The Weekly Roundup October 31 - November 4

Network News

This week on the roundup: New startup incubators, conference tips, job postings, sustainability in business and software, data engineering, contracts,  communication, split incentives, tourism film festivals, media coverage, timelines, guest speakers, community expansion, and more!

Bur first, from this week's Web Summit news:

The IPBN was at the Web Summit with IPBN members at the City Hall of Lisbon where the Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas welcomed everyone.

The Portuguese Minister of Economy and Maritime Affairs announced at the opening session of Web Summit that the call for the new startup and incubator vouchers (90 M € + 20 M € ), managed by IPBN Partner Start-Up Lisboa and Startup Portugal, will be launched during these next conference days and that government will create a new Startup Law, that will be one of the most competitive in Europe.

IPBN member Upwords is attending Web Summit, which was mentioned by Forbes as “The best technology conference on the planet” and clearly that takes some preparation! Here are five tips to make your presence at this conference easier, more enjoyable, and more profitable! (And that counts for every networking event small or large you might attend.)

IPBN members Jody Temple White, Carlos Justino, Joao Pereira, and Mario Gago posted recently about their experiences at the summit. Who else from the network was there? We would love to hear your thoughts and takeaways. 

Next, in job news, IPBN member Des Wynne is hiring an Assistant Chief Technical Officer. And IPBN member Global Shares announced 60 new high-skill jobs at the official launch of their new Leeds office yesterday in the stunning Pinnacle building in the heart of the city’s business district. Also, IPBN member A1 Algarve invites you to join their international A1 Team as a Sales Specialist in the Algarve and IPBN member Ardanis is hiring a UX Designer.

Also. IPBN member Jonnie Pratt from Tribulum Restaurant is hiring Chefs due to the recent expansion! They need more talent, so they are recruiting the best out there. Keep up to date with IPBN member job postings on the IPBN Job Board!

We are delighted to host our next Members meet Members in the Algarve on Nov 30 at Jonnie's restaurant. You can already register here.

And now...

IPBN Member Ardanis posted about sustainability and software. Will technology save the future? They said, "How should my business address sustainability? Where do I start? Join an audience of business and technology leaders to learn from an expert panel on how your business is impacted by sustainability and can benefit from sustainable software and sustainable software development. Wed, 16 November 2022, 09:00 – 11:30 GMT in Dublin." Certainly, this is a subject we at the IPBN will look at for our Sustainability conference in March of 2023.

You can also learn more on the subject at this conference Nov7 ESG & Profitability where IPBN member C-More will be present.

IPBN member AGREEN just signed a new contract with KPMG! Read more about that here. 

IPBN member StrongStep says that valuedate.io (a company specialized in the development of solutions and services for the field of data engineering and data science) has successfully been achieved. They posted, "It was a pleasure to contribute to this project."

IPBN member Aspira IT says, "The single most important factor affecting the success or failure of a project is the communication ability of the project manager. Highly effective communicators are much more likely to deliver projects on time and within budget."

IPBN member Krystyna Rawicz was delighted to attend the Irish Retrofitting Conference. Here is more on Eamon Ryan dealing with a question on split incentives - Landlord/Tenant.

IPBN member Craftable Software says they are a software house, 99% focused on cloud, with an international presence. They have been developing software for several areas, including catering, hospitality and, more recently, fintech and precision agriculture. Read more about Craftable Software in Valor Magazine.

IPBN member Mike Rumblehad a fantastic time at the 15th edition of ARTeTUR - International Tourism Film Festival in Ourém and Fátima. There were 281 promotional and documentary films from 33 countries entered, with 87 films getting through to the finals.

IPBN member Sean Moriarty posted a short video to show how Quinta do Lago has progressed over the past 50 years.

IPBN member Pedro Castro Henriques said he loved teaching a class with Professor Teresa Aragonez and her International Marketing, Strategy, and Competitiveness class in the Masters in Competitiveness and Business Development!

IPBN member TE Connectivity just released their results for Q4 and FY22!

IPBN member Bharat Sharma, CEO at Monsoon Consulting will be speaking at the Food, Retail & Hospitality Conference & Exhibition, Sports Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown on the 1st of December, 2022. Bharat will be delivering a speech on "Thinking about eCommerce for your food & drinks supply/distribution business. (B2B)"

IPBN member GRID posted about flexible loans for small businesses. "We are delighted to have become members of Guaranteed Irish. We are very happy to join this community and for our customers to know that they are supporting Irish when doing business with us."

IPBN member KRA Renewables says, "According to a new study from Oslo-based energy research company Rystad Energy, in the long term operating gas-fired power would be ten times more expensive than building new solar PV capacity in Europe."