Tech Connect Live 2018 | Premier Publishing Ltd | 30 May 2018 | The Royal Dublin Society, Merrion Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Ireland

TechConnect Live in association with Vodafone is Ireland’s largest annual business and technology exhibition for Micro, SME and Enterprise level companies. The event, which is supported supported by IBEC and the Small Firms Association (SFA) creates a marketplace for a wide range of SMEs experiencing rapid growth. It’s estimated that SME’s account for 99.8 percent of all active businesses here in Ireland.

Over 5,000 business owners, key decision-makers, entrepreneurs, owners and managers from all across Ireland will gather to network, learn and do business. Latest figures show SME’s are crucial to the private sector, providing employment for around 70 percent of Irish people.

This free to attend event gives you access to all the key suppliers, support organisations and partners you need to increase your profitability and drive your company forward. The glittering line up of speakers includes the best of Irish and international business. Be inspired as you learn from the country’s most successful business people and develop valuable skills to transform your business in our interactive workshops.

2018 Speakers:

Niamh Bushnell
Ceo And Founder, Techireland

Fergal Nestor
Commercial Director At Just Eat Ireland

Adam Grennan
Systems Engineering Director, Uk & Ireland At Cisco

Ciaran Quilty
Vice President Of Facebook’s Small & Medium Business Division Across Europe, Middle East And Africa

Marie Davis
Head Of Google Marketing Solutions Ireland

Simon Palmer
Head Of Marketing And Communications.- Rte Pulse

Ayse Guvencer
Head Of Digital And Strategy, Starcom

Jason Burns
Analytics Client Architect - Ibm Ireland

Claire Penny
Global Industry Leader - Watson Iot For Buildings

Jessica Kelly
Presenter, Tech Talk At Newstalk 106-108 Fm

John Mckiernan
Head Of External Collaboration At Esb

Pete Mcvicar
Head Of It Marketing And Sales Pernod Ricard / Irish Distillers

Colm Lyon
Founder -fire.com

Dermot Casey
Venture Leader ,ndr

Dr. Csaba Kiss Kalló
Head Of Connectivity, Mobility And Security Portfolio At Vodafone

Vanessa Tierney
Co-founder, Abodoo

Bobby Kerr
Entrepreneur, Broadcaster, Former Chairman Of Insomnia Coffee Chain

Ken Finnegan
Director Of Technology And Innovation At Harbour Innovation Campus

Terry Halpin
Solutions Consultant,vodafone

Howard Roberts
Technical Director At Arkphire

Ronan Whelan

David Campbell
Ecommerce Manager At Retail Excellence

John Byrne
Ceo, Corlytics

Joe Keating
Cheif Data Officer, Glantus

Joe Healy
Manager Of High Potential Start-up Division

Karl Deeter
Head Of Client Advice At Advisors.ie

Onno Bouwmeister
Group Managing Director, Vistra Alternative Investments

Lucinda Kelly
Ceo - Popertee

Jane Pearce
Managing Director ,vistra

David Fitzgerald
Chief Executive Officer At Motor Insurers’ Bureau Of Ireland (Mibi)

Cilian Fennell
Director, Stillwater Communications, Ireland

Jan Richards
Head Of Insights & Planning, Daa

Chris Donnelly

Ross O’mullane
Marketing Manager At Energia

Rigel Di Scala
Digital Architect, Wipro Digital, Ireland

Robert Farrell
Digital Marketing Program Director, The Further Learning Group

Dermot Walsh
Vp Sales & Marketing, Each&other

Daragh O’byrne
Vice President Marketing At Nucleus Software

Naomh Mcelhatton
Director Of Digital Education, Smart Ni

Niall Shanley
In-house Counsel - Telefónica Open Future_ (Uk) & Wayra Uk Limited

Rohit Thakral
Ceo Target Integration

Hillary Lemass
Data Privacy Manager Genomics Medicine Ireland

Cristiane Pitzer
Agile Coach ,paddypower Betfair

Janine Cahoon
Data Protection Specialist, Smarttech247

Niall Brady
Senior Research Engineer - Cognitive Buildings/iot Energy Analytics - Ibm

Ken O’connor
Vp Marketing Dama Ireland ,data Supply Chain Management Consultant

Philip Kinlen
Aib Research & Innovation Innovation Hub, Bankcentre

Ian Lucey
Ceo Of Pixalert

Jennifer Appleton
Operations Director - Iso

Pat Larkin
Ceo Ward Solutions

Dania Rifaat
Specialty Claims Manager- Hiscox Insurance

Rachel Gallagher
Manager In Data Privacy Services, Deloitte Ireland

Gearoid Collins
Ireland Country Manager, Regus.

