Featured speaker – Jacqueline O’Donovan

As managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, Jacqueline O’Donovan is one of the waste, logistics, and construction sectors’ most passionate pioneers of employee training, industry best practice and safety.

Under her steer, the family-run waste management business has gone from strength to strength and now has 160 employees and a turnover of over £19 million (US$23.7 million).

While the company has received numerous accolades for its work, Jacqueline herself is recognised as a leading force in the industry, including recently being named Outstanding Woman in Construction 2016 and the Vitalise Business Woman of the Year 2016 as well as the Institute of Directors’ Family Business Director of the Year.

For details of Jacqueline and other speakers at this year’s World Demolition Summit (WDS), which takes place in London on November 2, please visit www.demolitionsummit.com

The WDS is organised in co-operation with the European Demolition Association. The headline sponsor is Volvo Construction Equipment.