AEE Ireland Conference 2025 Speakers
Conor Molloy
Trainer, auditor, advisor, in Energy & Transport
AEMS ECOfleet
Conor trains companies to maximise their energy performance, minimising emissions on the path to net-zero.
An Al Gore Climate Reality leader since 2018, Conor has been helping business save fuel and manage their energy use for profit and planet – to reduce their CO2/GHG emissions – since 2005.
Accepted as a member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI), and the Efficiency Valuation Organisation (EVO). He is a registered energy auditor, qualified trainer and experienced facilitator.
In 2018 Conor was invited to join the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) expert panel based on his work as the designer and implementer of the EEOS funded ECOfleet programme, where over 100 Irish freight operators can now get paid for their fuel and CO2 savings (2014-2030) see also https://aems.ie/blog/can-training-deliver-measured-ghg-savings/
Fiona Lavin
SEAI Programme Executive
Fiona Lavin is a SEAI Programme Executive, working on the Large Industry Energy Network (LIEN) Programme. Fiona qualified from University College Galway with a BE (Industrial Engineering) and later an MSc (Biomedical Science). She has experience in various manufacturing industries including wafer fabrication and data storage, fibre optics, wound care, medical device and advanced research and training with laser processing. In her current role Fiona focuses on supporting LIEN members to improve their energy performance through the SEAI ongoing engagement supports, including advisory, training, events, site visits, and briefings.
Joanne Sheahan
Enterprise Ireland
Joanne is a committed climate action and sustainability adviser, passionate about promoting sustainable stewardship in business. Throughout my career across the private, public and NGO sectors I have been dedicated to driving the sustainability agenda forward. I have a wide range of experience in policy support, public funding for innovation and sustainability, environmental protection, stakeholder engagement, climate communications and renewable energy.
Raoul Empey
Director
Sustineo
Raoul is director of Sustineo, a leading Irish sustainability consultancy that provides solutions for businesses to reduce the impact they have on the environment. Sustineo does sustainability in 3 steps (measure, optimise, restore), aiming to help businesses increase profitability while doing something good for society and the living world. Sustineo specialises in climate action, carbon and energy management, and also assists businesses with restorative projects such as planting native woodlands in Ireland. See www.ClimateAction.ie for Sustineo’s latest “Climate Action Certificate” course in conjunction with the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).
As a certified trainer, Raoul has designed, developed and delivered highly successful courses such as Energy Basics and Carbon Basics on behalf of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), Ireland’s national energy authority, and various masterclasses and leaders programmes for the Climate Ready Academy. He also delivers Climate Action workshops and webinars on topics such as net zero targets and carbon offsets. Raoul is actively involved in creating Ireland’s first Woodland Carbon Code, authored Bord Bia’s (Ireland’s food marketing agency) guidance document “Pathways to Net Zero” for the food and beverage manufacturing sector, and was a contributor to the International Organization for Standardization’s Net Zero Guiding Principles which was launched at COP27 in Egypt this November (ISO IWA 42).
Raoul is a Climate Reality Leader, having been personally trained by former US Vice President Al Gore in the communication of climate change. He is also a Certified Energy Manager with the Association of Energy Engineers (CEM) and a Chartered Engineer with Engineers Ireland (CEng). Since 2012, he has acted as energy advisor and trainer for various SEAI panels including its Public Sector, SME, Large Industry Energy Network (LIEN), and Sustainable Energy Community programmes. When not working on energy management and sustainability, Raoul enjoys performing with his cellist and songwriting wife, Vyvienne Long, and assisting with her tours.
Seán Comerford
Optimisation Research
UCD
Seán is from Kilkenny and currently studying a masters in Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh, having graduated with a masters in Energy Systems Engineering from UCD in 2024. During his thesis for his masters in Energy Systems Engineering, he developed a genetic algorithm to produce a schedule that optimised the energy use at a manufacturing facility. This work lead to a Research Assistant role with UCD, where he worked on a project to implement a genetic algorithm at an orthopedic implant manufacturing facility with the objective of producing a schedule that minimised the delay across all jobs, therefore increasing overall machine efficiency. In this role, I also worked on a project that proposed a Linear Programming method to reduce energy costs at a steel manufacturing facility, orchestrating energy use from the grid, an onsite photovoltaic system and a battery energy storage system. After his Computer Science masters in Edinburgh, his aim to pursue a career deploying machine learning systems in the energy industry or other industries where these technologies can have a meaningful impact.
