Innovation Week
IT Sligo’s Enterprise & Innovation Week, Feb 22nd-25th 2010
Innovation Week Schedule
IT Sligo’s Enterprise & Innovation week’s schedule is now live and viewable in the attached PDF. This is an action-packed week of seminars, presentations and master-classes. We look forward to meeting you over the week!
IT Sligo’s Enterprise & Innovation Week is a week-long programme of seminars, workshops, events to promote innovation entrepreneurs and creativity. The Enterprise & Innovation Week’s Programme will formally launch in the Innovation Centre, IT Sligo on Monday 22 February. The programme was developed in partnership with Sligo’s County Development Board, Enterprise Ireland and the Western Development Commission.
The Enterprise & Innovation Week will run from the 22nd to the 25th of February 2010, and will feature over 20 events, including a number of international high-profile presenters. Some of the key note speaker includes:
- Danny McCoy, newly appointed Director General of the Irish Business & Employers Confederation (IBEC) will formally launch the week’s programme
- Larry Farrell, leading US author and expert on entrepreneurship
- Harry Grill, Corporate Partner, with global law firm K&L Gates, counsels clients on cross-border, strategic transactions and advises international businesses looking to establish a commercial presence in the United States.
- Seán Gallagher, Founder and CEO at Smart Homes and a Dragon on RTE’s Dragon’s Den
- Ian Brannigan, Development Executive with the Western Development Commission. Ian will be presenting the findings of the WDC’s recent report on the huge potential of the creative industry in the West of Ireland
- The final of Sligo VEC’s Dragon’s Den Competition.
IT Sligo’s President, Prof. Terri Scott, today announced the details of this exciting week of events and gave a call to companies, organisations and individuals in the Northwest to get involved and take advantage of this week of innovation.
“Our Enterprise and Innovation Week is a regional initiative supported by our enterprise, development and community partners. Through our Innovation Centre, IT Sligo provides the gateway for enterprise and entrepreneurs to access a wealth of expertise including expert staff, graduates, students and special facilities” commented Niall McEvoy, Head of Innovation at IT Sligo.
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