Wednesday 23rd October 2024, ICC Belfast

NI’s biggest technology event
is here: Big Data Belfast!

Analytics Engines are delighted to present Big Data Belfast 2024 and to announce that it will return to the ICC Belfast on Wednesday 23rd October 2024.

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The ideal opportunity for both business and data professionals to learn from and network with thought leaders about the incredible impact that data can have.

Speakers 2024

Alastair Allen

EY Ireland Partner; Head of Healthcare Technology

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Alastair is a Partner at EY Ireland and Head of Healthcare Technology. In this role, he leads initiatives focused on integrating digital, data and technology within the healthcare sector, aiming to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. His responsibilities include leading client delivery, driving innovation, and fostering strategic partnerships to help improve patient outcomes.

In addition to his role at EY, Alastair is also Board Member at openEHR UK reflecting his commitment to shaping the future of healthcare through open standards.

Prior to joining EY, Alastair was a founding member of a leading Electronic Medical Records Product. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, he supported the NHS’s response through his work on COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing and Vaccinations. He has also led several large scale interoperability projects across the NHS, including a shared care planning service across London.

Alastair holds a B.Sc. (First Class Hons) in Computer Science from Queen’s University Belfast.

Adele Brown

Director, Northern Ireland Executive’s Programme on Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime

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Adele Brown is Director of the Northern Ireland Executive’s Programme on Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime which came into being in 2015 following the Fresh Start Agreement agreed by the UK and Irish Governments.

It is the first initiative of its kind in Northern Ireland, providing an outcomes-focused, trauma-informed, public health approach to violence reduction. Adele has worked on issues relating to paramilitarism in Northern Ireland for over a decade.

Cormac McAteer

Senior Engineering Manager at Seagate

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Senior Engineering Manager of Seagate’s Springtown Global Factory IT team with a distinguished 29-year career at Seagate Technology, spanning production management, engineering, and IT leadership. Recognized for providing strategic guidance to a global IT team, specializing in AI & ML implementations and software development.

Proven ability to build strategic relationships, lead Smart Manufacturing initiatives, and collaborate with educational institutions to address industry challenges.

Andrew P. Ayres

Master Strategist for UK & Ireland at Hewlett-Packard

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Andrew currently works as a Master Strategist for UK & Ireland at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise – one of the world’s most innovative technology companies – where he advises clients, across a range of industries, on how they should leverage people, processes and technologies to spur their transformation and change agenda.

In his work, Andrew is able to draw from his extensive knowledge and experience spanning a broad range of related areas – such as Transformation, Edge to Multi-Cloud Technologies, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence – to advise boards and their teams on their optimal paths to success. In recognition of his expertise, he currently holds the position of Discussion Leader at HPE’s Customer Innovation Centre in London.

Before joining HPE, Andrew worked at Micro Focus (now OpenText) where he led the Advisory & Professional Services teams on a range of strategic client accounts – across Financial Services, Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing industries. Prior to this Andrew was a Senior Manager at the world’s leading technology research and consulting firm Gartner Inc. – spending 5 years supporting clients in the Arabian Gulf and 3 further years aligned to the Public Sector in the UK&I. This combined experience has given Andrew unique perspectives on what it takes to succeed, the pitfalls that are to be avoided along the way and the approaches and frameworks senior leaders should embrace and adopt to keep their critical technology programmes on track.

As a seasoned public speaker, throughout his career, Andrew has spoken at CIO and Digital Transformation events – aimed at senior business and technology leaders – across UK, Ireland and the broader EMEA region. Andrew qualified from University of London with a BSc in Biological Sciences, holds an M.B.A (with Distinction) from Manchester Business School and is in the final stages of his Ph.D at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). His doctoral research centres on the challenges of effectively governing the use of AI and Machine Learning in Heavily Regulated Industry contexts – such as Banking and Finance. Andrew is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) – an international, nonprofit, scientific society devoted to promoting research in, and responsible use of, artificial intelligence.

In terms of speaking engagements Andrew’s main focus at present is on raising awareness of the fact that humans are no longer the only ‘agent-type’ in the modern organisation. Instead, companies have become ‘socio-material assemblages’ made up of humans AND machines. In his view, modern firms (their strategies, policies and principles) still run on the outdated notion of ‘human-centricity’.

