Events

Events

Upcoming Events

  • Improving Your Food Business Operations

    Join us for a one hour online workshop to learn how simple digital tools can improve your food businesses operations.

    During this online workshop, I’ll be sharing how digital tools can be used across various work areas to help food businesses overall performance.

    Other speakers on the day include:

    • Marion Crowley, General Manager, West Cork Biscuit Company
    • Hayley Milthorpe, CEO The Cultured Food Company Limited

    Book your space here

    26 Sep 23

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Past Events

  • Tech Connect Live

    “Digitalisation in Small Business: How Digitalisation can Transform your Business Processes”

    I look forward to speaking at the Tech Connect event on the Sales, Digital Marketing Stage on 14th September where I’ll be  drawing on years of experience working with SMEs on Digitalisation, sharing learnings on how SMEs can begin the Digital Transformation journey. I’ll also share some examples of real case studies on how Irish SMEs have improved their business workflows through digitalisation. I will also present the recent research findings I was involved in on the Enablers and inhibitors to Digital transformation in Micro Business and discuss the Digital Transformer Archetypes.

    Read the full Tech Connect Agenda here.

    14 Sep 23

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  • How Digitalisation can help Small business survive and thrive

    Delighted to have the opportunity to share my knowledge and experience with the members of Biznesa efektivitates asociacija / Business Efficiency Association in Latvia about the topic “How Digitalisation can help Small business survive and thrive”.

    12 Jul 23

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  • Recruitment & Retention - Investing In the Right People For Your Business

    Looking forward to speaking alongside Andrew Webb, Caroline Reidy and Noel Davidson looking at the best ways to retain talent and recruit new employees for now and the future of your business.

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    15 Jun 23

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  • From Paper to Digital: Empowering SME Food Producers to improve Business Operations with simple Digital Tools

    Join us for an insightful event on how simple digital tools can enhance SME food businesses’ operational performance. I will be speaking on the basics of digital in food business operations and will share real-life examples  as well as discussing the digital tools that can be used across various work areas to improve operational performance.

     

    Date: May 17th
    Location: Online
    Time: 3.30pm-4.30pm

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    17 May 23

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  • EU Into Digital Forum

    Delighted to have the opportunity to speak at the EU Into Digital Forum on May 12th.

    I’ll be taking part in the session on “How can I improve my success with Digital transformation”

    12 May 23

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  • The Benefits of Digitalisation for Micro-enterprises - Dublin

    Come along on the 21st March to Fishamble St, Wood Quay, and join us for the discussion on the digitalisation in micro enterprises and hear some success stories where businesses have been transformed through use of digital tools.

    Location: Wood Quay Venue, Fishamble St, Wood Quay, Dublin 8

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    21 Mar 23

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  • Unlock Greater Efficiency and Growth with Digital Tools - Online

    During this virtual event, I covered the following topics:

      – Introduction to Digitalisation
      – Entry level Digital Tools
      – 1 or 2 Case studies including local Tipperary Businesses
      – Digitalisation summary
      – Q and A with local business representative (1 or 2) re. featured local case study
      – Discussion / wrap up
    10 Mar 23

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  • Discover the Benefits of Digitalisation for Food Manufacturers - Cork

    It was great to be involved in Enterprise Week with lots of events taking place. In Cork on March 9th, I spoke about the benefits of digitalisation for food manufacturers. The topics covered included:

    -Introduction to Digitalisation, including entry level digital tools
    -Look at ‘some specific digital tools that have been deployed in food businesses
    -Enablers and inhibitors of digital transformation in Micro Business
    -Guide you through local success stories
    -Q&A with businesses who have been on this journey

     

    9 Mar 23

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  • Supporting Businesses in the Digital World - Clare

    I was delighted to join the panel of speakers on 7th March in Shannon to discuss the Digital Start program and the impact it’s had on small and micro businesses. We took at look at some of the success stories from this initiative and shared information on the programme.

    7 Mar 23

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  • Digital & Green Forces are Shaping Our Future - Waterford LEO Webinar

    This event which kicked off Enterprise Week focused on making working life easier by looking at best practice in Lean methodologies and Digital Innovations to help simplify and streamline businesses to ensure smooth operational success.

    Topics covered:

    – Introduction to Digitalisation, including entry level digital tools to aid your business
    – Look at ‘How company’s do what they do’ and the results which will free you up to focus on ‘What you Do best’.
    – Enablers and inhibitors of Digital transformation in Micro Business
    – Guide you through local success stories
    – Q&A opportunity

    Venue: Online

    6 Mar 23

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  • Improving Your Food Business Operations

    Join us for a one hour online workshop to learn how simple digital tools can improve your food businesses operations.

