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Conor Doherty

Badminton Ireland
Conor Doherty

Joanne Murphy

MC
Tri Talking Sport
Joanne Murphy

Patrick Lucey

Chief Scientist
Stats Perform
Patrick Lucey
  • Patrick Lucey

    Patrick Lucey is currently the Chief Scientist at sports data giant Stats Perform, leading the AI team with the goal of maximizing the value of the company’s extensive sports data. He has studied and worked in the fields of machine learning and computer vision for the past 20 years, holding research positions at Disney Research and the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as spending time at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center while pursuing his Ph.D. His main research interests are in artificial intelligence and interactive machine learning in sporting domains, as well as AI education. He has recently piloted a course on "AI in Sport," which aims to give students intuition behind AI methods using the interactive and visual nature of sports data. Though Patrick is from Australia, he has strong ties to Ireland through his mother, who was born and raised in Limerick. This connection to Ireland extends into the realm of sports as well, with his cousin on his mother’s side, John Gallagher, who played for the New Zealand All Blacks, linking their lineage to Ireland and highlighting the family's deep-rooted connection to both Irish heritage and international sports.

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Ali Donnelly

CEO
More than Equal
Ali Donnelly
  • Ali Donnelly

    Ali Donnelly is the CEO of More than Equal, an organisation dedicated to finding the first female Formula 1 world champion. She joined More than Equal with wide experience in sport, communications and marketing. At Sport England she was an Executive Director, looking after marketing, communications, digital and innovation. In her time there, she led communications for some of the most high-profile moments in UK sport including the publication of the Whyte Review, which explored abuse in British Gymnastics, while she also oversaw major campaigns including the award winning This Girl Can which encourages women and girls to be more active. Prior to this she held senior communications roles for the UK Government, where her positions included Deputy Official Spokesperson and Head of News for Prime Minister Theresa May at Downing Street and Head of News at HM Treasury. She has also held senior communications and marketing roles at Premiership rugby club Wasps and BBC. She is heavily involved in women's rugby in a variety of roles, including founding the award-winning website Scrumqueens.com and she has recently published the first book exploring the 100 years + history of the game. Ali started her career, after graduating with a degree in politics, as a journalist at the Evening Echo newspaper in Ireland.

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Finbarr Kirwan

Senior Vice President, Chief of Olympic Sport
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)
Finbarr Kirwan
  • Finbarr Kirwan

    Finbarr is a highly experienced management and sport performance professional. He is currently the Senior Vice President, Chief of Olympic Sport at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). Finbarr is tasked with maximizing the medal count and supporting the USOPC’s mission of sustained competitive excellence and athlete wellness for both Summer and Winter Olympic sports. He oversaw successful Team USA performances at the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021 and Beijing 2022 Summer and Winter Olympic Games and is now supporting Team USA’s preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Finbarr also has responsibility for leadership and oversight of the USOPC Performance Innovation fund designed to deliver performance impacting solutions for Team USA athletes. This includes leading the delivery of a performance innovation strategy which anticipates the need for flexibility and responsiveness to the changing sport technology and performance data environments.Prior to the USOPC, Finbarr was Director of High Performance at The Irish Sports Council, the leading government agency for sport in Ireland. He had direct responsibility for funding and overseeing the strategic direction of Irish Olympic and Paralympic sports and oversaw the Olympic and Paralympic performance plans for London 2012, Beijing 2008 and Athens 2004. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and two children and continues to enjoy running.

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Enda Lynch

Badminton Ireland
Enda Lynch

Heatly Tractor

HBV
Heatly Tractor

Ciaran Gallagher

CEO
Gymnastics Irealand
Ciaran Gallagher

Niamh O'Shea

Cricket Irealand
Niamh O'Shea

Úna May

CEO
Sport Ireland
Úna May

Dan Martin

Performance Director
Combine Performance
Dan Martin

Johann Issertel

CEO
MoveAhead
Johann Issertel

Thos Mc Dermott

Head of Sport & Recreation
Local Sports Partnership
Thos Mc Dermott

Matt McCann

CEO/Founder
Access Earth
Matt McCann

Jenny Kavanagh

Business Analyst
IRFU
Jenny Kavanagh

Kate Blinchy

Strategy & Project Manager
IRFU
Kate Blinchy

Mary McMorrow

Swim Ireland
Swim Ireland
Mary McMorrow

Justin Gleeson

Director
People & Places
Justin Gleeson

Helen McHugh

Director of Ethics & Integrity
Sport Ireland
Helen McHugh

Geraldine McTavish

Outdoor Strategy Manager
Sport Ireland
Geraldine McTavish

Niamh O'Sullivan

Director of High Performance
Sport Ireland
Niamh O'Sullivan

Nora Stapleton

Director of Strategic NGB Programmes & Woman in Sposrt Lead
Sport Ireland
Nora Stapleton

Clíona O'Leary

Director of Corporate Affairs, Communications and Marketing
Sport Ireland
Clíona O'Leary

Adrian Geissel

CEO & Founder
Surpass Sports Systems
Adrian Geissel

Sarah Kerrigan

Project Co-ordinator
Surpass Sports Systems
Sarah Kerrigan

David Dunne

CEO
Hexis
David Dunne

Peter Horgan

Strategy, Insights, and Innovation Manager
GAA
Peter Horgan

Hamish Adams

CEO
Athletics Ireland
Hamish Adams

Eamonn Rohan

Director of Technology
EBOW
Eamonn Rohan

Diarmaid Brennan

Senior Performance Strategist
Kitman Labs
Diarmaid Brennan

Craig Bewley

CEO & Founder
Sports Key
Craig Bewley

Nathaniel Cope

Head of Communications, Media and Digital
Basketball Ireland
Nathaniel Cope

Kevin Godden

Managing Director
FMG Consulting
Kevin Godden

Stephen O'Leary

Founder
Olytico
Stephen O'Leary

Brendan O'Connor

Performance Services Manager
Cricket Ireland
Brendan O'Connor

Seamus Kyne

CEO
SportLoMo
Seamus Kyne

Cormac MacDonnell

Innovation & EU Funding Manager
Sport Ireland
Cormac MacDonnell

Benny Cullen

Director of Research and Innovation
Sport Ireland
Benny Cullen

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