Andrew believes that this paradigm-shift towards ‘the second machine age’ renders most of the collective wisdom we hold on how best to manage, govern and optimise organisations – much less relevant and in some cases completely redundant. He also covers the all-important area of leveraging high-quality data – as the foundation stone to successful AI (and other) endeavours.

Andrew splits his time between London, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland with his wife, daughter and dog. Amongst other things, he is passionate about music, literature and cross-country mountain biking.

Steve Blanche

CTO at Ergo

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We are excited to announce Steve Blanche, CTO at Ergo will join us at Big Data Belfast 2024!

Steve creates and drives the technical direction and strategy for Ergo’s managed services business and leads Ergo’s consultants and their teams, delivering ICT solutions to corporate and enterprise customers.

In his role he manages and has grown, Ergo’s core specialisations in digital transformation, cloud adoption services and ICT strategies and was responsible for the development and growth of Ergo’s managed services business, currently servicing in excess of 400 customers who have outsourced various levels of IT services to Ergo.

Neil Bowden

AI Business Development Manager, Dell Technologies

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Neil Bowden brings extensive expertise from his work in the information technology and services industry, with deep knowledge in Sales, Data Centre, Storage Solutions, SaaS, and Pre-sales. He will provide invaluable insights into how AI is revolutionising industries today.

Experienced Sales Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Sales, Data Center, Storage Solutions, Software as a Service (SaaS), and Pre-sales. Strong information technology professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in BSc in Management of Information technology and Information systems from Dublin City University.

Stephanie Brooks

Head of Innovation

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Stephanie is Head of Innovation with 10+ years’ experience in academia, food manufacturing and food-tech.

With an undergraduate degree in Food Science and a PhD in Food Supply Chain Management, Stephanie has spent her career working in food manufacturing environments in a R&D capacity, as well as working on and managing several multi-million pound research projects while working for Queen’s University Belfast.

Stephanie has worked with Foods Connected for the several years, working on innovation projects and implementing the Trace Connected solution within the food industry.

Paul McCormick

Data & Analytics Delivery Manager

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Paul McCormick has over 15 years of extensive experience in data and analytics across multiple industries. At Danske Bank, as the Data & Analytics Delivery Manager, he has introduced many innovative solutions that have redefined data’s significance to the organisation. He oversees a skilled team focused on data engineering, analytics, and AI, helping turn data into strategic solutions and insights.

Shay Cullen

Partner at EY

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Data, Analytics & AI professional with several years experience across both industry and professional services organisations.

Passionate about all things Data & AI and a strong believer in leveraging data to drive competitive market advantage and organisational change.

Tim Cush

EY Ireland Partner and Head of Intelligent Automation

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Tim is a Partner in Technology Consulting, specialising in Digital and Emerging Technology, leading the Intelligent Automation team across the Island of Ireland.

Tim is an accomplished and experienced technologist, assisting our clients to understand how different technologies can help solve a wide range of different business problems.

Prior to joining EY Tim worked with another big 4 with a focus on Business/Digital Transformations, Programme & Project Delivery, Service Delivery and Strategy development and execution.

Tim holds a B.Sc. in Business Information Technology from Queen’s University Belfast.

Stephen Donnelly

Head of the Information Processing and Analytics Service at EMA

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Stephen is head of the Information Processing and Analytics service at the European Medicines Agency (EMA), responsible for the software platforms underpinning EMA’s role in the domain of Eudravigilance and data analytics. Last year, his team successfully implemented the first GPT-driven production system at any EU institution.

Prior to EMA, he was CIO at Spectral Energy, one of the top scale-ups in the Netherlands. Whilst based in Slovenia for more than a decade from 2006, he first ran his own nearshoring software consultancy and then led the Market Surveillance and Analytics team at the EU’s Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators.

Born and raised in County Down, Stephen has more than 25 years’ experience in providing data-driven software solutions within a multinational context. He holds a Masters in Engineering and Computer Science from Oxford University.

Jordan McDonald

Director of Data Science and AI Strategy

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Jordan is a Data Science leader with 10+ years of experience leading the development of AI applications to generate significant business value. He is also the co-founder of AI NI, a technology community group that has run over 25 AI events in Northern Ireland, helping supercharge the enthusiasm for local technologists on the topic. Jordan is currently the Director of Data Science & AI Strategy at Analytics Engines, where he shapes the overarching strategy to ensure that those technologies are used to delight the organisation’s clients.

