Eoin K. Costello Email & Phone Number

County Dublin, Ireland

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

The Dargan Institute for the Green & Digital Transition delivers upskilling programmes for localities and their communities of small businesses. We bring together thought leaders and practitioners on empowering people and places in this period of transition at our annual Dargan Forum. We help incubate Green tech businesses at our Dargan Hub, Dún Laoghaire.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Established by Minister Robert Troy to "drive digital transformation across the economy" the Enterprise Digital Advisory Board (EDAF) advises and works with Government to drive industry adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies.The EDAF will also support the implementation of the enterprise aspects of an overall National.

SERI is the national representative body for social enterprises in Ireland, founded in 2020 by social entrepreneurs who felt that social enterprises needed a strong representative voice. The SERI Technology Advisory Council provide advice on the potential technologies that could help transform SERI and the social enterprise sector in Ireland.

The key function of the National Consortium Steering Group (CSG) is to ensure the National DigitalMarketing Apprenticeship Programme conforms to and evolves with the requirements of theoccupation.

The national.ie Digital Town Awards promote awareness, knowledge, use and understanding of digital in Ireland by its citizens, businesses and communities. They also highlight the benefits and possibilities of digital and celebrate the digital achievements of local towns, big and small. https://www.weare.ie/ie-digital-town-awards-judges/

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Eoin was a speaker at the OECD Digital 4 SMES Roundtable chaired by Minister Stuart Nash, New Zealand's Minister for Small Businesses and Regional Development. The Roundtable was convened to discuss new ways to enable the digital transformation of SMEs to better enable them to face disruptions. Eoin presented DigitalHQ's model of 'Digital First.

Award description "Eoin Costello was named Honorary Digital Champion to the Digital Ireland Network in recognition of his pivotal role in conceiving and delivering Ireland's inaugural 'Digital First Day'."

Award description - "someone in your community who is an unsung hero, who works tirelessly on initiatives to promote the digital enhancement of the town or a group in the town."

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland

Our goal is to help Dun Laoghaire Town become a digital hub for jobs, innovation and urban rejuvenation

With a group of tech entrepreneurs and community leaders I cofounded Startup Ireland to connect and lead Ireland's startup movement. Our high point was the delivery of Ireland's first national startup week, the Startup Gathering. This nationwide event saw over 400 events take place in 22 counties for 19,000 attendees.

A web hosting and access provider.Starting from a spare bedroom in my house, I grew Novara Technology to the second largest Host/ISP in Ireland with in excess of 20 staff, 10,000 clients (including a number of multinationals, government departments and state bodies) and were highly profitable. I sold the company to Digiweb Limited in 2008 for a 7 figure.

I was credited by journalist David O'Sullivan with inventing the concept of 'virtual clinics' to serve constituents in 2000 - see https://twitter.com/EoinKCostello/status/905790179495088128

I helped built family business from one location to three and introduced numerous business process improvements. I researched the buying motivations of customers in the jewellery trade and introduced a series of information booklets for customers based on my findings. I introduced a "Wants Book" in each store to capture customer information about new.

London Stock Exchange

As fund manager at Legal and General Investments I was responsible for £130 million in funds invested in small and medium sized companies. A key to my success was a software system I developed that I used to track company announcements, bids and offers of share blocks, share prices (within buying and selling bands), changes in Analysts recommendations and.

London Stock Exchange

Bachelor Of Business Studies, Finance, Innovation, Computer Systems, Accountancy, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Winner of the 'Andersen Gold Medal' Essay Competition. During my time at Trinity I wrote for the Trinity News.

Msc Business Development & Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Strategy, Marketing, Distinction

I completed my MSc in Business Development & Innovation at University of Ulster. I was overall winner of the graduate category of the.

Cisi Diploma, Fund Management, Interpretation Of Financial Statement, Regulation And Compliance

Professional Jewellers Diploma, Valuations, Operations Management, Metals, Gemology., Distinction Grade