Micheál Martin TD is the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland.

Mr Martin previously served as Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) and as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence from December 2022 to January 2025, and as Taoiseach from June 2020 to December 2022. Over his political career, he has also served as the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Minister for Health, and Minister for Education, as well as Lord Mayor of Cork in 1992–93.

Peter Burke is Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment. He previously served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning.

Before being appointed to the government, Peter sat on the Oireachtas Finance and Public Accounts Committees and has been a frequent media commentator on tax and financial issues.

He was born in Mullingar, Ireland and attended National University of Ireland, Galway where he studied Commerce. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession with ten years’ experience in the private sector. Peter served as a Councillor on Westmeath County Council from 2007 until he was elected to the Dáil in 2016. He is married to Olivia and they have two young sons, Leo and Ted.

Niamh Smyth TD serves as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, with special responsibility for Trade Promotion, AI and Digital Transformation, making her the first minister in the history of the State to hold a designated AI portfolio.

In that role, Minister Smyth is leading a significant programme of work to drive the adoption and deployment of artificial intelligence across Irish business and industry, providing enterprises with targeted support, training and practical guidance.

First elected to local government in 2009, Minister Smyth has represented her constituents in Dáil Éireann since 2016, returned on three successive occasions. She holds the distinction of being the first woman ever elected as a TD in Cavan. Minister Smyth is the grand-niece of Paddy Smith, the longest-serving member of the Dáil.

Prior to her ministerial appointment in February 2025, Minister Smyth chaired the Oireachtas Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, where she led the high-profile investigation into payments at RTÉ. In that role, she was also a committed advocate for Ireland’s cultural heritage, championing the traditions and shared experiences that connect communities across the island.

Minister Smyth holds a Bachelor’s in Art and Design from NCAD, a Postgraduate qualification in Dance Education from the University of Limerick, and a Master’s in Curatorial Studies from IADT Dún Laoghaire.

Harry Goddard has been CEO of Deloitte Ireland since June 2019. Prior to that he was Head of Consulting and led Deloitte’s technology practice across the EMEA region. He is a member of Deloitte’s global GenAI Steering group and led the firm’s response to GenAI across EMEA, giving him a cross-market perspective on the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities of adopting AI at scale. Harry has worked in the professional services and consulting industries for more than 20 years.

He’s founding member of Chapter Zero Ireland, the Irish Chapter of the Climate Governance Initiative, developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. He also co-chairs the Business in the Community Leaders Group on Social Inclusion and is a member of the government sponsored Review Group of Balance for Better Business.

Harry is a native of County Clare and holds a BSc in Applied Mathematics from the University of Limerick.

Áine Kerr is an award-winning entrepreneur and broadcaster. 

She was co-founder of Kinzen, acquired by Spotify, and Managing Editor of Storyful, acquired by News Corporation.

She received an honorary doctorate from Dublin City University (DCU) in 2025 for her work in media, technology and civic society. She is a two-time graduate of DCU with a Bachelor of Education (B’Ed) and Masters in Journalism (MAJ). She holds a Masters in Business Practice with University College Cork (UCC) and is a Fellow of the Sulzberger Leadership Program in Columbia University, NYC.

A former Global Head of Journalism Partners at Facebook in New York, Áine has worked for Ireland’s main broadsheet newspapers. Áine is chair of Gaisce, (the President of Ireland’s award for young people), chair of the 109-million-euro social innovation fund Rethink Ireland and chair of the education school’s initiative for girls; The Shona Project. She is an advisor to TechFoundHer and Awaken Angels aimed at supporting women in business.

Áine is also a qualified and accredited Executive Coach and is the host of her own show Reignite on RTÉ Radio One which has been running for seven seasons.

Stephen is Full Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick and Economic Advisor to An Tánaiste and the Minister for Finance. Stephen is interested in macroeconomics, innovation, and public policy.

Mairéad McGuinness shaped Europe’s financial policy on regulation of Crypto, financial sector stability, Capital Markets Union, and Banking Union pushing for a completion of the single market for capital. She placed a particular focus on empowering citizens through lifting financial literacy skills. Before her Commission role, she served sixteen years as an MEP, including as First Vice-President of the European Parliament. She currently serves as Vice-President of the European People’s Party. She serves as Special Envoy for the European Union for the promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU.
Before politics, Mairéad spent 24 years in journalism – print and broadcast – before entering politics in 2004. She has worked across a range of policy areas from farming to food, environment, finance, innovation and digital. University College Dublin recognised her impact with an Honorary Doctorate in 2024. She holds a degree in Agriculture Economics and a Diploma in Accounting and Finance.

Hilary O’Meara is the Country Managing Director of Accenture in Ireland, a role she has held since January 2023.

With more than 30 years at Accenture, Hilary has held a number of senior roles, including leading Accenture’s Resources Industry sector across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and serving as Chief Operating Officer of Accenture’s UK and Ireland business. She previously led both Accenture’s Strategy & Consulting and Technology business in Ireland.

Hilary is a strong advocate for responsible AI adoption, championing the practical application of AI to drive growth, innovation and competitiveness. She works with organisations to unlock the value of emerging technologies while helping people build the skills and confidence to thrive in the age of AI.

