Joining Marie-Louise on the panel were Cathy Mannion, Commissioner of the Irish Commission for Aviation Regulation; Lisa Cusack, A330 Pilot with Aer Lingus and Mickael Melaye, Managing Director of Airbus HIS. The panel was moderated by AWAR co-founder and President Amelia Anderson.
The inspiring panel discussion and audience Q&A touched on many important themes impacting women in leadership: key skillsets needed for the C-suite and the Board room, overcoming the many challenges of becoming a pilot and the pervasive biases women pilots can face, the critical importance of instilling confidence and ambition in girls during their formative years and the need to engage male allies in the quest to drive gender equality.
Special thanks to Sandra Healy of the DCU Centre of Excellence for Diversity & Inclusion and to Amelia Anderson for inviting Marie-Louise to join the panel.
