Gavin has worked in planning for almost 30 years and is a Director at Tom Phillips + Associates. Gavin’s expertise covers a wide range of areas and he has extensive knowledge across the industrial, energy and waste management sectors. Gavin obtained a Masters in Regional and Urban Planning from UCD having graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science at the Belfield Campus from University College Dublin.

Gavin was an Associate with Tom Phillips + Associates at its inception in April 2002 and was appointed as a Director in April 2007. He was formerly employed as a Senior Planning Consultant with Frank L. Benson and Partners, prior to its dissolution in 2002.

Gavin’s experience covers a wide range of planning areas including forward planning (for example development plans, policy formation and regional plans), project development and evaluation. He also has extensive knowledge and experience of industrial sectors such as mining and quarrying, alternative and conventional energy (in particular wind farms) and waste management. Gavin also has particular experience of attending and leading project teams at An Bord Pleanála Oral Hearings, Compulsory Purchase Order Proceedings as well as giving evidence in defence of enforcement proceedings taken by Local Authorities and Third Parties in the High Court.

Genevieve McGuirk is Chief Executive Officer at the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV), representing over 1,500 auctioneers and valuers across Ireland. With more than 18 years’ experience in the property sector, Genevieve began her career in residential sales with Savills, later managing a homecare agency through a strategic merger before joining IPAV in 2015. At IPAV, she has strengthened the institute’s role in shaping professional standards and education within the property industry. Under her leadership, IPAV’s educational partnerships with TU Dublin have grown significantly, and she has advanced the TEGOVA European Valuation Standard programme, recognised by both the Irish and European Central Banks. Genevieve is passionate about the property industry and says she is continually inspired by the professionals with whom she works, seeing each collaboration as an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the sector.

Mary has been letting and managing property full time since 2015 when she gave up nursing and went back to college to study for her PSRA license. Mary began Janus estates in 2019 with the aim of helping families navigate through changes often associated with age and lifestyle transitions. This includes changes due to illness, bereavement, separation, divorce or helping a family to prepare a house for sale after the death of a loved one.

Carol is a legal graduate, now specialising in PR, new media and public consultation for the built environment. With more than 15 years experience across the planning, construction, property and proptech sectors, Carol has worked with government agencies, industry representative bodies, property developers, construction contractors, auctioneering firms and media outlets. In addition to founding Proptech Ireland as an ESG initiative back in 2016 and rolling out Ireland’s virtual town hall ‘PLACEengage’, Carol and the Property District team produce Ireland’s first weekly radio show for the property industry ‘Property Matters’ on Dublin South FM and iPropertyRadio.com.

As part of his brief Paul represents the Civil Engineering, Master Builders and General Contracting sector all of whom are essential to building the infrastructure that supports FDI, Housing for All and Ireland’s economic growth. Paul is also responsible for procurement, tendering and contractual policy in the CIF, in particular, public procurement of the NDP. Paul is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and holds a Master’s in Business Practice alongside a postgraduate diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration. Paul began his career as a Contracts Manager in the water and waste-water Industry. He previously worked in the tendering and contracting department in the CIF before working as a Senior Development Executive in the industrial property development sector. Since then, Paul has worked with Engineers Ireland and the Royals College of Surgeons in areas of policy development, advocacy, strategy, business transformation, governance, quality assurance, accreditation and academic and professional education.

David joined Dublin Simon Community as the new Director of Property in January 2023. He is a Chartered Surveyor who has been working in the property sector in Ireland for over 28 years. David has a Diploma in Property Economics from DIT, BSc (Surveying) from Trinity College Dublin and a Master of Business Studies from Dublin City University. During his career he has held senior property positions in a wide range of companies and organisations throughout the country which has included being responsible for budget management, acquisitions, property development and asset & facilities management. He is a member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and has co-authored several published papers and professional codes of practice documents on several issues, including insurance and service charges, for both professional bodies.

Neil has over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of commercial property, particularly in asset management and development consultancy. In his role as Head of Consultancy, Neil specialises in providing strategic advice to client devising solutions for development, investments, disposal and acquisition roll outs, consultancy, and research. Neil has advised on some of Ireland’s largest and most successful retail developments including Dundrum, Blanchardstown & Tallaght Town Centres and Pavilions Shopping Centre. Over his career to date Neil has bought, sold, leased or managed over 50% of Ireland’s purpose-built retail stock. In the office market Neil has advised on the development Grand Canal Square, Dublin Airport Central & 28 Fitzwilliam. Neil continues to provide and implement asset management & investment strategies some of the largest institutional and private equity investors in Irish Real Estate.

Tina-Marie is the Business Post Property Editor. She joined the publication some 20 years ago as a general reporter before becoming the newspaper’s World News reporter and its first Bite Size columnist. She has been the publication’s Property Editor since 2013 and co-organised the first Sunday Business Post National Property Summit in 2014. Tina-Marie has a Masters Degree in Politics from UCD, a BA in German and Politics and a diploma in Interior Design. She most recently obtained a distinction from Technical University Dublin having completed the IPAV Level 6 Higher Certificate in Real Estate.