About Belfast International Homecoming 2023

Belfast Homecoming celebrates a city which has seen — and survived —  its fair share of challenges and emerged resolute, resilient and ready to rock.

Introducing Brian Roche from BDR Management Consulting

Brian is a passionate individual who has accumulated over 20 years of experience in the field of technology and innovation. Throughout his career, he has taken on leadership roles in both technical and commercial teams, both at the local and global levels. His accomplishments include managing significant transformation programs within the banking sector and the NHS. He also excelled in Leading Regional sales for a multinational company, consistently surpassing set targets. This showcases Brian's wide-ranging commercial expertise.

Welcome Alan Kiernan from Cation Consulting

Alan Kiernan is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder of Cation Consulting, a Dublin-based global group of specialists in Cloud, conversational AI Bots, and voice. They have extensive experience in the telecoms, finance, insurance, tech, and travel industries. Their mission is to enhance user interactions through the combination of conversational AI, intelligent document processing and call centre intelligence, across multiple channels and languages.

Introducing Jack Manning CEO of Safely and innovation lead with Transpoco

Jack Manning, the founder and CEO of Safely, will be presenting on utilising telematics data to reduce fuel consumption. Safely is a data-driven telematics company with a mission to decrease fleet accidents and fatalities.

As Digital Leaders ambassador for Northern Ireland, Anaeko hosted a flagship event around using data to drive the sustainable revolution in transport. This event delved into the groundbreaking innovations and cutting-edge technologies that are reshaping the transportation sector and propelling us towards a greener and more efficient future.

Transportation accounts for a significant portion of global carbon emissions, with the road transport sector being a major contributor. Transport-related emissions make up 16.2% of the global total, and road transport alone accounted for 11.9%. In the UK, transport contributes to 34% of the country's carbon emissions. The challenges are expected to intensify as road use and aviation demand increase in the coming years. These alarming statistics highlight the need for immediate action to curb emissions and adopt sustainable practices in the transportation industry.

An AWS Well-Architected Review is based around the AWS Well-Architected Framework 6 Pillars that allow organisations and AWS partners to implement AWS best practices against consistent cloud best practices for designing and running AWS workloads in the cloud. 

Cost optimisation is a top priority for organisations leveraging AWS (Amazon Web Services) to drive their cloud initiatives. To help businesses achieve maximum cost efficiency, Anaeko offers a comprehensive AWS Well-Architected Review that focuses on identifying cost-saving opportunities in your AWS infrastructure. We will explore the best practices for cost optimisation in AWS and how an AWS Well-Architected Review conducted by Anaeko can help you identify potential areas for savings, optimise resource utilisation, and drive down your cloud costs. Good cloud governance always starts with a Well-Architected Framework and an architecture precisely designed to meet workload requirements. AWS offers a rich array of options in order to streamline your operations, and continuously optimise your deployment. We will look at the best practices to monitor the financial impact of decisions and optimise for cost.

Transport companies are increasingly using technology to reduce their carbon footprint and move closer to net-zero emissions. These advancements are critical in the fight against climate change and in meeting the goals set out in the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement, often referred to as the Paris Accords or the Paris Climate Accords, is an international treaty on climate change. Adopted in 2015, the agreement covers climate change mitigation, adaptation, and finance.