The Association’s Annual General Meeting will take place at 6.15pm in the RDS on Thursday, 29^th January 2026.

AGENDA
1. Adoption of Standing Orders (President)

2. Minutes of AGM 2024 (Secretary)
3. President’s Report (President)
4. Secretary’s Report (Secretary)
5. Treasurer’s Report (Finance Director)
6. Appointment of Auditors (Finance Director)
7. Determination of Annual Subscription Fee (President)
8. Election of Board (President).

Please note voting at the AGM is restricted to full paid-up members of the Association.

If you are a full paid-up member but unable to attend the AGM, you can help us by completing a proxy form. 

Michael Horgan was a normal, sports-mad 6-year-old when he was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022. He died 18 months later. This tragedy has spurred his dad, Smurfit MBA alumnus Conor Horgan, to publish a book and set up a charity in his honour.

Following our Association’s AGM in the RDS Members Club on Thursday, January 29^th, Conor will share his story in conversation with journalist Frank Dillon, from the trauma of a cancer journey to personal and professional re-invention, alongside the rigours of founding the sports charity Michael’s Fan Club, building a Board and a strategy, and publishing a memoir in tribute to his son. Conor, a past Board member, will be familiar to members of the MBAAI through his executive role for the Association over many years.

The fireside chat is scheduled to commence at 7pm and will be followed by a wine reception. The event is free to members, who may bring a guest. Note you must log in when booking to avail of free entry.

The registered charity Michael’s Fan Club aims to bring a smile to kids battling cancer through unforgettable sporting experiences, gifts from the stars and opportunities to connect with their heroes.

The memoir Is Maradona in Heaven? I have a son. He died. is available at michaelsfanclub.ie

We are delighted to welcome authors Joe O’Connor and Jared Lindzon to the RDS Members Club on Thursday, 19 February 2026 at 6.30pm to deliver an impassioned, data-driven case for a four-day working week, drawing on their new book Do More in Four: Why It’s Time for a Shorter Workweek which is published by Harvard Business Review.

The five-day workweek is a pillar of modern life, but it isn’t backed by science, ancient wisdom, or divine decree. It’s simply a relic of the industrial age—and it’s time for an upgrade. What if we could accomplish more while working fewer days? A shortened workweek once seemed like a radical idea. Today, it’s embraced by innovative business leaders, forward-thinking politicians, and a new generation of workers demanding more meaningful work.

In Do More in Four, Toronto-based Roscommon native Joe O’Connor, a pioneer in designing and leading four-day-workweek pilots around the globe, and journalist Jared Lindzon, whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Fortune, and TIME magazine, present a groundbreaking, data-driven exploration of why a four-day workweek isn’t merely possible—it’s necessary in the age of artificial intelligence.

O’Connor and Lindzon draw on extensive research, compelling case studies, and personal interviews with experts—including a Nobel Prize–winning economist and Bill Gates—to reveal how organizations are reimagining work. From a consumer products giant in New Zealand to a global nonprofit, a Canadian law firm, and a Midwestern architecture firm, they take readers inside the companies transforming their work models to improve employee outcomes while driving revenue growth.

This event is free to members, who may bring a guest. Note you must log in when booking to avail of free entry.