
Meet the tech leaders at the cutting edge of change in the Munster region
Thursday, 4th May, 2023, 11:00am to 3:00pm. Online registration required.
Thanks to our regional partners





Event Schedule
10:30 to 10:50 – Coffee/Tea
10:50 to 11:00 – Opening note
11:00 to 11:30 – Keynote and Q&A
11:40 to 12:10 – Tech giant layoffs but Indigenous tech opportunities?
12:20 to 13:00 – Collaborating to attract talent
13:00 to 13:40 – Networking lunch
13:50 to 14:30 – Driving Munster’s future in Innovation
14:30 to 15:00 – Closing and networking
Speakers
Time: 11:00 – 11:30
Keynote and Q&A
Speaker

Bobby Healy, Manna.aero
Bobby kicked off his career building video games for Nintendo. He then founded Eland Technologies (an airline tech company) which he sold 12 years later to Sita Aero. He then built CarTrawler over 15 years and led two successful LBOs for the business. For the last 4 years, he’s been building ‘Manna.aero’ – a “Drone Delivery as a Service” business whose mission is to improve the world by making lightning-fast suburban deliveries affordable, green, and safe.
Time: 11:40 – 12:10
Tech giant layoffs but Indigenous tech opportunities?
Speakers

Jane Gormley, Code Institute

Una Fitzpatrick, Technology Ireland

Laura Hughes, Cloudera/Tech Industry Alliance

Maurice Roche, Delta Partners
Moderator: Aidan Lawless, Code Institute
Time: 12:20 – 13:00
Collaborating to attract talent
Speakers

Karen O’Regan, Accenture

Kayleigh Breen, Fexco

Dave Feenan, Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet

Gearóid Ó Súilleabháin, MTU
Moderator: Liam Cronin, RDI Hub
Time: 13:50 – 14:30
Driving Munster’s future in Innovation
Speakers

Eimear Brophy, Limerick and Clare ETB

Vanessa Tierney, Abodoo Skills Development

Ioseph Nestor, Kerry College

Damien McCarthy, HR Buddy in Killarney
Moderator: Fiona Ryan, The Ludgate Hub