Hilary serves on the Board of Accenture in Ireland and is a member of the UCD College of Business Advisory Board and the Board of Open Doors Initiative. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from University College Dublin

Aoibhinn is an academic researcher, award winning science communicator and experienced conference host.
A graduate of theoretical physics with a PhD in Mathematics Education, she holds a deep commitment to STEM and to strengthening mathematical literacy across society. She was previously named as a European Young Leader, a group nominated to facilitate and create a more equal, innovative and inclusive Europe, and has worked extensively on radio and television bringing contemporary research to public audiences

John Thornhill is the Innovation Editor at the Financial Times writing a weekly column on the impact of technology, writing regularly about AI. He is also the founder of Sifted, the FT-backed site for European startups, and founder of FT Forums, which hosts monthly meetings for senior executives.
John was previously deputy editor and news editor of the FT in London. He has also been Europe editor, Paris bureau chief, Asia editor, Moscow correspondent and Lex columnist.

As Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Ms Henna Virkkunen is tasked with combatting the increasingly complex security threats facing the EU, whilst at the same time strengthening our external borders and our internal security. This goes hand in hand with her responsibility to ensure our freedoms, justice and democracy are strengthened too.

Furthermore, she is responsible for the Digital and Frontier Technologies portfolio. This entails leading Europe’s efforts in shaping a competitive, resilient and inclusive digital future and maintaining or attaining leadership in strategic digital technologies.

Prior to joining the European Commission Ms Virkkunen served as a Member of the European Parliament for over ten years. As a Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy her work focused on digitalisation, research and frontier technologies.

Ms Virkkunen has held various ministerial positions in Finland, namely Minister of Transport and Local Government (2014), Minister of Public Administration and Local Government (2011-2014) as well as Minister of Education and Science (2008-2011).

Michael McGrath assumed the role of EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection on 1 December 2024, as a member of the European Commission under the leadership of President Ursula von der Leyen.

As a member of the College of Commissioners, Commissioner McGrath contributes to delivering on the Commission’s overall political priorities, set out in the Political Guidelines underpinning the European Commission 2024 – 2029.

Commissioner McGrath has specific responsibility for upholding the rule of law, protecting democracy and fundamental rights, tackling disinformation, improving criminal justice cooperation and strengthening the rights of victims of crime, and improving EU competitiveness through the reform of company law and civil law. Commissioner McGrath has lead responsibility for consumer protection policy for almost 450 million consumers in the EU, and works to ensure full enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation, and promoting trusted data flows with international partners.

Commissioner McGrath has been appointed by President von der Leyen as Chairperson of the Commission Project Group on Democracy, and is a member of the Project Groups on Artificial Intelligence; Startups and Scaleups; European Savings and Investment Union; and European internal Security.

Prior to this, Commissioner McGrath served as Ireland’s Minister for Finance from 2022 to 2024, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform from 2020 to 2022, and was an elected member of the Irish Parliament between 2007 to 2024. As Minister for Finance, he had a key role in decisions made across government, and was Ireland’s representative at the Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings of European Finance Ministers, and was Governor of a number of international bodies that Ireland is a member of, including the European Investment Bank, the IMF, the World Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Commissioner McGrath holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University College Cork, is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has undertaken studies with the London School of Economics and Political Science. He held senior roles in both the private and public sectors before entering politics full-time.

Ekaterina Zaharieva is the European Commissioner for Startups, Research, and Innovation in the 2024–2029 term of the European Commission. In this role, she is tasked with placing research, innovation, science, and technology at the heart of the EU economy, promoting investments and collaboration, and creating favorable conditions for the successful development of researchers and innovators.

Zaharieva is a former Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. She has served as a Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria and held various senior government positions, including Minister of Justice and Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.

As Commissioner, Zaharieva focuses on reducing bureaucracy in the funding of research and innovation, creating a unified European startup ecosystem, and developing strategies to stimulate European research infrastructure and innovation.

Cristiano Amon is President and Chief Executive Officer of Qualcomm Incorporated, and also serves on the Company’s board of directors. Amon assumed the role of CEO on June 30, 2021.

Amon began his Qualcomm career in 1995 as an engineer, and during his tenure, has helped shape the strategic direction for the Company in several leadership roles. Prior to becoming CEO, Amon served as president of Qualcomm. In that role, he steered development of a leading and differentiated product roadmap, spearheaded Qualcomm’s 5G strategy as well as its acceleration and global roll out and drove the expansion and diversification of the business to serve multiple industries, including automotive, computing, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), networking, and industrial. Additionally, he has overseen the successful execution of mergers and acquisitions to augment Qualcomm’s capabilities in areas such as advanced driver assistance (ADAS), spatial computing, advanced CPU, and RF Front End.

Previously, Amon led Qualcomm’s semiconductor business as president of QCT. He also held several technical and business leadership positions, which included having overall responsibility for Snapdragon® platforms.

Amon has also served as chief technical officer for Vésper, a wireless operator in Brazil, and held leadership positions at NEC, Ericsson and Velocom.

Amon holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and an honorary doctorate from UNICAMP – Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. He is a member of the President’s Export Council, vice chair of the US- China Business Council and currently serves on the board of directors for Adobe and Father Joe’s Villages.

