Our Special Guests
John Moran
Mayor of Limerick
Frank Feighan
Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Maria Byrnes
Senator & Leas Cathaoirleach of Seanad Eireann
Catherine Slattery
Príomh Chomhairleoir
Limerick City and County Council
Our Speakers
Mike Cantwell
LEO Limerick
Dennis Barry
Innovate Limerick
Joe Leddin
Midwest Regional
Skills Manager
Clodagh Hughes
Limerick & District
Credit Union
Damian Lee
Treaty Software
Brendan Troy
LCCC
Anna Rooney
Startup Atlas
Mary O'Brien Williams
Master HR Solutions
Lubna Luxmi
University of Limerick
Andreea Wade
Delta Partners VC
Peter Woods
Iridium Consulting
Dr Liam Brown
Technological University
of the Shannon
Andrew Moloney
Hook & Ladder
Sean Brady
CloudAssist
Anthony Quigney
Dell Customer Solution Centers
Chris Barrett
RDI Hub
Niall Smith
Allocomp
Mark O’Brien
Talos Consulting
Tim Crowe
Wrxflo
Tom Fogarty
PAQIT
Sean Golden
Limerick Chamber of
Commerce
Dr. Gillian Barry
Head of Innovation & Enterprise
Technological University of the Shannon
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Our Agenda
10:00 – 10:20
Civic & Ministerial Welcome
Minister Frank Feighan
10:25 – 10:35
Industry Address
Anthony Quigney
10:55 – 11:25
Turning AI Ideas into Action:
Supports for SMEs
Brendan Troy
Mike Cantwell
Dennis Barry
Clodagh Huges
Dr Gillian Barry
Niall Smith
Chris Barrett
12:10 – 12:40
Delivering AI at Scale:
Lessons from the Field
Damien Lee
Sean Brady
Tim Crowe
Tom Fogarty
Mark O’Brien
12:40 – 12:45
Industry AI in Practice
Andrew Moloney
13:00 – 13:30
AI in the Wild:
What It Really Means for SMEs
Anna Rooney
Mary O’Brien
Lubna Luxmi
Andrea Wade
Liam Brown
13:30 – 13:40
Midwest Skills Ecosystem Presentation:
Bridging Talent Needs with Regional Support
Joe Leddin
14:00 – 14:10
A Conversation with Brendan Troy and Sean Golden
Sean Golden
Brendan Troy
14:10 – 14:35
Startup Atlas Presentation & Awards
Mayor John Moran
14:35 – 14:45
The Forge
Liam Brown
14:45 – 15:15
Final Keynote
Sean Brady
