Sligo Events

Northwest Connects – Registration Open

At the Launch of Northwest Connects Niall McEvoy Head of Innovation, Innovation Centre, BIC, Liam Kiely Assistant CEO, Sligo County Enterprise Board, Joanne Grehan Regional Development Executive, Lookwest/WDC, Photo Colin Gillen/framelight.ie

On Tuesday October 27^th Northwest Connects was officially launched at the Innovation Centre, IT Sligo. The launch was attended by conference organisers, Open Coffee Sligo members and key sponsors; the Western Development Commission, Sligo County Enterprise Board, Infacta, AIB and the Innovation Centre.

The conference will take place on Saturday November 28^th in the Innovation Centre and aims to connect local creativity and regional networks. Entrepreneurs, innovators and people with business ideas are invited to attend the free day-long conference. Throughout the day, the event will showcase the expertise in the region through panel discussions and seminars. Attendees will be asked to choose seminars and speakers depending on interests or stage of business.

The event is free to attend, however registration is essential as there are limited spaces available. Registration is now open from our website www.northwestconnects.ie

Key speakers confirmed so far include Drury Communications MD, Padraig McKeon; Robert Martin, CEO of local award-winning emarketing solutions company Infacta; Innovation and Social Media Consultant, Johnny Beirne; Surf Seeds MD, Tim Rooney; and Justin Knecht of the Centre of Design Innovation

Northwest Connects is being organised by members of Open Coffee Sligo, a casual networking group who are eager to highlight the creative and innovative work of companies and individuals in the North West Region.

Date:
Saturday 28^th November 9.30am – 5pm

Venue:
Innovation Centre, IT Sligo, Ash Lane, Sligo