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
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