2023 Speakers
Nigel Baker
Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Trainer and Director
Helene Dingreville
Director Data Science and AI
Stuart Davis
Director of Incident Response Services
Rachel Finn
Director - Data Protection and Cyber-risk Services
Rajesh Krishnan
Director-Analytics Pre-Sales & Solutioning,UKIIMEA
Dr Sarah MacCurtain
Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour
Dr Robert Mooney
Head of Department of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition
Sunil James
VP Software Engineering
Phillip Matthews
Coach & Leadership Development Consultant
Eoghan Shields
Senior Software Engineer
Alan Harney
Group Chapter Lead, ALM & Cloud Platforms
2023 Moderators
Fergal Lyons
Senior Director Product Marketing
2023 Programme
May
We would like to invite TY Students to take part in a 1/2 day of learning and activity in University of Galway.
The programme will involve presentations and interactive sessions on Cyber Awareness, Gaming Addictions, Dark Materials within online gaming, how to identify them and what to do once identified.
Students will be given a presentation on the value of studying Computer Science and the career path to be gained from it.
A tour of the school of computer science, University of Galway.
If you are a computer science teacher or a year head for TY classes we would like to invite you to University of Galway on 8th May as part of the AtlanTec Festival.
Register your interest now contact Jo via email jmullins@itag.ie
We would like to invite TY Students to take part in a 1/2 day of learning and activity in ATU Castlebar.
The programme will involve presentations and interactive sessions on Cyber Awareness, Gaming Addictions, Dark Materials within online gaming, how to identify them and what to do once identified.
Students will be given a presentation on the value of studying Computer Science and the career path to be gained from it.
If you are a computer science teacher or a year head for TY classes we would like to invite you to ATU Castlebar on 12th May as part of the AtlanTec Festival.
Register your interest now contact Jo via email jmullins@itag.ie
Diversity & Inclusion
Jon’a Joiner, Head of Global Inclusion & Belonging at Genesys, is a seasoned strategist who knows how to adapt to change and crisis when the stakes are high. She is deeply passionate about the employee experience and creating equitable pathways to success. Her mission is to help organizations develop a resiliency mindset, strengthen culture, and create a sense of belonging.
Prior to Genesys, Jon’a spent several years as a corporate communicator, where she led total rewards, employee engagement, and diversity & inclusion communications, was a key thought leader for diversity recruitment and retention, oversaw business resource group councils, and partnered with HR to establish inclusive awareness and employee engagement initiatives across multiple campuses.
Most recently, Jon’a led her own consultancy firm, JFJ Group Consulting, where she helped organizations (such as Amazon, Louis Vuitton, Humana, Michigan State University, and others) develop tailor-made solutions to develop, engage, and retain women and people of color. Through her experience as a communicator, Diversity & Inclusion practitioner, consultant, and speaker, Jon’a has learned that the key to sustainability, employee well-being and success is to create actionable strategies that enable professionals to do more, be more, and achieve more – and bring their full selves to work.
Jon’a is a lifelong learner. She’s a graduate of Spelman College, Bellarmine University, and Cornell University. Jon’a is an Intercultural Development Inventory certified administrator and sits on the board of several organizations in the Louisville, KY area. When she’s not working or being managed by her 5-yr old tiny boss Zoe, Jon’a is thinking about her next wellness retreat getaway.
Monday 8th May
Tuesday 9th May
Overview
Join Nigel in a masterclass on the world of Agility in 2023, the problems were are seeing and how can we help our own organisations keep changing our own world of work.
Nigel Baker
Literally world famous Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Trainer, Conference Keynote across the globe multiple times, speaker at around a dozen Global Scrum Gatherings and Agile2020. Author of Punmastery, the worst Agile Joke book available, CEO of AgileBear, a UK based Agile Consultancy that works across the world with nearly every famous company you have ever heard of. Very modest. Slightly sarcastic. Sagittarius.
Overview
Join Nigel in a masterclass on the world of Agility in 2023, the problems were are seeing and how can we help our own organisations keep changing our own world of work.
Nigel Baker
Literally world famous Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Trainer, Conference Keynote across the globe multiple times, speaker at around a dozen Global Scrum Gatherings and Agile2020. Author of Punmastery, the worst Agile Joke book available, CEO of AgileBear, a UK based Agile Consultancy that works across the world with nearly every famous company you have ever heard of. Very modest. Slightly sarcastic. Sagittarius.
