Inspirefest founder, Ann O'Dea, speaks to Róisín Ingle about the technology, science, design and arts, conference at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre next week. With 75% of the event's speakers women, Inspirefest is about disrupting the ‘male pale’ tech conference calendar and was borne out of the Silicon Republic founder’s frustration with the usual 9:1 male to female ratio at such events.