Dr Scott Fischaber

Co-founder of Analytics Engines

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A proven leader and entrepreneur, Scott co-founded the company on the back of his research during his PhD at Queen’s University Belfast around image and signal processing. He has a strong engineering background and technical skills, which he uses to translate customer business requirements into technical solutions. Over the last 15 years he has grown the company from spin-out to a leading provider of analytics and AI solutions.

Scott is also a certified data ethics professional from the Open Data Institute, and he applies this knowledge with customers across the public and private sector, focusing not only on areas of data ethics, but also the ethical and responsible usage of AI.

Dr. Michaela Fox

AgriFood Business Development Manager

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Dr Michaela Fox is AgriFood Business Development Manager at Momentum One Zero in Queen’s University, Belfast (QUB). Michaela completed her undergraduate and PhD studies at the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS). Michaela has worked within the University for the over 5 supporting Queen’s partnership with EIT Food, a prestigious knowledge and innovation community of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology which connects partners from leading businesses, universities, research centres and startups across 13 countries in Europe and from the entire food value chain.

In her current role as business development manager in Momentum One Zero, Michaela is supporting companies to co-create, access, and exploit Momentum One Zero’s expertise and advanced technologies in Secure Connected Intelligence and translate them into solutions for the agrifood sector.

Andreas Galatoulas

Data, Analytics, and AI leader

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Andreas is a seasoned Data, Analytics, and AI leader with a proven track record of building successful analytics functions from scratch, delivering exceptional retention and ROI. His expertise spans across industries such as energy, insurance, civil infrastructure and environmental infrastructure, publication, healthcare, and loyalty management, where he has facilitated transitions to data-driven models and built successful analytics functions. As a qualified data leader and with publications on national newspapers for his work, he brings a unique perspective to the table, driving strategic advisory both on crafting effective data and AI strategies and on data ethics and auditing AI models. With a passion for uncovering insights, he thrives on leveraging data to propel business success. Let’s connect and explore how we can drive growth through data-driven approaches.

Dr James Gillespie

Intelligent Systems Research Centre

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Dr James Gillespie is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Human Centred Computing group at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre, Ulster University. He holds a BEng degree in Electronic and Software Engineering from Ulster University and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Robotics from the same institution. In 2017, he was a visiting researcher at the Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Systems, University of Lincoln and in 2019 a visiting researcher at the Embodied Systems for Robotics and Learning group at the University of Southern Denmark.

In October 2019, he joined Ulster University as a Research Associate, where his work has focused on applications ranging from the healthcare domain to the Agri-tech space. James has actively contributed to four large multi-million-pound European projects and multiple locally funded projects, leading on IoT sensor development through to producing computational models to derive meaningful insights from large datasets.

He has also previously lectured on the MSc Data Science degree at Ulster University. In his most recent work, he was the lead researcher on the Longitude Prize on Dementia-funded Clear.ai project, developing technologies to help detect, prevent, and monitor agitation in people living with dementia in the community.

Dr. Robert Grundy

CEO at Intelligent OMICS Ltd

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Dr Robert Grundy has spent over 24 years in Pharma and Biotech beginning in drug discovery and development at Schering-Plough and GlaxoSmithKline. Rob served as CSO with Cerebricon before joining Almac Discovery in 2008. In 2014 Rob founded Anglezarke Life Sciences, a commercialisation and growth strategy consultancy.

Rob has served as CEO of CIGA Healthcare and Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland. Rob has held or holds visiting and honorary lectureships at King’s College London and Queen’s University Belfast. Rob formally chaired Matrix, the Science and Technology policy panel for the Northern Ireland Government and represented Northern Ireland on the Chief Scientific Advisors Network for the UK. He currently serves as CEO at Intelligent OMICS Ltd, an AI driven drug discovery company.

Paul Hill

Managing Director of DailyPay NI, Ltd & VP Engineering

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Peter McHugh

Senior Data & Analytics Consultant

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Peter McHugh is a Senior Data & Analytics Consultant at Danske Bank UK with 10 years of experience. He focuses on leveraging data-driven insights to enhance the bank’s strategic decision-making.

Peter collaborates closely with business units to identify and address opportunities, ensuring solutions align with the bank’s core strategies. His expertise in data analytics and visualisation is key to simplify complex business challenges, translating them into effective data projects.