Wednesday 10th May
In a SaaS business model where Annual Recurring Revenue is a key measure of business success – retaining customers is equally, if not more, important than acquiring them. This is where customer onboarding and scaling come into play. Effective onboarding ensures that customers have a positive first experience with your product or service, while scaling allows you to expand your customer base without sacrificing the quality of service. Both these processes are crucial for unlocking growth and achieving long-term business success.
Format:
This event will bring together industry practitioners to share their insights and best practices on customer onboarding and scaling. Attendees will learn about the latest trends and strategies, as well as real-world examples of successful onboarding and scaling. Whether you’re a startup looking to establish a foothold in your market or an established business aiming to expand your customer base, this event is a must-attend for anyone interested in unlocking growth.
In a SaaS business model where Annual Recurring Revenue is a key measure of business success – retaining customers is equally, if not more, important than acquiring them. This is where customer onboarding and scaling come into play. Effective onboarding ensures that customers have a positive first experience with your product or service, while scaling allows you to expand your customer base without sacrificing the quality of service. Both these processes are crucial for unlocking growth and achieving long-term business success.
Format:
This event will bring together industry practitioners to share their insights and best practices on customer onboarding and scaling. Attendees will learn about the latest trends and strategies, as well as real-world examples of successful onboarding and scaling. Whether you’re a startup looking to establish a foothold in your market or an established business aiming to expand your customer base, this event is a must-attend for anyone interested in unlocking growth.
Thursday 11th May
‘Equity of Opportunity’ is a widely shared ideal. During this interactive event, using Open Space Technology, participants will self-organize to set their own agenda with open-ended discussions about what is required to bring about positive change. They will explore how workplaces can create cultures where all employees are treated fairly, without bias and where diversity is highly valued.
There will be plenty of opportunity to network with a BBQ afterwards
Cost: €45 per person
‘Equity of Opportunity’ is a widely shared ideal. During this interactive event, using Open Space Technology, participants will self-organize to set their own agenda with open-ended discussions about what is required to bring about positive change. They will explore how workplaces can create cultures where all employees are treated fairly, without bias and where diversity is highly valued.
There will be plenty of opportunity to network with a BBQ afterwards
Cost: €45 per person
Equity of Opportunity
‘Equity of Opportunity’ is a widely shared ideal. During this interactive event, using Open Space Technology, participants will self-organize to set their own agenda with open-ended discussions about what is required to bring about positive change. They will explore how workplaces can create cultures where all employees are treated fairly, without bias and where diversity is highly valued.
There will be plenty of opportunity to network with a BBQ afterwards
Cost: €45 per person
Equity of Opportunity
‘Equity of Opportunity’ is a widely shared ideal. During this interactive event, using Open Space Technology, participants will self-organize to set their own agenda with open-ended discussions about what is required to bring about positive change. They will explore how workplaces can create cultures where all employees are treated fairly, without bias and where diversity is highly valued.
There will be plenty of opportunity to network with a BBQ afterwards
Cost: €45 per person
Equity of Opportunity
‘Equity of Opportunity’ is a widely shared ideal. During this interactive event, using Open Space Technology, participants will self-organize to set their own agenda with open-ended discussions about what is required to bring about positive change. They will explore how workplaces can create cultures where all employees are treated fairly, without bias and where diversity is highly valued.
There will be plenty of opportunity to network with a BBQ afterwards
Cost: €45 per person
Friday 12th May
Dr Robert Mooney graduated from NUI, Galway in 2018 with a PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, having previously obtained a first class honours undergraduate degree in Sport & Exercise Science from Manchester Metropolitan University. Robert joined ATU (formally GMIT) as a lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science in 2016 where he teaches on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, mainly in biomechanics. He is currently the acting Head of Department of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition at ATU. In addition, he has over 20 years’ industry experience in a variety of research, scientific and management roles. He was the performance analyst for the Irish swimming team for a number of years and provided support at World and European Championships.
Robert’s research interests span several areas, including sports biomechanics, usability testing, engineering, data analytics and computer programming. He is particularly interested in the measurement of human movement using wearable sensor-based technologies. He has developed technology for use in elite swimming which allows for real-time analysis of swimmers’ performance without the requirement for video recordings or other time-consuming and expensive equipment. More recently Robert has focused on other applications of wearable technologies, including in gait analysis, golf and for the measurement of physical literacy in children.