Robin Colwell is senior vice president of government affairs at Intel Corporation. She leads the company’s global engagement with policymakers, regulators and industry leaders to strengthen trust, advance Intel’s priorities, and position the company at the intersection of public policy, technology and manufacturing. Colwell brings extensive experience across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government as well as the private sector, with deep expertise in telecommunications, technology, and cybersecurity policy issues. Most recently, she served as deputy assistant to the President and deputy director of the National Economic Council, developing Administration policies across all sectors of the U.S. economy. Previously, she was a principal with BGR Group’s Commerce and Infrastructure Practice, where she provided strategic insights and advocacy on complex telecommunications, technology, and cybersecurity policy issues.

Earlier in her career, Colwell served as special assistant to the President at the White House National Economic Council, developing policy and leading implementation of priorities including broadband deployment, spectrum allocation and domestic supply chain security. She also served as chief counsel for the House Energy & Commerce Committee for Communications and Technology and as chief of staff to Commissioner Michael O’Rielly at the Federal Communications Commission. Colwell earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and a law degree from the College of William & Mary School of Law. Law School).

Dorothy Creaven is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Jentic, the agentic operating layer for enterprises. Jentic enables organisations to give AI agents safe, governed and observable access to the systems, data and tools they need to operate across real business environments.

With over 25 years’ experience in technology, operations and company-building, she has worked across startups and global enterprises. She previously served as Vice President at Rent the Runway (NASDAQ: RENT) and Managing Director of RTR Ireland Ltd, leading the launch and scale-up of the company’s first international office. She also co-founded Element Wave, a Gartner-recognised enterprise mobile marketing automation platform.

Dorothy serves on the boards of Croí Heart & Stroke and the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC). She also advises the Irish government on research and innovation policy through the DFHERIS Research and Innovation Forum, bringing an industry perspective on technology competitiveness, enterprise adoption and long-term national capability building

Belén Fraile MD, MSc, MBA is Chief Data & AI Officer and Senior Vice President, Data Science for Johnson & Johnson. She leads the data science and AI organization for R&D and is responsible for the end-to-end data, data science and AI strategy across the pipeline, from discovery through clinical development. She serves on the Innovative Medicine R&D Senior Leadership Team.

She co-chairs the Innovative Medicine R&D technology governance council, which sets the group’s data, AI and technology priorities, and oversees the coordination of R&D and Johnson & Johnson Technology investment in infrastructure, AI and reusable capabilities, including generative AI and agentic automation. She co-chairs the Johnson & Johnson Enterprise AI Council and leads Disruptive Technology Risk Management for the enterprise.

Belén is a physician and Fulbright Scholar with experience spanning pharma, medtech, and clinical care. She previously held leadership roles at Philips, Moderna, and Novartis, building data science and AI capabilities from the ground up. Earlier in her career, she led Population Health and Enterprise Analytics at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and practiced as an OB/GYN in Madrid, shaping her patient- and clinician-centred approach. She holds an MD from Complutense University of Madrid, an MSc from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an MBA from MIT, and is a guest lecturer at Harvard University.

Emmanuel Frenehard oversees Sanofi’s digital, data and technology strategy to help transform the practice of medicine, empower healthcare professionals, and better serve patients.

Emmanuel joined Sanofi five years ago. Prior to being appointed Chief Digital Officer, he held the positions of Global Head of Digital GBU teams, and of Digital Products. He also has done a remarkable job leading the Sanofi Digital Accelerator and the digital commerce initiatives (OneCRM, Omnichannel, HCP portals, websites) launching best-in-class digital experiences.

Prior to Sanofi, Emmanuel spent 20 years leading large global organizations as well as three years in startups. He has built and launched multiple global digital products in support of existing and new business models, using the Agile methodology at scale. In particular, he managed iflix’s explosive adoption across Southeast Asia, and led the launch of DisneyLife, Disney’s direct-to-consumer digital subscription service in the UK.

Sarah Friar is the Chief Financial Officer of OpenAI. Before joining OpenAI, Sarah served as Chief Executive Officer of Nextdoor from 2018 to 2024, and as Chief Financial Officer of Block (formerly Square) between 2012 and 2018. Before her tenure at Block, Sarah served as SVP of Finance & Strategy at Salesforce, and held executive roles at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey in London and South Africa.

Sarah currently sits on the board of directors of Walmart and Consensys, as well as the Stanford Board of Trustees, and she serves on the advisory board of OperationHOPE., She previously served on the advisory boards of Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford and the Digital Economy Lab at Stanford University. She previously served as a director of Nextdoor, Slack, and New Relic.

She is the co-founder of Ladies Who Launch, a nonprofit that celebrates and empowers women entrepreneurs. Sarah graduated from the University of Oxford with a MEng in Metallurgy, Economics, and Management and also from Stanford Graduate School of Business with an MBA.

Robert co-founded Zalando in Berlin in 2008. As Co-CEO, Robert oversees Zalando’s strategy with a particular focus on expanding its B2C growth to build Europe’s leading technology platform for fashion and lifestyle. Connecting 62 million active customers with more than 7,000 brands across 29 markets in Europe, Zalando’s business is built on a unique AI-powered data and infrastructure platform, delivering an inspiring, highly personalized shopping experience.

