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The AI Impact Summit in association with EY brings together senior business leaders, technology experts and policymakers to get ahead of the biggest shift in business right now - how artificial intelligence is reshaping organisations, industries and the wider economy.
This event is dedicated to leaders designing a more thoughtful, human centred future with AI. With a fast‑paced mix of keynotes, panels and real‑world case studies, the summit shows how AI is moving beyond pilots and experimentation into enterprise‑wide adoption. Expect practical insights on what it takes to lead through the change - new decision models, new skills, and the hard calls behind responsible innovation.
We’ll cover the topics that matter right now:
Making AI Work for Ireland
Agentic Transformation at Global Scale: Lessons from the Frontier
Is this the end of enterprise software?
From Prompts to Agents: The New Workflow Revolution
Money Talks: CFOs on Making AI Pay Off
Ireland’s AI Bet: Startups, Capital and the Future the C Suite Can’t Ignore
Design Thinking Workshops
Ethics & Responsible AI: When the Hard Calls Hit the P&L
Doing to Directing: Redesigning the Human Role
The Public Sector’s AI Moment: Trust, Pace and the New Expectations
Deirdre Ahern Professor in Law, Director of Technologies, Law & Society Research Group, Trinity College Dublin
Jonathan Hyland CTO Work Human
Malcolm Byrne TD Chair of Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Bronagh Riordan EY Ireland AI & Data Partner
Brian Dillion Head of IT, Central Bank of Ireland
Conor Moynagh Head of VC, Hub Spot
Mike Webster Head of Digital Innovation, DCC plc
Niamh Smyth Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation
Declan Faller AI Business Solutions Lead, Microsoft
Emily Castles Co-Founder & CPTO, Boundless (acquired by Payoneer)
Karina Doorley Associate Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute
Micheal Cordner Co-Founder and CTO, Jentic
Michael McNamara Member of European Parliament, Renew Europe
Nuala Bryce AI Programme Manager, daa
Peter Barry Director of Forward Impact Engineering at Pfizer
Russell Banks Azure GTM Manager, Microsoft Ireland
Keynote speaker
John Whittaker, Global EY AI Platform Lead
John Whittaker, an AI visionary at EY, has played a pivotal role in developing technology products in Generative AI, machine learning, and data analytics domains. He brings over three decades of experience working with global organizations, showcasing deep domain expertise and technology leadership. In both current and past roles, he has consistently mentored teams and executed strategic, transformative initiatives aligned with clear business goals.
Bronagh Riordan, EY Ireland AI & Data Partner
Bronagh Riordan is a Partner in the AI and Data Practice at EY Ireland, where she helps clients to navigate the complexities of the modern business landscape and achieve their strategic objectives through AI-enabled business transformations. She is also Chair of the Industry Steering Board for CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI and European Digital Innovation Hub for AI in Ireland, as well as a member of the Government of Irelands AI Advisory Council.
Bronagh has more than 20 years’ experience in data, analytics and AI and has held a range of senior positions across industry, where she was responsible for developing data, analytics & AI strategies, transforming data, analytics & AI capability and delivering impactful data, analytics, AI and technology products.