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Pictured (from l-r): Eric Schurenberg, Editor-in-chief, Amplify Publishing Group; Angelika Sharygina, Political Researcher and Techfugees Ambassador; Michael Richards, Director of Policy, US Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center and Sean O hEigeartaigh, Director of the AI:Futures and Responsibility Programme, Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge.
Dublin Tech Summit returned for the seventh iteration of Europe’s fastest growing tech festival. We’ve selected some highlights from the Evolution stage where the focus was AI and humanity.
Dublin Tech Summit returned for the seventh iteration of Europe’s fastest growing tech festival which took place in the RDS on May 31st and June 1st this year.
The event hosted an impressive 8,000 attendees, with 70 nationalities represented from across the globe. Across the two days, guests were treated to panels, talks and keynotes from 200 speakers, 100 start-ups and even three AI robots.
The tech conference arrived at a crucial time for the sector: The recent industry contraction, and excitement balanced with fear regarding the rapid development of AI offered much discussion.
As well as hundreds of speakers, the event featured a showcase for 150 start-ups, a podcast booth for in-depth interviews with speakers, Desdemona – a humanoid robot, a pitch competition, a coding challenge and much more.
‘From Remote to AI: Charting the Future of Work in a Digital World.’
On the Evolution stage, thought leaders in the digital world discussed the theme, ‘From Remote to AI: Charting the Future of Work in a Digital World.’ Mark Jordan, Chief Strategy Officer, Skillnet Ireland spoke with Tracy Keogh, Co-founder, Grow Remote.
Mark Jordan, CSO, Skillnet, noted, ‘The Skillnet model is one we refer to as industry-led.’ In response to a questions on housing and remote working, he noted, ‘the emergence of regional hubs has been somewhat effective and more could be done to make them places that people really want to go.’
‘The Cybersecurity Conundrum: Balancing Protection with Privacy.’
Chad Skipper, Global Security Technologist, VMware; Christine Bejerasco, CISO, WithSecure; Onur Korucu, Vice President of Consulting EMEA | WomenTech Global Ambassador | IAPP Ireland Chapter Chair, TerzionDX and Shane Curran, Founder & CEO, Evervault formed a panel moderated by Rebecca Lee, Strategic Director, ClearStory International discussing, ‘The Cybersecurity Conundrum: Balancing Protection with Privacy.’
Shane Curran, Founder & CEO, Evervault noted, when talking about the speed at which technology and cyberthreat moves, ‘The moment new tech is released, a new threat is introduced.’
While Christine Bejerasco, CISO, WithSecure posed the question, ‘How do we build more tech that is easy to use and harder to abuse?’
Chad Skipper, Global Security Technologist, VMware said, when discussing how to avoid cyber threat, ‘Stop clicking on things! You don’t need all those free vouchers and stop storing your passwords in your browser!’
Claudia Gård, COO and Co-founder, Female Friendship App gofrendly
A fireside chat with Claudia Gård, COO and Co-founder, Female Friendship App gofrendly and Rebecca Lee, Strategic Director, ClearStory International was next. They discussed, ‘Founding a Company with a Stranger.’
Claudia Gård noted, ‘It’s super important to always listen to what the other person says because we know they’re coming from a good place when they’re making a decision.’
