Schedule
Day 0 - 19 November
13:30 - 14:00 GMT
Registration
14:00 - 16:00 GMT
EU|BIC Essentials Deep Dive #3 Incubation Services for Open Innovation
Private session
EBN Board Meeting
In collaboration with EU-LAC Digital Accelerator (EU-LAC Digital Accelerator is funded by the European Union)
16:00 - 16:15 GMT
Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:45 GMT
Showcasing EU|BIC Furthr: Best Practices and Success Stories
- The Challenge of being an EU|BIC
- Managing Success: Transforming Furthr’s Acceleration Activity
- It’s all about the money: Furthr’s Funding Solutions
Richard Watson
Furthr VC
John Phelan
Furthr
Majella Murphy
Furthr
Martin Murray
Furthr
@Local Pub
Evening
Socialising and networking
Day 1 - 20 November
09:00 - 9:30 GMT
Registration
CHAPTER I
The Impact of Digital Transformation and AI on EU|BICs
Martin Murray
Furthr
Rosemary Ward
EU|BIC Propelor
Libor HoÅ™ení
EU|BIC JIC
Emre Yıldız
DIGIAGE
Dario Mazzella
Amazon Web
Services
Marco Herbst
Evercam
10:45 - 11:00 GMT
Networking Break
09:45 - 10:05 GMT
Ice Breaker: Meet the Audience
Interactive session to identify challenges, expectations, and plans in digital transformation.
10:05 - 10:45 GMT
Inspirational talk | Innovating Beyond Technology
Fireside Chat: Artificial Intelligence changes everything
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Kieran McCorry
Microsoft
Parallel Sessions I | INNOVATE
11:50 - 12:00 GMT
Coffee Break and Session Transition
11:00 - 11:50 GMT
Session 1A:
Digitalising EU|BIC Processes and Tools
JIC AI-enabled mentoring support platform, Mentoris
Digital Knowledge and Skills for Innovative Startups.
12:00 - 12:50 GMT
Parallel Sessions II | ACCELERATE
Session 2A:
AI from Start up to Scale up
Session 2B:
A spotlight on the Adapt Centre, Trinity College
EU AI Act and the Ethical Canvas: What to consider when building AI into processes and workflow, the risks, regulation and how it affects human rights.
12:50 - 14:30 GMT
13:40 - 14:20 GMT
Lunch
Meet Innovative EU|BIC Clients
Small group visits to innovative EU|BIC clients at GEC.
CHAPTER II
The Role of Digital Transformation and AI for EU|BIC Clients
14:30 - 15:10 GMT
Keynote | Technology and Business Model Innovation
Demystifying AI and its impact on enterprises.
Fergal McGovern
Visible Thread
15:10 - 16:00 BST
Parallel Sessions III | TRANSFORM
Session 3A:
Public Sector Collaboration in Digital Transformation
Case Study: BIND GovTech
A Spotlight on The Innovation Exchange
Brian Kennedy
Expeleo
Eugene Smith
TIE
16:00 - 16:30 GMT
Networking Break
16:30 - 17:20 GMT
Parallel Sessions IV | ACCELERATE
Impact of AI on the Gaming Industry
Emmet O'Neill
Story Toys
Chris Murphy
Bluedrop
Medical
Elaine Reynolds
Black Shamrock
Session 4A:
AI in Creative Industries
Mary O’ Riordan
HaPPE
In collaboration with EIC Communities
Barry Scannell
William Fry
John Phelan
Furthr Investor
Network
Paul Anglim
GEC
17:20 - 17:45 GMT
Wrap-up & Announcement of EBN Techcamp 2025
Laura Lecci
EBN
17:45 - 18:30 GMT
Meet Innovative EU|BIC Clients
Small group visits to innovative EU|BIC clients at GEC.
19:30 - 23:00 GMT
EBN 40th Anniversary Networking Dinner
Day 2 - 21 November
09:30 - 09:50 GMT
CHAPTER III
The Impact of Digital Transformation and AI on Investors/VCs
09:50 - 10:00 GMT
Keynote
TBA
TBA
10:00 - 10:20 GMT
Inspirational Talk
Prof. Alan Smeaton
Dublin City University
10:20 - 11:20 GMT
Session V | TRANSFORM
Start-Up Investing in an AI-enabled world. Exploring the New World of Investing and AI Criteria.
Nick Sgobba
Evalify
Barry Downes
Sure Valley Ventures
11:20 - 11:50 GMT
Networking Break
In collaboration with EY
11:50 - 12:40 GMT
Parallel Sessions VI | INNOVATE
Session 6B:
Investing in AI Healthcare
The trends, challenges and opportunities.
Richard Watson
Furthr VC
12:40 - 13:15 GMT
Closing Activity & Remarks
Laura Lecci
EBN
Martin Murray
Furthr