Robert holds a diploma in business administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Bio: Sir Demis Hassabis is a Nobel laureate and the co-founder and chair of Google DeepMind, chief scientist at Alphabet, and founder and CEO of Isomorphic Labs.

In 2024, Demis was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing AlphaFold, an AI system that solved the 50-year-old challenge of predicting the three-dimensional structures of proteins. Now a standard tool for millions of scientists, AlphaFold led Demis to found Isomorphic Labs with the mission of using AI to reimagine drug development. Other landmark achievements under his leadership include AlphaGo, the first program to defeat a world champion at the game of Go.

Audrey Herblin-Stoop joined Mistral in February 2024 and serves as its SVP Global Affairs. Prior to this role, she was Director of Public Affairs and External Communications for the Betclic group from January 2022, following her tenure as Head of Public Policy for France and Russia at Twitter for 7 years (2015-2022). She began her career at the French Business Confederation (MEDEF) in 2008 as Public Affairs Deputy Director, before joining TBWA\Corporate in 2012 as Account Director, where she led the public affairs division.

Philipp Herzig is Chief Technology Officer of SAP SE. In this role, Herzig leads SAP’s technology strategy, research, innovation, corporate development, technology ecosystem, startup engagement, and incubation including Business AI and Sustainability. In addition to AI and sustainability as major incubation topics, the Chief Technology Office also focuses on topics such as quantum computing.

Eoin Hinchy is the co-founder and CEO of Tines, the intelligent workflow platform. Prior to Tines, Eoin spent 15 years leading security operations at companies like eBay, PayPal, and DocuSign. He has two engineering degrees – a Masters in Security and Forensic Computing from Dublin City University and an MBA from Imperial College London.

Jevgeni Kabanov leads Bolt Autonomous Driving Solutions, the company’s dedicated unit working with vehicle manufacturers and autonomous-driving technology providers to co-design, integrate and commercialise autonomous mobility built for Europe — from product development through to deployment. As President of Bolt, the leading European mobility platform with over 200 million customers across more than 50 countries in Europe and Africa, he also oversees the company’s product, policy and rentals functions.
Before joining Bolt, Jevgeni was founder and CEO of ZeroTurnaround, a development tools company acquired by Rogue Wave. He is a champion of entrepreneurship and has served as president of the Estonian Founders Society.
Jevgeni holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Tartu and has published papers spanning category theory to typesafe Java DSLs. He has initiated several open-source projects and sits on the boards of a number of startups.

Joel Kaplan is Chief Global Affairs Officer at Meta. He joined the company in 2011 after a distinguished career in public service. Kaplan served in the White House as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy under President George W Bush, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of the Administration’s policy agenda, and prior to that as the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget and as Special Assistant to the President for Policy.

Kaplan served for four years as an Artillery Officer in the United States Marine Corps. He began his professional career as a law clerk for Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J Michael Luttig and later for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He holds a BA in government from Harvard College and JD from Harvard Law School

As Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer at Cisco, Francine Katsoudas brings together people and technology to drive positive impact for the company and global communities. Her work advances Cisco’s Purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All, and her leadership on critical policy and social issues has forged strategic public-private partnerships addressing some of the world’s most pressing concerns.

In her role at Cisco, Fran leads a global team spanning People & Communities, Sustainability, Social Impact & Inclusion, Government Affairs & Policy, Workplace Resources, and Cisco’s Digital Impact Office – all on a mission to put Cisco’s Purpose into practice while driving growth for Cisco’s business, people, and communities. During her 30 years at the company, Fran has led large-scale organizational transformations, cultivated new generations of leaders, and stewarded Cisco’s renowned employee-first conscious culture.

Fran has supported underrepresented groups since her youth, and today focuses her advocacy on women’s leadership, homeless youth, and narrowing the digital divide. Fran is also Cisco’s executive country sponsor for Mexico, Poland, South Africa, and India. She has been recognized on the CNBC Changemakers, Forbes and Know Your Value 50 Over 50 list, honouring female leaders and entrepreneurs who are breaking new ground. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for ADP and is the Chair for Global Citizen. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Fran lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two children.

Dr. Nora Khaldi is the Founder and CEO of Nuritas, the global leader in peptide intelligence, which uses artificial intelligence and molecular biology to discover bioactive peptides hidden in nature. A mathematician and computer scientist, she holds more than 100 patents and was the first scientist to show horizontal gene transfer between multicellular species, ranking among the top 2% of scientists worldwide.
Her leadership has been recognized globally: she was inducted as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, named Woman of the Decade in Business and Leadership, and serves as an official member of the Forbes Business Council. Driven by a vision to improve billions of lives, she has grown Nuritas into a partner of leading global brands, bringing science-backed solutions from nature to consumers worldwide, addressing key issues around sleep, strength, recovery and metabolic health.

Peter Koerte is driving growth and innovation in technology and infrastructure at Siemens – setting the strategic direction for the company in the age of AI. With a focus on positioning Siemens as a leading technology company, Peter is building a strong ecosystem of partners, customers and academia to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

He is a Member of the Managing Board and serves as Chief Technology Officer, Chief Strategy Officer. As CEO of Smart Infrastructure, Peter heads a global organization that enables customers to make data centres more efficient, grids more resilient and paves the way for human-centric autonomous buildings.

