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SBD Innovation Week 2021: A Smart Sustainable Future

Sandyford Business District Innovation Week 2021 ran from November 11th to 17th and this year it was a mix of online and in-person presentations.

The theme was “A smart sustainable future”

MC for the event was Conor Battigan from Sandyford Business District and the event was split into 4 different Pillars:

ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / WASTE & WATER / MOBILITY

ENERGY

• Moderator Dr Cera Slevin: Managing Director at Climate Matters Ltd
• Edwin Diender: Chief Innovation Officer, Global Energy Business Unit, Enterprise Business Group Huawei
• Declan Barrett: Co Founder and CCO at UrbanVolt
• Dudley Stewart: Clean Energy Expert
• Nikita Shetty: Senior Consultant: Strategy and Energy Bable
• Paul Martin: Founder & Director Verde Energy Group
• Garry Connolly Founder Host in Ireland

ENVIRONMENT
WASTE & WATER

• Moderator Karen Coyle: Head of Energy, Environment, Health & Safety AIB
• Angus Cunningham: Founder & CEO Scotscape
• John Keohane: Co-founder ENWARE
• Gerard Corcoran: Innovation and Research Partnerships Huwaei
• Mark Kane: Sustainable Digital Transformation Strategist Recoleta
• Joanne Sheahan: Senior Executive - Climate Action & Sustainability Enterprise Ireland
• Enda Murphy: Professor of Planning UCD

• Moderator Lorraine Higgins: MD Rockwood Public Affairs
• Iseult Ward: CEO & Co-Founder Food Cloud
• Graham Colclough: Founding Partner UrbanDNA
• Christine Crawford: Irish Water
• Sean O’Haire: VivaGreen Group
• Neil Barrett: Chef, Organic & sustainable gardener
• Elizabeth O’Reilly: Environmental Compliance Manager WEEE Ireland
• John O’Toole: Director of Operations and Sustainability Airfield Estate

MOBILITY

• Moderator Derek Reilly: Founder EV Review Ireland
• Jack O’Sullivan: Founder of Modmo
• Sinead Farrell: Senior Marketing Executive, Spirit Motor Group.
• Charlie Gleeson: Founder & CEO of Zipp Mobility
• Hugh Cooney: CEO Bleeper Bikes
• Robert Burns: Director of Infrastructure & Climate Change DLR
• Fraser Crichton: Corporate Fleet Manager Dundee City Council
• Graham Brennan: Transport R&D Programme Manager SEAI
• Fiona Brady: Head of Operations & Public Affairs
• Páraic Carroll: Assistant Professor in Transport Engineering at the UCD School of Civil Engineering