# CIO Ireland Summit

- Dates: September 2026
- Location: Croke Park, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Organiser: The Connected CIO Summit
- Industry: Cybersecurity
- Expected attendance: 42

## About

The Connected CIO Summit is a one-day event for CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and senior IT and business leaders. It focuses on how data, AI, and emerging technologies are changing organizational operations and strategies. The summit includes keynotes, panels, and case studies to provide practical insights on digital leadership and technology adoption.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://ciosummit.ie/)
- [Registration](https://events.businesspost.ie/event/the-connected-cio-summit/)
- [Agenda](https://ciosummit.ie/2026-agenda/)

## Topics

- Business Services

## Speakers

- Charlie Taylor, Journalist and Tech Editor, Business Post
- Elaine Burke, Journalist and Broadcaster, Freelancer
- Paul Prior
- Stuart Halford, Goodbody
- Sabahat Khan, Chief Information Officer / Assistant Chief Executive, Local Government Management Agency
- Graeme Roche, Head of Digital Transformation, Transport Infrastructure Ireland
- Jason Barry, Chief Digital Engineer, PTSB
- Shane Keating, Chief Data Officer, The Ardonagh Group
- Eilish O’Connor, CTO & Director of AI Strategy, Viatel Technology Group
- Colleen Fitzgerald, CIO/IT Director, Aramark Ireland
- Dr Prag Sharma, Director Emerging Technologies, Citi
- Phil Codd, Managing Director, Expleo
- Justin van der Spuy, Co-Founder and Co CEO, Saros Consulting
- Ray Armstrong, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Saros Consulting
- Helene Graham, Chartered Accountants Ireland
- Joe Carlyle, Director of Consultancy and Technology, Eir Business
- Catherine Dempsey, Head of the Data management & Analytics Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Mel Douglas, Director Digital Transformation Office
- Andy Norton, VP of Engineering, Flipdish
- Harshika Pareek, Senior AI Engineer, Women in AI Ireland
- Mark Ryan, CityJet DAC
- Michael Cordner, CTO & Co-Founder, Jentic
- Lorna Martyn, Fidelity Investments
- Anthony O’Callaghan, Group CIO, Carbery Group

## Where to stay

- **Maldron Hotel**: 290 m from the venue, Clonliffe Road, Dublin
  - [Hotel website](https://www.maldronhotels.com/new-hotels/)
- **Dublin City aparthotel by**: 490 m from the venue, Fitzgibbon Street
- **Dublin One**: 620 m from the venue, 493-511 North Circular Road, Dublin, D01 A2Y2
  - [Hotel website](https://dublinonehotel.com)
- **The Dergvale Hotel**: 790 m from the venue
- **Caulfield's Hotel**: 800 m from the venue, 18-19 Dorset Street Lower, Dublin
  - Phone: +353 1 878 1550
- **The Address Connolly**: 930 m from the venue, 26-30 Amiens Street, Dublin
  - [Hotel website](https://www.theaddressconnolly.com/)
- **The Belvedere Hotel**: 940 m from the venue, 3 stars, 1 Great Denmark Street, Dublin, D01 PP66
  - [Hotel website](https://www.belvederehoteldublin.com/)
  - Phone: +353 1 873 7700
- **Barry's Hotel**: 960 m from the venue, 1-2 Great Denmark Street, Dublin
  - [Hotel website](https://www.barryshotel.com/)

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/cio-ireland-summit/