Dr Kirrane is a nationally and internationally recognised scholar of Organisational Psychology with a particular expertise in leadership development. She designed, developed and delivers ‘Let’s Lead!’ the flagship leadership development programme for women at DCU Business School. She is an experienced leadership consultant who works with senior executives and organisations in Ireland and internationally, applying psychological science to real-world leadership challenges and delivering evidence-based interventions that strengthen influence, culture, and performance.
Christina Brugger, Chartered Engineer & Product Strategist and Founder, Keys to Impact
Christina Brugger helps women in STEM build influence, rise into leadership, and stop waiting to be recognised for the value they already bring.
As founder of Keys To Impact, she has trained over 300 women working at companies including Arup, AWS, and GoCardless, and delivers programmes across engineering and tech organisations.
Christina knows this world firsthand. A chartered engineer and product leader, she spent a decade in senior roles across manufacturing, engineering, and tech – including as Venture Development Director at a scaleup, and Head of Digital & Insights at a FTSE100. She still works as a product and market insights consultant, keeping her close to the realities women in STEM face every day.
Her book, The 5 Keys To Your Potential: An actionable guide for women in STEM, draws on psychology and leadership science – including Harvard’s programme on power and influence – to explain why women hit invisible walls, and what actually works to break through them. She wrote it because no one was teaching the things that she knows actually matter: how power dynamics work, what really builds confidence, the hidden rules of getting ahead in your career.
Christina was named in the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering 2025 and is a TechWomen100 Winner 2025.