The Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG) part of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is hosting an Industry Open Day. This free event is being run by TSSG’s Technology Gateway (MSTG), which is part of a national network of Enterprise Ireland supported Gateways - designed to be portals for industry to the resources of the of the national innovation system. Read more about the EI Technology Gateways HERE.

Cathal McGloin (CEO, FeedHenry) will headline the event and talk about the FeedHenry acquisition by Red Hat Inc. in 2014 and also the future of Enterprise Mobility. FeedHenry is a spinout of TSSG and the Industry Open Day will feature similar cutting edge new technologies and presentations from companies that have worked with TSSG on why and how to best leverage TSSG for your research, innovation and new product development needs. The event is free and is open to startups, SMEs, multi-nationals, investors, government agencies and any company that is interested in new Information and Communications Technologies (ICT).

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9.30am Registration (Tea & Coffee)

10.00am Opening Address

10.20am

‘FeedHenry: How we are building Red Hat Mobile as the leading opensource mobile platform’

Cathal McGloin, CEO, FeedHenry

10.45am

‘The Future of in-car telemetrics’

Kevin Mullarkey, Group Commercial and Finance Director at eDrive.

‘The exploration of eDrive’s project’

John McGovern, Researcher Mobile Pervasive Services, TSSG.

11.15am

‘Telco as the Honeypot – how eircom Business Solutions is driving innovation’

Enda Doyle, Director of Business Development and Innovation for eircom Business Solutions

‘The smarts behind Liquid Edge’

Dr Steven Davy, Mobile, Messaging and Middleware Technologies Research Manager, TSSG

11.45pm

Enterprise Ireland Innovation Supports

Paddy Byrne, Enterprise Ireland

H2020: Opportunities for Industry.

Brian Foley, EU Quality Manager, TSSG

FiPPP: Case Study of EU Funding

Sinead Quealy, Senior Project Manager, DM&SC Research Unit, TSSG.

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm

HuFl - Carlo Webster, Senior Business Development Strategist Tyndall National Institute

CitySense - Eric Robson, Data Mining and Social Computing Research Manager, TSSG

Inflight - Mick O’Brien, Mobile Services Research Manager, TSSG

2.00pm

Start Up Panel Discussion

MC: Cian O’Maidin, Founder, NearForm

Start Up’s

Richard Rodger, Founder, NearForm

Dave Whelan, Founder, Immersive Virtual Reality Education

Christian Ryder, Founder, Fonesense

Ben Cronin, Founder, Global Business Register Ltd

2.30pm – Final Address – Barry Downes, CEO, TSSG

Networking (Tea & Coffee)

3.30pm – Close.

**Parking:

Crossing over Rice Bridge (River Suir), entering into Waterford, at the traffic signals turn left onto the R680 (signposted City Centre). You will now be on Meager's Quay. At the first small roundabout, take the first exit (left) and enter the car park on your left , Merchants Landing. The Granville Hotel will be on opposite the car park.

There is a flat rate fee for parking in Merchants Landing of 4.40 per day.