Dermot Casey talks Irish Business, Research, Development and Innovation

In this episode, Finbarr and Erin welcome Dermot Casey, CEO of the Industry Research and Development Group (IRDG). The conversation centres on the IRDG, a collaborative innovation network led by businesses striving for excellence in research, development, and innovation across various industries.

IRDG is a non-profit business network, representing, supporting and connecting hundreds of companies engaged in research and innovation nationally. Over the last two years, IRDG launched the Innovative Skillnet, Ireland's Innovation Index and the Amplify Conference.

Dermot became CEO in January 2022. He joined IRDG from Resolve Partners a leading Innovation Consultancy where he built accelerators, supported fundraising, and worked with founders, researchers, Universities, and Corporates.

Over his career, he’s ranged from investing and supporting deep technology companies in NDRC, as COO growing Storyful from 2 to 35 staff and over a decade in technical and management roles in GE. Dermot has been an adjunct lecturer in Strategy, Innovation and Digital Transformation at the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, UCD.

Dermot is a Board Member of the National Standards Authority of Ireland and was a director of the Festival of Curiosity from 2017-2023. He holds an MBA and a BSc in Computer Science from UCD.

https://www.irdg.ie/about-irdg/

This episode was produced by the KBS Digital Hub-Grzegorz Rogala