Guest Speaker: Dr Stephen Martin MBE, CEO, Olympic Council of Ireland
Dr Stephen Martin MBE is a Double Olympic Hockey Medallist, and former Captain of both the Great Britain and the Irish Hockey Teams. He won a Gold medal in Seoul 1988, Bronze medal in Los Angeles 1984 and finished 6th in Barcelona 1992. He played in 229 International matches for Great Britain (94) and Ireland (135), played in 3 European Cups, 10 Champions Trophy Tournaments, 1 World Cup and 3 Olympic Games before being awarded an MBE for Services to Hockey in 1993.
Stephen’s career in sport has included the position of Director of Coaching at Ulster Hockey, he has worked in the Performance Department at Sports Council NI, and over the past 7 years, he was Deputy Chief Executive at the British Olympic Association, one of the 3 key Stakeholders of the 2012 BID. He was Deputy Chef de Mission of the Team GB in 2000 Sydney, 2002 Salt Lake, and 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Team GB’s most successful Olympic period for 80 years.
He was promoted to Chief Executive, Olympic Council of Ireland in January 2006. He is currently working on the Irish Teams planning and preparation for summer Games in London 2012.
Dress: Black Tie
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