Dr. Deborah Hunter-Ryan

Lead Data Scientist

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Deborah is a Lead Data Scientist for Marketing at Allstate NI, where she specialises in optimising the annual marketing budget across multiple media channels within the Marketing Analytics & Data Science department.

Prior to her role at Allstate, she contributed to modelling projects in Astrophysics and Medical Physics at Queen’s University Belfast. Leveraging her academic expertise and teaching experience, Deborah has effectively transitioned into the realms of Big Data Analytics and predictive modelling in the insurance industry.

She is also responsible for delivering Allstate’s training courses in Data Analytics.

Tim Jennings

Senior Director – Data & Analytics

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Tim Jennings leads Synechron’s Data & Analytics practice, driving data strategy, governance, architecture and analytics offerings for our clients. He is a seasoned IT professional with a strong background in investment banking & financial services.

Tim has 25+ years’ experience delivering business strategy and change projects across front, middle and back office; as well as technical infrastructure and IT operations management. He works with senior data stakeholders in business and IT to help them define, refine and deliver their strategic objectives.

Eleni Kamenou

Senior AI Engineer

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Eleni is an AI expert specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. As a senior AI engineer with a solid academic research background, she leverages the power of data and AI to deliver innovative solutions that enhance cybersecurity services. Her academic research spans areas such as natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and generative AI, with a particular focus on the security and trustworthiness of AI models. With an extensive portfolio of research publications, proofs of concept, and participation in international conferences, Eleni offers a unique perspective on the challenges, security concerns, and opportunities that advanced AI technologies present, from experimental phases to real-world business impact.

Gareth Kelly

Partner at EY – NI Data, Analytics & AI lead

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Gareth is a Partner at EY Ireland Data & Analytics practice, with a focus on innovation through technology, data and analytics, artificial intelligence, and robotics.

Experienced in external audit, he helps lead the EY Audit Centre of Excellence and works with a large team, supporting innovation and statutory audit transformation through the implementation of data and analytic technologies.
Additionally, Gareth works with EY clients to transform internal audit through analytics, automation and process optimisation.

Prior to joining EY, he worked as Senior Manager at another big four firm. Gareth holds an LLB in Law and Accountancy from the Queen’s University Belfast.

Dr. Victoria Keys

Principal Data Scientist, LibertyIT

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Victoria is a Principal Data Scientist at LibertyIT and has been part of the company for the past 13 years, having completed her PhD in Astrophysics at Queen’s University Belfast. She joined LibertyIT as a software engineer and spent the first nine years of her career developing front-end and back-end solutions to streamline the underwriting process for large commercial insurance products.

In 2020, she transitioned to an innovation team, where she focused on MLOps projects while furthering her data science skills through work opportunities and a postgraduate course in Artificial Intelligence at Ulster University. This experience paved the way for a career shift in 2022 when she moved into data science.

Over the last two years, she has worked on a variety of projects, including building predictive models to enhance customer experience in insurance purchasing, as well as researching graph data science techniques for fraud detection.

Kate Lydon

Chief Design Officer

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Kate Lydon is a seasoned design leader working across strategy, user experience, and organizational transformation. She spent over a decade at global design and innovation consultancy IDEO, delivering transformative work and business impact, and leading its public services practice.

As Head of Design at Nextdoor, she built the design team and a user-centric culture, and helped grow the user base to over 40 million people. Most recently, she served as Chief Design Officer at strategy and advocacy consultancy The Holding Co., where she built products and systems to support care.

Gary Marshall

Vice President of Virtual Production, NantStudios

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Gary Marshall represents NantStudios, a cutting-edge facility specialising in both traditional and virtual production. Based in Los Angeles, NantStudios has been involved in some of Hollywood’s biggest hits, including Avengers: Endgame, Mary Poppins Returns, and Deadpool 2. They have also were involved with our very own Studio Ulster.

James Mawhinney

Lead Data Scientist, Allstate NI

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James is a lead data scientist in Allstate Northern Ireland’s Belfast office. He leverages data to drive decisions across various business functions, including sales, marketing, pricing, and underwriting. With a track record of supporting initiatives from planning through to deployment, James excels at demonstrating the value of these projects once implemented.

