The Dublin Tech Summit (DTS) is an international technology conference held in Dublin, Ireland. The first summit took place on 15 and 16 February 2017, at the Convention Centre Dublin in the city's Silicon Docks area.[2]
| Dublin Tech Summit | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Technology |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | RDS Dublin |
| Location(s) | Dublin, Ireland |
| Country | Ireland |
| Inaugurated | February 2017 |
| Founders | Ian Hyland, Ben English[1] |
| Website | dublintechsummit |
Irish telecoms firm Eir (Eircom Limited) was a founding partner of the Dublin Tech Summit and a lead sponsor.[3]
The event is one of many vying to fill the void left by the controversial departure of the Web Summit to Lisbon, Portugal after 2016.[1][4] It bills itself as one of Europe's "fastest growing international tech conferences".[5]
The summit aims to run annually, and to attract more than 10,000 attendees.[6] It is reputedly focused on attracting speakers, startups, exhibitors, sponsors and investors, covering a number of themes, including: emerging technologies, machine learning, space exploration, "Tech for Good", "Diversity in Tech", big data and analytics.[7]
In its inaugural event, two thirds of the 10,000 attendees came from outside Ireland, 48% were female, with DTS reportedly attempting to encourage attendance from under-represented groups in the tech industry.[8][9]
DTS19, the 2019 event, took place in Dublin's RDS Arena from 10 April to 11 April 2019.[10] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers held a virtual summit event.[11][12]
References
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- ^ aoife (13 June 2023). "May Event Recap & ITCON Product Updates". Servaplex. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Burke-Kennedy, Eoin (7 September 2016). "Eir backs inaugural Dublin Tech Summit". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ O’Dwyer, Peter (7 April 2016). "Dublin Tech Summit aims to return city to the top table". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ formacioncacc (7 March 2019). "Dublin Tech Summit (DTS): Europe's Fastest Growing International Tech Conference". Atlantic Digital Startup Academy. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Newenham, Pamela (25 April 2016). "Dublin Tech Summit aims for 10,000 attendees". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ Boylan, Melanie (28 September 2018). "Dublin Tech Summit officially launch DTS19". Irish Tech News. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Boran, Marie (2 February 2017). "Dublin Tech Summit: not for geeks, but definitely for women". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Thousands attend first day of Dublin Tech Summit". RTÉ News. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "DTS: Where Today's Leaders Meet Tomorrow's Technology". Dublin Tech Summit. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Highlights of Dublin Tech Summit Virtual". businessandfinance.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ O'Brien, Patrick (6 August 2020). "Dublin Tech Summit Goes Digital". irishtechnews.ie. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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