Wexford Opera House to host world's leading business and technology companies for Techovate2012
Senior executives from the world’s leading technology companies and some of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs are to come together for Techovate2012, an inspiring and innovative new business event in the Wexford Opera House on March 21st and March 22nd next.
The two-day event will bring Silicon Valley to the South-East and will offer Irish businesses of all sizes and stages of development an unrivalled opportunity to interact with and learn from senior executives of the world’s most successful companies including Microsoft, Google, IBM, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Techovate2012 will also feature Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs telling how they made it happen including Terry Clune of Taxback, David Walsh of Netwatch and Fred Karlsson of DoneDeal. One of the highlights of the conference will be a session focusing on how to execute for business success, including top tips from 5 of the world’s largest companies. Techovate2012 will use dialogue, seminars and workshops to show business people how they can use technology to grow their business in a fast-moving global marketplace. Attendees will have exclusive access to feature keynote presentations, intimate discussion forums and interactive networking events all against the backdrop of one of Ireland's most inspirational venues, Wexford Opera House.
Not just a talking shop, the 48-hour event features: TechovateTalk, engaging personal presentations and dialog; TechovateInteract, where attendees can experience the latest Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft technologies and TechovateShowcase, where select Irish companies can pitch their businesses.
The two-day gathering will be split into four main themes:
1) The art of working together to produce better results.
2) Social media and online communications – harnessing the power of communities to support business growth.
3) Software and services – how future technology can give your business the edge.
4) Making it happen! Tales from the frontline on accelerating growth.
Speakers will include Carlow-born Lorraine Twohill, Google’s Vice President of Global Marketing, technical evangelists from Microsoft, IBM’s Head of Smarter Computing and Facebook Director of Global Brand Partnerships.
Early bird tickets are available at just €249. Each ticket provides complete access to all sessions and events for the two days, including all three Techovate2012 zones, networking and social activities as well as teas/coffees, lunches, hotdesking facilities with access to 150MB broadband and post event resources and materials. To book your place at the conference and for full details of the conference line-up go to: www.techovate.com
The Kilkenny County Enterprise Board is delighted to support this conference and has a limited number of tickets available at a reduced rate of €50 for Kilkenny based microenterprises. For further details please contact our office. Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
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