Students Strategize to Imagine an Ireland 30 years from now
November 15 2018, ALMOST 1,000 students from across Ireland have touched down at Shannon Airport this Thursday for a unique challenge for young business people.
The third Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) young innovators challenge is taking place at the airport.
But while they are gathered at the airport, holidays are far from the students’ minds as they are being asked to come together and innovate and develop new solutions which will shape the way we live in the year 2050.
The pilot projects will then be presented to top investors and Dragons Den stars, including Barry O’Sullivan, Gavin Duffy, Eleanor McEvoy, Chanelle McCoy and Alison Cowzer.
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Startup Grind hosts John Hartnett
Join John Hartnett (Founder & CEO, SVG Partners & Irish Technology Leadership Group) at Startup Grind Limerick Nov 14, 2018.
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ITLG honors female leadership paving the way in Silicon Valley
The Irish Technology Leadership Group hosted its 11th annual Silicon Valley Global Awards celebration on March 15th at Stanford, recognizing and celebrating the achievements of 50 Irish and Irish-American technology leaders making a significant impact in their field.
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ITLG Young Innovators - a look back
Emer Magee, a teacher at St. Patrick’s Comprehensive School in Limerick takes considerable pride in the achievements of her students who won the Young Innovators Award in 2016. She talks to us about the experience and the passion for innovation which ‘Young Innovators’ has inspired in students.
ITLG Women In Technology
The ITLG has a dedicated ‘Women in Leadership Group’ which supports women in building successful technology careers and making the most of their leadership potential.
Paving the Way to Success
Máire Walsh, SVP, Digital Technologies at Enterprise Ireland’s Silicon Valley office discusses the role played by the state agency in assisting Irish start-ups to succeed in the US and reveals the growing impact of Enterprise Ireland’s Female Entrepreneurship unit which supports ambitious female entrepreneurs through funding, knowledge and special networking events.
Limerick for Engineering
Limerick for Engineering is a consortium of more than 30 manufacturing and service companies, both foreign direct investors and indigenous investors, who have come together with the education and training providers in the Mid-West region of Ireland for a single purpose – to increase the quality and quantity of engineering talent, at every level, in the region.
Get Smart
Smart Futures is a joint government and industry program aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers to secondary school students in Ireland.
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An Education in Robotics
The path to bringing Vex Robotics to Ireland by Martin O’Flaherty, Dell Technologies. Martin is lead of an incredible team of volunteers driving VEX Robotics in Ireland since its introduction to Cork in 2012, to achieving the 100 team milestone in 2018 and looking forward to an anticipated 300+ teams nationwide by 2019/20.
A Star is Born
Moment Health came into this world last October. Six months on and its baby steps are leaving quite the footprint. The founder, Belfast born Nuala Murphy shares her story.
High Flying Research
Alan O’Riordan is an accomplished research Fellow at Tyndall National Institute in Cork. He talks to Silicon Valley about his research which focuses on fabrication and characterization of novel nanostructures and their potential applications to the growing Agtech sector.
A Life in Science
Kate Gunning has a unique background in the field of biotechnology and the life sciences. With a focus on applications in genomics she has demonstrated expertise in both process and product development. She talks to us about her life at the cutting edge of science.
Meet Sarah Friar
Sarah Friar, CFO at Square and ITLG member and SV50 honoree, shares her insights on women in technology, how her Irish roots have shaped who she is, her involvement with Ormeau Baths in Belfast and with Ladies Who Launch, and more.
ITLG November 2017 Update
The ITLG November 2017 Update is now available. Catch up on the latest news in the valley, submit a nomination for the ITLG Silicon Valley Global Awards, learn how ITLG members are supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in Ireland, and more...
Building Bridges
On the 10th anniversary of the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG), the founder and CEO, John Hartnett talks about the impact of the Group and the motivation for creating what has become known as one of the most successful diaspora networking groups in the world.
ITLG October 2017 Update
Read interviews with two veteran ITLG members, catch up on the latest news from the valley, submit a nomination for our 2018 Silicon Valley Global Awards, and more...
ITLG Silicon Valley 50 2017
The Silicon Valley Global Awards brings together the most entrepreneurial minds in Silicon Valley and beyond to honor top Irish and Irish-American executives making a significant impact in their field. A total of fifty executives are selected and honored each year. The event generates rich networking opportunities, and showcases experts and innovators from the ITLG community advancing technology today.
View the profiles of our 2017 honorees here.
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day Silicon Valley-Style, With A Focus On Tech And The Irish
While Irish bars throughout San Francisco were beginning to fill with revelers on St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday, about 30 miles to the south in Palo Alto more than 200 Irish, Irish-Americans and friends of the Irish gathered for a lunch to celebrate milestones in technology for Ireland and its progeny in the Valley.
Organized by the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG), a nonprofit founded by Valley-based Irish technology investor John Hartnett, the gathering highlighted the successes of Irish and Irish-Americans in Silicon Valley. Fifty Irish and Irish-American executives making an impact in technology in the Valley were given awards, including executives from Google, Cisco, Fitbit, Square, Intel, Dropbox and more. Some of the more high profile awardees, including Twitter, CEO Jack Dorsey and brothers John and Patrick Collison, cofounders of web-payments company Stripe, did not attend.
