Aileen O'Toole - MD, AMAS
Aileen O'Toole is managing director of AMAS, a consultancy specialising in online channels. AMAS is retained by businesses and government bodies to plan, manage, evaluate and market their online channels. The founder of two businesses, Aileen has been a senior media executive for more than 20 years. She is co-founder of The Sunday Business Post newspaper. Earlier this year, she led the Ideas Campaign, an independent, non-political initiative designed to harness ideas for Irish economic recovery.
www.amas.ie
Gareth Dunlop -MD, Tibus
Gareth has been involved in the internet industry for over ten years. He was part of the AIB Bank team in 1996 which launched Ireland's first online personal banking project, and moved to Tibus as Director of Software Development in 1997. He is now MD of Tibus, one of the leading internet agencies on the island. Gareth writes and lectures extensively on internet related matters, and occupies a regular column in Business Eye in Northern Ireland, and Business Plus and the Irish Independent’s Digital Ireland in the Republic of Ireland.
www.tibus.ie
Niall McKeown - MD, Ion Online Marketing
Niall McKeown is the founder and CEO of Ion Online Marketing. Started in 1999 the company has grown organically to become one of the leading providers of email marketing solutions world wide. With customers including Goldman Sachs, the European Bank, Adecco, Jet2.com and the Dublin Tourist Office, the Company has won many export and innovation awards. With over 400 Enterprise and Agency customers world wide, ION are regularly cited as Irelands leading innovator in the email marketing space. Before starting ION, Niall worked for Apple Inc.
www.ionom.com
Morgan McKeagney - MD, Iq Content
Morgan is Managing Director and co-founder of iQ Content.
iQ Content helps clever organisations create profitable and lovable online experiences, through a range of services, including online strategy, website analysis and optimisation, user-centred strategy and design, and website measurement and analytics.
iQ Content's is the strategic web partner for many of Ireland's leading organisations, including Vodafone, HibernianAviva, ESB, permanentTSB, amongst many others.
Morgan is a recognised expert in web strategy, content management, e-Government and user experience, subjects on which he has written and presented extensively. He's a former Director of the Irish Internet Association, and also founded the IIA's User Experience Working Group.
www.iqcontent.com
Niall Harbison & Lauren Fisher - Simply Zesty
Niall and Lauren are co-founders of Simply Zesty - an online PR and social media agency based in Dublin. Simply Zesty have helped businesses in Ireland establish an online presence and engage with people through social media. Clients include Vodafone, L'Onglex, Ruby Card & Westport Woods Hotel.
Lauren has a background in search marketing, which developed into online PR & social media. Lauren is passionate about helping clients find their way online and also organises Measurement Camp - a free event focusing on measuring social media.
Niall is credited with being one of the most prolific users of social media in Ireland. He believes that using free online tools has played an important part with the growth of Look and Taste which has become an established internet brand.
www.simplyzesty.ie