DCU is delighted to participate in Innovation Dublin, a week-long festival of events highlighting and promoting innovation in the city. DCU’s contribution ranges from accessing innovation funding to Innovative Thinking and Leadership for the Social Sector to presentations of research excellence in our CSETs and also includes a talk from Dragon’s Den Judge – Sarah Newman.

This unique event is an opportunity for Dubliners - whether they’re entrepreneurs, students, researchers, artists, large corporations and the general public - to promote and celebrate their new ideas and initiatives.

There is a huge range of exciting events and activities scheduled for the week including seminars, workshops, discussions, exhibitions, performances, showcases and competitions - on all kinds of topics.

Each event is themed around a key aspect of urban life: culture, enterprise, people, movement, the environment or the public realm.

“We are delighted to be a partner in the Creative Dublin Alliance and the events of Innovation Dublin”, said President of DCU, Prof. Ferdinand von Prondzynski “The range of events at DCU each shows DCU’s wide range of knowledge in the area of innovation and our continued commitment to the city as a whole.”

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For a full Listing of Innovation Dublin Events

Schedule of DCU Events

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“From Entrepreneur to Millionaire: The Story of Sarah Newman’s Success”

Date: Thursday, 15th of October
Venue: DCU Invent, Dublin City University
Time: 11am - 12noon
Speaker: Sarah Newman, Dot com millionaire entrepreneur and Dragons' Den Judge.
Sponsor: DCU Invent
Website: http://www.dcu.ie/invent/
Contact Name: Maria Johnston
Phone: 01-700 7597
Email: info@invent.dcu.ie

“Accessing Innovation Funding”

Date: Thursday, 15th of October
Venue: DCU Invent, Dublin City University
Time: 1pm - 2pm
This presentation will provide an overview of the various state agency Innovation and R&D support funding programmes that are available for the SME sector and more importantly how to access the funding.
Speaker: Dr. Declan Raftery, Director of Research Support Services, DCU
Sponsor: DCU Invent
Website: http://www.dcu.ie/research/research.shtml
Contact Name: Maria Johnston
Phone: 01-700 7597
Email: info@invent.dcu.ie

Heart Smart

Date:Thursday, Oct 15th 2009
Venue:Axis Theatre, Ballymun
Time:7.30pm (refreshments will be served)
A free public talk, demonstrating how innovative research from the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, DCU is making breakthroughs in addressing heart disease.
Sponsor:Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, DCU
Website: www.bdi.ie
Contact Name: Emma O’Brien
Phone:01-700 5349
Email:emma.obrien@dcu.ie

“Innovative Thinking and Leadership for the Social Sector”

Date: Friday, 16th of October
Venue: DCU Invent, Dublin City University
Time: 9:30am – 11am
The social enterprise sector, including the community and voluntary make up the ‘third sector’ in Ireland. Not only does this sector provide thousands of jobs but it also provides social impact and social capital, often to the most disadvantaged groups. With the current financial environment, the sector needs to look at innovative methods of leadership and deal with the many opportunities and threats which it currently faces. This seminar looks at a range of issues in leadership, management and strategy.
Speaker: Gordon McConnell, Head of Strategy & Administration DCU and Programme Advisor to the DCU Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship
Sponsor: DCU Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship and DCU Invent
Website: www.ryanacademy.ie
Contact Name: Niamh Collins
Phone: 01-700 6786
Email: info@ryanacademy.dcu.ie

CNGL Showcase: Localisation Innovation in Dublin

Date: Friday, 16th October
Venue: ‘The Venue’, Dublin City University
Time: 10am – 4pm
The CNGL showcase will highlight Localisation business and technology innovation through exhibitions and demonstrations of products, technologies and projects across both industrial and academic partners of the SFI-funded CNGL centre
Sponsor: Centre for Next Generation Localisation.
Website: http://www.cngl.ie
Contact Name: Paraic Sheridan
Phone: 01-700 6706
Email: info@cngl.ie

“Innovation and the Smart Economy”

Date: Monday, 19th of October
Venue: DCU Business School, Room Q119, Dublin City University
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Innovation is now universally accepted as extremely important. However, what we mean by "innovation" can range widely. This talk considers this problem and shows that the Government's policy document on the Smart Economy calls for innovation but is not clear on what this means. The issue is illustrated with examples of innovation that give pause for thought about the process, and suggest that innovation must be much more widely understood.
Speaker: Prof. David Jacobson, Professor of Economics in DCU
Sponsor: DCU Invent
Website: http://www.dcu.ie/invent/
Contact Name: Maria Johnston
Phone: 01-700 7597
Email: info@invent.dcu.ie

Research Excellence and Innovation from CSETs – Poster Presentations

Date: Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th of October
Venue: R&E Building, Dublin City University
Time: 9am – 5pm
DCU will be showcasing examples of research excellence and commercialisation opportunities arising from the following CSETs: Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI), Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL) and the Clarity Centre for Sensor Web Technologies.
Sponsor: DCU Invent
Website: http://www.dcu.ie/invent/
Contact Name: Maria Johnston
Phone: 01-700 7597
Email: info@invent.dcu.ie

"Creating the Conditions for Successful Innovation"

Date: Tuesday 20th October 2009
Venue: Invent DCU
Time: 1-2pm
This talk will briefly explore the main aspects of innovation including:
Leadership commitment to an innovation strategy
A culture for innovation, including a cooperative and collaborative environment and a client and market focus
An innovation blueprint that includes organisational capability development
A framework of external innovation supports and partnerships
Speakers: Michael O’Duffy and David Trevitt, both are experienced trainers and mentors in innovation in business.
Website: www.cse.dcu.ie
Contact Name: Michael O'Duffy
Phone: 01 -700 5427
Email: michael@cse.dcu.ie

“Ireland’s Metamorphosis: From Recession to Emergence”

Date: Wednesday, 21st of October
Venue: The Helix, DCU Campus
Time: 4pm - 6pm, followed by a drinks reception
This diverse panel of experts will explore the ‘road ahead’ for Ireland and the path various sectors must take to ensure Ireland’s recovery and emergence from recession.
Panel Facilitator: Mark Little, RTE Current Affairs Reporter, Broadcaster and Author
Sponsor: Citi Ireland in conjunction with the DCU Educational Trust
Website: http://www.dcu.ie/research/
Contact Name: Orla Holmes (Please RSVP by Wednesday 14th October)
Phone: 01-700 8162
Email: orla.holmes@dcu.ie