Presentation Abstract
The role of the Performance Analyst in sport has changed dramatically in recent years and continues to evolve to keep pace with technological developments. Much of this development has focused on increasing the range and quantity of data that may be collected. However, more recently the focus has also shifted towards reducing the manual processing involved in generating these data, allowing the Performance Analyst more time to devote to analysis and feedback that will impact upon performance. As part of the development of these new technologies, it is essential that all key stakeholders are involved in the process. These include engineers, sport and exercise scientists, computer scientists, coaches and the athletes themselves. However, do these individuals understand each other’s motivations and needs adequately? If you build it, will they come? Moreover, the accuracy of many newly developed commercially available technologies often remains unknown and the role of academic researchers in the validation of these tools is an essential component in building trust in the reliability and validity of new products for the end user.
Monday 15th May
Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace: Empowering LGBTQ+ Voices in Tech is an event aimed at promoting and advocating for inclusivity and diversity within the technology industry. The event’s focus is on empowering the LGBTQ+ community to be their authentic selves at work, creating a welcoming environment where they can thrive professionally. Through panel discussions attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in the workplace and how to build a supportive work culture. This event will encourage participants to share their stories, exchange ideas, and network to create a more equitable and inclusive tech industry.
Moderator
John Quinlivan (He/Him)
Engineering Lead at Rent the Runway
Panel Members:
Vanessa Lynch (She/Her) Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Genesys |
Amelia Gannon (She/Her) Software Engineer at Signify Health |
Steve Muir (He/Him) Manager CX Incident Response at Coinbase |
Overview of Session:
- Introduction [Paint the Picture]: In my 15+ year career, I was never learning from anyone I could really relate to. I never knew any of my professors, lecturers, tutors, or lab demonstrators to be part of the LGBTQ+ community. In my first job, I never had a colleague openly visible as part of the community. I didn’t realise the impact this absence of LGBTQ+ role models had on me until I started making friends with other LGBTQ+ people in STEM.
- 15-minute Overview of ERGs giving an overview of what each company has done recently
- Why?
- Gives the audience with ERGs in place potential ideas for their own events e.g. Building Inclusive Homes, HIV Information Session.
- Gives leaders considering the ROI in any ERG real examples of what can be done
- Shows the audience what good can look like.
- Why?
- Panel Discussion:
- Each panelist gives intro and brief overview of their journey in Tech
- As someone who identifies as X, in what ways do you think your experience has been different from people who identify as heterosexual?
- Are you out/open at work? If not, why not?
- Power of Allyship – Have they benefited from allyship? What advice would you give to allies in 2023?
- Any workplace challenges?
- Favourite part of being LGBTQ+ in Tech
Tuesday 16th May - Morning Session
Sales Professional Network and West Regional Skills are bringing Move the Needle in Sales Featuring event for you with keynote speakers
- Chanelle, Lady McCoy, Chanelle Medical/Pureis: One of Ireland’s Most Successful Business Women, and a Popular Leadership, Business and Motivation Speaker. Co-Founder of Chanelle Medical and of Pureis, the first CBD food supplement range to be clinically tested and proven safe to use, Chanelle, Lady McCoy, is a passionate supporter of women in business and of mentoring young entrepreneurs. Her talks offer candid and unrivalled insights into business leadership and resilience.
- Chloe Gardiner, BaaBaaBandits/The Wonky Woolins : Leading young entrepreneur
Join us and learn about How to innovatively drive digital sales
Free Business Breakfast & Networking
Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Funded by the National Training Fund
Sales Professional Network and West Regional Skills are bringing Move the Needle in Sales Featuring event for you with keynote speakers
- Chanelle, Lady McCoy, Chanelle Medical/Pureis: One of Ireland’s Most Successful Business Women, and a Popular Leadership, Business and Motivation Speaker. Co-Founder of Chanelle Medical and of Pureis, the first CBD food supplement range to be clinically tested and proven safe to use, Chanelle, Lady McCoy, is a passionate supporter of women in business and of mentoring young entrepreneurs. Her talks offer candid and unrivalled insights into business leadership and resilience.
- Chloe Gardiner, BaaBaaBandits/The Wonky Woolins : Leading young entrepreneur
Join us and learn about How to innovatively drive digital sales
Free Business Breakfast & Networking
Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Funded by the National Training Fund
Sales Professional Network and West Regional Skills are bringing Move the Needle in Sales Featuring event for you with keynote speakers
- Chanelle, Lady McCoy, Chanelle Medical/Pureis: One of Ireland’s Most Successful Business Women, and a Popular Leadership, Business and Motivation Speaker. Co-Founder of Chanelle Medical and of Pureis, the first CBD food supplement range to be clinically tested and proven safe to use, Chanelle, Lady McCoy, is a passionate supporter of women in business and of mentoring young entrepreneurs. Her talks offer candid and unrivalled insights into business leadership and resilience.