John Burns
Ceo, Fariones Cloud Services Limited

Brian Downes
Facilitator, Coach, Consultant, Speaker, Leading For Performance

Reuben Godfrey
Founding Director, Blockchain Association Of Ireland

Dr. Paul Ennis
Quinn Business School, Ucd

Goran Peuc
Director Ux Design

Fergal Mchugh
Head Of Strategy, Arekibo

Rob Fox
Managing Director , Site Passport Limited

Rita Treacy
Founder & Ceo Wordsworthlearning

Dr. Nikos Minas
Technologist | Patent Attorney | Ip Strategist

Kingsley Aikins
Diaspora, Networking,philanthropy,crowd Funding

Robert Hoban
Property Consultant Dublin Institute Of Technology

Ciara Garvan
Workjuggle.com - University College Dublin

Emerald De Leeuw
International Expert On General Data Protection

Benjamin J. Boyle
Ceo Bejoza Ltd.

Paul Ennis
Professor ,ucd

Niamh Guckian
Director, Go Motion Academy

Aileen Hughes
Internal Control Analyst ,esb

Andrea Linehan
Commercial Director , Grid Finance

Krithika Ramanaryan
Data & Insights Manager At Davy

Dr. Elaine Spain
Lead Researcher And Co-inventor Of Septec, National Centre For Sensor Research, Dublin City University

Ciara Garvan
Founder Work Juggle.com

Alan Costello
Venture Investment Leader, Ndrc

Jack Murray
Author, All Good Tales

Ken Nugent
Rté Group Client Sales Manager

Maeve O’gorman
Digital Strategy Manager At Vhi Healthcare

Brendan Dowling
Founder & Ceo, Consumer Data Protection

Ciara Lucy
Managing Director, Spearline Risk & Compliance.

Gavin Duff
Head Of Digital Performance, Friday – Digital Agency

Emma Boylan
Md, Outside The Box

David Cashman
Commercial Director At Zevas Communications

Andreea Wade
Ceo At Opening.io

Marie Hunt
National Director At Software Skillnet

Gino Salveta
Emea Account Manager At Mb Diffusion

Lorenzo Bruni
Technology Dissemination Manager At The Cso

Mario Gheghici
Ceo, Federation Of Marketing

Jamie Mccormick
Founder, Bitcoin Marketing Team

Ivana Bartoletti
Head Of Privacy And Data Protection, Gemserv

Éadaoin Curtin
Personal Branding Photographer

Diarmaid Mac Mathúna
Director - Agency, Indiepics

Sara White
Brand Architect & Client Liaison, Right Track Creative

Angela Kelleher
Service Designer, Service Republic Team

Conor Ahern
Divisional Manager, Service Republic Team

Peter Turley
Profit Builder, Speaker, Thought Leader, Salestalk

Courtney Brennan
M&a Investment Banking Analyst, Canaccord Genuity London

Shane O’connor
Technology Risk Manager, Susqhuehanna

Sheila Kelly
Commercial Director, Information Technology

Dr. Amelia Kelly
Director Of Speech Technology, Soapbox Labs

Dara Keogh
Ceo, Geodirectory

Christian Stokes
Head Of Sales At Surfair Europe

Anil Nayak
Principal Consultant - Blockchain Wipro

Bruno Diniz
Cto ,incube

Aisling Nagle
Digital Marketing Consultant, Tailor Made Marketing

Colm Moynihan
Partner Presales Manager Emea, Cloudera Inc, Ireland

Claire Sinnott
Fundraising And Communications Officer, Matt Talbot Community Trust

Pj Fitzpatrick
Business Coach, Praesta Ireland

Niall Vaughan
Managing Director Vistra

Declan Flood
Chief Executive Of Irish Credit Management Training

Anthony Day
Coo Of The Deloitte Emea Blockchain Lab

Niamh Phelan
Director Holistic Analytics

Sharon O’ Reilly
It-grc Consultant At It Governance Europe

Giulio Vian
Devops Lead, Glass Lewis

Iliyana Stareva
Global Partner Program Manager At Hubspot & Author Of Inbound Pr

Kevin O’donnell
Director Of Product, Nitro

Adam Garfein
Vice President Of Business Development Menawat & Co

Dr. Manuel Breschi
Ceo, E-up

Lisa White
Founder At Spire.works

Bernard Chanliau
Icf Ireland Coach Of The Year

Jackie Glynn
Head Of Portfolio Management Office, Three Ireland

Peter Oakes
Non Executive Director Fintech & Regtech

Paul Adams
Vice President Of Product, Intercom

David Riordan
Head Of Client Onboardings, Closings And Projects At The Id Register

