it@cork Launch 7th Instalment with Stellar Speaker Line-Up
- First conference to have cyborg, Cyberpsychologist and robot on stage
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) making the impossible possible
- Biohacking our bodies with the next generation of embedded sensors
- 3D-printed organs and digital health devices changing how we deliver healthcare
The best and brightest in the tech world will descend on Cork on May 3rd for the 7th instalment of Tech Summit, hosted by it@cork, and held at Cork City Hall.
it@cork, which represents over 200 companies in the ICT sector in the region, have announced an impressive line-up for speakers for the event – including:
- Dr. Patrick Kramer, Chief Cyborg Officer and Bio-Hacker at VivoKey
- Berni Good, Cyberpsychologist
- John Hurley, Chief Technology Officer, RyanAir
- Professor Barry O’Sullivan, Founding Director, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, UCC
- Don O’Leary, Head of EU Operations / Ireland Country Lead, Stripe
Speaking at the launch, Gillian Bergin (Dell EMC), Co-Chair of Tech Summit and Director at it@cork,
“The rate at which future tech is transforming our lives is extraordinary. We are fortunate to live in a world where amazing innovation and opportunity lie ahead. But with great change comes great responsibility. We must ensure these deep technologies are exploited to their full potential, while being mindful of their psychological impact on how we work and live. This year’s event promises to be truly revelatory in terms of emerging AI technologies, augmented human ability and digital health innovation. Be prepared to open your mind to endless possibility.”
Themes that will be explored at the event include:
- Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Tech: AI is not new but the exponential rise in computer processing power is making the impossible possible. The Summit will explore how these technologies, along with crypto currencies, can reduce business costs, elevate success and finance business in new and exciting ways.
- Futures Psychology: Technology now flows through homes, schools, cars and even the human body. Attendees at this year’s event will get a chance to meet a live cyborg to see first-hand how humans can be augmented by biohacking with the next generation of embedded sensors and non-medical implants.
- Digital Health and Augmented Humans: Powerful computers and innovative minds are creating extraordinary things. This year’s speakers will discuss how digital and genomic technologies, 3D-Printed organs and facial-recognition therapies are converging to make healthcare and treatments more personalised and precise.
The Event
Tech Summit each year sees more technologies and more delegates travel from all over the country to listen to best-in-class speakers, get up close and personal with new technologies and network with industry peers.
Caroline O’Driscoll, Chair it@cork spoke of the success the event has experienced to date,
“The Tech Summit team continues to bring world class speakers to Cork. Speakers who give us a glimpse of the future, who push the envelope and who show how technology can and will transform our lives. The calibre of speakers lined-up is a testament to how well-regarded the event is, and to how the region is widely perceived as an established and growing tech hub. Technology is a powerful tool to enable and empower humankind. I continue to be impressed by what the it@cork team delivers year-on-year; from last year’s display of the most advanced bionics technology helping people’s mobility; to this year’s live on-stage implant of under-the-skin wearable technology to create Cork’s first official cyborg! I am excited to see this level of innovation on display in the region.”
Cork has a proven track record as an international location for investment, with strong clusters of investment in ICT, Life Sciences, and Global Business Services. As a university city with 35,000+ students, Cork boasts a ready supply of skills across many sectors. Cork is already home to over 60 International Technology Companies covering IC Design, manufacturing, software development and cybersecurity.
Denis Canty, Sr Director of Automation/AI Software Labs at McKesson and Co-chair of the event said
“We are at a unique point in history, accelerating toward an era of ubiquitous intelligence, where robotics, artificial intelligence and mankind are on a voyage to singularity. It may seem like “us” and “them” now, but our trust and acceptance will evolve the relationship to one which will seem normal to future generations. We own this path of destiny within each of us, but it’s our interactions and success at collaboration that will be the true enabler. The implant I will receive in my hand live on stage will allow me to test this hypothesis, I am beyond excited!”
There is something for everyone at this 1-day event which offers attendees excellent networking opportunities and the chance to personally experience the latest technology trends. The focus on futures psychology and biomedical this year adds a new element to the event.
Other organisations speaking on the day include axial3D, TechIreland, KPMG, Stripe, 8West, CIT, Trinity and OpenLitterMap.
Tickets are now on sale at www.techsummit.ie and are selling fast, so delegates are encouraged to book their seat to exploring the future as soon as possible.