- Chloe Gardiner, BaaBaaBandits/The Wonky Woolins : Leading young entrepreneur
Join us and learn about How to innovatively drive digital sales
Free Business Breakfast & Networking
Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Funded by the National Training Fund
Sales Professional Network and West Regional Skills are bringing Move the Needle in Sales Featuring event for you with keynote speakers
- Chanelle, Lady McCoy, Chanelle Medical/Pureis: One of Ireland’s Most Successful Business Women, and a Popular Leadership, Business and Motivation Speaker. Co-Founder of Chanelle Medical and of Pureis, the first CBD food supplement range to be clinically tested and proven safe to use, Chanelle, Lady McCoy, is a passionate supporter of women in business and of mentoring young entrepreneurs. Her talks offer candid and unrivalled insights into business leadership and resilience.
- Chloe Gardiner, BaaBaaBandits/The Wonky Woolins : Leading young entrepreneur
Join us and learn about How to innovatively drive digital sales
Free Business Breakfast & Networking
Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Funded by the National Training Fund
Tuesday 16th May - Afternoon Session
Maxim is a DevOps engineer. He likes technologies which makes his yesterday job obsolete
Ravi Shekhar Jha & Eoghan Shields, HPE
The story of a team that fully assimilated Docker for a new build system and went on to build a successful platform on top of it. Meanwhile the industry was moving to Kubernetes.
Ravi Shekhar
Ravi is a Software Architect in the field of DevOps. As a DevOps professional, he help teams develop and deploy high quality software and get quick feedback through SAFe agile model.
When not working, he is either reading technology blogs, or watching soccer matches or playing soccer outside. If not for his late bloom in passion for the game, he may have chosen an alternate career in soccer.
Eoghan Shields
Eoghan is an experienced software engineer and architect specialising in Golang, Java & Infrastructure development. He is particularly interested in container orchestration and resilient distributed systems.
Mike Brosnan & Ronan O'Brien, Jaguar Land Rover
DevOps In Motion – We will discuss running Continuous integration workloads on GitLab in a Kubernetes cluster, speed increases and cost savings of same.
Mike Brosnan
Mike is Group Product Owner of Enterprise Software Factory. He has over 30 years’ experience working in Telecoms, Financial Services, Insurance and now Automotive. Specialising in Enterprise Scale SDLC tools, and implementing DevOps practices to accelerate software delivery.
Ronan O’Brien
Ronan is a Senior DevOps engineer with Enterprise Software Factory in Jaguar Land Rover, Shannon.
He is currently working on building and maintaining a developer platform for git, pipelines and artifacts within as part of a Shannon COE team, Enterprise Software Factory in Jaguar Land Rover.
Our Shannon based team supports a global user base and the scope covers automotive onboard and offboard software development use cases.
Tuesday 16th May - Evening Session
Mamoona is always aiming to work in a challenging environment, offering growth prospects in a professional and rapidly expanding organization/institution where my technical and research skills are fully utilized and developed.
Research Interests:
Cyber Security
Cryptology
Internet of Multimedia Things (IoMT)
Video Processing and Security Systems
Key management Schemes and Security Protocols
Statistical Analysis of Video Data
Malware Analysis and Detection
Social Engineering
Deep Learning
GDPR
Currently the VP of Security Operations at Centripetal, Parnell has over 20 years of experience in network security, most of it directly supporting network infrastructure, excelling in the challenging environments of both the corporate world and government. Most recently he trained organisations on the effective use of an active defense based on real-time Cyber Threat Intelligence. Additionally he created a managed services capability based on Threat Intelligence for a technology start-up, and managed security operation services at the Department of Health and Human Services for HealthCare.gov’s launch, and in the Department of Defense in support of Counter-IED global operations. He is experienced in briefing C-Level executives as well as senior military officers, providing common sense insight into aggressive security related projects.
Stuart Davis has a proven background in go-to-market planning, execution and growth of professional services practices/delivery teams. Stuart maintains a high understanding of technologies relevant to the IT and Cybersecurity industries. His passion is working with people who want to make a difference in cybersecurity.
