Technology Conference 2024 (ROI/NI) On-Demand

Who should attend

This conference was recorded in January2024 and is suitable for qualified accountants, and other business professionals, who work in either business or practice.

Course overview

• Digital Transformation and AI - Daragh Hennelly, Microsoft
• Leveraging the Power of Business Intelligence, Low Code & Automation in the Accountancy Sector - Eamon Moore, Hikari
• Glanbia’s journey to SAP S/4 HANA & unleashing the power of its next generational technology  - Eoin Butler, Glanbia
• Digital Transformation in CCS - Brian Flannery, Cullen Cleaning Services
• Advisory Technology - Opportunities and Pitfalls - Helen Cockle, Sage
• Generative AI in Tax - practical steps to use it in your business - Russell Gammon, Alphatax
• Cyber Security is a business risk - Kevin R. Powers,  Boston College

Key learning outcomes

Be better equipped to understand the latest developments in AI and and how they could impact their organisation and ways of work.

Speaker Bio's

Daragh Hennelly, FCA -Senior Director Strategic Ventures and Global Revenue Recognition, Microsoft

Daragh leads Revenue Recognition for Microsoft together with finance enablement for Strategic Ventures. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience in finance, strategy, outsourcing, business operations, and sales operations, working with diverse and cross-functional teams delivering value for Microsoft and its partners. A key focus area for Daragh is enabling innovation, growth, and transformation in Revenue Operations leveraging AI. Daragh trained as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young and has a Degree and Masters in Accounting from DCU.

Eamon Moore - Chairman, Hikari

A technology entrepreneur with over 20 years' experience in industry, Eamon has led a number of technology companies throughout this career. As the founder and CEO of business productivity and technology firm EMIT, he oversaw its growth into one of Ireland’s foremost providers of Managed Services and Cloud Solutions, earning recognition as leaders in this space in the form of Global Partner of the Year awards from Dell and Microsoft. His latest venture is Hikari, a Microsoft strategic partner delivering Business Intelligence, Process Innovation & Automation and Low Code Business Apps to businesses & Microsoft partners across Europe and North America. Eamon holds a degree in Computers Applications from Dublin City University and a Diploma in Cloud Strategy from the Irish Management Institute & University College Cork.

Brian Flannery - CFO, Cullen Cleaning Services

Brian is an experienced CFO currently with international commercial contract cleaning services provider, Cullen Cleaning Services. This business services well-known international Retail, Hospitality and Office sector brands across Europe. Brian has held a number of CFO positions with international businesses including Kingspan where he spent 9 years including a posting to Poland with its Environmental Division. Prior to becoming a CFO, Brian spent 10 years working in Corporate Finance initially in practice advising clients on corporate acquisitions and latterly managing acquisitions on behalf of Kingspan. He has recently led the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning system in his company and will share his learnings on this Digital Transformation journey. 

Eoin Butler -Head of Finance Systems, Glanbia

Currently Head of the Digital Finance CoE at Glanbia. Over 15 years experience in SAP solution design, team development and project delivery, with particular experience in the SAP ECC / HANA Finance & Controlling modules, Blackline, Concur & SAP ADD-ons (Meridian, Serrala, BEST).  Member of Glanbia Steering Committee for recent successful brownfield SAP S/4 HANA migration.

Russell Gammon - Chief Solutions Officer, Alphatax

Russell has worked in the field of Tax Technology for 15 years, having started his graduate career at Deloitte in 2008. Since then, he has gained 10 years of “Big 4” experience, spent some time at a start-up and has been with Tax Systems since May 2020 in the roles of Chief Innovation Officer and most recently Chief Solutions Officer.Russell is passionate about building products that improve users’ experiences, whilst ensuring that they meet the high-quality Tax Systems is known for. More recently, Russell has been leading the charge in the exploration of using generative AI in the tax industry.

Helen Cockle - Senior Director, Sage

Helen Cockle was instrumental in the transition of Futrli from start up to now acquired business. She has led the go to market approach leaning on 20 years of experience in the accounting sector to ensure market fit and client value is achieved. Having held a global role for over 5 years, she comprehends the shared and opposing needs of all markets, particularly the UK and Ireland.

Kevin. R. Powers-Director, Cybersecurity Programs, Boston College

Kevin is the Founder and Director, MS in Cybersecurity Policy & Governance Programs, Boston College. He is also the Assistant Professor of the Practice, Boston College Law School and the Assistant Professor of the Practice, Business Law & Society Dept., Carroll School of Management . With more than 25 years of combined cybersecurity, data privacy, business, law enforcement, military, national security, higher education, and teaching experience, Kevin has worked as an analyst and an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense, and law firms in Boston and Washington, D.C., as well as the general counsel for an international software company based in Seattle, Washington. 
 

This conference is kindly sponsored by Alphatax and Sage

Contact us

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