PROFILE
With the highly-anticipated Dublin Tech Summit looming , we asked Noelle O ’ Reilly about her experiences in technology and expectations for the event
ON FEBRUARY 15 the world ’ s leading technological minds will descend on Dublin . More than 10,000 visitors will fill the Silicon Docks to listen to insights from 200 speakers and leading global investors .
Keen also to showcase the benefits of gender diversity , especially across sectors such as IoT , FinTech , Big Data and Analytics and MedTech , Dublin Tech Summit aims to play host to as many women in technology as possible , both on and off stage , encouraging lively discussion and holistic perspectives at all times .
With the stage set , we went behind the scenes with summit CEO Noelle O ’ Reilly to find out more about her career and thoughts ahead of the event .
Talk to us about your career to date . What did your journey into technology look like ? My background is in media and from the time that I started in the industry , there ’ s been a huge transformation of how media is created , distributed and consumed , and that ’ s largely down to the developments of technology . So my journey from media to technology was a very natural progression .
Was a career in technology always something you wanted to pursue ? It ’ s definitely something I ’ ve always had a passion for . The technology industry is a perfect avenue for those looking for constant challenges in their work , it ’ s not just about coming up with new ideas – it involves figuring out how to make those ideas work . For someone like me who relishes that sort of challenge and who is naturally looking to the next step , it was a perfect fit .
Do you believe that more women are starting to take up careers in technology ? What needs to be done to
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