Derek has a proven track record with Enterprise, B2B, MSSP and MSP, Channel work flows and integrations.
Cyber Security
Wednesday 17th May - Morning Session
AI Summit: Deriving Value from AI and Aligning AI with our Values
The AI summit will feature keynote speakers on the important topic of AI ethics:
- Dr. Martin Cunneen from UL Kemmy Business School will speak on Trustworthy AI/ML and examine the importance of building trustworthy and reliable AI systems.
- Rachel Finn from Trilateral Research Ltd will talk on AI Ethics – exploring the ethical considerations that need to be taken into account when developing and using AI technologies.
- Meanwhile, Dr. Adrian Byrne, (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Career-FIT PLUS Fellow at CeADAR, Ireland’s center for applied AI, and Lead Researcher of the AI Ethics Centre at Idiro Analytics), will speak on the crucial issue of making machine learning models trustworthy.
The summit will also include a tech industry panel discussion on Deriving Value from AI and Aligning AI with our Values. The panel will discuss how businesses can use AI to create value while ensuring that their use of AI aligns with ethical principles and societal values.
AI is rapidly transforming our world, and it is crucial that we have these conversations to ensure that AI is developed and used in ways that are beneficial to society. The AtlanTec AI Summit promises to be a thought-provoking and informative event and is an ideal platform to network with peers, learn from keynote speakers and panel discussions and gain a competitive AI edge. This summit is brought to you by itag’s AI Forum & University of Galway School of Computer Science.
Ethical AI: SocioTech methods for developing sustainable, responsible AI systems
Rachel is the Head of Irish Operations for Trilateral Research and leads Trilateral’s Data Protection and Cyber-risk services (DCS) for the public and private sector. She leads Trilateral’s Data Protection and Responsible AI services externally and drives the adoption of ethics-by-design methods internally.
Working with technology developers to identify legal requirements, privacy and data protection risks and workable solutions has been a particular theme throughout her work. Rachel has implemented this through commercial projects on data protection and privacy-by-design requirements, as well as coordinating multi-million Euro EU-funded research projects on large-scale predictive analytics, eGovernment solutions and security technologies. She has co-developed methods for translating privacy, data protection and ethical requirements into technical requirements to support responsible and ethical AI that have been used in many innovation projects, including Trilateral’s internal software development.
Dr Martin Cunneen is a lecturer in Data Analytics and Risk Governance in the Accounting and Finance dept. in the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. His modules on AI and Data Risk, Ethics and Governance are part of UL’s MSc programs, including Ireland’s National AI MSc and the MSc in Business Analytics. Dr Cunneen focuses on investigating the science of Data Analytics in terms of broader societal relations, risk, ethics and governance.
Dr Martin Cunneen is a lecturer in Data Analytics and Risk Governance in the Accounting and Finance dept. in the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. His modules on AI and Data Risk, Ethics and Governance are part of UL’s MSc programs, including Ireland’s National AI MSc and the MSc in Business Analytics. Dr Cunneen focuses on investigating the science of Data Analytics in terms of broader societal relations, risk, ethics and governance.
Dr Adrian Byrne is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Career-FIT PLUS Fellow at CeADAR, Ireland’s centre for applied AI, and also Lead Researcher of the AI Ethics Centre at Idiro Analytics. With qualifications and work experience in economics and statistics, Dr Byrne is a quantitative social scientist with expertise in multilevel modelling investigating inequalities at different levels and examining how these inequalities interact. In his current role, Dr Byrne has been awarded EU Horizon Europe funding to undertake a research project entitled “Algorithmic auditing for improving model explainability and detecting bias using sociodemographic data”. This project is jointly supported by CeADAR and Idiro Analytics. Dr Byrne is also a participating member of the subcommittee on artificial intelligence at the Irish (NSAI/TC02/SC18), European (CEN/CLC/JTC 21) and international (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42) level.
Panel Discussion ‘Aligning AI with our Values’
Moderator: Karen Conway, VP, Technology Management at Fidelity Investments
Panel Members:
Helene Dingreville, Director Data Science and AI, Carelon Global Solutions
Helene joined Carelon Global Solutions as Director Data Science and AI where the focus is on empowering a diverse team to deliver digital innovation to improve health through advanced analytics and AI. Helene focuses on leading all work in data science, data engineering data analysis and AI in Ireland. Before this, Helene was head of decision sciences for EY with recent project leading the design and implementation of mathematical models to support decision making in government during the Covid 19 crisis and Ukrainian refugees’ crisis.” Her area of expertise is digital twin, optimisation and operational research as well as crisis modelling. She holds a degree in mathematics for management as well as a master in operational research and decision sciences from LSE (London School of Economics).
