Irish Industry Leaders Line up for Free Conference on doing Business in the Cloud

national | miscellaneous | press release Tuesday April 17, 2012 18:38 by Laura Farrell - Dublin City University laura.farrell at dcu dot ie

Dublin City University team up with Microsoft to host the free National Conference on Cloud Computing and Commerce as part of National Cloud Week.

DCU invites Irish technology decision makers, entrepreneurs, SMEs and start-ups to the Helix, DCU for Get Digital: The National Conference on Cloud Computing and Commerce. This free event will take place on 25th April between 1pm and 6pm. 15 business leaders and experts will speak on cloud computing and the commercial opportunities for Irish businesses and the Irish economy. Cloud computing is one of the fastest growing segments and a significant part of the overall market for information technology and services and can reduce both the upfront and maintenance costs for ICT in most businesses.

IRISH INDUSTRY LEADERS LINE UP FOR FREE CONFERENCE ON DOING BUSINESS IN THE CLOUD

Dublin City University team up with Microsoft to host the free National Conference on Cloud Computing and Commerce as part of National Cloud Week.

17 April 2012:

DCU invites Irish technology decision makers, entrepreneurs, SMEs and start-ups to the Helix, DCU for Get Digital: The National Conference on Cloud Computing and Commerce. This free event will take place on 25th April between 1pm and 6pm. 15 business leaders and experts will speak on cloud computing and the commercial opportunities for Irish businesses and the Irish economy. Cloud computing is one of the fastest growing segments and a significant part of the overall market for information technology and services and can reduce both the upfront and maintenance costs for ICT in most businesses.

Speakers include Paul Rellis (Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland), Colm Lyon, (CEO, Realex), Mark Kellett (CEO, Magnet Networks), Professor John Mooney (Pepperdine University), Anthony Quigney (Director, Dell Solutions Centres) and technology entrepreneur, sean O’Sullivan, Ireland’s newest “Dragon”. Attendees will also benefit from insights from panelists from PayPal, 3V, Sage Ireland and Deloitte, amongst others.

“Ireland is fortunate to have so many leading cloud companies based here. With the establishment of the Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce and events like this conference and National Cloud Week, we will help position Ireland for future job growth and innovation, at home and abroad,” said Dr. Theo Lynn, Principal Investigator and Business Research Theme Leader at the Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce. “As Ireland’s ‘University of Enterprise’, DCU is both committed to the Cloud and university-industry collaboration which is reflected in the speakers from both industry and academia at the National Conference on Cloud Computing and Commerce.”

The conference is being held by Dublin City University, with the support of Microsoft as part of National Cloud Week. National Cloud Week has been designed by Microsoft to further raise awareness of the role that Cloud Computing can play in helping to drive economic growth, support job creation and to deliver savings and efficiencies in both the public and private sector in Ireland.
Commenting on National Cloud Week and the conference at Dublin City University, Paul Rellis, Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland said: “By creating a week of activities designed to raise awareness and educate further about the relevance of Cloud to businesses, in education, to the non- profit sector and the public sector we hope that it will bring renewed momentum to the adoption of Cloud in Ireland. We’re delighted to be working with Dublin City University in the lead up to the week and to support their plans to host a conference focused on Cloud Computing. I’d encourage business people, large or small, to register and avail of the information from the cloud experts speaking on the day – it’s going to be a very informative event.”

The event is organised by Techspectations, DCU Business School’s digital outreach programme, and the new Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce, both located at DCU Business School, and is supported by Microsoft and North Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

The National Conference on Cloud Computing is free of charge and open to the public. Places are limited. For further details and to register, visit www.nc4.ie.

ENDS

For Further Information:
Laura Farrell
0877731036
laura.farrell@dcu.ie

Appendix: Conference Programme

1315 – 1400 Registration and Networking
1400 - 1410 Conference Opening: Dr. Theo Lynn (Principal Investigator and Business Research Theme Leader, Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce)
1410 - 1425: “Beware the Guy with the JCB…He Does Not Like Clouds” - Mark Kellett, CEO, Magnet Networks & Vice President, North Dublin Chamber of Commerce
1425 – 1440: “Cloud Computing: From its origin in Boston to its future in Ireland” - sean O’Sullivan (Managing Director, SOS Ventures and Avego)
1440 – 1505: “The Silver Lining of Cloud Computing and How to Find It" – Prof. John Mooney (Research Fellow, Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce/Pepperdine University/MIT)
1505 – 1525: “The Future of Payment” – Colm Lyon (CEO, Realex Payments and Carapay)
1525 – 1600: “The Future of Commerce in the Cloud” Panel Moderated by Ray Walshe (Architecture Theme Leader, Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce)
• Deborah Lynch (Developer Technical Services, EMEA Manager, PayPal)
• David Murray (CEO, Argento Partners)
• Kieron Guilfoyle (CEO, 3V)
• Brian Lee (Security Theme Leader, Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce)
• Richard Bowden (COO, Cloud Consulting)
1600 – 1620: Coffee Break
1620 – 1710: “Accelerating Cloud Adoption” Panel Moderated by Professor Nicholas O’Regan (Research Fellow, Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce/University of West England)
• Paul Rellis (Managing Director, Microsoft Ireland)
• Prof John Morrison (Service Lifecycle Theme Leader, Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce)
• Gerry Murray (CEO, Fort Technologies)
• Conor Murphy (Director of Technology Integration, Deloitte)
• Dr. Constantin Gurdgiev (Economist and Director, St. Columbanus AG)
• Liam Mullaney (CEO, Sage Ireland)
1705-1720: Stephen Moffatt (Cloud Computing Leader, IBM Ireland)
1720-1735: “Cloud Solutions” - Anthony Quigney (Director, Dell Solutions, Dell)
1735 – 1755: “Cloud: The Enabler” - Paul Rellis (MD, Microsoft Ireland)
1755 – 1800: Closing