Kicking off on October 28, 2010 in Dublin Ireland, The Dublin Summit promises to deliver incredible content, networking and insights on the technology industry and it’s core growing sectors: mobile, search, geo-location, VoIP, SEO, sales, gaming, social media, and more.
The event isn’t just focused on Irish start-ups but the entire tech eco-system in Ireland. And, it attracts visionaries from around the world, including Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and leaders.
From late 2009 when the Summit first launched, they’ve grown from a few dozen people to well over 1,000 people who attended their February and June events. Speakers have included the founders of Bebo, Wikipedia, Craigslist, InCase, DFJ, and WordPress, to name a few.
The speaker line-up next week includes the following cast of characters:
Chad Hurley – Founder of YouTube
Jack Dorsey – Founder of Twitter
Niklas Zennstrom – Founder of Skype
Dave McClure – Founding Partner at 500 Start Ups
Jeff Clavier – Founding Partner at SoftTech VC
Josh Williams – Founder of Gowalla
Guru Banaver – CTO & VP at IBM
Leila Janah – Founder of Samasource.com
Vanessa Fox – Creator of Google’s Webmaster Central
Mike Kerns – Founder of Citizen Sports
Oren Michels – Founder of Mashery
Bill Liao – Co-Founder of Xing
Paddy Holahan – Founder of Newbay
Reshma Sohoni – CEO of Seedcamp
Colm Lyon – Founder of Realex Payments
Jonathan Siegel – Founder of ELC Technologies
David Mytton – Founder of Boxed Ice
Dylan Collins – Founder of Jolt Gaming
Paul Hayes – Founder of BeachHut PR
Joe Green – Founder of Causes.com
Alan Coleman – Founder of OnlineAdvertising.ie
Fred Karlsson – Founder of DoneDeal.ie
Matt Flannery – Founder of Kiva.org
Greg Turley – Founder of Cartrawler
Aine Maria Mizzoni – Former CEO of Grafton Recruitment
Joe Fernandez – Founder of Klout
Darragh Doyle – Communications Manager of Boards.ie
Krishna De – Founder of BizGrowthMedia
Kirstie McDermott – Founder of Beaut.ie
David Sowerby – CCO of Straker Software
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored over 90, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity. She is also the founder of the Magdalene Collection, a jewelry line dedicated to women’s unsung voices and stories, and the award-winning author of the bestselling book Magdalene’s Journey
She is founder of Blue Soul Media and co-founder of Blue Soul Earth as well as the producer and host of the award-winning Blue Soul CHATS podcast, that bridges science, technology and spirituality. Renee also founded Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
