Digital DNA 2021 - Digital DNA

28 & 29 September 2021

The Biggest Tech Event in Northern Ireland

Join 1,500+ attendees in-person at St Georges Market, Belfast to hear from the brightest minds in the tech industry and discover the impact technology is having on our world.

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What is Digital DNA?

Since 2013, Digital DNA has established itself as the biggest tech event in Northern Ireland and is back in person for 2021 on Tuesday 28 & Wednesday 29 September.

We bring together the regions leading tech talent, investors, multinational and indigenous companies as well as those genuinely interested in the world of technology and the impact it has on us all.

WE DON’T DO VANILLA. You won’t find stuffy, academic style talks that are deeply technical, long and theoretical. All our talks are carefully curated to be thought provoking and provide knowledge to our audience.

We bring the energy and create the most exciting event experience for tech tech community.

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Why Attend Digital DNA 2021

Thought Leadership

Hear from global speakers discussing the biggest tech topics of the day

Expo

Discover some of the most exciting companies in the region

Live Q&As

Moderated Q&A sessions with our guest speakers

Startups

Meet our upStart stars of 2021 and hear from leading investors and founders

Networking

Meet someone new via our networking tools or at our unique event socials

Side Sessions & Workshops

Discover unique content on key topics away from our main stage

Topics Covered

AI

FinTech

Digital Marketing

Climate Change

Tech for Good

Cyber Security

EdTech

Startups

DevOps

Robotics

MedTech

Future of Work

eCommerce

Big Data

Cloud Computing

Sports Tech

Meet Our Speakers

Blair Sheppard

Global Leader, Strategy and Leadership for the PwC Network

Suzi Murtagh

Director Claims Tech Solutions | Allstate NI

Keith Farley

Managing Director | Aflac Northern Ireland

Karl Boyce

Director of Digital | McDonalds UK & Ireland

Lynne Rainey

Partner PwC Forensic Services and NI Region Head of Place and Purpose | PwC

Mark McCormack

Head of Technology | Aflac NI

Anne Beggs

Director of Trade and Investment | Invest NI

Tobin Craig

Cyberfraud Lead | Allstate NI

Rob McCargow

Director of Artificial Intelligence | PwC

Louise Black

Director, Technology Consulting | PwC

William Revels

Founder and Director of the PwC Advanced Research and Engineering Centre | PwC

Ed Axon

SVP Business Development | Trov

Ryan Owens

Director| Google Shopping

Maisy Sinclair

Technology Degree Apprentice | PwC

Fergal Downey

VP Engineering | Rakuten Blockchain Lab

Ross Eley

Director Claims Tech Solutions | Allstate NI

Morne Rooschuz

QA Engineering Lead | Aflac NI

Glenn McClements

COO and Head of Engineering | Whitespace

David Allen

Partner, Customer Transformation Practice | PwC

Will Stevens

Partner, Digital Banking | PwC

James McLaughlin

Director of Ulster University's Nanotechnology and Integrated-Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC) | Ulster University

Chris Johnson

Pro Vice Chancellor for Engineering and Physical Sciences | Queen's University Belfast

