Details
When:
April 27, 2021
16:00 – 17:30 IST
Where:
Online
The Irish Startup Conference 2021 was our second annual conference for Irish Startups, gathering founders, VCs, executives, seed fund partners, general partners, journalists, and bloggers from diverse backgrounds and industries. Sponsored by Kalc Accounting, hosted by AFIXR & Startup Network Europe, this was a pitch-free, no-nonsense and practical webinar that focused on Practical Steps to Scale your Startup.
Agenda (Dublin Time)
4.00pm-4.10pm: Webinar Opening (2+ minutes per speaker)
- Sean Piggott, Head of Business Development at Kalc Accounting
- Jen Condon, CEO/Founder of AFIXR
- Adam Fulham, CEO/Founder of Startup Network Europe
- Martina Fitzgerald, CEO of Scale Ireland
- Gillian Buckley, Chairperson of The Irish Venture Capitalist Association
4.10pm-4.40pm: ‘Silicon Docks’ Rapid Fire Talks (Ireland-based speakers)
- Ryan Scott, Co-Founder of Drop Chef
- Alison Cowzer, Co-Founder at East Coast Bakehouse
- Rosanne Longmore, Chief Executive Officer of Coroflo
- Sean Smith, Co-Founder & Director of Micron Agritech
- Sonia Deasy, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Pestle & Mortar
- John Maguire, Co-Founder & CEO of TripAdmit.com
- Luke Mackey, Country Manager of Bolt
- Patrick Liddy, Co-Founder of UtilityAR
- Ahmad Mu’azzam, Co-Founder of Evocco
- James McGann, Co-Founder of Frankie Health
- Dhanya Jayachandra, Co-Founder & CTO at Unitek AI
- Luke Rynne Cullen, Founder of TuneRelease & Applaud.live
- Mark McDonagh, Co-Founder of The Startup Van
4.40pm-4.55pm: ‘Silicon Valley’ Panel Discussion (U.S.-based speakers, or speakers with experience in the U.S.)
- Paul Biggar, Founder of CircleCI and Dark
- Laura Modi, CEO & Co-Founder of Bobbie
- Paul Burfield, SVP & Head of Western United States at Enterprise Ireland
- Romy Lynch, Co-Founder of Mona & Quorum
- Páraic Hayes, Head of West Coast United States at IDA Ireland
- Conor Power, Founder & CEO at Interpreter Intelligence
- Galvea Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer at Collective
- Áine Mulloy, Forbes Top 100 & formerly Co-Founder & CMO at GirlCrew
4.55pm-5.10pm: ‘Silicon Island’ Panel Discussion (this section will focus on Startup Supports, across all of Ireland)
- Carol Ho, National President of JCI Ireland
- Gene Murphy, Co-Founder at Startup Boost
- Andrea Reynolds, CEO & Co-Founder of Swoop
- Julianne O’Leary, Partnership Programme Manager at The Guinness Enterprise Centre
- David Connolly, Business Advisor at Local Enterprise Office
- Michael O’Dea, Senior Development Advisor for High Potential Start-ups at Enterprise Ireland
5.10pm-5.30pm: Q&A / Concluding Remarks