Anna Rooney is Head of Startup ATLAS and Education at the Limerick IT Summit, Senior Faculty Member at Kingstown College, Chairperson of EmployAbility Limerick, and a PhD Researcher at the University of Limerick, investigating how increasing reliance on AI influences critical thinking and decision making.

Anna is a Senior Practitioner Executive Coach and accredited Coaching Supervisor, with three decades of professional experience spanning medicine, finance, entrepreneurship and education. She works with senior executives, founders and aspiring professionals, while contributing to the development of the startup ecosystem in Ireland and beyond.

She represented Ireland on the European Integration Forum in Brussels and received the Top European Leader Award. Her work in community development and integration has been recognised by Presidents Mary McAleese and Michael D. Higgins.