Engaging Keynote Addresses, Practical Co-Creation Workshops, Enlightening Panel Discussions, Tailored Deep-Dive Breakout Sessions and Networking Opportunities are just some of the amazing elements we curated.

We covered many topics such as:

AI’s Impact on Business & Digital Transformation, Emerging Data Strategies & AI Governance, The Future of Hybrid & Cloud Technologies, Innovation in Research & Academic Fields, and Policy, Regulation & Industry Standards.

Truly, the 2025 IVI Summit, and our 20th Anniversary Summit in 2026, is where forward-thinkers, industry pioneers, and AI & Technology driven leaders converge.

Day 1: Visions in Action

The first day of our event on Wednesday June 11th, hosted co-creations workshops, a high level panel, and spotlights from leaders and public figures.

IVI Director Prof. Markus Helfert and Maynooth Unversity’s Prof. Rachel Msetfi, started off our off Day 1 of the Summit, leading into our high profile panel featuring Prof. Joseph Coughlan, Peter Clifford, Dr. Clare Thornley, Dr. Patrick Lynch, and Edwina Fitzmaurice as they discussed the deep topic of:
Advanced Digital Skills in a rapidly changing world – Can we win the race for talent?

Simultanous workshops ran throughout the day in our break-out rooms after our morning panel, alongside great networking breaks showcasing research poster displays while our attendees had some well earned lunch.
We hosted seven of these co-creation workshops focusing on actionable insights for the future:

• Research Symposium on Digital Transformation, AI and Data
  Showcase your research, spark ideas, and connect globally at the frontier of digital innovation.
  Featuring Dr. Claudia Roessing, Dr. Nicola Mountford, Dr. Gültekin Cakir, Dr. Beibei Flynn and Dr. Peter Jean Paul

• Roundtable debate: The Future of Digital Service Innovation – Bridging Artificial Intelligence and Human-Centric Design
  Reimagining services in a digital era—bridging intelligent automation with human-centered design.
  Featuring Prof. Markus Helfert, Dr Marco Alfano, Kathryn Cormican, Greg Doyle, Prof. Matthew Mullarkey, Nollag Conneely, Trevor Vaugh and Prof. Mary Kinahan

• Process Science in Action: Process Mining to Untangle, Discover, and Optimize Your Business
  Unlocking process intelligence—turn data into action with hands-on process mining insights.
  Featuring Dr. Azra Aryania, Prof. Jan Vom Brocke, Samarth Santosh, Kammil Mahajan, Eibhlin Ni Oisin, and Dr. Amir Hossein Azadnia

• Funding Innovation for SME’s and Startups
  From ideas to impact—fuel growth and innovation for Irish startups and SMEs.
  Featuring Paul Heynen, Phyllis Donohoe, Edward Duffy, Joe Doyle, Caraldine Nolan, Peter Conlon, and Indudhara Havaldar

• Sustainable Cities and Urban Places: Digital Innovation, New European Bauhaus and Circular Strategies
  Designing sustainable cities—where circular thinking, digital innovation, and community well-being converge.
  Featuring Dr. Zohreh Pourzolfaghar, Simon McGuinness, Sander Frank, Gavin Duffy, and Fernanda Rocha

• Transforming Food & Beverage: Addressing Digitalization Challenges Across Europe
  Digitising F&B—tackling barriers and unlocking innovation across Ireland and the EU. Featuring Roshmita Kanungoe, Dervla McCabe, Margaret Dineen, Lishia Teh, Phyllis Donohoe and Ellen Cleary

• GoGreen Next: Pathways to Change for New Horizons
  Empowering change-makers—navigate sustainability through storytelling, psychology, and forward-thinking action.
  Featuring Prof. Tadhg E. Maclntyre, Terri Morrissey, Annalisa Setti, Alan Scarry, Prof. Craig Mahoney and Dr. Elaine Gallagher

Our workshop chairs and expert speakers provided a great international overview and discussion of digital transformation and strategic directions in these specific areas across fields in industry and research.

Day 1 concluded with an insightful presentation by Prof. Edward Gregg and a networking Wine & Canape reception.
Prof. Edward Gregg covered the topic:
The Converge Programme: Optimizing Decision-Making for Chronic Diseases through Better Integration of Population Health Disciplines

We had many amazing spotlights and presentations throughout the day. Many thanks to our speakers who talked about:

Our 3 parallel break-out discussions included:

• EMPOWER: Health & Data
  Ireland and the European Health Data Space: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Path Forward
  Shaping Ireland’s digital health future—navigating the European Health Data Space with trust, policy, and purpose
  Featuring Gwynne Morley, Denise Manton, Emer Doyle, Inge Franki, and Dr. Barbara Foley

• AI
  The Future of AI and Policy
  AI for 2030—balancing innovation, sustainability, and trust in a rapidly evolving world.
  Featuring Kammil Mahajan, Cornel Klein, Emmanuel Adeleke, John Drury, and Priti Mulchandani

• The Next level of Digital Transformation:
  Accelerate Innovation
  Charting the digital horizon—future-proofing innovation through ecosystems, agentic AI, and digital twins.
  Featuring Prof. Markus Helfert, Dr. Adegboyega Ojo, Mark Kirwan, Michelle Billham, and Daragh O’Brien

Day 2 concluded with our Annual Sudent Innovation Challenge

In collaboration with international universities, Kyiv Economic Universtiy and Ivano-Fankivsk University of Oil & Gas, alongside Deggendorf Institute of technology, teams of students competed to create fictitious products or services and create AI-driven advertising campaigns. The students explored the ease of producing misleading content, the quality of AI-generated materials, and strategies to mitigate misinformation. 

Sponsored by Unum Ireland, the winning teams where announced during this session and were proudly presented awards for:
Outstanding Innovative Idea and Understanding of Challenges with AI and Disinformation
and
Excellent Research and Outstanding Experimentation with AI Tools and Disinformation

Day 3: What’s Next?: Link & Distil

The third day of our event on Friday June 13th, was a day of collaboration, inspiration, fostering bridges built, shaping our digital futures, discussing hidden insights, and networking in an inspiring, heritage rich setting.

A networking breakfast in the historic Pugin Hall at Maynooth University South Campus started our day. Short presentations on some of IVI’s Hidden Research Insights, and an opportunity to meet our Research Experts, created a unique setting as we relaxed, learned, networked and energised ourselves for the day together.

A memorable historic tour of the south campus, group photo opportunities and discussng key take aways from the 2025 IVI Summit together, ment no idea went missed and the beauty of the 1795 Georgian origins of Stoyte House, the striking Gothic architecture of Pugin’s St Patrick, and the gorgeous Russel Library, was enjoyed to the fullest by all.

We then concluded Day 3, and the 2025 IVI Summit, by heading into the heart of Dublin to Teeling’s Distillery.
A light lunch and three inspiring talks on the Future of Digital & Innovation accompanied a tour of the distillery and Irish whiskey tastings.

Looking Forward

Next year is IVI’s 20th Anniversary running the IVI Summit. With such a success this year we are looking forward to an amazing IVI Summit 2026 with even more activities, discussion and insights to be gleamed.

We hope to see you next year, June 10th-12th 2026, for the 20th Annual IVI Summit.