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Katherine Valery joins judging panel for Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026

Katherine Valery, Senior Sustainability Engineer at Jacobs Engineering with twenty years of experience in carbon reduction, LEED certification, and sustainable design, brings rigorous technical expertise to the judging panel for the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026. With a career spanning $150 million projects across Ireland and international markets, Valery adds a globally informed perspective to Ireland's leading energy excellence programme.

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Tracy O'Rourke joins judging panel for Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026

Tracy O'Rourke, Founder and CEO of Vivid Edge and recipient of a 2025 Cartier Women's Initiative Global Impact Award, brings pioneering expertise in energy finance, decarbonisation, and business transformation to her role on the judging panel for the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026. A Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and the Institute of Bankers, O'Rourke adds a distinctive financial and commercial lens to Ireland's leading energy excellence programme.

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Pat Smith joins judging panel for Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026

Pat Smith, Managing Director of Local Power Ltd and former General Secretary and CEO of the Irish Farmers Association, brings a rare combination of renewable energy entrepreneurship and senior business leadership to his role on the judging panel for the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026. With over 50MW of rooftop solar delivered for businesses across Ireland and a career spanning agricultural leadership, board-level governance, and clean energy development, Smith adds commercially grounded and practically informed expertise to Ireland's leading energy excellence programme.

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Austin Coffey joins judging panel for Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026

Professor Austin Coffey, Professor of Engineering at TUS Athlone and founder of the Global Polymer Sustainability and Innovation Summit, brings over thirty years of experience across polymer engineering, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable materials to his role on the judging panel for the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026. A recognised leader in sustainable engineering education and university-industry collaboration, Professor Coffey adds authoritative manufacturing and materials expertise to Ireland's leading energy excellence programme.

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