Be Inspired by Chris Horn
Live Interviews with Successful Entrepreneurs. A series of free lunchtime talks.
DIT Hothouse in conjunction with Dublin City Enterprise Board are proud to present the 2010 Be Inspired series.
- Date: Wednesday 10 February 2010
- Where: DIT Kevin Street
- Time: 12.45 - 2.00
12:45 - 12:50 Tom Flanagan, Head of Commercialisation, Hothouse, Introduction
Chair Conall O ‘Móráin, Sunday Business Show, TodayFM interviews Hothouse entrepreneurs.
1.10 - 1.30 Dr. Chris Horn is co-founder of IONA Technologies
Dr. Chris Horn is co-founder of Iona Technologies and has been an inspirational figure in Irelands’ software industry. The legacy of IONA Technologies as leaders in high-performance integration solutions catapulted Ireland’s reputation in the software sector globally. It was no surprise IONA was once one of the largest top ten software companies by revenue in the world and the 5th largest IPO in the history of Nasdaq in 1997.
Dr. Horn has a distinguished career and his contribution to the Irish high-tech industry has been instrumental. He has been a non-executive director of a number of privately held software companies and business associations and advisor to a number of venture capital firms. He is a former Director of Science Foundation Ireland, a former chair of the "Expert Group on Future Skills", Ireland's Educational Technology Investment Fund, and former chair of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce eCity working group; and a former chairman of the Irish Management Institute.
Chris worked in Brussels for the European Commission, and was an integral part of the ten-year "Esprit" program designed to improve Europe’s technology industry. Currently, Dr Horn is President of Engineers Ireland and a current member of the Innovation Taskforce.
1.30 – 1.50 Q&A
1.50 – 2.00 Wrap up - Tom Flanagan, Head of Commercialisation, Hothouse and Greg Swift CEO Dublin City Enterprise Board
To register email hothouse@dit.ie. Book early to avoid disappointment.