Applying AI Events in Dublin

90 minutes. One idea. How far can you take it?

Join us at Stripe’s Dublin office on 10 November for a fast-paced, hands-on hackathon exploring the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP).

The challenge: build an API or service that AI agents can pay to use. Think a useful data feed, a clever developer tool, or a niche service that solves one problem brilliantly. With MPP, an agent can request a resource, pay for it, and get the result directly over the web.

You’ll have 90 minutes to turn your idea into a working prototype, experiment with payments, and build alongside other curious developers. Keep it small, try something unexpected, and see what you can ship before the clock runs out.
Whether you’re excited about AI agents, APIs, or new ways to get paid for what you build, this is a chance to get hands-on.

The details

• When: 10 November
• Where: Stripe office, Dublin
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Snacks: Provided 🍿
• Bring: Your laptop, charger, and curiosity

Bring an idea. Grab a snack. Build something worth paying for.

​Join us for a hands-on developer event on building for agents at Stripe, covering integrations, financial operations, and agent-initiated transactions.
​Build in workshops and hackathons and hear directly from the Stripe engineers behind it.

​Schedule and registration here: https://stripe.events/agenticdevday

​ODSC AI Skills Accelerator | Dublin

​Join Dublin’s AI, data, and technology community for an evening of practical learning, pizza, and conversation.
​Supported by Snowflake, the meetup will feature a Snowflake speaker alongside Sheamus McGovern, Founder of ODSC AI, as co-speaker and co-host. Speaker and session details will be announced soon.
​Beyond the main session, there’ll be community lightning talks, hiring shout-outs, and time to meet people working on similar projects or exploring new ideas.
​Whether you’re building AI systems, leading a team, or figuring out how AI fits into your work, you’re welcome to join.

​Who Should Attend?

• ​AI engineers, developers, and data scientists
• ​Product managers, founders, and technical leaders
• ​Business professionals exploring practical AI applications
• ​People hiring or looking for their next opportunity
• ​Emerging practitioners developing their AI skills
• ​Anyone interested in meeting Dublin’s AI community

​Working on an AI project, testing a new tool, or learned something useful recently? Volunteer for a three-minute community lightning talk—we’d love to hear about it.

​Agenda

• ​6:00 PM–6:30 PM: Arrivals, drinks, and icebreaker networking
• ​6:30 PM–7:00 PM: Main session with a Snowflake speaker and Sheamus McGovern
• ​7:00 PM–7:15 PM: Community lightning talks, up to five speakers, three minutes each
• ​7:15 PM–7:25 PM: Who’s hiring / who’s looking shout-outs
• ​7:25 PM–8:00 PM: Pizza, topic-based networking, and talent matching

​Event Details

​Date: November 12, 2026
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM, local time.
Location: Dublin (exact venue to be announced)
Admission: Free with registration
​Supported by Snowflake.
​Come ready to learn, share what you’re working on, and meet people who could become collaborators, colleagues, or friends. Register to reserve your place!

Semantic Layers are not new. When we see BI + Self Service that typically has a Semantic Layer aspect to it. However, for reasons Agentic AI related, lately we are seeing a Semantic Layer resurgence. So how do we approach this from a Strategic Data & AI perspective in the context of the Snowflake Data Platform? How do we position Snowflake Semantic Layers correctly when it comes to Data & AI Solution delivery?

In this session, Dan will share 7 Strategic Snowflake AI & Semantic Layer tips, covering:

• The Semantic Layers Origin Story
• Why AI is prompting a Semantic Layer ‘resurgence’
• AI augmented design improvements & Human in the Agent Loop
• Data & AI Quality Assurance management on Snowflake
• Data Modeling as a key skillset in this context
• Snowflake and Apache Ossie
• Semantic Layer & Agentic AI Governance on Snowflake

Key Takeaways:
1. How & why Semantic Layers are making a comeback
2. How to position Snowflake Semantic Layers in Data & AI Strategy
3. How Snowflake Agentic AI’s Semantic Layer usage can prompt Agentic AI Governance, from FinOps to Horizon Catalog to Observability & Auditability

Independent Data Management & Governance Consultant, Galavan.com

Dan Galavan is a leading Independent Data Management & Governance Consultant. He’s spent 27 years advising clients & leading the delivery of Data Solutions in Europe, North America, and the Middle East.

