Join us on January 8th for a special VHI Health & Wellbeing event where we will kickstart the new year by welcoming Davy Fitzgerald, renowned Irish sports figure, TV personality and businessman, as our guest speaker. His journey of resilience, leadership, and success is the perfect inspiration for the year ahead.

Join us at Platform94 in Galway on November 6th from 8 am to 10 am for 'Embrace AI: Unlocking Your Business Potential', an exclusive event hosted by Galvia AI, a Platform94 company dedicated to helping organisations of all sizes unlock the value of their data through tailored AI adoption. This event is in partnership with Galway Chamber.

This event will feature an interactive round table discussion with two exceptional guest experts:

• Elaine Burke, Tech journalist and host of the podcast For Tech’s Sake

• John Clancy, CEO of Galvia AI, who specialises in guiding SMEs through the challenges and opportunities of AI adoption

We’ll dive into how AI can transform your business, enhance decision-making, and keep you competitive. You’ll come away with practical insights and a roadmap to start integrating AI in a way that works for you.

Spaces are limited, so make sure to secure your spot today. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Register by clicking HERE

As a business leader, you have many responsibilities. AI is a hot topic, but it's not always clear what's real and what's just hype. How can you tell what's actually impactful for your business and how do you adopt it?

Robert O'Shaughnessy is a seasoned technology executive and AI consultant who has guided numerous companies through successful AI adoption. Creating solutions for Fortune 500 clients like Cisco, Porsche, Schneider Electric, and CrossFit and through the founding and acquisition of his own venture-backed startup — he has witnessed firsthand the potential and pitfalls of AI projects across various business functions.

This concise session focuses on actionable steps to adopting and leveraging AI in your business. Rob provides a framework for identifying high-impact AI use cases, avoiding common implementation pitfalls, and maximizing ROI.

Key topics include:
• The surprising AI metric most leaders are ignoring
• Cultivating an AI-empowered organizational mindset
• Establishing ROI and finding quick wins
• Steps to adoption

Whether you're just starting your AI journey or looking to refine your existing strategy, this webinar offers practical insights to help you leverage AI as a true business accelerator.

Register your place today by clicking HERE

Join us for the North West Regional Launch of Skillnet Innovation Exchange, by Minister Dara Calleary TD, and hear how this exciting new platform connects businesses, educators, and industry experts to drive innovation and growth in the region. Hosted by AIM Centre Sligo, this event will feature networking opportunities, presentations, and discussions on the importance of collaboration and skill development in fostering innovation.

Date: Friday, October 18th 2024

Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Location: AIM Centre, Sligo , F91 WV7R

Register now to secure your spot at this exclusive event. We look forward to seeing you there!

Platform94, in collaboration with Skillnet Innovation Exchange, are excited to invite you to a special event on October 17th from 13:30 to 15:30 at the Leeson Enterprise Centre, Westport, Co. Mayo.

Discover key business supports, learn effective scaling strategies, and explore how to drive innovation in your business. This event is proudly partnered with Westport Chamber and Leeson Enterprise Centre. 

Early registration available at: Save the Date: Scale-Up Roadshow in Westport Tickets, Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM | Eventbrite

More details will be announced in the coming weeks. For further information contact our Regional Outreach & Collaboration Manager Noreen Conway. 

We are delighted to announce that Platform94, in partnership with Digital Business Ireland, are hosting a special event titled ‘Navigating the International Scaling Journey’ on Thursday 10th October.

This event marks Digital Business Ireland’s first event outside of Dublin and we are honoured that they have chosen Platform94 and Galway as their venue. This is a testament to the significant innovations happening in the west of Ireland.

 Event Details:

·       Date: Thursday 10th October

·       Time: 18:30 (Networking from 17:45)

·       Location: Platform94, Galway

·       Network over finger food & drinks while hearing from our speakers and scaling panel.

Registration:

·       Register for this event by clicking HERE

About Digital Business Ireland:

Digital Business Ireland (DBI) was founded by Galway native Lorraine Higgins in 2019. DBI is recognised as the voice of the Irish digital commerce sector. It is a not-for-profit representative body that counts over 8,000 businesses as part of its community spanning across a range of sectors to include technology, retail, hospitality, professional services, travel, transport, education, leisure, agri-business and property. 

Spaces are limited so register early to avoid disappointment.

In Partnership with Skillnet Innovation Exchange , Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland ,Sport Ireland are delighted to announce the Annual Sport Innovation & Technology Summit 2024!

