We are heading west this morning to learn at a Sports Innovation Conference in Galway, hosted by Atlantic Technological University.
The event will bring together leaders from Irish sport, technology, enterprise and performance to explore how innovation is reshaping the sector.
MC Damian Lawlor will open proceedings at 9.30 am, followed by a keynote from Gavin Noble, Team Ireland Performance and Marketing Director and Chef de Mission for Paris 2024, on lessons from the front line of technology and AI in Olympic sport.
The morning will feature practical case studies from the Skillnet Innovation Exchange, including Conor Carmody, Jonathan Stevenson of Gymnastics Ireland and Warren Harding of GBA Solutions, followed by Data2Sustain examples presented by Mike Conroy alongside Seamus Kyne of SportsLomo and Warren Healy of ClubForce.
Máire Carr of ATU will then lead an interactive forum on “AI and me”, looking at the opportunities and challenges of harnessing artificial intelligence across sport.
After lunch, Darragh Schmidt of Enterprise Ireland and Dr David Dunne of Hexis will deliver a keynote on sportstech and Ireland’s new Sports Diplomacy Strategy.
The afternoon panel will examine the shift from data pipelines to performance intelligence, featuring Lisa Fallon, Gary Ryan of Triathlon Ireland, and Gary McKeegan of Sport Ireland.
The conference will close at 3 pm, and we will have a report on the highlights on Sport for Business on Friday morning.
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