The Irish Tech News Podcast

Ronan is at the Dublin Tech Summit and this is the second of his two Dublin Tech Summit Podcasts. He caught up with Claudia Reuter and Max Kelly from Techstars who tell him a bit more about Techstars and what they do. They also talk about what they look for in startups that want to take part in their various programs.

Ronan is at the Dublin Tech Summit and he met up with Sarah Welch the CMO of CarGurus. Sarah tells Ronan how CarGurus started, what they do, why their European HQ in Dublin is so important to them, and that they are looking to recruit more people.

Ronan talks to Paul Healy the CEO of Skillnet Ireland. Paul talks about his background, what Skillnet does, and reskilling and upskilling. Paul also talks about what ICT skills employers are looking for, and Skillnet’s core focus.

The Philadelphia Molecular Science Laboratory has recently discovered the Irish Gene and Ronan spoke to Professor John Weinberger one of the members of the team who discovered this gene. Professor Weinberger talks about his background, how the Irish Gene was discovered and what it is. Professor Weinberger also talks about the benefits of having this gene and the new smartphone app that they have developed.

Ronan talks to Leo Cullen the Co-founder of Will Vault. Leo talks about his background, his time down in the NDRC Portershed in Galway, and what Will Vault does. Leo also talks about why Ireland needs a wills register and the survey that Royal London did last year.

On International Woman’s Day Ronan talks to Tracy O’Rourke the CEO and co-founder of Vivid Edge. Tracy talks about her background, what Vivid Edge does and why sustainability has become big. Tracy also gives some simple tips that businesses can use to become more energy efficient and talks about the 2019 Cartier Woman's Initiative Award that she is nominated for.

Ronan talks to David Russell the Chief Executive of Host Ireland Business Broadband. David talks about his background, how Host Ireland Business Broadband has grown. David also talks about Ireland’s National Broadband Plan, and how could it have been handled better.

Ronan talks to Patrick Lynn from Harvey Nash who runs the devops meet up Test Heads which used to be known as Ministry of Tesing. Patrick talks about the meet up which has been going since 2016 and the job opportunities in the devops area.

Ronan talks to Mark Curtis the co-founder of the Fjord design agency which was acquired by Accenture in 2013. As Fjord release their Fjord Trends 2019 report, Mark talks about what Fjord do, the latest Fjord Trends Report and what it’s key findings are.

Ronan talks to Owen Pendlebury and Ross Spelman from Deloitte Ireland before they talk at the latest Harvey Nash Dublin Tech Talks Meetup Owen and Ross talk about security, new regulations including GDPR and what they will be talking about at the Harvey Nash Dublin Tech Talks Meetup.