Ireland at the Edge: Leading AI Technology Strategy
Jentic Leadership Lunchtime Session
Join Jentic for a closed-door discussion over lunch on Thursday, October 23rd.
Theme — Leading AI Technology from Ireland: creating and maintaining an edge in the era of AI
How Irish technology organisations can stay relevant as AI reshapes global markets
The new balance between innovation, regulation, and speed
What Ireland needs in terms of talent, technology, and policy to lead rather than follow
When & Where
📍 Iveagh Garden Hotel, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
📅 Thursday, October 23rd from 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Bringing together a select group of senior tech and enterprise leaders, this session explores how Ireland can build and sustain a global edge in the AI era — moving beyond hype to focus on talent, innovation, and real-world competitiveness.
This is an off-the-record, Chatham House–style conversation (no media in attendance), bringing together around 50 senior technology and enterprise leaders to explore how Ireland can build and sustain a genuine competitive edge in the age of AI.
Moderated by Sean Blanchfield, CEO and Co-Founder of Jentic, this panel brings together some of Ireland’s most influential technology leaders: the people building, scaling, and deploying AI at the front lines of global tech.
Nadia Alramli, Vice President of Engineering at HubSpot
An inspiring and proven engineering leader, Nadia has scaled HubSpot’s product and infrastructure teams globally, helping transform the company into one of the world’s most admired SaaS platforms.
Fergal Reid, Chief AI Officer at Intercom
One of Ireland’s foremost AI practitioners, Fergal leads Intercom’s machine learning and applied AI strategy, shaping how the company builds intelligent, customer-facing products used by thousands of businesses worldwide.
Amelia Kelly, VP Data Science (AI Labs) at Curriculum Associates
A pioneer in voice AI, Amelia led the technical vision at Soapbox Labs (acquired by Curriculum Associates) where she was Chief Technology Officer, developing world-leading speech recognition technology for children, and one of Ireland’s most respected deep tech success stories.
The format will be a 45-minute panel conversation over a light lunch.
Event overview:
12.30pm Arrival & networking
1.00pm Panel discussion
1.45pm Q&A
2.00pm Event close
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Best,
Team Jentic