Innovation Week 2020

When: Monday, October 19, 2020


Sandyford Business District Innovation Week 2020 is the coming together of some of the greatest innovation leaders in the areas of technology, mobility, work practices, retail and future trends. This not to be missed event will be streamed live on the Sandyford Business District Innovation Channel.

On registering you will receive a single link to the channel for the four day event so you can view all or selected speakers and topics of interest.

Day 1
Monday 19th October
Day 2
Tuesday 20th October
Day 3
Wednesday 21st October
Day 4
Thursday 22nd October
Future of Towns & Cities Smart Sandyford Innovations & Meta-Trends Omnichannel Retail
Time: 10:00 - 12:00 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Sandyford Business District - World Leading Innovation Innovations in Smart Health & Energy Digital Futurology Economic Forecasting & Future of Technology
Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Time: 14:00 - 16:00

Monday 19th October Morning Session 10:00 - 12:00

‘Future of Towns & Cities’

Moderated by Wessel Badenhorst


Wessel Badenhorst
Wessel Badenhorst

Founder & Director, Urban Mode Ltd.

Josepha Madigan
Josepha Madigan

Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills

Philomena Poole
Philomena Poole

Chief Executive, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Tara Buckley
Tara Buckley

Director General, RGDATA

Cynthia Nikitin
Cynthia Nikitin

Resilient Places Strategist, New York

Monday 19th October Afternoon Session 14:00 - 16:00

'Sandyford Business District - World Leading Innovation'

Moderated by Conor Battigan


Conor Battigan
Conor Battigan

District Executive, Sandyford Business District

Punitha Sinnapan
Punitha Sinnapan

VP of Automotive Design and Innovation, Cubic Telecom

Susanna Murphy
Susanna Murphy

Operations Director, Zero Latency

Ruth Whelan
Ruth Whelan

Academy Manager, Beacon Hospital Research Institute

Ailish Daly
Ailish Daly

Allied Health, Beacon Hospital Research Institute

Tuesday 20th October Morning Session 10:00 - 12:00

'Smart Sandyford'

Moderated by Owen Laverty


Owen Laverty
Owen Laverty

Head of Enterprise & Economics, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Jamie Cudden
Jamie Cudden

Smart City Program Manager, Dublin City Council

Sarah Cunningham
Sarah Cunningham

Vice President, Mastercard Dublin Tech Hub

Conor Mark Dowling
Conor Mark Dowling

Programme Manager, Smart Sandyford

Tuesday 20th October Afternoon Session 14:00 - 16:00

'Innovations in Smart Health & Energy'

Moderated by Conor Battigan


Conor Battigan
Conor Battigan

District Executive, Sandyford Business District

Prof. Martin Curley
Prof. Martin Curley

Director Digital Transformation, HSE

Dudley Stewart
Dudley Stewart

Managing Director, Micro Electricity Generation Association

Oisin Kim
Oisin Kim

CEO & Co-Founder, Webdoctor

Wednesday 21st October Morning Session 10:00 - 12:00

'Innovations & Meta-Trends'

Moderated by Lorraine Higgins


Lorraine Higgins
Lorraine Higgins

Chief Executive, Digital Business Ireland

Eleanor ‘Nell’ Watson
Eleanor ‘Nell’ Watson

Machine Intelligence, Singularity University

James Arbib
James Arbib

Founder, RethinkX

Gerard Corcoran
Gerard Corcoran

Director, Sandyford Business District

Garry Lyons
Garry Lyons

CEO, Shipyard Technology Ventures

Wednesday 21st October Afternoon Session 14:00 - 16:00

'Digital Futurology'

Moderated by Gerard Corcoran


Gerard Corcoran
Gerard Corcoran

Director, Sandyford Business District

John Shaw
John Shaw

Founder, Quantum Computing

Ken Finnegan
Ken Finnegan

CEO, Trinity Tangent

Niall Moran
Niall Moran

Director of Technology Centre, Microsoft Ireland

Adrian Weckler
Adrian Weckler

Tech Editor, Independent Newspapers

Thursday 22nd October Morning Session 10:00 - 12:00

'Omnichannel Retail'

Moderated by Eoin Costello


Eoin Costello
Eoin Costello

Project Director, DigitalHQ clg

David Campbell
David Campbell

Head of e-Commerce, humm by flexifi

Lorraine Higgins
Lorraine Higgins

Chief Executive, Digital Business Ireland

John Roddy
John Roddy

Commercial Director, Codec

Thursday 22nd October Afternoon Session 14:00 - 16:00

'Economic Forecasting & Future of Technology'

Moderated by Conor Battigan


Conor Battigan
Conor Battigan

District Executive, Sandyford Business District

Jim Power
Jim Power

Lecturer, Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, UCD

Owen Laverty
Owen Laverty

Head of Enterprise & Economics, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Eoghan Hanrahan
Eoghan Hanrahan

Regional Director, Dublin Region and Regional Development, Enterprise Ireland

Joanne Hession
Joanne Hession

Founder, LIFT Ireland

Una Power
Una Power

An Cathaoirleach, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Sessions from Innovation Week 2020

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Innovation Week 2020 - Future of Towns & Cities

Innovation Week 2020 - Future of Towns & Cities
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Innovation Week 2020 - World Leading Innovation

Innovation Week 2020 - World Leading Innovation
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Innovation Week 2020 - Smart Sandyford

Innovation Week 2020 - Smart Sandyford
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Innovation Week 2020 - Smart Health & Energy

Innovation Week 2020 - Smart Health & Energy
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Innovation Week 2020 - Innovation & Meta-Trends

Innovation Week 2020 - Innovation & Meta-Trends
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Innovation Week 2020 - Digital Futurology

Innovation Week 2020 - Digital Futurology
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Innovation Week 2020 - Omnichannel Retail

Innovation Week 2020 - Omnichannel Retail
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Innovation Week 2020 - Economic Forecasting & Agile Innovation

Innovation Week 2020 - Economic Forecasting & Agile Innovation