The Sport Innovation and Technology Summit 2024, led by Sport Ireland, will spotlight innovation, digital transformation, and technology in Irish sport.
The event brings together leaders from sport, enterprise, and technology to explore how innovation is shaping the future of sports.
The theme for this year is ‘Accelerating the Digital Evolution of Irish Sport.’
It will take place at the Sport Ireland Campus in the National Indoor Arena on Wednesday 2nd October.
The day will be one of connection and conversation with major keynotes from three world-leading experts at the intersection of sports and technology.
Finbarr Kirwan is Senior Vice President and Chief of Olympic Sport at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
He is responsible for maximising medal performance and supporting athlete wellness at the USOPC.
He led Team USA to top the medal rankings at the Paris 2024 Olympics having also overseen successful campaigns at Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, and Beijing 2022.
Kirwan is ‘coming home’ having previously been Director of High Performance at The Irish Sports Council, the predecessor of Sport Ireland, where he oversaw Ireland’s Olympic and Paralympic plans for Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012.
Patrick Lucey is the Chief Scientist at Stats Perform, leading its AI team to unlock the potential of the company’s vast sports data.
With over 20 years of experience in machine learning and computer vision, his research focuses on AI in sports.
He has held research roles at Disney, Carnegie Mellon University, and IBM, and recently launched a course on AI in Sport to introduce students to AI through sports data.
Ali Donnelly is the CEO of More than Equal, where she is working to find the first female Formula 1 World Champion.
She brings extensive experience from her time as Executive Director at Sport England, where she led campaigns such as the award-winning This Girl Can and handled high-profile situations such as the Whyte Review which explored abuse in British Gymnastics.
She has also held senior communications roles with the UK Government, including Deputy Official Spokesperson for former UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
Full price tickets for the event are available at a cost of €65 and can be bought here
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