At the Digital Ireland Forum, our leading keynote speakers will be joined by Ireland's digital leaders, who will take part in mediated panel discussions, before an invited audience of c-suite executives and senior policy-makers, on the changing nature of the consumer and the opportunities this presents for Ireland's existing businesses, for new start-ups, and for winning the next wave of FDI.

As always, we hope to provide a platform for stimulating debate around how we make Ireland the "Digital Engine of Europe" - where the products and services demanded by the global consumer are born. Chaired by broadcaster and author Matt Cooper, among the themes discussed will be:

• The Future of Content
• The Future of Information
• The Future of Finance
• The Future of Entertainment
• The Future of Retail

Confirmed panelists include:

• Jeroen Hoencamp, CEO, Vodafone Ireland
• Tanya Duncan, CEO, Interxion Ireland
• Múirne Laffan, managing director, RTÉ Digital
• Maurice Mortell, MD Ireland, TelecityGroup
• Colm O'Neill, CEO, BT Ireland
• Andrew Maybin, network services director, Tibus
• Anna Scally, Partner, KPMG Ireland

"Irish consumers are increasingly willing to adopt new technologies and digital business models, and that spells big risks and opportunities for almost every business - what's exciting for Ireland is that so much of the digital world they use is being developed and managed from Ireland."
- The Converged Lifestyle: Consumers and Convergence, KPMG, 2012