The Irish Executives Summit 2011

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This is probably the best business conference in Ireland in 2011

  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Peter Hinssen

    Peter Hinssen, one of Europe’s most sought after speakers on Thought, Leadership and Transformation.
    He is one of Europe’s thought leaders on the impact of technology on our society. He has a focus on the consumer adoption of technology, on the impact of the networked digital society and on the Alignment between Business and IT.

  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: John Keogh

    John Keogh is the founder of the Linkedin Irish Executives network and visionary behind the inaugural conference in Galway.

    Mr Keogh is an entrepreneur, innovator, public speaker and coach/mentor with global executive leadership experience who brings passion and boundless energy to everything he does.

  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Kingsley Aikins

    Kingsley Aikins is Managing Director of Kingsley Aikins and Associates and Networking Matters. In January of this year Kingsley teamed up with longtime friend and fellow traveller Ed Kelly to set up Networking Matters.

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    Speaker: Tim Lavery

    Tim Lavery, Project Manager, Educationalist, Scientist and life long environmentalist, he has worked throughout Europe in various fields for corporate, NGOs and Educational Institutions over the past 20 years.

  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Edward Kelly

    Edward Kelly, Co-Founder of Networking Matters. Edward is an entrepreneur, Networking Matters is his third major enterprise; The Great London to Sydney Taxi and Fones Direct being former ones. In each case networking and relationship building were at the centre of the business process.

  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Frank Hannigan

    Frank Hannigan, Frank got hooked on media in 1970 watching Pele in Mexico. Its a love affair that has lasted and has been reciprocal. Frank's fundraising through Linkedin became a global media story in 2010. He's been on BBC's Dragon's Den and featured regularly on TV, radio and print on both sides of the Atlantic.

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: John Twohig

    John Twohig is the co-founder and Sales Director of PocketNative Limited, a social travel services company. His experience is in Sales, Operations and Management. A Certified Personal and Business Coach he has built his knowledge and understanding of human behaviour over his thirty years in the Sales Industry.

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: John Breslin

    John Breslin is a lecturer in Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the School of Engineering and Informatics,NUI Galway, and a researcher with DERI, a Semantic Web research institute at NUI Galway. He is co-leader and founder of the Social Software Unit at DERI. He is co-author of the book "The Social Semantic Web"

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Niall Harbison

    Niall Harbison works with some of the world’s biggest brands including Vodafone, News International, Sony and Nokia, helping them develop successful customer acquisition and retention strategies using social media.

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Ger Hartnett

    Ger Hartnett is CTO and founder of Goshido. Goshido is cloud-software that helps you and your project teams to focus, communicate, and get work done. Ger has over 20 years of software development experience in a range of companies from start-ups to multinational corporations (like Intel, Tellabs, Digital and Motorola).

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: John Quigley

    John Quigley is an ex-professional Basketball player who is The Co-founder & BigDogg @BigDogg Technologies. Strong Commercial Leader Who Motivates Others in Achieving Sales/Marketing/Customer Excellence. Currently Wowing Customers With Simple, Easy To Use, Intuitive & Useful Online Software for Procurement (Buyers & Suppliers).

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Mike Gaffney

    Mike Gaffney is in the area of applying practical approaches to leadership development for company owners and MDs. Working with leaders of SMEs throughout Ireland Mike has established a strong reputation in assisting leaders to successfully demonstrate leadership and drive business forward.

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Craig Meek

    Craig Meek is an experienced technology entrepreneur who has developed an international reputation for developing ground-breaking interactive web-based applications (apps). After training and graduating in visual communications, with a focus on the dynamic interactive space, Craig founded Terabyte Interactive.

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Sarah Kieran

    Sarah Kieran is currently a PhD candidate in the area of Work and Employment at the University of Limerick, researching how businesses can lead and support Managers to contribute their best.

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Colm O'Brien

    Colm O'Brien is a ‘Dub’ who chose to relocate to Limerick in 1998 for business opportunity. From a part time job in catering at age 17, O’Brien has an impressive 30+ year career under his belt, highlights of which include Managing Bewley’s

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Briga Hynes

    Briga Hynes is Chief Executive of Blueface, Ireland’s leading Cloud Telephony company which serves businesses and consumers with a bespoke hosted IP telephony and services offering. Blueface, formed in 2004, has become the IP telephony market leader in Ireland.

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Liam Ryans

    Liam Ryans is the owner and MD of BMS Ireland Technology Centre. BMS Ireland design, develop and manufacture the BMS Paddy brand of electronic torque measuring tools and instruments. BMS market these products worldwide under the BMS Paddy brand and on an OEM basis.

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Alan Foy

    Alan Foy is a lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the University of Limerick. Briga's teaching extends the area of entrepreneurship to include Enterprise Development, Business Consulting, Managing International Business Growth and Internationalising Entrepreneurial Ventures.

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  • Key Speakers

    Speaker: Jack Murray

    Jack Murray is the Managing Director of Mediacontact.ie (www.mediacontact.ie), Ireland’s leading media intelligence company. He has over 15 years experience in marketing, journalism, and media relations.

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From the Virtual to Reality
IrelandONE to IrelandWON – the Journey Ahead

The inaugural summit theme says it all – working together to get Irish Businesses back into a winning position. Now is the time to harness the potential of this unique summit and the sharing of ideas and expertise by bringing upwards of 350 Irish Executives together in person. Regardless of turbulent times, Ireland remains a vibrant place for Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses and Multi-Nationals, on Irish Executives weknow this and talk a lot about it. The summit will discuss and present ideas and solutions to the follow 4 main themes;

  • Irish Executives will talk about the capacity for Cloud Computing services and platforms to transform how business is set up, managed and expanded.
  • Irish Executives will talk about how the power of Social Media is transforming how we engage with Customers to develop ideas into new products, new services and new markets.
  • Irish Executives will talk about the Art, Science and Power of Networking and how this often overlooked, yet critical aspect of doing business can be nurtured.
  • Irish Executives will talk about how true Leadership impacts employees and the dynamic between teams, customers and financial performance.

On September 15th next, at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa in Galway, the City of the Tribes, Irish Executives will be talking in person. Irish Executives at home and abroad will be coming together to boost small, medium and large Irish Enterprises in developing strategies for the domestic and foreign markets. The conference presents a unique opportunity to listen to experts, to hear about international and Irish success stories, to engage in panel discussions with the experts, participate in workshops and hear from some of the best speakers on Innovation and Thought Leadership.