AI in Manufacturing Real World Impact

09:30 – 10:00 | Registration & Networking Coffee

10:00 – 10:10 | Opening Remarks
Adrienne McDonnell, Senior Executive, Irish Medtech Association

10:10 – 10:25 | Current AI Landscape

Erik O’Donovan, Head of Digital Economy Policy, Ibec

10:25 – 10:40 | AI as a Catalyst for Manufacturing Innovation

Dr Patrick Cronin, Senior Programme Manager – Digitalisation, IMR

10:40 – 10:55 | Focus on AI Adoption and Business Strategy
🎤 Carlos García Santiago, Head of AI Strategy, Irish Manufacturing Research

10:55 – 11: 30 Panel discussion: Navigating the AI Frontier: From Policy to Practice

Moderator: Filip Moriau, CEO, Straglion Agile Innovation
Panellists:

1. Erik O’Donovan, Head of Digital Economy Policy, Ibec
2. Carlos García Santiago, Head of AI Strategy, Irish Manufacturing Research
3. Dr Patrick Cronin, Senior Programme Manager – Digitalisation, IMR

11:30  - 12:40 | Accelerating AI Integration: Real-World Adoption Stories from Industry

Presentations:

1. Shane Loughlin, President, ESE Academy and Co-founder SL Controls
2. Marwan Abbas, Site Operational Excellence & Industrial Digitalisation Manager, Valeo, and Sharath Software Engineer, Valeo
3. James Lardner, Fellow Software Equipment Engineer, and Noel Doherty, Senior Software Engineer, Boston Scientific

Moderator: Josephine Lawler, Operational Excellence Director, West Contract Manufacturing

Panel discussion:

• Shane Loughlin, President, ESE Academy and Co-founder SL Controls
• Marwan Abbas, Site Operational Excellence & Industrial Digitalisation Manager,
• Sharath Manjunath, Software Engineer, Valeo
• James Lardner, Fellow Software Equipment Engineer, Boston Scientific
• Noel Doherty, Senior Software Engineer, Boston Scientific

   

  12:10 – 12:45 | Lunch & Informal Networking
  
  

  12:45 – 14:30 | Guided Tour & Live AI Demonstrations

• Dr Patrick Cronin, Senior Programme Manager – Digitalisation, IMR

  14:30 – 15:25 | Closing Session: The Future of AI-Driven Manufacturing in Ireland – Key Takeaways

  Presentations:

• Christopher Ryan, Director Supply Chain Operations, EY and Sinead McDonagh, Director Data Analytics, EY

1. Jennifer McCormack, Network Manager, Connected Health Skillnet
2. David Bermingham, Director of AI at the Advanced Innovation in Manufacturing (AIM) Centre

   Panel discussion:

   Moderator: Filip Moriau, CEO, Stragilon Agile Innovation

   Panellists:

• Sinead McDonagh, Director Data Analytics, EY
• Shane Owens, Head of Lifesciences & Medtech, Brightbeam
• David Bermingham, Director of AI at the Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing (AIM) Centre

15:25 – 15:30 | Closing remarks

🎤 Mike Farrell, Director Business Transformation, West Pharmaceutical Services (Chair, Ibec’s MTE Advanced Manufacturing Working Group)

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