The Innovation Ireland Forum, hosted by Silicon Republic, brings together the leaders in the R&D ecosystem, along with the key stakeholders in government, academia, engineering, technology and investment sectors to help shape the direction of thinking and policy in Ireland.
 
The Forum is designed to share the thoughts of Ireland’s leaders and innovators in this sphere with a global and local audience., and to showcase the level of innovation emanating from Ireland from organisations large and small.
 
Exciting international keynotes will be joined by local CEOs and innovators from leaders in innovation like Intel, Fidelity, ESB, DCU, UCD Earth Institute, TSSG Waterford, Bell Labs, NDRC, DCU and Science Foundation Ireland.

Key themes include:
    •    Internet of Things made real
    •    Collaboration for Innovation
    •    Next Wave Analytics
    •    Future of Health, Energy, Cities
    •    Powering an Innovation ecosystem

KEYNOTES AND PANELISTS

                                       
Mark Castleman,                   Philip Moynagh,                    Nora Khaldi,  
Entrepreneur-in-residence,      VP Internet of Things,            Founder and CSO, 
Bell Labs                                 Intel                                       Nuritas

                                       
Linda Doyle,                           Ben Hurley,                            Prof Willie Donnelly,
Director,                                  Chief Executive,                      Director, Chair, TSSG;   
CTVR                                      NDRC                                     Waterford Institute of Technology
                                                                                     

                                        
Prof Gregory O’Hare,            Prof Brian MacCraith,             Prof Alan Smeaton,
Director,                                   President,                                 Member,
UCD Earth Institute               DCU                                          Irish Research Council 

                                         
Ann O'Dea (chair),                  Paul Hickey,                            Regina Sullivan,
CEO, Editor-at-large,                Manager Systems and             Executive VP, Head of Global
Silicon Republic                     Sustainability,                            Business Services,
                                                 ESB Networks                         Fidelity Investments

AGENDA

7.15-8.00: Registration and breakfast

8am: Introduction by the chair, Ann O’Dea, CEO and editor-at-large, Silicon Republic

8.05: Keynote 1: Nora Khaldi: Founder & CSO Nuritas: A journey from research to venture

8.20: Panel discussion and Q&A: Excellence in Research and Learning; Building an Innovation Ireland

• Nora Khaldi, Nuritas
• Prof Alan Smeaton, Irish Research Council
• Prof Brian MacCraith, President, Dublin City University
• Prof Linda Doyle, Connect Centre

 
9.00 : Keynote 2: Mark Castleman: Bell Labs

9.15: Panel discussion and Q&A: Organisational and open innovation; corporate and new venturing

• Mark Castleman, Bell Labs
• Ben Hurley, CEO, NDRC
• Regina Sullivan, Fidelity Investments

10.00: Coffee and tea, served in concourse, networking opportunity
 
10.40: Keynote 3: Philip Moynagh, VP, Internet of Things, Intel: The Internet of Things uncovered

10.55: Panel discussion and Q&A: The Internet of Things – Ireland’s opportunity

• Philip Moynagh, Intel
• Prof Willie Donnelly, TSSG
• Prof Gregory O’Hare, UCD Earth Institute
• Paul Hickey, ESB Networks

 
11.40 Closing remarks and time for networking

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