Agenda
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Welcome from Sarah O’Neill, Head of The Foundry, Google.
Introduction by festival hosts, Charlie Taylor and Jessie Collins, Business Post
Keynote: Finding opportunities in a world of chaos
Mark Little (Storyful and Kinzen)
Talk: “What every innovator needs to know about an age of radical uncertainty”
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Business & Innovation
Rosanne Longmore of Coroflo, Niall Dunne, formerly of
Polymateria & Anna-Marie Turley, Head of
Fintech, Financial Services & Cybersecurity at Enterprise Ireland
Fireside Chat: “Disrupt or Be Disrupted – The Future of Startups”
Hosted by Charlie Taylor
Insights from successful entrepreneurs on staying ahead of the curve
11:30 AM – 12 PM
Innovation on the Edge
Fireside with Laura Weber of LW Pearl
Innovations through invention
Hosted by Jessie Collins
12 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break & Networking
Lunch served and networking opportunities
1 PM Tradition and Innovation
Musical performance by members of The Bonny Men featuring Stefan Murphy
Innovation by Design
Pam Lee
The innovation of survival with world record breaker and ocean sailor
Hosted by Jessie Collins
1:50PM – 2:05 PM
Innovation by Experience
Clyde Carroll
Chief Business Officer, Davis Events Agency
Hosted by Jessie Collins
Culture & Creativity
Panel Discussion “The Power of Storytelling in a Digital Age”
Dan Lambert, Mamobo Ongoro and Jonny Boyle of Fuel
Hosted by Charlie Taylor
How culture, art, and media shape innovation
3 PM – 3:30 PM
Fireside: “Innovation for Good – How science can save us”
Roisin Curley (Pharmacist and winemaker)
Inspirational talk from a leading changemaker
Hosted by Jessie Collins
Afternoon Break
Coffee & networking
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Fireside: Inside the HappyStack/Wayflyer playbook
Jack Pierse, Co-Founder at HappyStack || Previously Founded Wayflyer
Hosted by Charlie Taylor
What will be the technologies shaping the next decade
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Closing Remarks & Thank You
Final reflections & acknowledgments