Announcing the next South East GreenTech Meetup
Chew and Chat with GreenTechHQ!
Join us on Wednesday, 30th of October.
Doors open at 6:45 pm and the event starts at 7pm sharp at the GreenTechHQ offices Y21 A9K8.
Patricia Kane - The Founder and CEO of reuzi.ie, and the Partner and Sustainability Chief Officer at Pragmatica. A recognized B Corp Leader, Patricia is a sustainability advocate, strategist, and columnist for Irish Tatler. She also contributes regularly to Ireland AM on Virgin Media Ireland and hosts the podcast "Consciously Craving" with Irish Tatler.
As the founder of reuzi, Patricia has built a hub for environmental living and awareness. She consults with businesses ranging from small family enterprises to large corporations on improving sustainability practices. Her voice is familiar in Irish media, both as a speaker and a writer.
Patricia is dedicated to driving positive impact, creating real change, and enhancing customer experiences through the lens of sustainability.
Laura Brien - The Chief Executive of the Irish Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA). She has led MARA since its establishment in July 2023. MARA is the state agency with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Ireland’s maritime area, in particular implementation of a new streamlined consenting system to support development in the Irish maritime area.
Laura has worked in the area of regulation across a number of industries, in Ireland and internationally. Laura was Chief Executive/Registrar of the Health Insurance Authority, and also held positions at ComReg and Commission for Regulation of Utilities.
Earlier in her career she worked advising utilities, governments and regulators in the energy sector in the US, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
David Brenan - Managing Director and owner of Eastgate Engineering, David Brennan has steered his company into the forefront of Offshore Wind and Renewable Energy. Eastgate Engineering is involved in building the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, as well as the “Inch Cape offshore Wind Farm”, both under construction in the UK. Currently his company is working in 5.6GW of offshore wind projects as well as the UK’s first “Sustainable Aviation Fuel” facility, the largest “Polyhalite (organic fertilizer) Mine” in the world and many other energy related projects across the UK and Europe. David has his long term vision set on renewable energy related industries and believes we can create an abundance of job opportunities across Ireland if we can get Government on board to invest in the right areas”