James is currently focused on innovative projects that analyse property imagery to generate general purpose insights, enhancing both customer experiences and business outcomes.

Dr Martin Murtagh PhD

Telematics Engineering Manager at Wrightbus

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Martin previously spent 6 years as a research fellow at Queen’s University Belfast before moving on to spend 2 years as a Senior Engineering Analyst at Wrightbus.

He has spent the last two years as the Telematics Engineering Manager at Wrightbus. Martin’s background is in vehicle powertrain simulation, and control systems, and has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from QUB.

Alistair Stoops

Data, Analytics & AI Lead at Ergo

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We are thrilled to welcome Alistair Stoops, Data, Analytics & AI Lead at Ergo, to Big Data Belfast 2024!

As Data, Analytics & AI Lead & with a remarkable career within data analysis, risk assessment, and technical consulting, Alistair brings a wealth of expertise to the table. Skilled in SQL, R, and Python, he excels in automation, data governance, and enhancing data quality. His extensive experience in delivering technical solutions, managing teams, and fostering learning and development makes him an invaluable addition to our lineup.

Don’t miss the chance to gain insights from Alistair and an incredible roster of speakers at this year’s event!

Rebecca Walsh

Award-winning service designer, engineer, and digital health expert

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Rebecca is an award-winning service designer, engineer, and digital health expert. A Chartered Mechanical Engineer (IMechE), Rebecca holds an MEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast and brings 15 years of experience in user-centred design and innovation to her role as Service Design Director at Big Motive.

Rebecca is responsible for delivering high-quality experience health design projects for a range of Big Motive’s clients, spanning private health technology startups to large public sector health systems. As a teacher and advisor, Rebecca is a panel member of Matrix, Northern Ireland’s Science Industry Panel, and co-chair of the ‘Service Design Ireland.’

Rebecca led Big Motive’s multi-disciplined design team in Northern Ireland’s award-winning digital response to the pandemic, delivering a variety of digital services that helped promote better health outcomes, for the population of Northern Ireland.

Mike Webster

Head of Digital Innovation at DCC

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Big Data Belfast 2024 is thrilled to announce Mike Webster, Head of Digital Innovation at DCC, as one of our esteemed speakers at this year’s Big Data Belfast event!

Mike is responsible for helping drive digital and AI innovation across DCC.

DCC operates in 21 countries, supplying products and services used by millions of people every day. Building strong routes to market, driving for results, focusing on cash conversion, and generating superior sustainable returns on capital employed enable the Group to reinvest in its business, creating value for its stakeholders.

As a proven business leader with expertise in business development, digital strategy, and large-scale problem solving, Mike has built successful ventures in AI, Supply Chain Software, Mobility, Fin-Tech, and e-Commerce. His entrepreneurial spirit and mission-driven approach have consistently fuelled success in dynamic, fast-paced industries.

We are excited to have Mike share his insights and expertise at Big Data Belfast.

Ronan Coll

Senior Technologist

DAERA

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Lindsay Colton

Digital Transformation Manager

Terex

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I am a Digital Transformation Manager working to support digital transformation across 23 sites globally within Terex Materials Processing. I have an MSC in Physics from the Queen’s University of Belfast and have over 20 years’ experience working in manufacturing industry, from automotive and oil and gas to crushing and screening. In the past 20 years I have worked across a range of functions including design, process engineering, supply chain and quality and as such have a clear understanding of operational demands and requirements. I am a stickler for processes and get a buzz from getting the right processes in place to drive business success.

I am persistent, focused and results driven, I am committed to digital transformation improve results and deliver business success. I work to inspire everyone around me, digital transformation is a journey we are all on together as without full buy in from the all-staff transformation cannot be recognized. I am passionate about innovation to support business needs and build a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Dearbhail McDonald

award-winning Journalist, Author, Broadcaster and MC

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A global Eisenhower Fellow, Dearbhail has won a series of awards for her contribution to public affairs journalism including the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Smurfit Business School, the Mary Cummins Award for Women of
Outstanding Achievement in Media, an inaugural Dublin City University Special Alumni Achievement award, as well as Irish Tatler’s Media Woman of the Year.

