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Town Hall Theatre
1 Courthouse Sq
Knocknacarra
Galway, Connaught, H91 VF21
Ireland

Bryan Mathers

Founder - Visual Thinkery

Bryan has a software background and has co-founded, led and grown a number of tech-related startups, as well as a social enterprise aimed at encouraging creative young people and a co-operative to work collaboratively with like minded individuals. Bryan believes that everyone has insight worth listening to. His allies include curiosity, humour and experimentation. He’s a defender of the Creative Commons, and builds tools which encourage others to create, remix and share

Clann Uí Fhlatharta:

Musicians

This trio are multi All-Ireland winning performers who keep language and heritage at the heart of all their musical endeavors.

Enda Burke

Photographer

Enda is an award winning photographer whose most recent project was inspired by living with his parents during the pandemic. His talk will incorporate themes of humour and family life.

Rory Monaghan

Lecturer

Rory holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from NUI Galway, and a Masters and PhD degree, also in Mechanical Engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He leads a team of 14 researchers that studies the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors with technologies like green hydrogen, sustainable bioenergy, renewable fuels, and carbon capture utilisation and storage, in projects with partners from around Europe and the world.

Sam Afoullouss

PhD scholar

Sam is a Science Foundation Ireland funded PhD scholar and winner of NUI Galway's Threesis in 2019. His PhD is focusing on isolating new natural products from corals and sponges from Ireland's deep sea.

Sarah Carthy

Postdoctoral Researcher

Sarah is currently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Leiden University's Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) in the Hague.

Tina O'Dwyer

Facilitator and strategic leader

Tina was an Animator and strategic leader of the award-winning Burren Ecotourism Network between 2011 and 2017. She worked for 5 years on an EU LIFE 'Tourism for Conservation' Programme in the Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark, a programme which won the National Geographic World Legacy Award in 2016. During this time, she pioneered the development of the Geopark Code of Practice for Sustainable Tourism working with over 100 enterprises in the Geopark region. The Code continues to be observed by members of the Burren Ecotourism Network and again received global recognition through the Lonely Planet as Best in Travel 2021. Tina is a professional facilitator and leadership coach and continues to work with businesses and destinations around Ireland and the United Kingdom.