2016 IN USA Conference

Welcome to the Irish Network USA 2016 Conference

in association with INUSA and hosted by The Irish Network Bay Area.

Hear senior executives and thought leaders from at a range of Bay Area companies discuss revenue growth strategies, data science, the importance of design, and trends in tech, marketing and finance. They will share insights, advice and discuss their journey and why they've chosen the Bay Area over remaining in Ireland.

Speakers Include:

Joe McHugh, Irish Government Minister More info
Philip Grant, Irish Consul General San Francisco More info
Cllr. Des Cahill, Lord Mayor, Cork More info
Sarah Friar, CFO and Operations Lead, Square More info
Dr Anita Sands, Public Board Member, Pure Storage, ServiceNow, Symantec More info
Joe Gallagher, Data@Reddit More info
Anne Marie Farrell, Head of Behavioral Economics, Google More info
Hugh Reynolds, Chief Strategy Officer, Swrve More info
Kingsley Aikins, CEO, Diaspora Matters More info
Stuart Coulson, Adjunct Professor, Stanford d-school More info
Denise Tormey, President & Co-Founder, PlanNet21 More info
Paul Burfield, SVP Western & Southern US, Enterprise Ireland More info
Brian Glynn, VP Trade Development, Invest Northern Ireland More info
Fintan Quill, Global Head of Sales Engineering, KX Systems More info
Máire Walsh, Digital Strategy Director, Subdirect More info
Suzie Gleeson, VP Cloud Business Development, Digital Realty Trust More info
Mel Foody, Director Business Intelligence, Google, More info
Barrie O'Connell, President, Cork Chamber, More info
Niall Mac an tSionnaigh, Global Head of LTS Advertising Operations, LinkedIN More info
John Paul Hartigan, CEO, Shadowman Sports More info
Máire Sogabe, Chief of Staff, Chief Security Officer, PG&E More info

Agenda:

Thursday September 15th

6.00pm - 8.00pm: Welcome Reception, with Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Des Cahill
The Keeper's Share, Rickhouse SF More info
246 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108

Friday September 16th

Morning Sessions @NitroPdf San Francisco [225 Bush St, Floor 7, San Francisco]

8.30am - Registration & Networking Breakfast
9.00am - Welcome to INUSA 2016
9.10am - Keynote Address by Minister Joe McHugh introduced by Philip Grant
9.30am - Panel 1 - Immigration to Innovation moderated by Paul Burfield, Enterprise Ireland
Hugh Reynolds, Chief Strategy Office, Swrve
Suzie Gleason, VP Cloud Business Development, Digital Realty Trust
Denise Tormey, President & Co-founder, PlaNet21

10.15am - Networking Breakout

10.45am - Panel 2 - Big Data - Big Opportunities moderated by Brian Glynn, Invest NI
Joe Gallagher, Data@Reddit
Mel Foody, Director Business Intelligence, Google
Fintan Quill, Global Head of Sales Engineering, KX

11.30am - The Power of networking, Kingsley Aikins

12.00pm - Lunch & Connecting Cork presentation by Barrie O'Connell, Cork Chamber

Afternoon Sessions

Track 1 @Microsoft SF [1355 Market Street, San Francisco]
1.30pm Arrival & Tour of Microsoft SF
1.45pm INUSA Work Session - Building a Stronger National Network"
INUSA’s Work Session, “Building a Stronger Network”, will break attendees up into 4 groups to participate in conversations facilitated by members of the INUSA Board to help chart the course for the future growth and success of Irish Network USA. Topics to be covered will be:

1) Building Stronger Connections Through Technology
2) Funding Opportunities at the National and Chapter Level
3) Launching an INUSA Chapter- What Does That Mean?
4) Connecting the Connectors- Building Irish Network USA Through Strategic Partnerships

Track 2 @Google SF
1.30pm Arrive at Google SF [345 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105]
1.45pm "Design or die" moderated by Stuart Coulson, Adjunct Professor, Stanford d-school
Susan O'Malley, Senior Designer, IDEO
Moyra Malone, Director, AMISR Product Engineering
Niall Mac an tSionnaigh, Global Head of LTS Advertising Operations, LinkedIN

2.30pm - Coffee Break

2.45pm - "Build, Engage, Monetize" moderated by Máire Sogabe
JP Hartigan, Shadowman Sports
Anne-Marie Farrell, Head of Behavioral Economics Research, Google
Máire Walsh, Digital Strategy Director, Subdirect

3.45pm - Fireside Chat: Sarah Friar & Anita Sands
Sarah Friar, CFO & Operations Lead, Square
Anita Sands, Public Board Member

4.30-5.30pm Happy Hour @Google SF

6.30pm: INBA Bay Night Cruise
Meet at Pier 39

Saturday September 17th

10am-5pm: Napa Valley Networking Tour
Depart from Union Square [Tickets must be purchased in advance]