Lineup of tech leaders announced as part of Dublin Tech Summit 2023 launch

Dublin Tech Summit (DTS) has, announced the first round of speakers on the back of its official launch. The event, which takes place at the RDS in Dublin on May 31 and June 1, 2023, is now in its 7th year. Dublin Tech Summit 2023 is set to be the biggest Irish tech conference yet, featuring over 8,000 attendees and hundreds of speakers from all over the world. It will bring together the brightest tech innovators, influencers and entrepreneurs globally, highlighting the capabilities and creativity that form the global tech ecosystem, whilst addressing the many challenges facing the industry.

Some of the tech founders and thought leaders appearing at this year’s event include:

• Dr. Ben Goertzel, CEO and Founder of SingularityNET

•  Emma Ridderstad, Co-Founder and CEO, Warpin

• Claudia Gärd, COO and Co-founder of Female Friendship App gofrendly

• Clare Thomas, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Hitachi Vantara

• Kieran Daly, CTO & Co-founder, HealthBeacon plc.

• Janet Adams, COO, SingularityNET

• Pam Murphy, CEO, Imperva

• Jake Wood, Founder & CEO, Groundswell, Team Rubicon

• Sri Chellappa, Founder & President, Engagedly

• Martin Hosken, Chief Technologist, VMware

• Cian Ó Maidín, Founder, Nearform

• Rickard Carlsson, CEO, Detectify

• Jason Van der Merwe, Director of Engineering, Strava

• Janina Bauer, Director of Sustainability, Celonis

• Christine Bejerasco, Chief Information Security Officer, WithSecure

One of the core topics of DTS23 will be addressing the significant layoffs among large tech firms worldwide. Speakers and moderators will discuss, in depth, what has led to this downturn, and whether new approaches are required to steer economic growth back in a positive direction. In addition, sustainability, diversity, geopolitical conflict and other ESG-led topics will be aired and up for discussion.

The stellar line-up of guest speakers will continue to grow as the event approaches. This year’s Dublin Tech Summit is supported by 80 industry partners and will showcase 150 start-ups throughout the event.

Tickets for this year’s event are on sale now. DTS is offering a Speaker launch special – 20% off the registration fee from 23 February to 2 March.

Commenting on the return of Dublin Tech Summit for 2023, Managing Director, Tracey Carney said: “We are so thrilled to be bringing Dublin Tech Summit back to the RDS this year. DTS 2022 live was a huge success after 2 years of virtual events. Dublin is a world-class destination attracting delegates from all over the world and the DTS Team is working hard to curate an exciting programme of events. We look forward to welcoming the world’s tech leaders to Dublin in May, to help shape the future of tech in Ireland and promote the opportunities the tech sector can provide around the world in what has been a turbulent time.”

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