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Tech Hive Stage 2025
As a valued registrant, we’re thrilled to offer you an exclusive preview of what’s coming to the Tech Hive Stage in 2025.
This year, we’re raising the bar with a series of cutting-edge talks from some of the most innovative minds in technology. Get ready for a deep dive into the future of AI, neural networks, quantum computing, and much more.
Stay ahead of the curve with these upcoming sessions designed for those who live and breathe technology. Keep reading to discover the exceptional speakers and the groundbreaking topics they’ll be tackling in 2025.
Forthcoming Sessions
Dublin Tech Summit themes. Explore what our speakers will discuss at the Tech Hive stage in 2025. From AI to Startups, we have a theme for everyone.
Using AI to Fight Deepfakes
Ben Colman, CEO and Co-Founder, Reality Defender
With AI enabling the creation of highly realistic fake videos, images, and audio, deepfakes are becoming a significant threat leading to disinformation, fraud, and privacy invasions. Having developed essential AI tools that detect and analyze media for manipulation in real time, Ben discusses how key industries, including those across financial services, can effectively mitigate risks associated with digital fraud. He’ll speak to the importance of leveraging AI to create and invest in solutions that can detect and combat deepfakes, ensuring that the technology’s benefits outweigh its potential harms.
Staying Ahead in the Rapidly Evolving Tech Landscape: Diving into Blockchain
Efua Akumanyi, Co-CTO, Coding Black Females
This talk will delve into the world of Blockchain technology, exploring its core concepts and the potential impact on various industries. It will cover the opportunities presented by Blockchain, the key technologies, development methodologies and challenges involved in building on blockchain platforms, emphasising the importance of continuous learning to navigate this transformative technology.
Navigating the road to Useful Quantum Computers: Are we there yet?
Brendan Barry, CTO, Equal 1
Quantum computers have been promising to revolutionize industries with their unparalleled computing power. But while the headlines often shout about quantum supremacy and futuristic breakthroughs, the reality is more nuanced. The journey to building useful quantum computers – machines that solve real-world problems better than classical ones – has been a winding road filled with challenges, milestones, and moments of awe. So, where exactly are we on this path? Are we nearing the destination, or is it still a distant horizon? In this talk, we’ll explore the twists, turns, and occasional potholes on the road to quantum usefulness and see just how far we’ve come (and how far we still have to go)
Reimagining NLP systems with GenAI
Nabanita Roy, Senior Manager – Data Science, EY + Education Lead, Women in AI Ireland
Building NLP-based applications comes with its own set of challenges, many of which are being redefined by the emergence of Generative AI. GenAI is transforming the way we build NLP systems across industries by streamlining complex and laborious tasks such as generating synthetic text data, automating text tagging, and deriving actionable insights from text, especially from public forums and social media where text can come with all sorts of emojis and lexicons! In this session, we’ll dive into how GenAI is reshaping traditional NLP methods, from text classification to sophisticated conversational agents. In this session, I will also uncover industrial insights from practical experience, including evaluation strategies to harness GenAI for building smarter, more efficient NLP solutions.
The Neuroscience of Manifesting: Turning Vision into Reality
Dr Sabina Brennan, Author of 3 Irish Times best-sellers. Health Psychologist, Neuroscientist, Adjunct Professor – Adapt Center
Manifesting is not wishful thinking—it’s an active, deliberate process grounded in science. In this talk, based on my Irish Times bestseller ‘The Neuroscience of Manifesting’, you’ll discover how to unlock the power of your brain to shape your future. Treating yourself with COMPASSION and building a CONNECTION with and understanding of your true self are foundational. Manifesting is fundamentally about taking action to CHANGE. To manifest your desires, your brain needs CLARITY about what you want and COHERENCE between your vision, your values and how you think, feel and act, only then can you CREATE your best life using scientifically grounded techniques. The power to manifest lies within you, within your brain. Join me to discover how to manifest your best life, one step at a time.
Beyond LLMs: How Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) Are Redefining AI’s Future
Fernando Dominguez Pinuaga, Vice President, SandboxAQ
AI is moving beyond language. Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) don’t just process text, they simulate reality with scientific precision. By leveraging physics, chemistry, and mathematics, LQMs are reshaping industries from materials science to finance and drug discovery.
In this Tech Hive session, SandboxAQ will explore:
What Are LQMs? – The next AI frontier beyond LLMs.
AI Meets Physics – How quantitative data enables real-world predictions.
Breakthrough Applications – How LQMs are transforming science, healthcare, and finance.
The Next Decade of AI – Why these models will redefine innovation and automation.
Production-Ready AI: Evaluation Methods for Scalable AI Applications
Richard Skinner, CEO, Phased AI
Building AI solutions that scale requires robust evaluation and testing frameworks but this is very challenging with Generative AI. This session focuses on applying software engineering principles like automated testing and CI/CD pipelines to AI applications using new methods. How does this work with Non-Deterministic data output? Gain insights into assessing applications for hallucination, model performance, ensuring reliability, and delivering real-world business value in a production.
Beyond the Hype: Research on how Cybercriminals are Really Using GenAI
Robert McArdle, EMEA Director, Senior Threat Researcher, Trend Micro
There is a lot of speculation around how cybercriminals will use generative artificial intelligence (AI). Hear recent findings from our research on the cybercriminal underground to determine where the real threats are. We will delve into discussions in criminal forums, the state of AI malicious services on underground sites, whether deepfakes are a real threat and how cybercriminals are using ChatGPT.
