Orla O'Dwyer

Orla O'Dwyer has over 25 years of experience in event management. Orla began their career in 1996 as a Senior Event Manager at Sanford C. Bernstein. In 2003, they moved to Oracle Corporation as an Event Manager. In 2004, they became the Head of US Events, CMP at Barclays Global Investors. In 2009, they relocated to London to become the Head of Events: EMEA Region at BlackRock. In 2016, they were a Senior Manager, National Events at Rodan + Fields. From 2017 to 2019, they were the Director of Event Strategy at Key Events. Since 2019, they have been an Independent Event Manager, recently producing conferences in London, Milan, San Francisco, Denver, and Las Vegas. In 2022, they will become the Head of Experiential Events at VettaFi.

Orla O'Dwyer's education history includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in English/Creative Writing from the University of Iowa, as well as having attended Burlingame High School.