Asiera Conference 2026 | Preliminary Programme

Thursday 5th November 2026

The Asiera Conference 2026 Programme is subject to change.

Parallel A | Great RoomParallel B | AuditoriumParallel C | Silent Presentation AreaParallel D | Writer's RoomParallel E | Victorian RoomParallel F | Asiera Showcase - Fredericks Room
09:00 - 09:30Exhibitor space opens
09:30 - 09:43Day 2 opening remarks & Friday morning challenge
09:43 - 09:45Silver Sponsor Address #1
09:45 - 10:28Plenary 3:
Gavin Barber - Oxford Brookes University
The impact/lessons learned on implementing digital transformation projects at Higher Ed institutions
10:28 - 10:30Silver Sponsor Address #2
10:30 - 11:00Tea Coffee Break10:30 - 11:00
Silent Vendor Presentation 6
10:30 - 11:00
Vendor Workshop 5
10:45 - 11:30
Research Workshop:
Diarmuid Collins | DCU
Integrating Institutional Research Infrastructure with EOSC through SURF Research Cloud: Experiences from an OpenStack-Based Deployment
11:00 - 11.30Ted O'Riordan | UCC
Presidency Visit
Monique Pellinkhof, GÉANT
Rewriting the Rules: What the upcoming reform of the EU Public Procurement Directives means for us
11:00 - 11:30
Silent Vendor Presentation 7
11:00-11:30
Asiera 6
Joanne Farragher | Asiera
Beyond the Static: IT Service Management for a Changing World
11:30 - 12:00Michael Walsh | Asiera
Implementation of CRM Recruit in SETU and benefits delivered.
Aonghus Sugrue | DCU
Toward a University Knowledge Warehouse
N/AN/A11:30 - 12:00
Asiera 7
Val Hayes
From Clicks to Code: Asiera's Network Automation Journey
12:00 - 12:45Plenary 4
Mick Moran | Hotline.ie
CSAM as a cyberthreat - the insider threat to academic networks
12:45 - 13:00Closing remarks Conference 2026
Ronan Byrne
13:00Lunch to Go