Before joining Siemens in 2007, Peter worked for the Boston Consulting Group and went on to hold various management positions at Siemens Healthineers, including Executive Vice President of Digital Health. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business and Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, a Ph.D. from WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, and completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Dr. Jarek Kutylowski is the founder and CEO of DeepL, the Cologne-based AI product and research company building secure, intelligent solutions to complex business problems. Born in Poland and having spent a large part of his life in Germany, Jarek brings an international perspective and a lifelong passion for technology. A developer at heart, he began coding at just 10 years old, building tools he found useful in daily life. He holds a PhD in Computer Science with a focus on mathematics, and has held roles at several tech companies prior to founding DeepL.

Under his leadership, DeepL has grown rapidly, scaling its Language AI platform to offer highly accurate, human-like translation in both written and spoken formats alongside a contextual AI writing assistant. Today, over 200,000 business teams—and millions of individuals across 228 global markets—rely on DeepL for secure, seamless and effective communication.

Jenny Lindqvist leads Business Area Cloud Software and Services – a global operation with approximately 30,000 employees – delivering high performing programmable and autonomous networks by leveraging AI and automation to our customers across the world.

Previously, Jenny was Head of Market Area Europe and Latin America, where she was responsible for the Ericsson business in 100 countries, partnering with customers to achieve their strategic ambitions in 5G and digitalization.

Jenny joined Ericsson in 2010 as part of the Excellerate Management Program with roles based in Australia, Indonesia and Sweden.

She has held a variety of leadership positions in various Ericsson market and business areas, including Head of Customer Unit Northern and Central Europe, Head of Global Customer Unit Telia Company, Head of Solution Line Intelligent Transport Systems, Key Account Manager Telenor Sweden and Telenor Connexion, Managed Services Engagement Lead and Business Manager in Business Area Multimedia.

Prior to Ericsson, Jenny Lindqvist held international roles in France, Philippines and Sweden within Management Consulting and Pharmaceuticals.

Jenny is a Board Member of Epiroc and has previous Board Member experience from the ICT industry association TechSverige and AstaZero. She was also a Member of the Committee in the Swedish Governmental program for Future Travel and Transportation.

Jenny Lindqvist has a Master of Science in Business & Economics from Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), Sweden, including studies at École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC), France.

As CEO of Equal1, Jason Lynch leads the company’s mission to make silicon-based quantum computing practical, scalable, and ready for deployment in today’s data centers. Under his leadership, the company is advancing UnityQ®, its hybrid quantum-classical system-on-chip, and expanding the Bell family of quantum computers designed for deployment in standard data center environments. He has also helped position Equal1 at the forefront of the global quantum ecosystem through partnerships with the European Space Agency, Arm, NVIDIA, Bull, and Q-CTRL, while leading cutting-edge R&D programs such as the €23 million QUBIC consortium.

Jason has built and scaled businesses at the intersection of advanced semiconductors, industrial systems, and emerging technologies. Before joining Equal1, he held senior leadership roles at Analog Devices and Hittite Microwave, a Nasdaq-listed global semiconductor leader, where he led the company’s international business across sales, operations, and finance. Following Hittite’s acquisition by Analog Devices, Jason launched and built an innovative internal venture focused on industrial IoT, assembling a multidisciplinary team that applied advanced sensors and AI to predictive maintenance and helped bring IoT into practical industrial deployment.

Jason holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Microelectronic Engineering from the National University of Ireland, Cork, and an MBA, summa cum laude, from the Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.

Anthony Moisant leads global teams responsible for cybersecurity, privacy, data protection, and enterprise systems, driving Indeed’s evolution into an AI-first company. He brings secure, responsible AI into workflows to deliver better outcomes for job seekers and employers.

Anthony also serves as an executive officer at parent company Recruit Holdings, overseeing security and IT across its global HR technology business. Prior to Indeed, he was SVP & CIO at Glassdoor and held leadership roles at Tribune Media and Sony Gracenote.

A U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine School graduate, his military service shaped his leadership philosophy—instilling resilience, accountability, and commitment to mission.

Eileen O’Mara is Stripe’s vice chair. She is responsible for representing Stripe with policymakers, senior government officials, state leaders, partners, and executives at Stripe’s customers to foster the conditions which advance entrepreneurship and increase economic dynamism globally.

Prior to assuming the role of vice chair, Eileen served as Stripe’s chief revenue officer, where she built the global go-to-market organization from the ground up. She was responsible for revenue and go-to-market strategy worldwide, supporting millions of businesses from global enterprises to high growth startups to realize their growth ambitions. With over 25 years of experience in building trusted relationships with companies across all industries and regions she has been at the forefront of all major technology shifts supporting companies to accelerate growth through technology. Eileen previously held senior leadership roles at Salesforce and Oracle. Eileen splits her time between New York and Dublin, Stripe’s dual HQ.

