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Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, May 2026

On 8th May 2026, Swoboda Research Centre brought together 120 practitioners, researchers and partners at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin for Strategic Resilience – a conference exploring how credit union boards and executives decide faster and better and exploring AI and how to use AI safely.

These proceedings capture the full day:

Welcome and opening remarks from Peter Robinson, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland, and Nick Money, Director, Swoboda

Keynote – How high-performing boards and executives decide faster and better – Miranda V. Flury, President, Hawkeye Strategies

AI: who’s behind it? – Fireside chat – Dr Abeba Birhane, Founder, TCD AI Accountability Lab, with David Fagleman, Project Manager,

Swoboda Networking break

Exploring AI through innovation: the i4 incubator – David Fagleman, Swoboda

Doing AI: getting practical and getting on with it – Michael Byrne, CEO, Core Credit Union

Lunch and networking

Using AI safely – Zandra Moore MBE, Founder & CEO, Zygens

International credit union business models: what can we learn? – Nick Money,

Swoboda Reflections – credit union leaders’ panel – Facilitated by Dr Paul A Jones, Director, Swoboda

Closing remarks – Dr Paul A Jones, Swoboda

Conference close, followed by networking