Mr Eoin O'Driscoll (chairman of group): Managing director of Aderra, a business consultancy company, he previously was a senior executive at Lucent Technologies, and has a background in the electronics and telecommunications industry.
Dr Reg Shaw: Managing director at Wyethand, he previously worked for over 25 years with the SmithKline Beecham Corporation.
Mr Des Geraghty: A former president of SIPTU, he is on the executive council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He also served as a member of the European Parliament, in 1992/1994. He has also been a member of the RTÉ Authority, the board of FAS and the National Competitiveness Council.
Mr Alan Dwyer: Managing director of Eurostyle, he was responsible for the introduction of the Green Lamb brand.
Mr Rory O'Donnell: A director of the National Economic and Social Council of Ireland (NESC) and chief officer of the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), Mr O'Donnell is an economist. He was Jean Monet Professor of Business at the Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin.
Dr John Hegarty: Provost of Trinity College Dublin. He completed his PhD in Physics in University College Galway, was Professor of Laser Physics in Trinity (1986-2001) and Dean of Research (1995-2000).
Mr Frank Kenny: Founded Delta Partners in 1994, a venture capital firm.
Ms Rita Gunther McGrath: Assistant Professor, Management of Organisations, Columbia Business School.
Mr Jim Hoey: Managing director of Masonite Ireland since 1996. He is a former chairman of Irish Productivity Centre and is currently a member of IBEC national executive.
Mr Hugh Friel: Managing director of Kerry Group.
Mr Nicky Hartery: Responsible for Dell's manufacturing operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Mr David Griffin: Chief risk officer and member of the management team of Allied Irish Bank in Ireland.
Mr Martin McVicar: Managing director, Combilift Ltd and forklift manufacturer which he set up after eight years with Moffett Engineering Ltd.
Mr John Sutton: The Sir John Hicks Professor of Economics, chair of the Economics Department and director of the Economics of Industry Group at the London School of Economics.
Ms Liavan Mallin: Founded successful companies in the telecommunications, retail, IT and real estate sectors, based both in the United States and in Ireland, and is chairperson and investor of Killeen Golf Club. She set up Shopdirect Group Ltd (initially known as Celtic Hampers), and co-founded Onemade.com, an online retailer of arts, antiques and crafts based in Saratoga, New York.
Ms Mary Meaney: Director of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown and chairperson of the Council of Directors of Institutes of Technology.