Radical Atoms: Making Digital Tangible
Hiroshi Ishii, Professor of Media Arts and Sciences & Associate Director,
MIT Labs
Mainstream Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research today primarily addresses functional concerns – the needs of users, practical applications, and usability evaluation. Tangible Bits and Radical Atoms are driven by a vision at the intersection of the arts and computer science to make the digital tangible.
Tangible Bits and Radical Atoms seek to realize seamless interfaces between humans, digital information, and the physical environment by giving dynamic physical form to digital information and computation. They make bits directly manipulatable and perceptible both in the foreground and background of our consciousness (peripheral awareness).
Our goal is to invent new media for artistic expression, communication, and design, taking advantage of the richness of our human senses and the skills we develop throughout our lifetime of interacting with the physical world, as well as the computational reflection enabled by real-time sensing and digital feedback.
During the past quarter century, our research can be seen as a battle against the Pixel Empire, represented most definitively in the trend of the “metaverse.” We believe that augmented physical/digital materials that people can touch and manipulate should be the new media to interact with the digital world instead of pixels in an HMD. We envision the “MATTERverse” as an alternative future of the pixel-oriented metaverse.
Real-World Applications: How Technology Can Address Local Challenges
Mark Martin MBE, Assistant Professor in Computer Science & Education Practice & Co-Founder, UKBlackTech
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, technology is at the forefront of solving everyday challenges. From empowering seniors to live independently at home to transforming urban spaces into smart cities that embrace and celebrate diverse abilities, local tech innovation is reshaping our communities. This talk will explore how business leaders, institutions, and communities can harness technology to tackle local issues, drive sustainable growth, and foster inclusive environments.
Smart Satellites, Smarter Security: Space AI’s role in Protecting a Nation’s Critical Infrastructure
Sean Mitchell, Chairman and Chief Commercial Officer, Ubotica
Traditional satellite monitoring can take days; AI onboard satellites deliver insights in minutes. This is a game-changer, especially in real-time detection, tracking and response to potential threats. This session will explore the challenges and innovations behind deploying AI in Space for autonomous threat detection, maritime domain awareness and infrastructure protection. It will also highlight real-world applications, including how AI-driven satellites can help protect Ireland’s maritime assets, such as underwater cables, and contribute to global security efforts.
AI Consciousness: A Future we Need to Prepare For
Will Millership, CEO, PRISM
As AI advances, there is a strong possibility that machines could achieve consciousness in some form, possibly without developers being aware of it. While it might sound preposterous to some, failure to stay in control of AI if it becomes sentient could cause disruption to job markets and social structures. Will will discuss how the more we understand about consciousness, the better chance we have of supervising, intervening, and exerting control over potentially conscious AI.
PRISM (The Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines)
AI-Powered Design Thinking: Elevating Consumer Journeys
Elisa Guardabasso, Head of Strategic Innovation, TapCreative
In an era where AI is revolutionizing decision-making, how can it enhance consumer
experience design? This session explores how AI integrates with Design Thinking to
improve personalization, streamline problem-solving, and accelerate innovation.
Design Thinking, a human-centered approach to innovation, helps us understand
user needs and create impactful solutions. By combining AI with this process, we
can analyse consumer behaviours, predict needs, and optimize interactions across
digital and physical touchpoints. While AI enhances decision-making, human intuition
remains essential for interpreting emotions, cultural nuances, and context. We’ll dive
into real-world applications where AI-driven insights transform experiences across
various industries, from product development to customer engagement, ensuring
that AI and human expertise work together for personalized, meaningful interactions.
AI-Powered Design Thinking: Elevating Consumer Journeys
Julian Esposito, Head of Digital Experience & Creative Strategy, TapCreative
In an era where AI is revolutionizing decision-making, how can it enhance consumer experience design? This session explores how AI integrates with Design Thinking to improve personalization, streamline problem-solving, and accelerate innovation.
Design Thinking, a human-centered approach to innovation, helps us understand
user needs and create impactful solutions. By combining AI with this process, we
can analyse consumer behaviours, predict needs, and optimize interactions across
digital and physical touchpoints. While AI enhances decision-making, human intuition
remains essential for interpreting emotions, cultural nuances, and context. We’ll dive
into real-world applications where AI-driven insights transform experiences across
various industries, from product development to customer engagement, ensuring
that AI and human expertise work together for personalized, meaningful interactions.
From seafloor to skyline – drones and AI transforming infrastructure
Alan Browne, Co-Founder & CEO, Soarvo
From the depths of the seabed to the heights of the skyline, Soarvo is revolutionising how critical infrastructure is maintained and managed. By leveraging diverse geospatial data and AI-powered analytics, Soarvo enables effective monitoring and management to maximise asset lifespans and safeguard the environment with unprecedented efficiency. Whether it’s mapping underwater assets, assessing fire risks for high-rise buildings, managing peatlands, or overseeing highway maintenance, Soarvo eliminates the need for costly hardware or software. Instead, it empowers stakeholders to visualise, collaborate in real time, and make informed decisions effortlessly—helping us understand, maintain, and manage our world.
The Future of Quantum programming
Dr. Ray Lloyd, VP of Engineering, Horizon Quantum
Quantum computing is rapidly advancing, with hardware breakthroughs bringing us closer to practical quantum machines. However, unlocking their full potential requires robust software that makes quantum programming as intuitive as classical development. In this talk, we’ll explore how quantum programming is evolving to be more accessible to developers, the parallels between quantum and conventional computing, and the tools that can help you get started.
