Skip to main page content

Danny O'Brien

Managing Director of EMEA & Global Programs
SVG and THRIVE
Participates in 1 Session

Danny is the Managing Director of EMEA & Global Programs at SVG Ventures | THRIVE, a leading investor in agri-food tech. He lead’s THRIVE’s award winning accelerator programs in Silicon Valley and Calgary while working closely with major corporates and SVG Venture’s portfolio in EMEA. Now based in Dublin, Ireland, he previously spent time in London and New York working in management consulting and corporate innovation before founding two startups of his own. Danny sits on the Advisory Board of the International School of Agri- Management (ISAM) in Spain where he also teaches Entrepreneurship. He has a particular interest in emerging markets where he sees the potential of Agri-Food Tech to transform the lives of at-risk communities. He holds a Masters Degree in Marketing Practice from the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (UCD) and a Bachelors of Business Studies from DCU. 

Sessions in which Danny O'Brien participates

Thursday 23 June, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Dublin
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Smart Agrifood Tech for Sustainable Development Goals
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Croke Park Conference Centre - Canal Café

Panel

Ioanna Roussaki, National Technical University of Athens(NTUA)/Institute of Communication and Computer Systems(ICCS) (Chair)

Mariano Navarro De La Cruz, TRAGSA (Speaker)

Danny O'Brien, SVG and THRIVE (Speaker)

Niall Kelly, The Cube - National Centre of excellence for Low Carbon (Speaker)

Grainne Dileen, PhD in Tech Adoption (Speaker)

Lorena van de Kolk, SmartAgriHubs (Speaker)

Cristina Cionga, Romanian Maize Growers Association (Speaker)

Graine Dilleen, Walton Institute (Speaker)