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Nightingale HQ to Speak at Leading Irish Manufacturing Conference

Nightingale HQ to speak at leading Irish manufacturing conference

This year the Nightingale HQ team will be attending the Conference on Digitalisation of Manufacturing lead by IDEAM Cluster and taking place in the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) in Limerick, Ireland. The event takes place on 15 – 16 June and will bring together a host of local and international manufacturers, and technology providers from across Ireland and the UK.  

Core themes around the lack of SME manufacturers taking up digital, resources, and skills gaps will be discussed over the two-day conference. There will also be a strong EU focus as funding and support for boosting the uptake of digital technologies is increased. 

To talk to this key point European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Manufacturing Director, Dr. Christian Bölling will give a keynote on “Supporting Corporates, SMEs and Startups with Innovation Projects and Funding”. EITM represents 60 leading organisations including some of the industry’s biggest names.  

Our CEO Ruth Kearney will join them at the Limerick conference to discuss the Future of Digital Manufacturing and share experiences of working with manufacturers across Ireland and the UK. Ruth will be joined by Dr. Alan McGibney (Nimbus Research Centre), Dr. Pezhman Ghadimi (UCD), Dr Wolfgang Kniejski (EITM) and Amardeep Banerjee (EITM) 

As a scaleup members of EIT and have been fortunate to work with the Business Creation and Innovation teams over this past year. We have written before about the value of collaborating with EITM and have benefited from ongoing support and market access, particularly in Germany. 

Ruth will also be participating in the Digi Manufacturing cross-border collaboration session supported by the InterTradeIreland and the ‘Meet the Manufacturer’ event. If manufacturers attending are interesting in learning more about how Nightingale HQ can help then digitalise and improve operations fast, please contact us directly.  

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FAQs

What is the Irish manufacturing conference circuit?

Ireland’s manufacturing sector is well-served by a conference and events circuit that brings together manufacturers, technology providers, government agencies, and research organisations around the specific challenges of Irish industrial production. Nightingale HQ’s regular participation in this circuit — presenting at events organised by IDEAM, TUS, EIT Manufacturing, IMR, and Enterprise Ireland — reflects its commitment to the Irish market and its role in the broader manufacturing community.

Speaking at a leading Irish manufacturing conference is an opportunity to share practical knowledge — real examples of AI adoption, real results, real challenges — with an audience that is actively looking for guidance on where to invest their digital transformation budgets and energy.

What does GoSmarter bring to the Irish manufacturing conversation?

GoSmarter’s perspective on Irish manufacturing digitalisation is grounded in direct experience: the digital reviews completed for Midland Steel, MAAS, and other Irish manufacturers, the participation in EIT Manufacturing funded projects, and the relationships built across the Irish manufacturing ecosystem through years of engagement.

This direct experience is what makes GoSmarter’s conference contributions valuable. We can speak about what actually works in Irish manufacturing businesses — not theoretical frameworks or technology vendor pitches, but the specific challenges, solutions, and results that manufacturers in Ireland are experiencing when they adopt digital tools.

What is the role of events in manufacturing AI adoption?

Manufacturing is a relationship business, and AI adoption is a relationship business too. The decisions that manufacturing businesses make about technology — which tools to adopt, which partners to work with, which investments to make — are informed by trust, peer recommendation, and direct experience as much as by technical evaluation. Events that bring manufacturers together to share experiences accelerate this trust-building and knowledge-sharing in ways that marketing alone cannot replicate.

GoSmarter’s consistent presence at Irish manufacturing events is part of a deliberate strategy to be part of that conversation — not just as a vendor, but as a trusted participant in the manufacturing community.