March 2025: Wexford Tech Meetup

Announcing the next Wexford Tech Meetup, sponsored by Scurri! Join us on Wednesday, 26th of March at the Scurri HQ in Wexford Town (Y35 HX06)

Remember, RSVP is required for entry.

House Keeping:
- Doors open at 6:45pm
- Event starts 7:00pm sharp and doors close at this time
- Events finishes 9:00pm with doors closing at 9:15pm, if anyone would like to continue the chat, T-Morris around the corner is a great local

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Speaker 1: Cian Clarke, Solutions Principal from Nearform.

Cian is the head of AI at Nearform. His expertise spans Generative AI, Natural Language Processing and Cloud Native Architecture. At Nearform, he helps clients imagine the art of the possible at the intersection of Data and AI.
Before joining Nearform, Cian was a co-founder of ServisBOT, a startup in the Conversational AI space, and an early member of the FeedHenry team, acquired by RedHat in 2014. An avid open-source advocate, Cian has both authored and contributed to numerous projects in the domain.
When not working, Cian is an avid sailor & coffee aficionado.

Talk: Nearform’s Data & AI journey

Cian will take attendees through Nearform’s journey in Data and AI, leaning on experience gained across real customer projects with their team of 400 technologists spread across 28 countries.

Along the way, we’ll cover:

• ⁠ ⁠Cian’s journey from product startups to becoming a consultant
• ⁠ ⁠Why do AI initiatives fail or succeed at large companies
• ⁠ ⁠Applied AI: The forgotten hero amidst Generative AI hype
• ⁠ ⁠Intelligent Apps & Hyperpersonalization
• AI in the SDLC - demonstrating how AI can be used throughout the software development lifecycle

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Speaker 2: Michal Trembacz, Lead Cloud Security Engineer from JP Morgan

Michal is a Lead Cloud Security Engineer at JPMorgan Chase & Co., specialising in security, DevOps, SysOps, networking, and automation.

Talk: Supply Chain Attacks: Unraveling the Hidden Threats

Supply chain attacks target the less-secure elements in your supply network - third-party vendors, open-source dependencies, or hardware components - to compromise the ultimate target: your organisation.

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