Welcome to
LETS TALK ABOUT TECH!
MC: Peter Cosgrove
9.30AM – Registration | Networking | Expo
9:45 AM – Coffee and Refreshments
10:00AM – Welcome and Introduction to Midlands ICT Network, John Mee, Global Logic
OUTLINE OF SUPPORTS
10:15 AM – First Stop LEO – Tracy Tallon, Head of Enterprise, LEO Westmeath
10:25 AM – National Enterprise Hub – Focus on ICT – Mark Atterbury, Senior Development Advisor, Enterprise Ireland
10:35 AM – Supporting & Scaling Start-ups – Mary Ryan, Deputy CEO, WestBIC
10:45 AM – Funding & Technical Services @ TUS – Anthony Cunningham – Manager of the TUS Technology Gateway
10.55 – Refreshments
DRIVING MIDLANDS ICT SKILLS
11:05 AM – Career Pathways – John Costello, Manager, Midlands Regional Skills Forum
11:15 AM – Courses, Apprenticeships, Placements – Dr. Sean Lyons, Dean of Faculty of Engineering & Informatics TUS
11:25 AM – Education and Training Board – Skills Provision – Alison Hogan, Enterprise Engagement Coordinator, LWETB &Jessica McKeown, Senior Tech Apprenticeship Officer, FIT
11:35 AM – ICT Skillnet – Chantelle Lamont, Development Advisor, Skillnet Ireland
11:45 AM – Keynote Address: Peter Cosgrove
NETWORKING & SUPPLY CHAIN OPPORTUNITIES
12.15 PM – Promotion Tech Start-ups in Ireland – Deirdre Tracey, Partnership & Membership Lead, Scale Ireland
12:25 PM – FactoryXChange– Laura Molloy, Communications Lead, Irish Manufacturing Research
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
12. 55 Q&A and Close
Followed by – Light Lunch and Informal Networking
