May 20, 2025
Dargan Theatre, Trinity Business School, Dublin, Ireland
The Irish Startup Conference 2025 gathered Startup Founders, CXOs, Investors, and more, from across Ireland.
This event was hosted by Startup Network Europe, an Irish Company that has hosted 225+ events in 50+ European Cities since 2021. Our previous events include The European AI Conference 2024, which was hosted in Google’s European HQ in Dublin.
This event was sponsored by Microfinance Ireland, J.P. Morgan Workplace Solutions, Hubspot for Startups, and Enterprise Ireland.
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AGENDA
3:00pm-3:20pm: Registration & Networking
3:20pm-3:30pm: Introductions
- Martina Fitzgerald, CEO of Scale Ireland
- Adam Patrick Fulham, Founder of Startup Network Europe
3:30pm-5:00pm: Panel Discussions
Panel #1, 3:30pm-4:00pm: Founders & CEOs
Topic: “Building Scalable Companies in Ireland: Learnings & Advice”
- Jac Dunne, CEO of Dimply
- Karen Clince, Founder & CEO of Tigers Childcare
Panel #2, 4:00pm-4:30pm: VCs & Ecosystem Innovation Leaders
Topic: “Navigating the Irish Startup Ecosystem: Present & Future”
- Kevin Sherry, Interim CEO of Enterprise Ireland
- Nicola McClafferty, Partner at Molten Ventures
- Aileen Hayes, Managing Director of Endeavor Ireland
- Andreea Wade, General Partner at Delta Partners VC
- Saurabh Kumar, Venture Capital Principal at Sure Valley Ventures
Panel #3, 4:30pm-4.45pm: Funding Spotlight
- Padraig Coffey, CEO of Zartis
- Matthew Coffey, CEO & Co-Founder of SQUID
Panel #4, 4:45pm-5.00pm: Industry Spotlight – Irish Health Tech Leaders
- Michelle Tierney, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer at SymPhysis Medical
- Dr. Brendan Boland, Founder and Executive Chairperson at Loci Orthopaedics
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