subject to availabilty)
• Curated gift bag for first 100 attendees
• Expert Tables: Dine and Learn about your preferred topic with a expert from the day, from leader, sales, marketing training, ADHD in work, advocacy, AI etc. Lunch is included
• Movement breaks and quiet zones to chill out
• Networking Opportunites post event
Agenda- Subject to Change
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration + Coffee
🕑: 09:30 AM
Welcome + Opening
Host: MC Lynda Lawton
🕑: 09:35 AM
Why I Built This
Host: Evelyn Fitzmaurice
🕑: 09:40 AM
Main Sponsor Address
Host: Sponsor
🕑: 09:50 AM
Inside the ADHD Brain at Work
Host: Amanda Fox
🕑: 10:30 AM
A Different Take on Strategy
Host: Gemma O'Halloran
Info: How Different Minds Change What We See, Decide and Do
Coffee + Networking
🕑: 11:25 AM
No Barriers for Ambitious Minds
Host: Jordan Casey
Info: The Entrepreneur's Path. Fireside chat with Sinead O’Neill
Lessons in Leadership and Sales
Host: Chris Mullan
Info: Knowing Me, Knowing Your Team
🕑: 11:45 AM
The Invisible Tax™: Turn Overload into Capacity
Host: Barry Cryan
Info: How smarter systems reduce cognitive load, eliminate the micro-decisions, and engineer capacity for the work that matters most.
Networking Lunch + Let's Talk Tables
Info: Join a speaker at an Expert Table, or pull up a chair at an Open Table
🕑: 01:50 PM
Money, Mind and Momentum
Host: Paul Merriman
Info: Financial planning and the money habits that keep the business moving forward.
Outrageous on Purpose
Host: Sean Brett
Info: The Art of Standing Out: Turn Outrageous Marketing into Serious Business.
Coffee + Networking
🕑: 03:25 PM
Panel 1: Built Different
Host: Sinead O'Neill
Info: Founders who make their own rules
Panel 2: Making It Work
Host: Lynda Lawton
Info: Systems, Training and Culture
🕑: 04:25 PM
Panel 3: Beyond Awareness Rights, Inclusion and the Work Ahead
Host: Imelda Morrissey
Thanks and Closing Remarks
Host: MC Lynda Lawton
Info: We bring the day together, thank everyone who made it happen and send you off with ideas worth putting to work.
Post Event Networking
Info: The conversations don't have to end when the sessions do. Stay on, swap ideas and make the connections that carry forward.
🕑: 02:30 PM
Fireside Chat with Paul Merriman
Host: Paul Merriman
Info: The Story Behind the Numbers. A fireside chat with Lynda Lawton
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
EUR 150.06 to EUR 160.78