Donal O’Shea is the founder and CEO of Deciphex, a digital pathology and AI company. A serial entrepreneur with over 20 years in life sciences and technology, he holds a Ph.D. in Computer Vision from Dublin City University and has successfully founded three tech startups with two trade sales. Under his leadership, Deciphex develops AI-driven pathology tools and services like Diagnexia and Patholytix to streamline diagnostics and accelerate drug development, establishing the company as a leader in digital pathology innovation.

Guillaume Princen leads Anthropic engagement with Technology companies globally. Prior to Anthropic, he served as CEO of Mooncard, a European expense management platform. Guillaume was Stripe’s first employee outside the United States when he joined in 2014. During his seven years there, he built and scaled Stripe’s European operations, opening 12 offices and establishing EMEA as a key growth driver for the company. His career began at McKinsey & Company, developing expertise in business strategy. Guillaume holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and master’s degrees from Collège des Ingénieurs and CentraleSupélec. An active angel investor and advisor in the European technology ecosystem, Guillaume specializes in AI, fintech, B2B SaaS, and climatetech ventures, bringing 20+ years of experience across revenue, product, operations, and strategy to his advisory work with founders and investment funds throughout Europe and the United States.

Joakim Reiter is an Executive Committee member since August 2017 and is Vodafone’s Chief External and Corporate Affairs Officer, responsible for public relations and corporate affairs, including policy and regulation, communications, security, sustainability and charitable activities.

He is also currently on the board of Vodacom Group, and he sits on the Board of the Swedish Space Corporation and also is a Trustee of Vodafone Group Foundation, and a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts, UK.

Before joining Vodafone in April 2017, Joakim was the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Prior to that, he spent more than 15 years in the foreign service of Sweden, including as Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to the World Trade Organization and at the Permanent Representation to the European Union. Joakim also served as an EU negotiator with DG TRADE at the European Commission.

Joakim has a Masters in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Masters in Political Science from Lund University.

As Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors, Vincent Roche leads ADI to deliver high value intelligent edge solutions to several of humanity’s most pressing challenges in areas such as advanced manufacturing, healthcare, sustainable energy, communications, and transportation. Mr. Roche has extended ADI’s prominence in the high-performance analog sector through an unyielding commitment to applied innovation, customer centricity, and operational excellence.

Under Mr. Roche’s leadership, ADI has executed several acquisitions, including Maxim Integrated in 2022, Linear Technology Corporation in 2017 and Hittite Microwave Corporation in 2014, growing annual revenues from $2.7 billion in fiscal 2012 to $12 billion in fiscal 2022. Mr. Roche is the third CEO and second Board Chair to lead ADI since its founding in 1965. He began his career at ADI in 1988, progressively gaining responsibility over his tenure. He was promoted to President of ADI in 2012, appointed CEO in 2013, and elected Chair in 2022.

Mr. Roche also serves on the Board of Directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association and the MIT Presidential CEO Advisory Board, and is a member of the Massachusetts High Tech Leadership Council. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Acacia Communications, Inc.

Mr. Roche holds a B.S. degree in Electronic Systems and an honorary Doctor of Science (Eng.) from the University of Limerick in Ireland. He was recognized by Forbes in 2019 as one of America’s Most Innovative Leaders while also being a recipient of the 2021 SFI Science Medal for his contributions in support of the scientific and technological ecosystems in Ireland.

Edmond Scanlon is the Chief Executive Officer of Kerry Group, where he has held a variety of senior leadership roles across multiple geographies and functions, playing a pivotal role in the company’s growth, global expansion and strategic evolution.

As CEO, Edmond has led the transformation of Kerry’s portfolio and strategic focus, reshaping the company’s financial and operating profile with more than 40 strategic acquisitions, the divestment of legacy businesses, and significant investment in innovation and digital transformation.

Stephen Schmidt is SVP, Chief Security Officer for Amazon. He leads security engineering, product development, and regulatory programs. Stephen joined Amazon in February 2008 and from March 2010 to January 2022, held the Chief Information Security Officer role for Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Prior to joining Amazon, Stephen had an extensive career at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he served as a senior executive. His responsibilities at the FBI included a term as acting Chief Technology Officer, Section Chief responsible for the FBI’s technical collection and analysis platforms, and as a Section Chief overseeing the FBI’s Cyber Division components responsible for the technical analysis of computer and network intrusion activities.

As Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith is responsible for spearheading the company’s work and representing it publicly on a wide variety of critical issues involving the intersection of technology and society, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, environmental sustainability, human rights, digital safety, immigration, philanthropy, and products and business for non-profit customers. He leads a team of roughly 2,000 business; legal and corporate affairs professionals located in 54 countries and operating in more than 120 nations.

In Smith’s bestselling book, coauthored with Microsoft’s Carol Ann Browne, Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age, he urges the tech sector to assume more responsibility and calls for governments to move faster to address the challenges that new technologies are creating. In his podcast by the same name, Smith and his guests expand on the themes in the book, exploring potential solutions to the digital issues shaping the world today. The New York Times has called Smith “a de facto ambassador for the technology industry at large” and The Australian Financial Review has described him as “one of the technology industry’s most respected figures.” He has testified numerous times before the U.S. Congress and other governments on these key policy issues.