Nicky Deasy
Ceo At Alta Corporate Finance; Director Of Operations At The Yield Lab

Ian Headon
Senior Vice President At Northern Trust

Alan Duncan
Ceo, Select Pr

Natalie Mcguinness
Cmo - Director Of Marketing Strategy, Mason Hayes & Curran

Louise Kirke
Ceo, Buzzing Online

Kevin Kiley
Vice President Of Sales & Partnership At Onetrust

Richard Howard
Head Of Technology, Media And Telecommunications At Deloitte Ireland

Mark O’loughlin
Managing Director Of Cloud Credential Council (Ccc) & Owner & Md Of Red Circle Strategie

Thomas Gilligan
Director Of Services, Mayo County Council

Erik Odonovan
Head Of Digital Economy Policy,ibec

Chris Ducker
Senior Director - Global Proposition Strategy ,sungard Availability Services

Om Tandon
User Experience Director, Digit Games Studio, Dublin, Ireland

Donna Creaven
Head Of Governance, Risk & Compliance, Student Universal Support Ireland (Susi), Ireland

Jacky Fox-
Cyber & It Forensic Lead At Deloitte

2018 Sponsors:

• Arkphire
• SBCI
• INEC
• Sungard Availability Services
• Energia Switched On
• Hiscox
• Elavon
• Zoho

MEDIA:
• Irishtech News
• Business Plus
• Marketing.ie
• Sync

EXHIBITORS:
• Scott Group
• HR Locker
• Evad
• Data Conversion
• WorkFlow ICT
• Glantus
• Paddy Quinn Chartered Accountants
• Meath County Council
• Fit Ltd
• Voinext
• GPS2Find
• VT
• Digicom
• Sytorus
• The Hatch Lab
• SAP
• eCommerce Association
• Evros
• ISO Quality Services Ltd
• BCS Sales Recruitment
• IT Contracting
• Lensmen
• Go Motion Academy
• MacLachlan & Donaldson
• Blueface
• Ibec
• Servecentric
• Olas Software Training & Development
• WorkThere
• Viatel
• Ers
• SBCI
• Kaiser + Kraft
• Fine Grain Property
• GDPR
• Revenue
• IPS Ltd
• Pembroke Insurances
• Alfa Romeo
• Elavon
• Paypal
• Trupe
• Trinity College Dublin
• Translit
• Oracle
• PFH Technology Group
• Legal Island
• Phone Pulse
• Men's Grooming
• CloudStrong
• Barry's Balloons
• Fixo
• Brien Diaries
• Priority Medatech
• IS4Prod
• Phone Watch
• Pitney Bowes
• Autoaddress
• MailingBags,ie
• Web World
• IT QuickQuotes
• Welltel
• WikiBuild
• Sync
• New Horizons Computer Learning Centres
• LinkedFinance
• Flo Web Design
• Flyte
• PIP
• Institute Project Management Ireland
• GP Online
• Independent News & Media
• TV3
• Sproose
• Surf Accounts
• Herbst Software
• CleerUp
• Curago Technologies
• Willows Ecommerce
• Limor
• Monread
• Ortus
• Netcomm
• Post Logistics
• Nuacom
• VRAI
• Audionetworks
• WeBringg
• Bright Target
• KPMG
• Regan
• Brother
• eBuild
• FPLogue
• Consumer Data Protection
• QPTech
• ServeCentric
• Barbican
• Intellicom
• ITN
• Compu
• Enterprise Ireland
• Creme Global
• GreenIT
• Chaosdesign Order
• GEO Directory
• ISME
• Celtic
• Irish Exporters Association
• Next Generation
• IMGS
• Grenke
• Learn
• Nebula Interactive
• Applied IoT
• Irish Research Council
• ICHEC
• Identifiably Irish
• Bradley Brand & Design
• Computer Futures
• Sungard Availability Services
• TransferMate
• Currencyfair
• Newlove Games
• Xeretec
• RealEx Payments
• Idiro Analytics
• BTA