In this special episode, host & founder of AI Ireland Mark Kelly is joined by Ken Finnegan CEO at Tangent - Trinity College Dublin’s Ideas Workspace as well as Allan Beechinor & Niamh Parker, co-founders at Altada Technology Solutions as they discuss the launch of the Alsessor AI Accelerator. Tangent and Altada have formed a partnership to create an accelerator program supporting early-stage start-ups and entrepreneurs in the growth and commercialisation of their businesses. This partnership aims to ultimately embed the initiative in the AI start-up ecosystem and create cornerstones for ambitious, global-reaching businesses. In the show, you will learn more about: The motivation for setting up the Allessor AI Accelerator The goal of bridging the gap between PoC to AI in production The partners that have helped bring it all together How to successfully apply and scale AI in your business What they look for in applicants to join Alsessor Sectors that will benefit the most from the accelerator programme Tangent and Altada's specific roles in helping to build Alsessor The importance of data privacy How you can get involved Alsessor is now inviting applications for the program which will run for a consecutive five months starting in January 2021, with at least 18 face to face gatherings by way of organised workshops and events. Applications are open until December 18th, 2020. Applications can be requested and submitted via email apply@alsessorai.com or visit their website www.alsessorai.com to find out more.

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E54 Introducing the Alsessor AI Accelerator with Tangent’s Ken Finnegan & Altada’s Allan Beechinor and Niamh Parker

Tom Halton,  CEO and Executive Director at HMHmmmmm Ltd. joins Mark Kelly on the AI Ireland podcast to discuss the current state of AI and Data Science in modern society, what excites him the most in the future of AI, the role of regulation and ethics & what he loves about AI Ireland

E53 Tom Halton, CEO and Executive Director at HMHmmmmm Ltd.

Kieran McCorry, National Technology Officer at Microsoft Ireland discusses interesting initiatives around education & inclusivity, helping businesses deliver a better customer experience, successful examples of AI and cloud services in the industry & what to expect at the AI Awards

E52 Kieran McCorry, National Technology Officer at Microsoft Ireland

Liam McKenna, Partner at Mazars Ireland joins Mark Kelly on the AI in Action podcast to discuss interesting innovations he is seeing in the digital world, helping clients adhere to the data privacy regulations and why they got involved in the AI Awards

E51 Liam McKenna, Partner at Mazars Ireland

Graham Baitson, Global Lead of Innovation Labs at McKesson Cork discusses their impact in the healthcare sector, how they are applying AI, protecting patient data, AI ethics and more

E50 Graham Baitson, Global Lead of Innovation Labs at McKesson

Owen Conlan, Associate Professor at TCD and Team Lead of Personalisation in the ADAPT Centre discusses the challenge of using AI to enhance the user experience, the role of Explainable AI and ethics, business problems they help solve, such as their work within Digital Media & more

E49 Owen Conlan, Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin & ADAPT Centre

Brian McElligott, who is a partner at Mason Hayes & Curran specialising in Intellectual Property discusses challenges of applying AI in the legal sector, benefits that innovation can bring to law, advances in ethics and regulations, and more.

E48 Brian McElligott, Partner at Mason Hayes & Curran

Wayne Butterfield, Director of Cognitive Automation & Innovation at ISG joins Mark Kelly on the AI in Action podcast to discuss how RPA can add value to an organisation, importance of communications, gaining your ROI using automation Pitfalls and challenges to be and why ISG got involved with the AI Awards

E47 Wayne Butterfield, Director of Cognitive Automation & Innovation at ISG

ServisBOT CEO Cathal McGloin discusses how they can help increase your customer engagement, where the future of Customer Service is heading, advice on how to apply AI within your organization and more

E46 Cathal McGloin, CEO at ServisBOT

Ian McDonald, Product Manager with iCabbi discusses what iCabbi is all about, using data analytics to meet their customers needs, building for the future and more

E45 Ian McDonald, Product Manager with iCabbi

Principal Data Scientist at CarTrawler Niall Moran discusses how they are using data analytics to give customers a more personalised experience, challenges they face and where the future of AI is heading

E44 Niall Moran, Principal Data Scientist at CarTrawler

John Fitzpatrick, Vice-President of Product and Engineering at Voysis discusses how Voysis are making an impact in eCommerce, offering customers a multi-modal experience, where he sees the future of Voice AI heading and much more

E43 John Fitzpatrick, VP of Product and Engineering at Voysis

Jonathan Horgan and Ganesh Sistu from Valeo Vision Systems' Computer Vision and Deep Learning Dept. discuss the challenges they face in working with self-driving vehicle products, when will autonomous driving be the norm in society, the future of AI & Deep Learning, and more

E42 Jonathan Horgan and Ganesh Sistu, Computer Vision and Deep Learning at Valeo Vision Systems

Martin Moran, Managing Director at Insidesales.com discusses why they are building an AI platform, automating the sales process to drive revenue and growth, how AI will add value to your business and more

E41 Martin Moran, Managing Director at InsideSales.com

Head of Data Science & Analytics at CurrencyFair Fionnan Alt discusses how CurrencyFair use data science to deliver the best customer experience, staying ahead of the competition, his predictions for the future of AI and more

E40 Fionnan Alt, Head of Data Science & Analytics at CurrencyFair

The AI Ireland podcast, breaks down the hype and explores the impact that Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are making on our everyday lives. Our goal is to share with you the insights of technologists and data science enthusiasts to showcase the excellent work that is been done within AI in Ireland and abroad.

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