Managing IT like a Business is to research, develop and disseminate empirically proven and industry validated best practice for Digital Transformation.
Managing IT like a Business is to research, develop and disseminate empirically proven and industry validated best practice for Digital Transformation.
Managing IT like a Business is to research, develop and disseminate empirically proven and industry validated best practice for Digital Transformation.
Managing IT like a Business is to research, develop and disseminate empirically proven and industry validated best practice for Digital Transformation.
Join like-minded organisations who contribute industry and academic knowledge to transform the way organisations derive value from Digital Technologies
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Caroline Creamer
Dr. Marco Alfano
Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre
Dr. Michael Hanley
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8:30 am
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Registration & Coffee
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8:45 am
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Opening by Summit Co-Chairs Simon Hanratty and Zoe Ryan
CIO of Irish Life Group | Streaming Coordinator at RTÉ Sport
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8:50 am
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Directors Welcome: Prof. Markus Helfert
Director of Innovation Value Institute
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9:00 am
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Opening Address by Prof. Rachel Msetfi
Vice President Research and Innovation at Maynooth University
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9:20 am
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Opening Panel:
Advanced Digital Skills in a rapidly changing world - Can we win the race for talent?
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This panel explores how advanced digital skills fuel economic growth and competitiveness. With EU and Irish targets for digital literacy and innovation talent, it examines the rising demand for AI, data science, and digital transformation experts, alongside challenges for SMEs and gaps in lifelong learning. |
Caroline Creamer, Dr. Marco Alfano, Dr. Michael Hanley, Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre |
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10:00 am
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Coffee & Networking Break With Poster Display
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10:30 am
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Roundtable debate:
The Future of Digital Service Innovation | Bridging Al & Human-Centric Design
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This roundtable brings together experts to explore digital service innovation, focusing on AI, data, and human-centered design to enhance user experience, enable sustainability, and shape adaptable, service-driven business models. |
Caroline Creamer, Dr. Marco Alfano, Dr. Michael Hanley, Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Dr. Zohreh Pourzolfaghar, Prof. Markus Helfert |
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11:00 am
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Research symposium on Digital Transformation, AI and Data
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Researchers, students and early-career researchers are given a platform to present their work and facilitate discussion among experts across varying fields and institutions. |
Caroline Creamer, Dr. Marco Alfano, Dr. Michael Hanley, Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre |
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11:30 am
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Process Science in Action: Process Mining to Untangle, Discover, and Optimize Your Business
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Understand Process Mining: key techniques and real-world applications and challenges. Learn to analyse and optimize business processes, to use Process Mining tools, and how to leverage enhanced efficiency, compliance, and improved decision-making. |
Dr. Michael Hanley, Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Dr. Zohreh Pourzolfaghar |
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12:00 am
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Funding Innovation for SME's
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An engaging event focused on innovation and business growth for startups and SMEs looking to scale their businesses. We will explore the supports available for Irish business to turn their innovative ideas to working solutions. |
Caroline Creamer, Dr. Marco Alfano, Dr. Michael Hanley, Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Dr. Zohreh Pourzolfaghar, Prof. Markus Helfert |
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1:00 pm
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Networking Lunch & Poster Display
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2:00 pm
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Sustainable Cities and Urban Places: Digital Innovation, New European Bauhaus and Circular Strategies
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This workshop engages municipalities, businesses, and researchers in exploring digital transformation in Smart Cities and Regions, focusing on sustainable urban planning, circular design, and data-driven planning while addressing citizen engagement and cybersecurity challenges. |
Dr. Marco Alfano, Dr. Michael Hanley, Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre |
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2:20 pm
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Transforming Food & Beverage: Addressing Digitalization Challenges Across Europe
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This workshop engages Food and Beverage (F&B) Industry Leaders, Digital Transformation experts, and Key Stakeholders in an in-depth exploration of the challenges and barriers to digitalization in the F&B sector in Ireland and the EU. |
Dr. Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Dr. Michael Hanley, Dr. Marco Alfano |
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2:40 pm
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GoGreen Next: Pathways to Change for New Horizons
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A bespoke workshop for leaders. Reflections and adapting change. Practical tools to embed sustainability into your work by harnessing storytelling, positive language, future-thinking, and influence. |
Dr. Marco Alfano, Dr. Michael Hanley, Dr. Zohreh Pourzolfaghar |
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6:30 pm
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Presentation by Prof. Edward Gregg
Head of the RCSI School of Population Health
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4:50 pm
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Feedback From Sessions
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5:10 pm
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Wine & Canapé Selection
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8:30 am
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Registration & Coffee
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9:00 am
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Opening by Summit Co-Chairs Simon Hanratty & Zoe Ryan
CIO of Irish Life Group | Streaming Coordinator at RTÉ Sport
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9:06 am
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Directors Welcome: Prof Markus Helfert
Director of Innovation Value Institute
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9:15 am
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Welcome Address by Prof. Jan Vom Brocke
AIS President-Elect of the Association for Information Systems 2025-2028
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9:45 am
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Welcome Address by Minister of State for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment, Emer Higgins, T.D.
Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
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10:15 am
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Paul Delahunty
Chief Information Security Officer at Stryve
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10:35 am
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Dr. Tim Calahan, MS, MBA, DBA
Chief Technology Officer at Michigan Medicine
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10:55 am
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Colleen Fitzgerald
IT Director at Aramark
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11:15 am
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Q&A Panel with Morning Spotlight Speakers
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