Squandered Skills? Bridging the Digital Gender Skills Gap for Inclusive Growth in Ireland – A Comparative European Perspective

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The event will launch the ESRI report Squandered Skills? Bridging the Digital Gender Skills Gap for Inclusive Growth in Ireland – A Comparative European Perspective, funded by BlockW.

The programme includes a presentation of the report’s key findings, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Helen Dixon (former ComReg and Data Protection Commissioner). Panellists include Professor Mary Aiken (Capitol Technology University, Washington, and member of the Interpol Global Cybercrime Expert Group), Garry Connolly (Digital Infrastructure Ireland), Shauna Dunlop (SOLAS), Professor Seamus McGuinness (ESRI), and Anna Wallace (Department of Finance).

Agenda

10:00am

Registration Opens

10:15am

Introduction

Prof Martina Lawless, Director of the ESRI

10:20am

Opening Remarks

Speaker TBC

10:25am

Opening Remarks

Prof Joyce O’Connor, Chair and Co-Founder BlockW

10:30am

Presentation of main findings from the ESRI/Block W report Squandered Skills? Bridging the Digital Gender Skills Gap for Inclusive Growth in Ireland – A Comparative European Perspective

  • Dr Adele Whelan, Senior Research Officer, ESRI
  • Luke Brosnan, Research Assistant, ESRI

10:50am

Q&A

11:00am

Panel discussion & Q&As to panel 

  • Professor Mary Aiken: Professor of Cyberpsychology, Capitol Technology University, Washington and Member of Interpol Global Cybercrime Expert Group
  • Garry Connolly: Founder,  Digital Infrastructure Ireland
  • Shauna Dunlop: Director of Research, Future Skills Needs, Statistics and Risk at SOLAS. Host of Future Skills Ireland Podcast
  • Professor Seamus McGuinness: Research Professor, ESRI
  • Anna Wallace: Assistant Principal Higher, Department of Finance
  • Helen Dixon: Non-Executive Director at Repak. Former ComReg and Data Protection Commissioner

12:00pm

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