Simon Cole

CEO | Automated Intelligence

Jill Robb

Digital Marketing Director | Origin

Graeme Stuart

Product Strategy Lead | Aflac NI

Ronan McClelland

Full Stack Developer | PwC

Roger Whitehead

Advisory Services UK Lead | Version1

Peter McCrystal

Machine Learning Engineer | Allstate NI

Michael Abraham

Manager, Forensics Analytics | PwC

Richard Kennedy

CIO | Whitespace

Ginni Lisk

VP of People | Screencloud

Roisin Garland

C-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer | Grand Scale

Stuart McKenzie

Senior Manager, Forensic Investigative Analytics | PwC

Joanne Cole

Founder | BrokerIQ

Russell Kerr

Head of Design | Whitespace

Nick Peasant

VP of Product | Screencloud

Our Previous Speakers

Jamie Bartlett

Author & TV Journalist | The People versus Tech

Joanna Jarjue

BBC Apprentice

Conall Dempsey

Global Technology Leader | PwC

Toby McMurray

Partner | Tughans

Leo Johnson

Partner | PwC

Sally Powell

GM | PAI Health

Rob MacCargo

Director of AI | PwC UK

Stephen Brittain

Co-Founder | Insurtech Gateway

Eamon Carey

MD | Techstars London

Aidan larkin

Founder | Assett Reality

Siobhan Clarke

Author & Operating Partner | bp Launchpad

Mike Barrett

President & Founder | UnoSquare

Maria McKavanagh

CEO | Verv

Neil Walsh

Chief of Cybercrime | United Nations

Sinead O'Sullivan

Research Fellow | MIT

Ash Ali

Former CMO | JustEat

Ed Axon - Trov

SVP | Trov

Jill Robb - Origin

CMO | Origin

Kieran Harte

Head of Cities Uk & Ireland | Uber

Ryan Owens

Director | Google

Felim O'Donnell

COO | Starling Bank

Dan Kiely

Founder | Voxpro

Carl reader

Author & Entrepreneur | #BeYourOwnBoss

GINA McIntyre, SEUPB

CEO | SEUPB

Prakash Janakiraman

Co-Founder & Chief Architect | Nextdoor

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Our Schedule

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Our Passes

£ 24

2-day unlimited access to venue
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Free access to event app
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Complimentary Event Magazine
Access networking area
Unlimited access to all talks post event

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£ 39

2-day unlimited access to venue
Access to all in-person talks
Free access to event app
Watch online or attend in-person
Complimentary Event Magazine
Access networking area
Unlimited access to all talks post event

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2-day unlimited access to venue
Access to all in-person talks
Free access to event app
Watch online or attend in-person
Complimentary Event Magazine
Access networking area
Unlimited access to all talks post event

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Our Host City

Why Belfast

The fastest growing tech city in the UK & Europe

Belfast is widely regarded as one of the fastest growing cities in the UK and Europe when it comes to the Tech Industry. With a young and technically talented workforce, Belfast and the wider region of Northern Ireland attracts some of the biggest names in technology to set up their EU and UK base.

The world’s top region for Financial Services technology inward investment
Belfast is Europe’s leading FDI destination for new software development.
Northern Ireland is the #1 international investment location for US cyber security firms.
Over 1,100 international investors and a multitude of investors from the rest of the UK have chosen to locate in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is one of Europe’s most Business Friendly Regions of its size.
53% of Northern Ireland’s workforce is under 40 years old.
Over 45,000 people employed across startup, indigenous and international tech companies.

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Why Attend Digital DNA 2021

Thought Leadership

Expo

Live Q&As

Startups

Networking

Side Sessions & Workshops

Topics Covered

AI

FinTech

Digital Marketing

Climate Change

Tech for Good

Cyber Security

EdTech

Startups

DevOps

Robotics

MedTech

Future of Work

eCommerce

Big Data

Cloud Computing

Sports Tech

Meet Our Speakers

Blair Sheppard

Suzi Murtagh

Keith Farley

Karl Boyce

Lynne Rainey

Mark McCormack

Anne Beggs

Tobin Craig

Rob McCargow

Louise Black

William Revels

Ed Axon

Ryan Owens

Maisy Sinclair

Fergal Downey

Ross Eley

Morne Rooschuz

Glenn McClements

David Allen

Will Stevens

James McLaughlin

Chris Johnson

Simon Cole

Jill Robb

Graeme Stuart

Ronan McClelland

Roger Whitehead

Peter McCrystal

Michael Abraham

Richard Kennedy

Ginni Lisk

Roisin Garland

Stuart McKenzie

Joanne Cole

Russell Kerr

Nick Peasant

Our Previous Speakers

Apply to Speak at Digital DNA 2021

Our Schedule

*Our Schedule is evolving and we will continue to add more talks over the coming weeks

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