Smith joined Microsoft in 1993, first spending three years in Paris leading the legal and corporate affairs team in Europe. In 2002, he was named Microsoft’s general counsel and spent the following decade leading work to resolve the company’s antitrust controversies with governments around the world and companies across the tech sector. Over the past decade, Smith has spearheaded the company’s work to advance privacy protection for Microsoft customers and the rights of DREAMers and other immigrants, including bringing multiple lawsuits against the U.S. government on these issues.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Smith was an associate and then partner at the law firm of Covington and Burling, where he is still remembered as the first attorney in the long history of the firm to insist (in 1986) on having a personal computer on his desk as a condition for accepting a job offer. In addition to his work at Microsoft, Smith is active in several civic organizations and in the broader technology industry. In 2014, Smith was named to the board of trustees of Princeton University, for which he continues to serve today. He has served on the Netflix board of directors since 2015 and chairs the board of directors for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship program. In 2024, he transitioned to board chair emeritus of the Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), an organization he cofounded with Angelina Jolie in 2008, and served as its chair of the board of directors for 15 years.

Smith grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, where Green Bay was the big city next door. He attended Princeton University, where he met his wife, Kathy. He earned his J.D. from Columbia University Law School and studied international law and economics at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland. He can be followed on X and LinkedIn. His podcast, Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith, is available on all podcast platforms.

Keith Strier is SVP, Global AI Markets, at AMD, responsible for expanding AMD’s strategic vision for AI, driving new ecosystem capabilities and accelerating strategic AI engagements globally across public and private sectors. Previously, Keith was VP, Worldwide AI initiatives at NVIDIA, where he pioneered Sovereign AI and formed NVIDIA’s global portfolio of AI Nations partnerships. Strier was also a Senior Partner in two Big Four advisory firms, serving as the first global AI leader at EY and the first global chief digital officer at Deloitte. He has held multiple AI policy leadership appointments, including: Founding Member, US National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC) and 1st year Chair, International Working Group, at the US Department of Commerce; Founding Chair, AI Compute and Climate Expert Group, at the OECD; Founding Member, US National Security Commission on Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing; Founding Member, Australia’s National AI Centre Think Tank; Founding Co-Chair, Commonwealth AI Consortium, Commonwealth of Nations. Keith also served as a guest lecturer and industry liaison for Harvard Medical School’s Center for BioMedical informatics for ten years. He has a B.S. with Honors in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and J.D. from New York University School of Law.

Deepu Talla is the Vice President of Robotics and Edge AI at NVIDIA, where he is responsible for deploying AI technology in autonomous machines and intelligent devices, such as humanoids, industrial ARMs, mobile robots, intelligent video analytics, and factory automation. Previously, he was responsible for NVIDIA’s mobile business unit. Talla holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas.

Sid is Global Head, Enterprise AI & Reimagining Work at Novartis, having previously served as Managing Director & Partner at BCG X, where he co-led the Health Tech practice. He began his career in tech strategy consulting, founded a startup and also worked in venture capital, leading pre-seed investments in tech startups across the UK and Europe. Sid earned a Master of Business Administration from London Business School in the UK and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Sid lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and two sons.

Niall Twomey is CIO and Co-Founder of Fenergo. He is responsible for driving the company’s technology strategy, overseeing cybersecurity, and ensuring Fenergo’s platforms continue to scale securely and effectively for global financial institutions. He leads core teams to deliver impactful solutions for global financial services clients. Previously held roles at Barclays Capital, Fidelity Investments and Accenture. Holds an MBA from UCD Smurfit School and a degree in Business Information Systems (UCC).

Eoin Vaughan is Chief Executive Officer and a Board Director of Mercury, one of Europe’s leading engineering and construction solutions providers, delivering complex projects for some of the world’s most innovative organisations across sectors including data centres, semiconductors, advanced technology, pharmaceuticals, and critical infrastructure.

Having joined Mercury in 2005, Eoin held several senior leadership roles before being appointed CEO in 2015. He played a key role in Mercury’s 2017 management buyout, helping position the company for its next phase of growth and international expansion. During his tenure, Mercury has significantly expanded its footprint across Europe while continuing to strengthen its reputation for technical excellence, certainty of delivery and trusted client partnerships.

As CEO, Eoin leads Mercury’s Executive Leadership Team and oversees the company’s strategic direction, with a strong focus on sustainable growth, innovation and building the organisational capability required to support Mercury’s ambitious ‘Go Beyond’ Strategy. He is a passionate advocate for developing future talent and has championed Mercury’s Graduate Programme, which has become a key source of talent for the business and helped develop many of the leaders and specialists supporting the company’s continued growth today. Eoin believes that long-term success is built on exceptional people, strong client relationships and a culture that enables individuals and teams to perform at their best. He credits much of Mercury’s success to the strength of its people and leadership team, whose commitment and expertise continue to drive the business forward.

Originally from County Cork, Ireland, Eoin holds qualifications in engineering, project management, business, and leadership, including executive education studies at the University of Manchester and Harvard Business School. Outside of Mercury, Eoin oversees his family office, Butterhill investments and enjoys spending time with his family on their farm in the foothills of the Wicklow mountains.

