Watch the MIDAS Ireland Annual Conference LIVE on November 19th
The MIDAS Ireland Annual conference was held online and a recording is available below.
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During the event we had two sessions, one in the morning (9.30am to 1:00pm ) and one in the afternoon (2.45pm to 5:00pm). The event was designed to maximise the online audience interaction with the speakers and also included break out sessions on specific topics to mimic the networking at the coffee breaks.
Breakout Sessions
At 11:15AM during Coffee Break we hosted a virtual networking session on Zoom featuring:
1. Technology Trends – a discussion on what will be the next big business drivers, Moderated by Brian Coffey of Analog Devices
2. The Future of Work – Lessons learned from the COVID 19 era – Moderated by Leonard Hobbs of MIDAS Ireland
At 13:00 during lunch break we hosted sessions on:
1. Electronics Systems Skillnet breakout, moderated by Gerry Byrne, Skillnet coordinator
2. Collaborative Project ideas for 2021, a DTIF opportunity moderated by Leonard Hobbs
MIDAS Skillnet 2021 Training Needs Survey
The MIDAS Skillnet 2021 Training needs survey is collecting training needs inputs which will determine which training courses the MIDAS Skillnet should organise in 2021. We would greatly value your input
https://forms.gle/NMGxTkZN7Ai28BDM7
Please email Gerry.Byrne@midasireland.ie for details of the 2021 courses or to book same – Thank you
AGENDA
Morning Session 10:00AM-1:00PM (GMT)
Afternoon Session 2:45PM-5:00PM (GMT)
The theme for this year’s conference was ” From bits to qubits …. empowering innovation for a better world “and heard from keynote speakers on a wide variety of topics from quantum computing to 5G to what technology can learn from the Arts !
Speakers included:
- Pat Falvey, Irish Explorer –resilience in a crisis;
- Professor Bogdan Staszewski, UCD, Co-Founder of Equal1 –quantum computing;
- Ronan Quinlan, joint CEO and co-founder at Taoglas –developing a global IoT business from Ireland;
- Professor Séamus Davis, Professor of Physics University of Oxford and Quantum Physics at UCC –superconductivity and quantum;
- Professor Ahuvia Kahane, Professor of Greek Culture at TCD –Technology and the Arts;
- Hans Schwarz, CVP, Corporate Business and Strategy Development, Qorvo –the significance of business scale.
The event concluded with a panel discussion on the topic ” from Start Ups to successful SMEs – challenges and opportunities “ , which was moderated by Patricia Moore of Mindseed, and feature David Moloney of Intel Movidius, David van Zuydam of Head Diagnostics and Jenny Melia of Enterprise Ireland
Schedule
| 9:30am | Leonard Hobbs – General Manager’s Welcome and Address |
| 10:00am | Pat Falvey, ‘Resilience in a Crisis’, International Explorer |
| 10:45am | Professor Bogdan Staszewski, ‘Quantum Computer on a CMOS Chip’, Professor of Electrical Engineering at UCD and Co-Founder of Equal1 |
| 11.15am | Coffee Break with virtual networking 1. Technology Trends – a discussion on what will be the next big business drivers, Moderated by Brian Coffey of Analog Devices 2. The Future of Work – Lessons learned from the COVID 19 era – Moderated by Leonard Hobbs of MIDAS Ireland |
| 11.45pm | Ronan Quinlan, ‘Developing a Global IoT Business from Ireland – the journey so far’, joint CEO and co-founder at Taoglas |
| 12:15pm | Professor Séamus Davis, ‘Superconductive Quantum Computers: Principles and Performance’, Professor of Physics at University of Oxford and UCC, |
| 12.45pm | Gerry Byrne, an update from the Electronic Systems Skillnet, Network manager |
| 1.00pm | Virtual Networking lunch break 1. Electronics Systems Skillnet breakout, moderated by Gerry Byrne, Skillnet coordinator 2. Collaborative Project ideas for 2021, a DTIF opportunity moderated by Leonard Hobbs |
| 1:30pm | Break – email catch up ! |
| 2:50pm | Leonard Hobbs – General Manager’s Welcome to the afternoon session |
| 3.00pm | Professor Ahuvia Kahane, ‘What Technology can learn from the Arts’ – Professor of Greek Culture at TCD |
| 3:30pm | Hans Schwarz, ‘The significance of business scale’, CVP, Corporate Business and Strategy Development, Qorvo, |
| 4:00pm | Coffee Break with virtual networking 1. A discussion on the Ireland innovation ecosystems – gaps and opportunities, Moderated by Leonard Hobbs 2. The electronics sector – a great place to build a career – how to tell the story, Moderated by Nicola Cooney of MCCI |
| 4:30pm | Panel discussion. ‘ from Start Ups to successful SMEs – challenges and opportunities ‘ Moderator Patrica Moore, CTO, Mindseed featuring; David Moloney –Principal Engineer at Intel Movidius David Van Zuydan – CEO Head Diagnostics Jenny Melia – Manager High Performance Start Up Unit at Enterprise Ireland |
| 5.00pm | Closing Remarks |
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About MIDAS Ireland
MIDAS Ireland (MIDASIreland.ie) is an industry led cluster consisting of industry, educational, research and government agencies, represents the interests of the electronics based systems sector in Ireland. We have over 60 members including multinational companies such as Intel, Xilinx and Analog Devices, along with indigenous companies and lreland’s leading research universities.
MIDAS is a key enabler of networking and collaborative opportunities within our industry and represents the needs of the sector to government. It supports the upskilling of graduate and professional engineers to meet the ever changing needs of this ‘deep tech’ sector.