Helene is also a mother of 4 (2 girls and 2 boys) and is busy outside work enjoying activities with them including sports and baking. Ensuring correct work life balance and career growth is essential in how she leads her teams. Helene is French and also likes spending time in France with her extended family.
Rajesh Krishnan, Director-Analytics Pre-Sales & Solutioning,UKIIMEA at DXC Technology
Rajesh is experienced in the areas of advanced data analytics, branding & design, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital strategy, direct & digital marketing. He has been responsible for setting up, managing and leading offshore-based marketing shared services teams, analytics COE’s and full life cycle project management.
He has had successful roles in marketing communications, analytics consulting, building and implementing analytics solutions – consisting of complex data environments, across tools and techniques.
Dr Heike Felzmann, Lecturer in Ethics at University of Galway
Heike is involved in a number of European and national research projects: She is the chair of a COST Action (CHIPME, IS1303) on ELSI issues in genetic testing, “Citizen’s Health through public-private Initiatives: Public health, Market and Ethical perspectives” (until November 2017); leader of ethics deliverables and chair of the Ethics Board of a H2020 project (MARIO) on assistive robotics for elderly with dementia (until 2018); WG3 member of the COST Action RANCARE (CA14208) on Rationing in Nursing Care (from 2016); and member of a recently approved COST Action on Wearable Robotics. She is PI on an Irish SFI Discover Scheme public engagement project on “Genetic Testing: Engaging the West of Ireland”.
Fiona Veazey, Chapter Lead – Data, Analytics and AI/ML at Fidelity Investments
Fiona Veazey is an AI and Data Analytics Chapter Lead at Fidelity Ireland. Her 15-year career with Fidelity begun with FIAM in the US as a Software Engineer in the Quantitative Analytics space and ultimately led to her current role in Ireland where she leads associates in Data Engineering and AI/ML teams working on projects ranging from AI powered solutions to Strategic Enterprise DataLake build out. She is a member of the WI AI and Data Ethics Committee, has an active interest in promoting Women in Technology and is involved in Data Science groups working to increase AI/ML capabilities in the Fidelity Ireland organization. Prior to Fidelity, she worked as a consultant for Prudential, Liberty Mutual and Bain Consulting in the US.
Karl Flannery, CEO at Storm Technology Ltd
Wednesday 17th May
The summit will focus on cloud-native architecture, covering a range of topics including architectural framework for migration to native cloud, designing zero trust into native cloud architecture, and DevSecOps in native cloud.
Attendees will learn about best practices for tooling and processes, where to start with cloud migration, and how to avoid common pitfalls. The summit will also delve into emerging standards and frameworks for designing zero trust into cloud architecture, such as Spiffe and Spire.
Sessions on DevSecOps will highlight the importance of cybersecurity and provide real-world examples to help attendees understand how these concepts can be applied in practice.
The summit promises to be a valuable opportunity for professionals in the cloud-native industry to learn and network with experts in the field.
Architectural framework for migration to Native Cloud
Where to start, Why do it? Where to do it? Tooling? Processes, Mindset , Pitfalls, Examples
Designing Zero Trust into your native cloud architecture
Emerging standards and frameworks Spiffe and Spire, Microservices, Mesh
Security, Mutual encryption, attestation, Security testing…..example
DevSecOps in Native cloud
What is it and Why is it important in public cloud. Shift left of security into Dev cycle. Interweaving cybersecurity into the DevOps process. Tools and processes, examples
Architectural framework for migration to Native Cloud
Where to start, Why do it? Where to do it? Tooling? Processes, Mindset , Pitfalls, Examples
Designing Zero Trust into your native cloud architecture
Emerging standards and frameworks Spiffe and Spire, Microservices, Mesh
Security, Mutual encryption, attestation, Security testing…..example
DevSecOps in Native cloud
What is it and Why is it important in public cloud. Shift left of security into Dev cycle. Interweaving cybersecurity into the DevOps process. Tools and processes, examples
Nick Todd is the Cloud Practice Lead at Neueda and has taught cloud computing and other technologies at global organisations including the Allstate, Fidelity, Dell and Citi. Nick has been working with technology in commercial businesses for over 25 years. For example, as the CTO for a food delivery startup meals.co.uk he set up fully cloud-based architecture and processes that enabled the company to process orders at scale from across the UK. When he worked as the lead cloud architect for a large multinational aviation project, Nick was delighted to bring together his technical expertise with his personal passion as a trained commercial pilot
David will take us through Overstocks journey over the last few years moving from just using their own datacentre to moving large workloads into Google Cloud while still keeping their own DC as the centre of our strategy.
