If you are a C-suite Executive or Senior Leader and are tasked with making pivotal decisions on AI in 2025 that affect IT and the broader business landscape, join Ergo and ADAPT for an event aimed at demystifying AI, ML, and Data foundations. Discover their practical applications, limitations, and transformative impact on your business to craft resilient IT strategies.
Truly understanding Artificial Intelligence
Making AI accessible to everyone
AI innovation and the Era of Agentic AI
Addressing security challenges of AI
Hear from Professor John Kelleher, Chair of Computer Science and Director of ADAPT, who will help us truly understand AI and how to make AI accessible to everyone. Lorne Chedzey, CIO at Ergo, will cover Agentic AI and the different ways of deploying AI effectively. Professor David J. Hickton, founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, and former U.S. Attorney will discuss the security challenges of AI and how to address them.
You’ll also hear from an Ergo customer about their experiences embedding AI into their business, leaving with insights to turn understanding into strategic actions for growth.
Details: Tuesday, 27th May from 8.30am to 1pm, Regent House, Trinity College Dublin.
08:30 – 09:15: Light breakfast and networking
09:15 – 09:20: Welcome – ADAPT and Ergo
09:20 – 10:00: Demystifying AI – Understanding AI, breaking down the hype, making it more accessible to everyone – Professor John Kelleher, Chair of Computer Science and Director of ADAPT
10:00 – 10:15: Break
10:15 – 10:45: Deploying AI – Dive deep on the different ways of deploying AI responsibly and effectively, and hear how this is the year of Agentic AI – Lorne Chedzey, CIO at Ergo
10:45 – 11:15: Panel Discussion – AI in Action: How you can leverage AI to take your business to the next level in Ireland
11:15 – 11:45: Defending AI: Securing AI systems, addressing risks, safeguarding against misuse – Professor David J. Hickton, founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security
11:45 – 12:00: Q&A
12:00 – 12:15: Wrap up – ADAPT and Ergo
12:15 – 13:00: Networking and lunch
