Mid-East Tech Cluster

***NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH***

LOCAL ENTERPRISE WEEK

Monday 6th March, 2023

5.30pm to 7.30pm

Location: MERITS, Naas

The Local Enterprise Offices of Kildare, Wicklow and Meath are delighted to invite you to join the Mid-East Tech Cluster to celebrate the diverse and vibrant culture of our tech sector.

The meeting will be hosted in MERITS - Mid-Eastern Regional Innovation Think Space.

We are delighted to welcome anyone active in the region's tech sector. You may be part of a tech start-up, an employee in a tech multi-national, an established business owner or someone with a business idea. This is your opportunity to learn, network and join in the ambition of our region.

Behind the scenes we have been working on our own digital product, and we're ready to share it with you....almost!

We've invited 2 incredible speakers to join us, both highly successful entrepreneurs and both have been a great support to us in developing this product.

Colm Reilly, OCO Global

Dr. Colm Reilly is the Director of OCO Global which he joined after leaving PA Consulting in 2016. Colm led the PA Consulting global practice in Trade and Investment for 15 years. During this timeframe, he managed the European Investment activities for JETRO (Japanese Trade and Investment Agency), UK Trade and Investment (Managing Director 2010 – 2016), Tennessee State, British Columbia, and the establishment of a new SME Trade and Investment Hub between the UK and Israel, UK and Sweden and UK and India.

He is currently an advisor to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on SME development and to the European Investment Bank on approaches to take place in developing SMEs in North Africa. Colm also leads the Trade Development programme for SMEs in the US state of Virginia.

Fin Murphy, The StartUp.com

Fin Murphy's background is customer experience, helping brands grow revenue and reduce cost through seamless engagement models.

Fin is co-founder of Enterprise Ireland-backed The StartUp.com

Registration and refreshments 5:30-5:45pm

Attendance is free for businesses based in Kildare, Wicklow and Meath.

Please note that booking for the event is required and that places are limited.

Image and video content may be recorded at this event, please inform a member of our team via localenterprise@kildarecoco.ie before the event if you do not wish to be included/identifiable.