How Overstock peered their data centre in Salt Lake with a Google salt lake data centre using a shared VPC model.
Also rearchitecting applications to be agnostic to public or private cloud environment using containerisation and Kubernetes.
He will also discuss the internal challenges with moving in this direction, mainly through a devops lens.
Panel Members
John Tallon
Storm Technology
Michelle Concannon
Signify Health
Alan Harney
Group Chapter Lead, ALM & Cloud Platforms
Fidelity Investments
Alan is a passionate, hands-on Group Chapter Lead for Fidelity’s Cloud and Platform Engineering group. He has over 20 years’ experience, 12 of which have been spent at Fidelity as a leader in cloud provider enablement with a background as an Amazon Web Services technical & squad lead and site reliability engineer.
Thursday 18th May
Leading the way towards a Connected Future
A unique opportunity for tech leaders and professionals to gather and exchange insights on how to reimagine leadership and navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital transformation.
The Tech Leaders’ Summit brings together industry leaders, academia and experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in leadership, innovation and technology.
With a focus on refining leadership for the ever-evolving future, attendees will gain valuable insights on how to adapt to and thrive in an environment of constant change and disruption.
This event is an ideal platform to network with peers, learn from the best, and gain a competitive edge. Throughout the day, there will be keynote speakers, panel discussions, roundtable conversations and networking opportunities.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of this dynamic and thought-provoking leaders’ summit.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Leading the way towards a Connected Future
A unique opportunity for tech leaders and professionals to gather and exchange insights on how to reimagine leadership and navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital transformation.
The Tech Leaders’ Summit brings together industry leaders, academia and experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in leadership, innovation and technology.
With a focus on refining leadership for the ever-evolving future, attendees will gain valuable insights on how to adapt to and thrive in an environment of constant change and disruption.
This event is an ideal platform to network with peers, learn from the best, and gain a competitive edge. Throughout the day, there will be keynote speakers, panel discussions, roundtable conversations and networking opportunities.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of this dynamic and thought-provoking leaders’ summit.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Leading the way towards a Connected Future
A unique opportunity for tech leaders and professionals to gather and exchange insights on how to reimagine leadership and navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital transformation.
The Tech Leaders’ Summit brings together industry leaders, academia and experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in leadership, innovation and technology.
With a focus on refining leadership for the ever-evolving future, attendees will gain valuable insights on how to adapt to and thrive in an environment of constant change and disruption.
This event is an ideal platform to network with peers, learn from the best, and gain a competitive edge. Throughout the day, there will be keynote speakers, panel discussions, roundtable conversations and networking opportunities.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of this dynamic and thought-provoking leaders’ summit.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Leading the way towards a Connected Future
A unique opportunity for tech leaders and professionals to gather and exchange insights on how to reimagine leadership and navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital transformation.
The Tech Leaders’ Summit brings together industry leaders, academia and experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in leadership, innovation and technology.
With a focus on refining leadership for the ever-evolving future, attendees will gain valuable insights on how to adapt to and thrive in an environment of constant change and disruption.
This event is an ideal platform to network with peers, learn from the best, and gain a competitive edge. Throughout the day, there will be keynote speakers, panel discussions, roundtable conversations and networking opportunities.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of this dynamic and thought-provoking leaders’ summit.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Phillip Matthews is a consultant helping individuals, teams and organisations towards higher performance. As a former CEO himself, Phillip understands the particular challenges of organisational leadership and change. He works 1:1 with senior executives and with executive teams through his executive coaching and executive team coaching practice. He is a member of IMI’s associate faculty where he delivers and programme directs their flagship Diploma in Leadership and he also designs and delivers leadership development programmes for his own private clients. Prior to establishing his own consultancy, Phillip occupied roles as President/CEO of the National College of Ireland (NCI), Director of Executive Education at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and Country Manager of Schering Plough’s Animal Health operations in Ireland. Phillip has held Board positions with both NCI and the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) and a pro bono Board position with the North Wall Community Development project. Philip is an accomplished and engaging Keynote speaker and Podcaster on the subject of leadership combining his experience of leading in business and in sport with his leadership teaching and coaching practice. He is a former captain of Ireland’s national rugby team, the Barbarian Rugby Club and a British & Irish Lion.
