Deirdre Smith

Furthr's mission is to enable and empower Entrepreneurs to Start & Scale. Furthr provides a comprehensive range of supports including investor-ready preparation, community & collaboration supports, access to incubation space at the GEC, and access to finance via the Furthr Ventures Ireland Smart Tech Fund.

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company, dedicated to building systems that people can rely on, and generating research about the opportunities and risks of AI. Anthropic's technology is distinguished by its constitutional AI approach, designing systems that are steerable, interpretable, and aligned with human values. Claude, our flagship AI assistant, excels at a wide range of tasks from sophisticated reasoning and creative content generation to code development and data analysis, all while maintaining robust safeguards.

Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration. Listed on the TSX in Canada, Kinaxis powers complex global supply chains and supports the people who manage them. Our powerful supply chain orchestration platform, Maestro™, combines proprietary technologies and techniques and a range of agentic, generative and predictive AI functionality to help companies navigate an increasingly volatile global trade environment.

BREGI is part of the BRE Group, a Stg£50m international building science centre offering a range of advisory, testing, certification, commissioned research, digital products and training services, covering all aspects of the built environment and associated industries. As a Dublin based EU Notified Body, BREGI offers testing and certification (CE Marking) of construction and fire protection products under the CPR (Construction Products Regulation) and other directives.

The Directors' Climate Forum, for NEDs committed to learning more about, discussing, sharing insights on, and addressing the impacts of climate change.

AwakenAngels is the first and only all-island of Ireland women-led investment syndicate whose mission is to democratise investment for Irish connected women globally by making it accessible, affordable and educational and opening it up to those (women and men) with a desire to invest and support Irish based women founders” If you're a founder seeking investment or an angel investor, kindly express your interest by registering here: https://www.awakenangelshq.com/

We’re a team of business and digital transformation leaders that help companies adapt their business models, leverage data and embrace digital to achieve their diverse and sustainable growth goals.

Through GPC I work with companies and organizations as a Non Executive Director and with Business Owners and Senior Leadership Teams as a Board Advisor, Leadership Coach and Mentor, with a specific focus on Strategy, International Growth and Digital Innovation.

Business Growth Advisor to Potential Exporters & Core Clients. Growth Advisor on the GoGlobal4Growth progamme - SME-customised management education delivered by Dublin City University. Business Advisor on the International Selling Programme - an accredited Sales Training programme delivered by TU Dublin. Also an Approved Innovation Advisor for InnovateStart programmes and on the Digital Advisors Directory for delivery of Digitisation Vouchers and other supports to improve digitalisation and digital innovation. Experience with EI clients as a Mentor, CSF Applications Assessor and in programme delivery - "Developing Your Board" Workshops & Client Engagement.

G-P's Global Growth platform is a technology solution for global business expansion, in more than 180 countries, which removes the burden of payroll, HR, legal and compliance for companies expanding and hiring overseas by taking on "employer of record" responsibilities and reducing the cost, time and risk of supporting talent in a foreign country.