Dublin Tech Talks

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We get to sit down with Joe Lennon CTO / Co-Founder at Workvivo

In this talk we discuss everything Workvivo and how Joe got to where he is today. We discussed Workvivos journey, leadership, hiring funding and how Cork is becoming a hot bed for technology based businesses -

Workvivo Social network for a Work environment focused on a community Providing managers with actionable data to understand their employees It provides Employee communication platform to excite, engage and connect your entire company

Workvivo are 12 months post Series A funding and are on a brilliant growth path

We recently spoke with Tyler Patterson who is leading the CH Robinson Technology Labs set up in Cork.

Tyler has been with the business for over a decade and we discussed the evolution and impact of technology in the supply chain & logistics space.

With the combination of CH Robinson's multi-modal transportation management system and expertise, they use their information advantage to deliver smarter solutions for more than 119,000 customers and 78,000 contract carriers.

Their technology—built by and for supply chain experts—and expertise gives their customers a clear advantage in the marketplace. And C.H. Robinson® Labs™, the internal innovation incubator, drives the industry forward with the latest predictive analytics and technology to solve your supply chain challenges. Another really exciting development for Tech in Cork and it was great to get to speak to Tyler about their plans.

We sit down with Shane O'Flynn who is Head of Engineering with TradeIX

TradeIX headquartered in Dublin and offices in London and Singapore, TradeIX is a company challenging the status quo of siloed and manual-intensive trade and supply chain solutions. We supersede these highly inefficient systems with one that is better connected, thoroughly automated and makes use of an open infrastructure leveraging blockchain technology.

TradeIX is the world’s leading provider of technology for global trade and supply chains. We enable our customers, partners, and stakeholders to transact and exchange data smarter, faster, safer, and with more transparency. Our exceptional team of visionaries, trailblazers and builders empowers our ecosystem to digitally connect, conduct, and finance trade and supply chains in entirely new and transformative ways.

Gavin Fox sat down with Sean O'Connor COO of StatSports, which is one of the leading players in this $4.6billion industry.

GPS Technology for Tracking Live Data tracking, StatSports deals with some of the worlds largest biggest brands. Leinster Rugby was one of the first teams to use this technology and now we see Bras / Bumps on backs of a lot of top clubs such as Liverpool, top international soccer teams, Rugby Unions along with NFL and US soccer federation and other major sporting team. We talk with Sean about the growth of the business from the side of the pitch to boardrooms with leading sporting superstars - StatSports sell into over 90 countries world wide and now moving into Amateur Sports so how have they done it?

Sound is a small bit out but I hope you enjoy as this is one of my favourite areas of tech and sport! www.linkedin.com/in/seán-o-connor-3178b916/

Graham Brocklebank, founder of Peer. Graham shared his personal experiences and how this was a catalyst for him to look at a different solution to the problems he encountered. Peer is a Cloud-based Assistive Technology, that supports reading and writing in education and the workplace for people with dyslexia, ADHD and related reading challenges.

Dyslexia does not discriminate. It affects all people equally. Peer believes academic achievements are awarded by the foundational ability to read and spell which follows people for the rest of their lives. The Peer product removes this discrimination by firstly removing the barriers facing students with reading and spelling and secondly and more importantly supports personalized learning for the user to help them achieve and workplace succeed.

Recently awarded a place in the Early Stage Startup 2020 at the National Startup Awards, Graham and Peers success is a brilliant example of how far you can come if you are passionate about a purpose.

Capella are experts in workplace design, home office audit, and employee wellness and productivity, we partner with you to ensure that your employees thrive, whether they are working from your office, or their home office

We speak with Criona about conditions for staff working from home and what businesses have to do to ensure they are prepared https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2021/0204/1195146-remote-working/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/criona-turley-0779091/

Technically this is a Kerry Tech Talks as I caught up with Emily Brick recently to discuss Athena Analytics based out of Tralee. Emily’s background in data science and analytics combined with some early exposure to the school’s system led her to found Athena Analytics.

Our school’s system are busy, busy places and young people can find themselves out of sync and not achieving their individual potential. Athena’s mission was to tackle the “data problem” in schools. That is, taking the large amounts of data schools are looking at every day and translating them into interpretable and actionable results.

Emily and I discussed how their platform can help support the individual at the heart of the school system as well as how school administration staff can reap the rewards of real time data analysis. Thanks to Emily for sharing her story, well worth taking 20 minutes to hear how this business came about and all the important work they do.

Dublin Tech Talks – Sandra Healy CEO of inclusio - Data and AI in organisational culture development

I had the pleasure of speaking with Sandra Healy of incusio about how their platform combines technology, psychology and artificial intelligence to create workplaces where people want to work.  inclusio harnesses the collective power of employees to shift and transform the culture, from the inside out!

Sandra is a seasoned leader in technology and a long-standing champion of the ED&I movement. Recent events like the Black Lives Matter movement, COVID-19 causing workforce disruption, #MeToo movement, gender equality reporting and increasing legislation in diversity monitoring are forces outside of the control of global organisations; However, they must seek ways to respond in these unprecedented times. inclusio provides a platform for employers to engage and support their people in a meaningful, measurable way with a focus on action!

Its always great to speak with Sandra who is always happy to share her experience in this space

Dublin Tech Talks Data Security with Bonafeyed

Our webinar was led by Lance Smith (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lance-smith-308b30/) who talked us through Bonafeyed who are a Silicon Valley company with an innovative technology and approach to data protection and complements existing deployed security perimeter solutions covering detection, prevention and transportation

In this talk We are going to introduce a Silicon Valley company with game changing technology that helps businesses keep their data protected - even after a data breach.

Can your business afford a data breach? Cybercrime is on the rise globally while data breaches continue to yield high margins for cybercriminals. You will hear from the CEO, and founders (based on the West Coast) of Bonafeyed who will discuss their product and answer questions anyone has about their approach and data security in general.

Dublin Tech Talks with Kate Kidd HR Director at Workhuman

We talk with Kate from Workhuman where we talk about #GreatPlacetowork, Productivity, Support structures, OnBoarding, building relationships and learnings from the past 12 months.

Have a listen and us know your thoughts Workhuman operates employee reward and incentive schemes on behalf of some of the world’s biggest companies, including Cisco, GE, LinkedIn, Procter & Gamble, Symantec and KPMG. More than 5 million employees are on the Workhuman platform across 160 countries.

Workhuman are hiring - https://www.workhuman.com/company/careers/

Kate Kidd - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-kidd-10221012/

Workhuman Live - https://workhumanlive.com/