IDEAM Cluster Steering BOARD

The IDEAM Cluster governance structure consists of the IDEAM Cluster Manager and the IDEAM Steering Board which brings together key stakeholders from the triple helix framework (industry, academia and government). The IDEAM Steering Committee must comprise at least 12 members. The Steering Committee must include a minimum of 6 representatives from industry, 3 representatives from academia and 3 representatives from government based on the international cluster governance model. The duration of the advisory steering board membership is 12 months and will be reviewed after every 12-month rolling period.

IDEAM CLUSTER STEERING BOARD MEMBERS

Industry

Patrick Byrnes

CEO
Croom Precision Medical

Ruth Kearney

Commercial Director and Co-Founder
Nightingale Hq

Sam Foley

Managing Director
Total Plastic Solution 

Shane Hassett

CEO
WAZP

paul browne

Owner & Managing Director
Hybrid Technology Partners

ethan Croke

Managing Director
EC Precision 

Academia

Dr. Liam Brown

Vice President
Research,
Development &
Innovation at Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

Dr. John Cosgrove

Director of Smart Manufacturing 
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

Ciaran o'loughlin

 Lecturer

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

GOVERNMENT

Werner Pamminger

CEO
Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH

john mcgeown

Head of Manufacturing 
Allied Irish Bank (AIB)

Joe leddin

Manager
Mid-West Regional Skills Forum