He offers a range of data industry expertise to enable organizational improvements and Data Driven success. He covers the full Data Management spectrum, from Database Design & Development, to Master Data Management, Data Migration, Cloud Analytics, Data Integration & Interoperability, Data Strategy, and associated Data Governance.

Dan is a Snowflake Platform DSH Program member (1 of 126 people worldwide, 7th year), is a certified Snowflake Snowpro Advanced Architect, and recently completed a diploma in Advanced AI for Business with distinction from University College Dublin, Ireland.

In addition to consulting, Dan has been an Associate Faculty Lecturer in Data Management at the National College of Ireland and has been a guest lecturer at the Technical University Dublin, Ireland, and Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.

Further details: www.galavan.com

Location
Clayton Hotel Charlemont
Agenda

• 6:00 pm – Food & Networking
• 6:30 pm – 7 Strategic Snowflake AI & Semantic Layer tips

Story is humanity’s oldest technology. Join us to make sense of AI through stories, shared experience and conversation.

What's the Story with AI?

Ancient stories. Modern technology. Human understanding.

AI is everywhere. But how do we separate the opportunities from the hype and make sense of what really matters?

Story is humanity's oldest technology. So let's use it to explain AI.

Join us for 90 minutes of stories, practical insights and conversation about AI, what it means for your business, and how to find your Just Right approach.

Hosted by Declan Goodman, Technology Strategist, Storyteller and Founder of Digital Mythology®, joined by John Conneely, AI Product Leader, and Karen Pappin, Brand Storyteller.

This isn't a technical lecture. It's an opportunity to gather around the table, ask questions, share experiences and learn together.

Who should attend?

Founders, executives, business leaders and anyone curious about AI who wants to make better-informed decisions without becoming a technology expert.

What will you take away?

• Understand AI in plain language
• Identify opportunities beyond the hype
• Ask better questions about AI
• Act with greater clarity and confidence

No technical knowledge required. Just bring your curiosity.

Event details

Thursday, 12 November 2026

Morning | 90-minute session

ISME Offices, 17 Kildare Street, Dublin

In person | Limited places | Complimentary

Registration is required.

Some wisdom can't be written down. It has to be expressed through story.

Take your place at the table.

What's the Story? - Powered by Digital Mythology®

Learn more at www.declangoodman.com/wts

The Ireland AI Conference 2026 gathers 300 of Ireland's AI, Business, and Tech Leaders for an evening of content and networking.

Featuring a networking app to facilitate hundreds of pre-arranged meetings, The Ireland AI Conference 2026 gathers 300 of Ireland's AI, Business, and Tech Leaders for an evening of content and networking.

It is hosted by Startup Network Europe, an Irish Company that has hosted 280+ events in 50 European Cities since 2021.

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AGENDA

6:00pm-6:20pm: Registration

6:20pm-6:30pm: Introduction

6:30pm-7:15pm: Panel Discussion

• Rob Quigley, VP of Engineering at Vectra AI
• Anthony Brew, Senior Director of AI at Shutterstock
• Orla Doyle, Senior Director Data Science at Novartis
• Chris Donnelly, Chief Information Officer at BWG Foods UC
• Foyin Olajide-Bello, Director, Engineering, AI and Data at Deloitte
• Richard Hodgins, Chief Technology Officer at Intuition Publishing

&:15pm-10:00pm: Networking at Convention Centre Dublin, with hundreds of meetings pre-arranged with a networking app

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ABOUT STARTUP NETWORK EUROPE

Startup Network Europe is an Irish Company that has hosted 280 events since 2021.

Click here for a directory of our past events - they include:

• The Dublin AI Conference 2026 (a full house of 300 attendees)
• The Dublin AI Conference 2025 (speakers included Emer Higgins T.D., Minister of State for the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)
• The European AI Conference 2024 (full-day event in Google’s European HQ in Dublin)
• The European Startup Conference 2022 (online event with speakers like Steve Wozniak)

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