Sedicii wins The Irish Times/ITLG Innovative Award
Ireland is punching above its weight in Silicon Valley, but it needs to continue to focus on education and fostering entrepreneurship, especially as the ‘Internet of Screens’ gives way to the ‘Internet of Things.’
That was the message from Wednesday’s Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) event honoring 50 of the most influential Irish and Irish-American people in Silicon Valley.
“There’s a very real sense that Ireland is at a tipping point and is punching way above its weight in technology,” said Belkin chief marketing officer Kieran Hannon, who has been in the USA for 29 years.
Obama administration selects ITLG to spearhead global engagement with diaspora
The Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) has been selected by US President Barack Obama’s administration to spearhead US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Global Diaspora Forum which aims to engage with not only the Irish diaspora but the diaspora from India, China, Israel and other nations.
In Washington yesterday, John Hartnett, president and founder of the Irish Technology Leadership Group, announced the launch of a Silicon Valley base for the International diaspora Engagement Alliance at the U.S. Secretary of State’s Second Annual Global Diaspora Forum.
in discussion with irish american author, rich moran
The THING ABOUT work
The Irish Leadership Technology Group sat down with Rich Moran, a long-time member and author of the new book The Thing About Work, Showing Up and Other Important Matters.
As the ninth book published by Moran, The Thing About Work is the consummate guide to navigating the modern day workplace. In it, readers find anecdotes and advice on everything from how to create a meaningful workplace culture, how to uphold a work-life balance, how to derive a sense of purpose, and settles just what “business casual” means.
APRIL 7, 2016
STUDENTS from across Ireland let their imaginations run wild at Shannon Airport this week as part of the second Young Innovators competition.
Everything from microchips inserted at birth to predict medical illnesses to self-drive cars with workstations were posited as possible aspects of life in this country in half a century’s time.
The brainchild of Corbally man John Hartnett of the Irish Technology Leadership Group, the event was designed to help in the development of key skills needed to meet the requirements of a competitive economy.
Some 700 students – including a sizeable contingent from Limerick – touched down at the airport this week for the contest.
They were set the task of imaging the world 50 years from now and coming up with new business ideas for then across six categories - how we live, work, play, shop, learn and travel.
APRIL 5, 2016
STUDENTS across Limerick are to be asked to examine how society will live, work, play, shop learn and travel in 50 years time, at a special event in Shannon Airport next week.
The second Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) Young Innovators award is back in the region next Wednesday, with 700 students from 20 counties across Ireland set to take over the check-in area of the local airport.
There, they will be set a task: to imagine the world in 2066 and how it will differ from today across a wide range of strands of our daily lives.
Corbally man John Hartnett, who heads the ITLG and is based in the Silicon Valley said getting the students – mainly from Transition Year – to look so far in the future will push them to think more creatively.
He said: “If you think about today or tomorrow or the next day, you are going to use the same stuff that is happening today. If you stretch the imagination and look out 50 years from now, you really have to think outside the box.”
MARCH 31, 2016
The Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) brought together the digital innovators at the 9th Annual Silicon Valley Global Awards in Palo Alto last week. The event highlighted arvato, the international service provider with a prestigious nomination for Andrea Mahon, Vice President of Business Development. She was recognized as one of the "Silicon Valley 50" -- the top 50 Irish and Irish-American tech executives making a significant impact in and around the Valley.
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MARCH 31, 2016
EMIGRANT GROUPS FORM COALITION TO PUSH FOR VOTING RIGHTS
Among the groups signing who signed the letter are Votes for Irish Citizens Abroad (VICA) in Britain, the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) in Silicon Valley, the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce, We’re Coming Back, the Irish German Business Network and the newly formed Irish Association of Latin America.
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MARCH 25, 2016
TWO IRISH START-UPS TO JOIN THRIVE AGRITECH ACCELERATOR IN CALIFORNIA
Two Irish start-ups, Wheyhey and MagGrow, are among 12 start-ups selected to take part in the THRIVE agritech accelerator that will take place in Salinas, California
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MARCH 25, 2016
YOUNG INNOVATORS EVENT TO RETURN TO SHANNON AIRPORT
MORE than 700 students from 60 schools across Ireland will descend on Shannon Airport next month for a major event for young business minds.
For the second time, the Irish Technology Leadership Group – headed by Corbally man John Hartnett – will host its Young Innovators event.
The event, which takes place on April 6, is designed to help in the development of key skills needed to meet the requirements of a competitive economy.
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MARCH 17, 2016
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day Silicon Valley-Style, With A Focus On Tech And The Irish
Organized by the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG), a nonprofit founded by Valley-based Irish technology investor John Hartnett, the gathering highlighted the successes of Irish and Irish-Americans in Silicon Valley. Fifty Irish and Irish-American executives making an impact in technology in the Valley were given awards, including executives from Google GOOGL -0.43%, Cisco, Fitbit, Square, Intel INTC +2.15%, Dropbox and more. Some of the more high profile awardees, including Twitter TWTR +0.00% CEO Jack Dorsey and brothers John and Patrick Collison, cofounders of web-payments company Stripe, did not attend.