    During this online workshop, I’ll be sharing how digital tools can be used across various work areas to help food businesses overall performance.

    Other speakers on the day include:

    • Marion Crowley, General Manager, West Cork Biscuit Company
    • Hayley Milthorpe, CEO The Cultured Food Company Limited

    Book your space here

    26 Sep 23

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Upcoming Events

  • Reinvigorate with Digital

    Delighted to participate in a great discussion on using Digitalisation Tools and Techniques to improve Business performance. Thanks to organiser Ivan McCutcheon from the Cork Local Enterprise Office. Special thanks to Steve Hartnett from Profix Maintenance Services and John Harrison from JFH Jewels who shared their experiences on the digitalisation journey. Thanks to all attendees for joining us.

    10 Mar 22
    Cork

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  • Grow your business with digital tools

    Reboot is a co-operative collaboration designed to assist the recovery of rural businesses and social enterprises in the aftermath of the Covid19 pandemic and Brexit economic disruption.  Reboot provides a programme of FREE tailored training, skills development, expert 1:1s and networking opportunities in Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo.

    During this in-person live event, I spoke to the group about  how to transform CX/streamline their business using digitalisation along with expert speakers Ailish Irvine and Mark Loftus the Founder of PaddyBox. Joan Mulvihill from Siemens Ireland MC’d and moderated the panel discussion.

    12 May 22
    Co. Mayo

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  • University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) Awards

    As a member of our research team, I was delighted to attend the University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) conference in Amsterdam in June and present our paper on Digitalisation In Irish Micro Businesses. We were honoured to have been chosen as runners up in the Outstanding Research category.

    Thanks to Anuragini Shirish and Anaya Kumar, for providing me with the opportunity to represent our team. I congratulate the University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) team on putting on a fantastic, well organized conference with many inspiring presentations. A variety of topics were presented by participants from all over the world, and it was great to meet such a diverse group of individuals. Thanks to Meath County Council and Momentum Educate + Innovate again for their support to the Spanning Boundaries Project.

    13 Jun 22

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  • University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN) Conference

    I was delighted to head back to Amsterdam to present our research into Digitalisation in Irish Micro Business. Special thanks to lead researcher Anuragini as well as fellow researcher Anaya and thanks also to the Local Enterprise Offices clients and representatives, fellow mentors as well as Enterprise Ireland representatives that participated in this important research.

    13 Jun 22

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  • FREE Information Event for Longford Businesses

    Free Information Event for Longford based business owners. 

    It was great to attend this in-person information event for Longford Chamber on June 22nd, 6.30pm at Longford Rugby Club providing tips and tricks on the topic of digitalisation.

    22 Jun 22

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  • Digital Start Information Session - Longford

    It was great to speak about digitalisation for small and micro businesses and how it can help SMEs improve their workflows, converting from paper based or manual systems to more efficient simplified digital processes recently at the Connected Hubs in Edgeworthstown, Longford.

    12 Jul 22

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  • Digitisation for your business - Carlow Local Enterprise Office

    Delighted to speak at this Local Enterprise Office seminar held on 14th July 2022 to discuss digitisation in businesses and to introduce the Local Enterprise Office Digital Start Voucher.

    Watch back here 

    14 Jul 22

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  • TechConnect LIVE

    TechConnect Live is Ireland’s largest annual business and technology exhibition for Micro, SME and Enterprise level companies. The event, which is supported by Ibec and the Small Firms Association (SFA) creates a marketplace for a wide range of SMEs experiencing rapid growth.

    It was great to speak at this event to an engaged audience on the topic of Digitalisation in Small Business and How Digitalisation Can Transform Your Business Processes.

    13 Sep 22

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  • Improving your Business - LEAN for Micro Information Event September 2022

    Business efficiency is essential in this challenging economic climate. During this free webinar, I shared some tips on how lean management can increase your competitiveness by reducing waste and improving business processes.

    15 Sep 22

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  • Digital Start Information Session - Offaly

    This webinar covered the opportunity that digitalisation presents for small and micro businesses in helping SMEs improve their workflows, converting from paper based or manual systems to more efficient simplified digital processes. Applying best practices, Lean methodologies, and Digital Innovations to simplify and streamline your business processes to maximise your business performance.

    It was great to speak at this Offaly event and share my recent experiences with various digitalisation projects across a range of businesses.

    25 Oct 22

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