Moderator: David Birmingham – Q&A Panel Session
Panel Member:
Lorna Martyn, Ireland Regional Chair & SVP Fidelity Investments
Siobhan Callan, Account Delivery Lead, EMEA, APC, DXC Technology
Ruairi Conroy, VP Sales Development & Site Lead, Ireland
Paul Walsh VP IT Boston Scientific
Dave Silke, CMO Centripetal Ireland (if not Moderator on Session
Prof Kieran Conboy, Information Systems @ Lero & University of Galway
Leading the way towards a Connected Future
A unique opportunity for tech leaders and professionals to gather and exchange insights on how to reimagine leadership and navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital transformation.
The Tech Leaders’ Summit brings together industry leaders, academia and experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in leadership, innovation and technology.
With a focus on refining leadership for the ever-evolving future, attendees will gain valuable insights on how to adapt to and thrive in an environment of constant change and disruption.
This event is an ideal platform to network with peers, learn from the best, and gain a competitive edge. Throughout the day, there will be keynote speakers, panel discussions, roundtable conversations and networking opportunities.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of this dynamic and thought-provoking leaders’ summit.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Leading the way towards a Connected Future
A unique opportunity for tech leaders and professionals to gather and exchange insights on how to reimagine leadership and navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital transformation.
The Tech Leaders’ Summit brings together industry leaders, academia and experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in leadership, innovation and technology.
With a focus on refining leadership for the ever-evolving future, attendees will gain valuable insights on how to adapt to and thrive in an environment of constant change and disruption.
This event is an ideal platform to network with peers, learn from the best, and gain a competitive edge. Throughout the day, there will be keynote speakers, panel discussions, roundtable conversations and networking opportunities.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of this dynamic and thought-provoking leaders’ summit.
We look forward to welcoming you.
In the context of the disruptive technology, work/talent practice and customer engagement trends, this the panel will share their thoughts on keeping the region competitive and growing– in technology delivery, business development, customer support and research – while build a strong global and corporate investment brand. What are the initiatives we need to double down on or initiate that we can drive across our companies, community, sectors and support agencies to support a region of scale and innovation.
Moderator
Mike Conroy, Director – European Digital Innovation Hub, ex VP/GM @ Avaya & Cisco
Panel Members
Deirdre Giblin, Head of Ericsson’s Cloud Native Application Development Platform – 5 min
Dorothy Creaven, VP & MD Rent & Runway Ireland – 5 min
Marian Ryan, Senior Director Intel Corporation & General Manager Intel Shannon, Ireland Intel – 5 min
Kenneth Fox, CEO at Channel Mechanics
Joe Smyth SVP Genesys.
Leading the way towards a Connected Future
A unique opportunity for tech leaders and professionals to gather and exchange insights on how to reimagine leadership and navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital transformation.
The Tech Leaders’ Summit brings together industry leaders, academia and experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in leadership, innovation and technology.
With a focus on refining leadership for the ever-evolving future, attendees will gain valuable insights on how to adapt to and thrive in an environment of constant change and disruption.
This event is an ideal platform to network with peers, learn from the best, and gain a competitive edge. Throughout the day, there will be keynote speakers, panel discussions, roundtable conversations and networking opportunities.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of this dynamic and thought-provoking leaders’ summit.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Friday 19th May 2023
AtlanTec Tag Rugby World Championship
DATE: Friday 19th May
TIMES: Blitz from 18:00 till late
COST: €120 per team (min 7 players, max 10 players – mixed format min 3 ladies)
Prize Giving, Food & Beer
Whether your company is a seasoned tag rugby campaigner or ready to take part in their first tag tournament, the AtlanTec Tech Tag Rugby World Championship is the perfect event to kick start your Tag Rugby Season.
Your team is guaranteed at least 2 x 10 minute matches (weather permitting). Most teams will also then qualify for a further knockout game, where they have a chance of winning a prize.
Après AtlanTec Tag Rugby Party
After the final join us for the prize giving, final wrap up party for this year’s AtlanTec Festival with music, burgers, beer and other entertainment especially selected for Techies!
BOOK your Team today. Email us at info@itag.ie
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