Interactive Speaker

Sinead Keogh, Head of Sectors, and Director Irish Medtech Association, Ibec 

Sinead Keogh is a Head of Sectors, and Director of Medtech & Engineering at Ibec, Europe’s third largest lobby group. As a Head of Sectors, Sinead is responsible for heading up a designated Strategic Business Unit (SBU) within Ibec, providing support, development and leadership. Sinead also leads the Medtech & Engineering Group which represents the interests of a range of sectors across medtech and engineering. A number of Government Funded Skills Networks [Skillnets, Apprenticeships and Springboards] also fall under her responsibility. Sinead currently sits the Advisory Industry Board for Enterprise Ireland funded BioInnovate Ireland and the Governance Board for Science Foundation Ireland funded Irish Photonic Integration Centre (IPIC), and the EU National Associations Committee at Medtech Europe. Prior to Ibec Sinead held technical roles at 3Com Technologies and Ericsson LMI and lectured part time at DIT Kevin St for 6 years. She holds a Ph.D. in the Physics of Molecular Materials/Nanotechnology.