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Ms. Justice Baker was a judge of the Supreme Court, appointed in 2019. She was nominated as Chair of An Coimisiún Toghcháin by the Chief Justice. Called to the Bar in 1984 and the Inner Bar in 2004.

Ms Justice Baker practiced in the Cork and Munster circuits and is an accredited mediator. She has previously served as a part-time Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission and a member of the advisory study group on pre-nuptial agreements. In 2014, Ms. Justice Baker was appointed a judge of the High Court, and served as a Judge in the Court of Appeal from June 2018.

On graduating with a Commerce Degree from UCD John set up and ran a successful audio-visual business in Dublin. For most of the last 20 years John has been an elected Public Representative. He was first elected to South Dublin County Council in 1999 and to Dáil Eireann in 2002.

John served on a number of Oireachtas committees including Public Accounts, Education and chaired the Social Protection Committee and the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. John also served as Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs and he also served as Government Chief Whip. John is currently Chairman of Archways and Deputy Chair of South Dublin County Partnership.

Ger Deering was appointed Ombudsman and Information Commissioner for Ireland by President Michael D. Higgins in January 2022. He was appointed Protected Disclosures Commissioner in January 2023. He is also Commissioner for Environmental Information, a member of the Standards in Public Office Commission and a member of the Commission for Public Service Appointments.

Ger has established and led a number of public bodies and has considerable experience in consumer and employment rights. He has previously held the posts of Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, Director of the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), Director of the Workplace Relations Reform Programme and Taxi Regulator. He also has extensive experience working across local government, community development, the civil service and the private sector.

Mr. Ross Frenett is Founder and CEO of Moonshot, which develops AI-driven tools to counter terrorism, disinformation, and other online threats to democratic processes. He began his career in counter-extremism, leading programmes on terrorist recruitment and radicalisation before applying those skills to disinformation, electoral integrity, and AI governance. His work has spanned more than 55 countries, including a wartime disinformation resilience programme in Ukraine and, with Google, a prebunking campaign reaching over 120 million citizens ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections.

From 2020 to 2024, he co-chaired a European Commission working group on countering extremist narratives and online recruitment. He holds a BA in History and Politics from University College Cork and an MA in Security and Society from King’s College London.

Elaine is the chief executive of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, which oversees the running of both Houses of the Oireachtas and their Committees and is also a member of the Standards in Public Office Commission. She previously served as Clerk-Assistant of Dáil Éireann with responsibility for procedural support services, Oireachtas Committees, parliamentary debates and translation services. Previous roles include Principal Officer in the Banking Inquiry, Head of the EU Institutions Unit on secondment to the Department of the Taoiseach, and Secretary to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission on its establishment in 2004.

Dr. Lee Komito is Associate Professor Emeritus, University College Dublin. Dr. Komito received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and was awarded the

first L & B Quinn Newman Fellowship from University College Dublin, in Politics and Sociology. Bringing together political anthropology, information studies, and the sociology of technology, he has published widely on clientelism and Irish politics, as well as on the impact of digital technologies on political, community and social life, including topics such as virtual communities, civic participation, e-governance, and social media and migration.

He was Head of the UCD School of Information and Communication Studies and serves as an expert evaluator for the European Commission on ICTs, digital innovation and e-inclusion as well as for the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). His research on the social impact of new communications technologies and the production, dissemination and validation of digital information is elaborated particularly in one of his publications “The Information Revolution and Ireland: prospects and challenges”.

Profile

• An Institute of Directors, UK accredited Chartered Director with over 25 years’ diverse CEO and board experience across a variety of sectors.
• Board and Board Committee experience                                      
• Significant regulatory expertise
• A strategic thinker, an effective influencer, decision-maker, change agent and team builder.
• Former CEO of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (Apr 2008 – June 2022)
• Awarded Business & Finance Top 100 Irish Chief Executives 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021

Proven leadership skills and experience

• Recognised leadership role in corporate governance and regulatory affairs
• Business Strategy and Planning
• Brand building and development
• Risk Management
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills with a clear understanding of and ability to engage with and address stakeholder expectations.