The author of Bust: How the Courts Exposed the Rotten Heart of the Irish Economy (Penguin), Dearbhail has used her platforms to consistently highlight a range of diverse issues affecting women including workplace equality, gender based violence, the socio-economic impacts of declining birth rates (Fertility Shock, RTE, 2019) and the contribution of women religious in Irish Life (The Last Nuns in Ireland, RTE, 2024).

President of the Strategy Committee of the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris, Dearbhail has served on the boards of Fighting Words, Ireland’s national creative writing centre for children and young adults, the St. Stephen’s Green Trust and the External Advisory Board of Maynooth University Department of Law. Dearbhail holds an LL.B (Law) from Trinity College Dublin as well as a Masters Degree in Journalism from Dublin City University.

Alan Dooley

Head of Digital Strategy

Limerick City & County Council

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Alan Dooley is the Head of Digital Strategy for Limerick City & County Council. He is responsible for Digital Strategy, Digitalisation, European Projects, Telecoms, and CCTV. Alan’s role involves planning, developing, controlling, and maintaining digital infrastructure, innovation, and services for the Council and the Limerick region. The Council aims to use innovation in digital services and citizen engagement to transform Limerick into a smart, sustainable region, with digital transformation driving regional economic and spatial development. Alan is committed to building modern solutions for modern problems, from the inside out, and is dedicated to making Limerick a leader in the smart cities movement.

Before joining Limerick City & County Council, Alan worked for 25 years in software engineering, primarily in the U.S. financial and insurance industry. He led global engineering teams across many technology stacks, delivering digital transformation by enabling a change in engineering culture to embrace modern engineering practices.

Sean Halvey

Data Scientist

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Conor Quinn

AMIC Business Alliance Manager

Queen’s University Belfast

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Professor Chris Johnson

DSIT Chief Scientific Adviser

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

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Professor Chris Johnson is the Chief Scientific Adviser in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) having taken up the role in July 2024. Prior to this, he served as Pro Vice Chancellor for Engineering and Physical Sciences at Queen’s University, Belfast (2020-24) and Head of Computing Science in Glasgow University (2014-2020).

Chris’ research interests lie at the intersection of cyber security and the engineering of safety-critical systems, in applications where it is not possible to halt operation and analyse potential malware without creating significant safety concerns. He helped lead the Department for Transport (DfT) review of UK airports, airlines and air traffic organisations that informed the National Cybersecurity Strategy for Aviation. He set up cyber security labs for the UK Civil Nuclear Industry. He was SG Chair of the National Cyber Security Centre’s Community of Interest in Industrial Control Systems. He is a member of the National Cyber Advisory Board (NCAB) appointed to support the implementation of the UK Cyber Strategy.

His early work helped deliver a range of analysis techniques to identify lessons learned from previous failures. He subsequently served as an expert witness to the Grenfell Tower public inquiry where he helped identify recommendations to improve data and communications across the UK emergency services.

His more recent work has delivered techniques for the ethical introduction of machine learning in military systems, including safety and security requirements, on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

He has held fellowships from NASA, as well as the US Air Force and the US Navy (Office of Naval Research).

John Moriarty

Head of Product Design

DataRobot

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Based in Dublin, John leads the product design team at DataRobot, a Boston-based AI platform that helps data scientists, ML engineers and software developers to build, govern and operate predictive and generative AI models in enterprise environments. He blends systems-thinking with user-centred design to break down complexity and help teams to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences. Before DataRobot, he worked at Fjord/Accenture, HMH and Design Partners.

About the Host

Analytics Engines’ mission

Our mission is to become the trusted data analytics partner to international customers across industry and the public sector. We are delighted to be able to once again curate and present the 10th annual Big Data Belfast Conference at the ICC Belfast.

Big Data Belfast 2024

Big Data Belfast 2024 promises to have something for everyone, whether you are recruiting or showcasing, selling or buying, or just keen to spend a worthwhile day keeping up to date with the latest that the tech industry has to offer.

Big Data Belfast 2024 will return to the ICC Belfast
on Wednesday 23rd October 2024!

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NI’s biggest technology event is here: Big Data Belfast!

Analytics Engines are delighted to present Big Data Belfast 2024 and to announce that it will return to the ICC Belfast on Wednesday 23rd October 2024.

Big Data Belfast is presented by Analytics Engines

Analytics Engines are a team of experienced Data Scientists, Engineers and Industry-Leading Experts with a unique approach to developing Accelerated Data Solutions that deliver value and insights.

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