CeADAR Annual Event · 20 October 2026
Trust in the Loop:Responsible AI Basecamp
Designed to help business leaders, innovators, start-ups and public sector organisations navigate a rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Trust in the Loop: Responsible AI Basecamp
Overview
Trust in the Loop: Responsible AI Basecamp is designed to help business leaders, innovators, start-ups and public sector organisations navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Moving beyond AI hype, this basecamp explores how businesses and public sector organisations can adopt AI in a trustworthy fashion.
The day will offer practical guidance to equip your business or organisation with the knowledge on how to use responsible AI to deliver competitive advantage and how to access funding and supports.
Panelists will include a mix of experts from government, agencies, innovation hubs, enterprises, public sector organisations and AI practitioners from Ireland and Europe, ensuring a complete perspective on Responsible AI.
Attendees are invited to lunch and network with our panelists, experts and industry members and discover more.
Trust in the Loop: Responsible AI Basecamp is recognised as an Associated Event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.
Trust in the Loop: Responsible AI Basecamp
What You Will Learn & Experience:
Ireland's National AI Strategy:
A high-level look at how Ireland's National AI Strategy is balancing rapid innovation with Responsible AI tools and frameworks and how CeADAR is supporting the adoption of Responsible AI.
EU AI Act & Responsible AI Toolkits:
A deep dive into the tools, frameworks, standards and support systems available to help your business adopt AI with confidence.
Industry Case Studies:
High-impact panels featuring practical adoption stories from SMEs, Tech Companies, Start-ups and more.
MANOLO Project Research:
EU research and applications from the CeADAR Trustworthy AI collaborator.
20 October · Croke Park
Agenda
Moving beyond hype to explore how a Responsible AI framework ensures trustworthy, compliant, and commercially effective AI adoption.
Registration and Refreshments
Registration and Refreshments
Arrive, register and join fellow attendees for refreshments before the programme begins.
Welcome to the Trust in the Loop: Responsible AI Basecamp
Welcome to the Trust in the Loop: Responsible AI Basecamp
Welcome from CeADAR CEO, Dr. John Lonsdale.
Introduction from Joan Mulvihill - MC
Introduction from Joan Mulvihill - MC
Responsible AI: Establishing Basecamp
Responsible AI: Establishing Basecamp
Join national stakeholders in Ireland’s AI ecosystem to explore how Ireland has established a responsible AI base to drive industry impact and competitiveness within Europe and globally. The panel will discuss how Ireland’s National AI Strategy is supporting adoption of Responsible AI, while attracting investment and empowering Irish businesses.
Moderator
Panellists
Responsible AI: The Trustworthy AI Roadmap
Responsible AI: The Trustworthy AI Roadmap
CeADAR’s Director of Innovation and Development, Dr. Ricardo Simon Carbajo, starts attendees on their Responsible AI journey — introducing CeADAR, setting out what Responsible AI means in practice, and highlighting the supports available to help organisations navigate the path ahead.
Presentation
Responsible AI: The Trustworthy AI Frameworks
Responsible AI: The Trustworthy AI Frameworks
Hear from our panel as they explore how organisations can balance the evolving landscape of AI regulation, standards and frameworks with the pace of innovation, while keeping Responsible AI at the heart of adoption.
Moderator
Panellists
Morning Break & Networking
Morning Break & Networking
Refreshments and time to connect with fellow attendees.
Responsible AI: The Ascent
Responsible AI: The Ascent
Learn from a broad range of businesses and Public Sector Organisations as they explore practical examples of adopting Responsible AI and the challenges and opportunities they encountered on the ascent.
Industry Panel 1 · 11:30 - 12:00
Moderator
Panellists
Industry Panel 2 · 12:00 - 12:30
Moderator
Panellists
Responsible AI: Equipping Yourself for Success
Responsible AI: Equipping Yourself for Success
The panel will explore tools to help adopt AI responsibly, focusing on the MANOLO Project, a major open-source, EU-funded project, providing a comprehensive framework for trustworthy and efficient AI. The framework includes observability tools and specialised algorithms, to optimise, train, and run lightweight AI models across cloud and edge environments. MANOLO project partners will explore how these open-source tools and frameworks for responsible AI are put in practice.
Moderator
Panellists
Networking Lunch
Networking Lunch
Continue the conversation over lunch and connect with fellow attendees.
Meet the people behind the programme
Speakers & Panellists
Opening & Introduction
Opening & Introduction
Responsible AI: Establishing Basecamp
Responsible AI: Establishing Basecamp
Responsible AI: The Trustworthy AI Roadmap
Responsible AI: The Trustworthy AI Roadmap
Responsible AI: The Trustworthy AI Frameworks
Responsible AI: The Trustworthy AI Frameworks
Responsible AI: The Ascent — Industry Panel 1
Responsible AI: The Ascent — Industry Panel 1
Responsible AI: The Ascent — Industry Panel 2
Responsible AI: The Ascent — Industry Panel 2
Responsible AI: Equipping Yourself for Success
Responsible AI: Equipping Yourself for Success
Who Should Attend?
Designed to help business leaders, innovators, start-ups and public sector organisations navigate a rapidly evolving AI landscape.
- Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Owners & Managing Directors
- Start-up Founders & Tech Innovators
- CTOs, CIOs, and Digital Transformation Leads
- Public Sector Decision-Makers & Policy Lead
CeADAR Annual Event 2026