Enterprise Ireland Start-Up Day 2025

Events
07 May 2025


08:00 — 09:15 Registration & Networking Breakfast

09:15 — 09:40 Photos - Class of 2024

09:40 — 09:45 Opening of Event

  • Anton Savage, MC

09:45 — 10:00 Welcome to Start-up Day 2025

  • Kevin Sherry, Interim CEO, Enterprise Ireland

10:00 — 10:15 Opening Address

  • Peter Burke TD, Minister for Enterprise Tourism & Employment

10:15 — 10:35 Commercialisation Pitch Competition - Part 1

  • HyperPath - Ger McNamara
  • StarMat - Sarinj Fattahagha
  • PowFreq - Patrick Cronin

10:35 — 11:00 Panel Discussion - Navigating the Seed Stage: Insights from Recently Funded Founders

Heidi Davis picture

Heidi Davis

William O’Donoghue picture

William O’Donoghue

Fergal Meegan picture

Fergal Meegan

Auindrila Das picture

Auindrila Das

11:00 — 11:35 Coffee & Networking

Photos with Regional, Local Enterprise Offices and New Frontiers

11:35 — 11:55 Commercialisation Pitch Competition - Part 2

  • SelekTX - David O'Connell
  • TANGO - Tara Dalton
  • Contenseo - Stephen Conmy
  • IntegrityIQ - Daniel Malan

11:55 — 12:25 Panel Discussion - Funding for Scale: How Start-ups Land Serious Investment

Pat O'Connor picture

Pat O'Connor

Órla Kearney picture

Órla Kearney

Dr Helen McBreen picture

Dr Helen McBreen

12:25 — 13:00 Keynote - Building the Future: Equal1 and the next wave of Start-up innovation

  • Jason Lynch, CEO Equal1
  • Jenny Melia, Executive Director, Enterprise Ireland
Jason Lynch picture

Jason Lynch

13:00 — 13:05 Pitch Highlights - Anton Savage

13:05 — 13:10 Pitch Competition, Winner Announcement

  • Michael Carey, Chairman, Enterprise Ireland

13:10 — 13:15 Event Wrap up