Move beyond AI experimentation. Hear from industry leaders on what works, what doesn't and how to turn AI into real business value.

Everyone is experimenting with AI. Few can say what it's delivering. Teams are moving fast, and good ideas are racing ahead alongside the bad ones, leaving a lot of activity that's hard to measure or link to strategy. Join leaders from emagine, Amazon, TLI Group, Boston Scientific and the Naval Service as they share what’s working, what isn’t and how to put the right structure and guardrails around AI to deliver real results.

Join Tech Industry Alliance and emagine for our upcoming Tech Talk: From AI Experiments to Real Value, taking place on Thursday, 10 December 2026, at The Sky Room, Penrose Dock, Cork.

This panel discussion will explore how organisations can move beyond AI experimentation to deliver measurable business value. Drawing on real-world experiences, our speakers will share practical insights, lessons learned and the opportunities and challenges of implementing AI across their organisations.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from industry leaders, ask questions and connect with professionals from across the South West’s technology community.

Event Speakers

Ailbhe Murray (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ailbhe-murray-21202032/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3B90v%2B7skTSf%2BtGMkxKU8ndg%3D%3D) – PMO Lead, Amazon (https://www.amazon.ie/)

Brian Matthews (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-mathews-b6024540/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BxOEl%2FyJLRi62zpSys%2B3EDg%3D%3D) – Head of Communications and Information Systems, The Naval Service (https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/naval-service/)

John Carmody (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmodyjohn/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3Bh50yz1kIRzeW7fszkMRyJQ%3D%3D) – Senior Manager, Automation and Digitalization, Boston Scientific (https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/home.html)

Russell Fleming (https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellfleming/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BlCvaZWIXSR6TrjTJiT%2FZWA%3D%3D) – Chief Technology Officer, TLI Group (https://www.tli.ie/)

Roos Robben (https://www.linkedin.com/in/roosrobben000/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3B%2FRJ282pFQNikrBdyImKhjg%3D%3D) – Head of Data & AI, emagine NL (https://emagine.org/)

Facilitator: Emma Daly (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmadalyaspiracon/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BzCgqzIuzTV2naZRTmk94Pg%3D%3D) – Advisory & Training Director, emagine (https://emagine.org/), and Director, PMI Ireland Chapter (https://pmi-ireland.org/)

Event Details

Date: Thursday, 10 December 2026

Time: 07:30 – 09:30

Venue: The Sky Room, Penrose Dock, Cork

Who Should Attend?

This event is ideal for business and technology leaders, project and programme managers, digital transformation professionals and anyone interested in moving beyond AI experimentation to deliver tangible business value.

Event Sponsor: emagine (https://emagine.org/)

emagine is a high-end business and IT consultancy headquartered in Copenhagen, with locations across 14 countries. The company offers onshore, nearshore and offshore solutions. In Ireland, emagine provides organisations with direct access to its wider network of in-house experts and trusted consultants.

The company specialises in strategy and transformation, project delivery, cloud and infrastructure, data and AI, technology development, and risk and compliance. Its delivery solutions include staff augmentation, advisory and solutions, managed teams and services, and training. Whatever the challenge, emagine brings the right expertise to it, from Cork across its global network.

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