Conference Day 1
Conference Programme - Wednesday 24 September 2025
| TIME | AGENDA |
|---|---|
| 10.30 - 10.35 | Welcome |
| David Morrissey, Conference Manager, Medical Technology Ireland See Speaker Biography | |
| 10.35 - 10.50 | Opening Address |
| Albert Dolan, TD, Houses of the Oireachtas See Speaker Biography | |
| 10.50 - 11.05 | Future of Irish Medtech |
| Emer Sherry, Senior Executive, Irish MedTech See Speaker Biography | |
| 11.05 - 12.20 | Medtech in Motion: Ireland and Europe's Role in the Next Wave of Innovation |
| Moderator: John Kilmartin, MD, Kilmartin Regulatory See Speaker Biography | |
| John Nugent, Head of Medical Technologies & Healthcare Services, IDA See Speaker Biography | |
| Emma Callinan, Senior Principal Scientific Officer of Spinouts & Research Commercialisation, Enterprise Ireland See Speaker Biography | |
| Frances Mitchell Valantič, Director of Innovation Strategy and Insight, Teleflex See Speaker Biography | |
| Garry Duffy, Established Professor of Health Technology Innovation at the University of Galway and Professor of Anatomy & Head of Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine at RCSI See Speaker Biography | |
| 12.20 - 13.00 | Managing Successful Medtech Programs: Aligning Strategy, Execution & Ecosystems. Medlink Galway, PMO Forum |
| Moderator: Katie Cooney, Director, Leap Compliance See Speaker Biography | |
| Céiteach Mac Stiofán, EMEA Program Manager, Boston Scientific See Speaker Biography | |
| Edel Browne, Program Manager, Tympany Medical See Speaker Biography | |
| Oonagh Hassett, Program Management, Independent Contractor See Speaker Biography | |
| 13.00 - 13.15 | Talent Trends: Why They Matter to Your Organisation’s Success |
| Peter Casey, Director, Cpl See Speaker Biography | |
| Judith Moffett, Business Development Director, Cpl See Speaker Biography | |
| 13.15 - 13.30 | Lunch Break |
| 13.30 - 14.15 | Medtech Unlocked: Innovation, Agility, and Global Opportunity |
| Moderator: Deirdre Mac Loughlin, Former CEO, Galway Chamber of Commerce See Speaker Biography | |
| Paul Burke, Senior Associate, CLS See Speaker Biography | |
| Joanna McCarthy, MedTech Consultant, Global Clinical Regulatory Affairs See Speaker Biography | |
| Dr. Brendan Boland, Head of Consulting, MedTech, EY See Speaker Biography | |
| 14.15 - 14.40 | Medical Device opportunities arising from FDA/US uncertainty |
| Orla Connaughton, CEO, Aztec Medical See Speaker Biography | |
| 14.40 - 15.25 | Invent. Investigate. Innovate: Clinical Research as the Heart of Medtech |
| Moderator: Majella Maher, Regional Manager, West Region Team, Enterprise Ireland See Speaker Biography | |
| Emma Meade, VP of Clinical Research, Neuromod Devices See Speaker Biography | |
| Lisa Lynch, Senior R&D Manager, Boston Scientific See Speaker Biography | |
| Tom Melvin, Associate Professor, Medical Device Regulatory Science, University of Galway See Speaker Biography | |
| 15.25 - 15.50 | The Evolution of Ireland’s Medical Device Cluster and Its Future Direction |
| David McKernan, VP, DMK Solutions See Speaker Biography | |
| 15.50 - 16.10 | Reduction of CO2 in medical applications |
| René van de Kandelaar, Sales & Development Manager Medical, Ducor Petrochemicals/Plastribution | |
| Register for FREE entry to the Conference and Exhibition | |
| See Conference Programme for Thursday | |
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