The AtlanTec Festival, Ireland’s annual tech community festival, has started today, with three summits taking place at University of Galway next week.
Over 300 business leaders and expert technology developers are expected to attend the University summits over the next two weeks.
Speakers across the three summits include: Dr Rachel Finn of Trilateral Research; Dr Adrian Byrne, Idiro Analytics; and former Ireland rugby player and leadership development consultant Philip Matthews.
The festival, supported by University of Galway, is organised by the non-profit association itag (Innovation Technology AtlanTec Gateway).
Now in its ninth year, this year’s theme is ‘Connected Future – Unlocking the Potential of a Digitally Connected World’.
A packed programme of events includes group meet-ups, talks, sporting events and an ‘unconference’ which looks at equity of opportunity and urges the participants to lead and drive the agenda.
Key highlights of the festival will also include the AI Summit, Cloud Native Summit and Tech Leaders’ Summit, which will be co-hosted by University of Galway on May 17 and 18, 2023.
On the morning of May 17, the AI Summit will explore how Artificial intelligence is driving a wave of innovation in IT and everyday lives.
The ever-evolving challenge for businesses to establish best practice in aligning AI with ethical and societal values will also be examined.
On May 17, the Cloud Native summit will explore an area which promises more speed and agility to organisations and delve into where to start with cloud migration and how to avoid common pitfalls.
On May 18, the Tech Leaders’ Summit will bring together industry leaders, academia and experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in leadership, innovation and technology.
There will be a focus on refining leadership for the ever-evolving future, enabling businesses to thrive in an environment of constant change and disruption.
Professor Jim Livesey, Vice-President for Research at University of Galway, said that Ireland is the second largest exporter of computer and IT services in the world.
“The west of Ireland is a vibrant hub for digital and technology innovation companies. The AtlanTec Festival is our annual opportunity to showcase this excellence and innovativeness while bringing our tech community together.”
The festival is supported by Avaya, Cisco, Fidelity Investments, Genesys, HPE, itag Skillnet, University of Galway, Storm Technology, and others.
For more information on the AtlanTec Festival visit https://atlantec.ie/