📣 We're excited to announce the first release of our impressive line-up of speakers! Industry leaders who are shaping the future of sport.

Join us for a day of insightful discussions at the Sport Innovation & Technology Summit 2024.

Don't miss out! Register now via the link below ⬇

Sport Innovation and Technology Summit 2024 - Crowdcomms

Platform 94 in collaboration with Skillnet Innovation Exchange are hosting a Consultative Selling Process workshop. This will take place in the Platform94 Boardroom in Galway, on Thursday 26th September.

This half-day workshop led by Dr Maria Coakley will focus on developing a customer oriented B2B sales process for SME’s to acquire new business clients and generate revenue.

This interactive and peer-to-peer learning environment will benefit all sales professionals. It will focus on developing practical sales enablement tools for each stage of the journey and generate ideas to help your company refine and develop their B2B sales process.

REGISTER AT: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/b2b-consultative-selling-process-step-by-step-tickets-995029107847?aff=oddtdtcreator

Platform94 are delighted to partake in the upcoming International Business Expansion Summit taking place at PorterShed, Galway on September 19th from 17:00.

Our CEO Marie will join a superb line up of speakers which include two of our Platform94 scaling community members John Mackey, CEO of MBRYONICS and Fergal O'Connor, CEO of Buymedia. The event will be moderated by Ivan Yates with Guest of Honour Sean Fleming, Minister of State for International Development & Diaspora.

Tickets available at International Business Expansion Summit 2024 (In-Person) Tickets, Thu 19 Sep 2024 at 17:00 | Eventbrite

Join Bryan Mulry, an expert sales coach with experience at Google and Salesloft, for an insightful session on effectively integrating AI into your founder-led sales process.

Learn how AI can enhance your sales efforts, avoid common pitfalls, and understand the unique challenges of founder-led sales in early-stage B2B businesses.

Areas covered will include:

• What is founder-led Sales and how is it different?

• AI in Sales

• How AI fits each part of the sales process

• What not to do with AI in Sales

To register for this webinar please visit Supporting founder-led sales with AI - The Innovation Exchange

Lunch & Learn – Bank of Ireland Pension Auto-enrolment

Platform 94 in collaboration with Bank of Ireland, are delighted to host a special Pension Auto-enrolment event at Platform94 on Tuesday 17th September.

This session will cover the upcoming Auto-Enrolment (AE) pension regime starting in January 2025. Bobby McDonnell, Pensions Risk Manager at Bank of Ireland, will guide employers on how to prepare for AE, which introduces mandatory retirement savings for employees through a new State-operated system. AE will significantly impact compliance, operations, and costs for businesses.

This event is targeted at Business Owners, CEOs, CFOs, and HR Directors/Managers.

Spaces are limited so please register early to avoid disappointment.

Event Details:

·       Date: Tuesday 17th September

·       Time:  13:00 – 13:40 (lunch & networking from 12:30)

·       Location: Platform94, Galway

Registration:

·       Register for this event by clicking HERE

Virtual Option:

For anyone wishing to dial in – click here: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTZiMjEzZDgtNmFkMi00ZGQxLTlkYTQtNzFmNzY3YmM0MTE2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2268583590-5a71-4642-a292-9ce7980bcdd3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223221c2a6-4e27-4e82-a51f-c3886bb56fa9%22%7d

From Start-Up to Tech Giant - Navigating the Scaling Journey

In partnership with Flynn O’Driscoll, we are delighted to announce that John Purdy, Founder and Chairman of Ergo Group will be visiting Platform94 on Thursday 11th July for an exciting event where he will tell his story on navigating the International Scaling landscape and building one of Ireland’s tech empires. Ergo was founded in 1993 and today is a €200million business with nearly 750 employees, spinning off two companies along the way (Fenergo and Flowforma) as well as acquiring CDSoft, iSite, Micromail, Asystec & BoatyardX. John is an investor in a number of early stage technology companies and advises many others. There is no such thing as an overnight success and John will talk first hand to the challenges involved in building Ergo to the industry giant that it is today.

Places are limited for this special event so register now to avoid disappointment.

Join us for 'Transatlantic Talent', an informative event by Fragomen at Platform94 on Tuesday 4th June, focused on helping employers to navigate Irish and US immigration requirements.

This free event is perfect for any business with employees requiring immigration permissions for work in Ireland or the US, employers keen on recruiting non-EEA nationals for Irish positions or sending employees stateside, and companies with frequent US business travel (ESTA). 🛫

Due to the interactive nature of the session, spaces will be limited so please register now to avoid disappointment.