Maureen Walsh is the President of Ibec and has served as the Managing Director of DeCare Dental Insurance Ireland (a subsidiary of DeCare Dental LLC) since 2004. Having initially established DeCare’s Irish operations as a greenfield start-up in 1999, she successfully scaled the organisation into a fully licensed Irish insurance company. Today, it stands as Ireland’s leading provider of dedicated dental, vision, and corporate wellbeing benefits. She was appointed to the DeCare Board of Directors in 2013.

Within Ibec, she has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2022 and the National Council since 2016. She currently chairs the Ibec Digital and AI Committee, where she works to shape national and EU regulatory frameworks regarding technology, data strategy, and artificial intelligence. She has also served two terms as Ibec West Regional President, advocating for regional infrastructure and enterprise development. Beyond Ibec, she serves on the Evaluations and Approvals Committee of the Mayo Local Enterprise Board and previously sat on the Governing Body of GMIT, where she played a pivotal role in the formation of the Atlantic Technological University (ATU).

A Certified Insurance Practitioner, she holds an MBA from the National University of Ireland, Galway and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. She is a member of the Institute of Directors, Insurance Ireland and the Irish Insurance Institute. Alongside her corporate leadership, she is deeply committed to community and regional development, having previously served as Chairperson of the Mayo Cancer Association.

Robin Washington is President and Chief Operating & Financial Officer at Salesforce. She is responsible for driving profitable growth and operational excellence, while accelerating the transformation of every company into an Agentic Enterprise. She leads the full breadth of functions powering Salesforce’s operational engine, including enterprise planning, finance, human resources, investor relations, legal, and revenue operations.

Robin brings decades of operational and financial leadership from some of the world’s most respected companies. She has served as a Salesforce Board Director since 2013, including as Lead Independent Director from 2022 to 2025, playing a critical role in Salesforce’s strategic transformation. Previously, she served as EVP and CFO of Gilead Sciences, CFO of Hyperion Solutions, and Chief Accounting Officer of PeopleSoft.

Robin also currently serves on the board of directors of Alphabet. She is a certified public accountant and received her B.A. in business administration from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

Eddie Wilson joined Ryanair in 1997, a then fledgling airline with just 20 aircraft that was unheard of outside of Ireland and had yet to transform European short-haul aviation and the lives and travel habits of hundreds of millions of Europeans.

His initial role was Head of HR, but given the fluid management of the company, he quickly got involved in airport deals, ground handling, inflight retail and the design and the launch of Ryanair.com. He was subsequently promoted to Director of Inflight Operations, retaining his HR brief but taking on the day-to-day management of a workforce of thousands of Inflight personnel along with a substantial retail programme.

He was appointed Chief People Officer in 2015 and was appointed CEO in 2019.

Eddie likes to travel and in his spare time enjoys sea swimming, sailing and mountain biking.

Joanne Wright drives IBM’s enterprise transformation as the company’s “Client Zero” – delivering $4.5 billion in savings while simultaneously proving how AI and hybrid cloud unleash productivity, innovation, and growth at global scale. She delivers measurable business outcomes by transforming IBM’s own operations first, then demonstrating these proven strategies to clients worldwide.

Leading IBM’s operations, procurement, CIO, Chief Data and Analytics Office, and Global Real Estate organizations, Joanne has transformed how the company works. With her “Client Zero” vision, Joanne has revolutionized IBM through three core principles: eliminating operational complexity, simplifying end-to-end workflows, and automating manual tasks while embedding AI everywhere. Her teams saved an estimated 22 million hours since 2023 by deploying watsonx AI and automation tools, and under her leadership, IBM has redesigned its operating model, reimagined quote-to-cash processes, and deployed AI to create transparent, intelligent, and predictive supply chains that set the standard for enterprise transformation.

Leading IBM’s operations, procurement, CIO, Chief Data and Analytics Office, and Global Real Estate organizations, Joanne has transformed how the company works. With her “Client Zero” vision, Joanne has revolutionized IBM through three core principles: eliminating operational complexity, simplifying end-to-end workflows, and automating manual tasks while embedding AI everywhere. Her teams saved an estimated 22 million hours since 2023 by deploying watsonx AI and automation tools, and under her leadership, IBM has redesigned its operating model, reimagined quote-to-cash processes, and deployed AI to create transparent, intelligent, and predictive supply chains that set the standard for enterprise transformation.

As President, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, Amit Zavery leads ServiceNow’s platform, products, engineering, cloud infrastructure, and user experience. He also runs enterprise-wide operations to ensure business rigor —from innovation to execution.

Previously, Zavery was Vice President & General Manager and Head of Platform for Google Cloud, where he was responsible for defining product strategy, running engineering, streamlining business operations, and building the business application platform business. At Google Cloud, Amit was part of the leadership team that grew the company into the fourth largest enterprise software company in the world while increasing Google Cloud’s annualized revenue from more than $7B to over $41B.

Before Google, Amit was Executive Vice President and Corporate Officer of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Middleware products. He led Oracle’s product vision, design, development, and go-to-market strategy for cloud platform, middleware, Java and analytics portfolio and oversaw a global team of more than 4,500 engineers generating more than $6B in annual revenue.

Amit has a proven track record of designing and delivering innovative and market-leading enterprise products, scaling businesses, and building organizations by recruiting and retaining world-class talent.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Science in Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University.