Cyber Ireland Business Growth Meeting at CINC25

As part of Cyber Ireland’s National Conference 2025, we will be hosting our annual in-person Business Growth Working Group meeting on the 8th of October at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny.

Join us to learn how Cyber Ireland’s Business Growth pillar is helping Irish cybersecurity businesses to start-up, scale and innovate. 

Go-To-Market Strategies: The meeting will feature a Go-To-Market session with Enterprise Ireland (EI) market advisors and CISOs to hear about practical guidance on how to approach specific European markets. 

Main Objectives:

• Present the Cyber Ireland Business Growth workstream, industry leads and activities to support cybersecurity businesses to start-up, scale and innovate. 
• Introduce attendees to European and international market opportunities for cybersecurity companies. 
• Hear from an Irish cybersecurity company (Edgescan) on their internationalisation journey since 2011, their market experience and lessons learned  
• Hear practical guidance and supports available from EI market advisors on how to successfully thrive in international and European markets. 
• Hear practical guidance and supports available from EI market advisors on how to successfully thrive in international and European markets.

Agenda:

• (14h15-14h30): Registration; Tea/Coffee (15min) 
• (14h30-15h15): Business Growth Working Group Update, (45min) David McNamara, CEO CommSec
  • Updates from each Industry Lead:
    • Unlocking collaborative business opportunities in growth and emerging markets – Colin Reid (Threatscape)
    • Supporting enterprise in cybersecurity – Valerie Lyons (BH Consulting)
    • Creating a cybersecurity start-up ecosystem – Colm Healy (Corrata)
    • Exports – Increased international business opportunities for Irish SMEs – Rahim Jina (Edgescan)
    • Improved cybersecurity for Irish SMEs – David McNamara, CEO CommSec
  • Q&A
• (15h15-16h00): Go-to-market Journeys (45min) – Moderator: Rahim Jina, COO, Edgescan
  • Introduction: EdgeScan Experience & Learnings – Rahim (7min)
  • Market Discussions Panel: Enterprise Ireland Market Advisors and buyer from three different markets (30min) 
    • Sara Bonomi (EI Milan)
    • Jack Mulcahy (EI London)
    • Judith Harrington (EI Sydney)
  • Q&A
• Close out