24 Oct 2025

INO’s Future Leaders Network Returns with Award-Winning Networking Event

Irish National Opera’s Future Leaders Network is inviting young professionals from across industries to its next vibrant networking event, Networking in a New Key @Opium, on Tuesday, 28 October, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at The Botanical Garden Bar, Opium Dublin.

This award-winning initiative brings together emerging professionals from fields as diverse as law, finance, media, medicine, and tech, offering a fresh take on networking through the lens of arts and culture. The evening will feature speed networking, food and drinks, and a live opera performance, alongside a guest panel sharing insights on career-building and the role of culture in professional life.

Speakers include:

Gaby Smyth, Arts Council member and financial/tax consultant
Gráinne O’Hogan, Chief People Officer at Sprout & Co. and founder of Pitch a Friend Ireland
Spencer Lennox, Managing Director, Bryan Durkan
Diego Fasciati, Executive Director, Irish National Opera.

To celebrate the network’s recent Business to Arts Award, attendees will be entered into a raffle for exciting prizes, including:

Two tickets to Madama Butterfly at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre with interval drinks and dinner at Osteria Lucio
Gin tasting tickets at Stillgarden Distillery
Class passes at The Space Between.

Spaces are free but limited – book your spot here. If you can’t attend but would like to join future events, email [email protected] to get involved.