Events Held by BlockW in 2023
JANUARY
BlockW in partnership with Institute of Bankers - Creating Cities of the Future: How AI, IOT, Web3 and Blockchain are changing our cities.
Speaker: Dr Irina Tal, DCU & BlockW.
Moderator: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
MARCH
BlockW in Partnership with KPMG - Blockchain 2023 New Horizons, Challenges and Opportunities (in person)
Speakers:
- Mr Niall Dennehy, AidTech
- Ms Mary Gordon, Institute of Bankers;
- Ms Mai, Santamaria, FCA, Dept of Finance.
Moderator: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
APRIL
Webinar hosted by Block W in partnership with Institute of Bankers - “Reclaiming Stolen Focus: How AI and Blockchain are revolutionising Education”
Speaker: Ms Paula Marie Kilgarriff, Lecturer TUD, Fashion and Retail Innovator.
Moderator: Professor Joyce O’Connor Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
BlockW in partnership with the Irish Computer Society - Smart Cities – How Emerging Technologies are Changing Our Cities
Speaker: Dr Irina Tal, DCU & BlockW.
Moderator: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
MAY
BlockW in partnership with BNY Mellon- Web 3 and The Metaverse Revolutionising Fashion: (in person)
Speaker: Ms Paula Marie Kilgarriff, Lecturer at TUD, Fashion and Retail Innovator
Moderator: Ms Paula Kelleher, Citi and BlockW.
BlockW in partnership with the Irish Computer Society- The World’s First Blockchain Educational Credentialing Platform
Speaker: Ms Mary Gordon, Institute of Bankers.
Moderator: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
JUNE
Block W and the Institute of Bankers -Regulating AI: The AI Act
Speaker: Professor Barry O’Sullivan, Director, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, School of Computer Science & IT, University College Cork
Moderator: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
British Blockchain Association Global Forum in the Metaverse - The Irish Blockchain Roadmap
Speaker: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
AUGUST
BlockW in partnership with the Institute of Bankers -The Development of AI: Impact for Good
Speaker:
- Dr Alessandra Sala, Senior Director of AI and Data Science at Shutterstock,
- Global President of Women in AI, UNESCO Co-Chair of Women for Ethical AI
Moderator: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
SEPTEMBER
Blockchain Summit Ireland, RDS - BlockW and Women in Immersive Technology (WIIT Europe)
IMMERSIVE WEB3
Introduction: Prof Joyce O'Connor, BlockW Co-Founder & Chair
Moderator: Sorcha Mulligan, Venture Partner, The SME Chain
Panellists:
- Paula Guilfoyle, A Block of Crypto
- Tanya Vacarda, Scrum Master, Allstate WiiT
- Leyla Karaha, Founder, YourY Network
- Barry Haughey, Founder, Halogen
- Sara Jane Kenny, Algorand
Thank you to Sorcha Mulligan for the images
Culture Night - BlockW and Solomon Fine Art Gallery (in person) How Technology is Changing the Art World
Speakers: Dr. Karolina Badzmierowska, NOHO; Peter Killeen, Sculptor; Sorcha Mulligan, SME Chain & BlockW; Joyce Moloney, Digital Artist.
Moderator: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
OCTOBER
Block W in partnership with KPMG (hybrid event) -“AI Needs Blockchain: This is where Intelligence meets Truth”
Speakers:
- Professor Dr. Naseem Naqvi MBE, President British Blockchain Association & Author of UK’s National Blockchain Roadmap
- Dr. Alessandra Sala, Sr. Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at Shutterstock and Co-Chair of UNESCO Women for Ethical AI.
Moderator: Dr. Irina Tal, DCU & Block W.
NOVEMBER
BlockW in partnership with the Institute of Bankers (webinar) - “How AI is transforming financial services”
Speaker: Dr Prag Sharma, Global Head of Artificial Intelligence at Citi
Moderator: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
Blockchain in partnership with KPMG (hybrid event) -“Immersive Technologies: Ireland as an International Hub” -
Speakers:
- Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, T.D., Minister of State for Financial Services,
- James Corbett & Camille Donegan, Directors at Eirmersive.
Moderator: Maria Flannery, Partner, KPMG & BlockW.
DECEMBER
BlockW in Partnership with Irish Computer Society -Navigating Enterprise Blockchain Use Cases: From Design to Development (webinar)-
Speaker: Dr Tharindu Ranathunga, Senior Researcher, Nimbus Centre, Munster Technological University
Moderator: Dr Susan Rea, Nimbus Centre, Munster Technological University.
Introduction: Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW
Note:
Another important event held in November 2022 was Conference INATBA Blockchain Week 2022
“What Skills will be needed in Permissionless Public Blockchain Learning?”, Live Panel Chaired by Professor Katarina Adam with Chiara Ventura, Blockchain Italia and Professor Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder of BlockW.