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(in alphabetical order)
ADAM CREE
ADAM CREE, 3EN Cloud
A 26yearold, Head of Marketing for
Holywood based software company, 3EN,
Adam is a focused and driven professional.
Working within marketing since 2007, and
becoming a marketing associate for 3EN in
2012, Adam has succeeded in proving the
power of marketing for his organisation over
the past 5 years.
Taking 3EN through a major brand change
in 2016, growing his team from 1 to 4 people,
and delivering massive year on year growth
which led to 3EN’s recognition as NetSuite’s
Fastest growing UK and Ireland partner for
2016.
His #1 Priority is to see organisations
succeed with top quality business services
and solutions that encourage growth. In the
future, he aspires for 3EN to become the #1
recognised NetSuite partner in EMEA.
www.3EN.cloud Twitter 'handle'
@3EN_Adam
DAVID CROZIER
DAVID CROZIER, The Centre for
Secure Information Technologies
(CSIT)
David is Head of Strategic Pa rtnerships &
Engagement at QUB’s Centre for Secure
Information Technologies (CSIT) and ECIT
Institute. He leads on developing strategic
partnerships with public sector organisations
internationally, nationally and locally with a
role or interest in cyber security research,
innovation and policy.
He has overall responsibility for marketing
and communications at ECIT, curates the
annual CSIT Cyber Security Technology
Research Summit, and coordinates its
international export, exhibition and trade
show programme. David advises the NI
Organised Crime Task Force Cyber Crime
subgroup and is also a cofounder and
shareholder of Liopa Ltd, a multiaward
winning CSIT spinout.
Previously he was a Product Manager at
Lagan Technologies, IT Manager at Jinny
Software Ltd and has held systems
engineering and security policy advisory
roles at the Northern Ireland Office. He also
holds a BSc Computer Science and MSc
Innovation & Entrepreneurship – both from
Ulster University.
www.csit.qub.ac.uk
@david_crozier
CORMAC DIAMOND
CORMAC DIAMOND, Bloc Blinds
Bloc Blinds founder, Cormac Diamond, is a
past graduate of Queens University Belfast in
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.
Cormac spent 6 years as a design engineer for
Keylite Roof Windows in Cookstown, Co.
Tyrone gaining experience of design,
manufacturing and sales before starting his
own business.
His initial venture was in Poland where he
established a fabricating facility for metal
components and assemblies. With the
changing market conditions in 2008, he
diversified his business to include blinds, and
in particular roof windows blinds, drawing
from his previous experience and contacts
within that market.
The product range was then expanded to
include blinds for normal windows and this
informed his belief that a market opportunity
for a new, and better blind system that
addressed the shortfalls in current designs
was attainable, hence the creation of Bloc
Blinds.
www.blocblinds.co.uk
@blocblinds
RICHARD ELLIOTT, Webrecruit
Ireland
Richard has been involved in the
Recruitment and Recruitment Marketing
sectors for 15 years. He started his career
within the traditional recruitment sector
before progressing to public and private
sector recruitment advertising.
RICHARD ELLIOTT
Witnessing at first hand the technological
developments in the recruitment landscape,
Richard was involved in the startup of
Webrecruit Ireland in 2010. As Managing
Director, Richard has guided and developed
Webrecruit Ireland from zero clients, in 2010,
to over 1,000 clients throughout Northern
Ireland and Republic of Ireland, significantly
reducing recruitment costs.
Like most growing SME businesses Richard
sets and drives the strategic direction for the
organisation and also oversees the key areas
of Sales, Marketing and Technological
developments.
Webrecruit Ireland are continually looking
to develop and revolutionize the Recruitment
industry on this island and he was delighted
to be presented, on behalf of Webrecruit
Ireland, with ‘Recruitment Innovator of the
Year’ through the Irish News Workplace and
Employment Awards on two occasions.
www.webrecruitireland.com
@Webrecruit_Ire
EMMA GARRETT
EMMA GARRETT, Inspire Business
Centre
Emma is widely recognised by her peers as
one of The Leading Business Advisers in
Northern Ireland, with her work often used as
an example of best practice by Invest
Northern Ireland.
To date she has provided advice and guidance
to over 2000 businesses and has enabled over
500 individuals to access finance to start or
grow their business.
Emma’s particular specialism is digital
marketing and has recently launched both
#CastlereaghHour on twitter and Inspire
Digital NI, a social enterprise which provides
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