Dara Calleary, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation

Minister Calleary is responsible for promoting responsible and sustainable trade, ensuring fair and better regulation for all businesses, and that markets work effectively for consumers and for the economy as a whole. He also has a specific focus in the continued digital transformation of enterprise and ensuring Ireland maintains or improves its position of 5th in the DESI and remains a digital frontrunner at the heart of Europe.

Dr. Orla Flynn, ATU President
Dr Orla Flynn was appointed inaugural President of Atlantic Technological University in April 2022, having served two years as President of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. Prior to this Dr Flynn was Vice President for External Affairs at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) for six years, and previous academic leadership roles in CIT included Head of CIT Crawford College of Art & Design and Head of School of Humanities.   

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Dr Flynn commenced her academic career as a Lecturer in Computer Science, holding undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Mathematical Physics and Computer Science from University College Cork, an MA in Management in Education from Waterford Institute of Technology, and a PhD from the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick. She is a current Director on the Board of HEANet and has previously held Director positions on both Cork and Galway Chambers of Commerce.

Dr Meghann Drury-Grogan, MC & Head of Department for Enterprise and Technology at the School of Business, ATU Galway City

Dr Meghann Drury-Grogan is Head of Department for Enterprise and Technology at the School of Business, Atlantic Technological University in Galway City, managing and teaching on multiple undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, developing programs and strategic relationships with industry and academic partners, and building research capacity within the school. 

Graham Baitson

Graham is a pragmatic and creative leader, conference speaker, online influencer, technologist, and full-stack software engineer with experience in developing and managing innovative and scalable commercial solutions across a range of emerging technologies and verticals. Possessing in-depth experience of problem-solving, product creation, and driving change, his passion is to work with diverse teams to formulate effective future strategies and develop creative products that increase revenue, drive new growth opportunities, enable a high performing culture of successful innovation capabilities and practices, and affect people's lives in a positive way.

Brian Hanly

Brian Hanly is the co-founder and CEO of Brightbeam. Brightbeam helps enterprises gain advantage through AI by transforming how humans and technology collaborate to deliver superior experiences and unparalleled productivity. Brian is passionate about helping companies and employees be the best they can be, he has set Brightbeam's mission to "Be the most helpful company in the world".   Brian is also the co-founder of Ticketsolve, a SAAS ticketing platform, and Emergn, a Digital Transformation and Product Engineering specialist.