Actions Panel
Let's Collaborate! Bringing Together Ireland's Collaborative Economy Community
Date and time
Location
CurrencyFair
91 Pembroke Road Ballsbridge IrelandDescription
WHEN: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 from 6:30 - 9:30 (GMT)
WHERE: CurrencyFair HQ, 91 Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin IE
Let’s Collaborate! is a free event for anyone working, developing, establishing, policy setting, making, using … or simply interested in the growing "collaborative", "peer-to-peer" or “on-demand” economy movement. The event is being hosted at CurrencyFair, pre-registration is requested.
Sharing economy leaders, founders, makers, influencers, providers, users and enthusiasts will speak about sharing economy opportunities and challenges – while exploring a future framework for 'ShareIreland' community activities and initiatives to support development and awareness of Ireland's growing collaborative economy.
EVENT FORMAT
- Introduction + Sharing Economy Overview
- ‘Sharing Story Snapshots’ Real Life Insights - Sharing Economy Producers & Users
- Cross-Sector Panel Discussion: ‘Why co-create an organisation advocating responsible practice and providing a unified voice for the sharing economy in Ireland?’ – Sharing Economy Leaders & Founders
- ShareIreland: Next Steps
- Open Discussion & Networking
Companies / organisations attending the event - updates added as registrations continue. Representatives from industry innovation labs, university innovation initiatives and city / government agencies are also attending the event.
Find out more about these organisations - website links below:
UBER CurrencyFair Airbnb GoCarIreland
Homestay GRIDFinance DCUAlpha Deliveroo
MyPucker Guidecentral HouseMyDog Dospace
ParkingMotel RentMyDress ReusingDublin
Dogpatch Labs UrbanVolt element78
GoCambio Newmarket Kitchen Elderhomeshare iadt media cube
MinderFinders Cocreate Beelancer In Homing
Not sure what the sharing economy is? The definition below can help. And what about all the existing terms, i.e. peer economy, on-demand economy, gig economy, circular economy, etc.? A dictionary of commonly used terms can make things clearer.
Sharing Economy Definition:
"The sharing economy involves using internet technologies to connect distributed groups of people and organisations to make better use of goods, skills, services, capital and spaces, sharing 'access' and so reducing the need for 'ownership'." (SEUK)
Sharing Economy – Global and European Overview
The sharing economy, which uses technology to enable people to share everything from cars and homes to skills and knowledge, is fundamentally changing how people work and live. And it is rapidly growing and creating new opportunities – by 2025, the global sharing market is expected to reach $335 billion.
Within Europe, considerable growth is predicted over the coming year with nearly a third of all consumers set to take part in the sharing economy. The European Commission is encouraging countries to actively embrace the sharing economy and will publish guidelines this year on how member states should regulate sharing economy industries.
Dynamic sharing economy organisations and initiatives are taking shape throughout Europe (Sharing Economy UK – the new trade body for the UK's sharing economy; shareNL - the Dutch knowledge and network platform for the collaborative economy; OuiShare - a Paris-based non-profit connecting the global collaborative economy; Barcelona Sharing Accelerator - an open startup accelerator focused on responsible sharing projects; Berlin Share Fare – a fare for startups, non-profits, social businesses and initiatives; Coworking Europe - an annual conference featuring the rise of coworking; University of Oxford’s SAID Business School, UK – launched the first sharing economy MBA course.)
Sharing Economy in Ireland
Ireland already offers a growing number of collaborative platforms and initiatives from transport, finance, lodging, learning, services, and more. Some of the sharing economy's leading global companies (Airbnb, Etsy, Udemy) have set up European headquarters or regional offices in Dublin and other prominent collaborative economy companies (CurrencyFair, CoderDojo and more) have scaled from startup to multicounty success within Ireland's supportive entrepreneurial and enterprise eco-system.
Businesses are increasingly using peer-to-peer or crowdfunding platforms like GRIDFinance or LinkedFinance to scale and grow. FoodCloud is connecting businesses that have too much food to charities in their communities that have too little.
Dublin has a growing list of mobility, finance, travel, food sharing, co-working, making and personal and professional collaborative initiatives – with other cities North and South also offering a variety of sharing economy opportunities.
Ireland - a Future Global Sharing Economy Center?
With a vibrant digital startup eco-system, cities that serve as tech hubs for many multinational IT companies, a highly skilled workforce, and leading academic and research institutions exploring Smart Cities research - Ireland has the potential to become a global sharing economy leader.
About 'ShareIreland' Community
The ‘ShareIreland’ community is bringing together all players in the sharing economy to collaboratively support awareness, learning and development of an active and responsible collaborative economy. It is being initiated by Elizabeth Douet, an Ireland-based curator team member of collaborativeconsumption.com, with support from sharing economy platforms and innovators in Ireland.
Find Out More About Some Sharing Economy Leaders
Colm Brady, Managing Director of GoCar Ireland; Evan Gray, Founder of Laundrie; Gaston Irigoyen, Founder & CEO of Guidecentral; Gerard Kiely, Founder of MentorPitch; Brett Meyers CEO & Co-founder of CurrencyFair; Orla McCallion and Sean Judge, Co-founders and Managing Partners of UniTuition; James and Timothy McElroy, Founders of House My Dog; Niamh McHugh and Louise Dunne, Co-founders of Pucker; Giustina Mizzoni, Development Lead at CoderDojo; Peter O’Mahony, CEO Linked Finance; Sean O’Riordan, Co-founder and COO of GRID Finance; Patrick Walsh Managing Director of Dogpatch Labs; Iseult Ward, Co-founder of FoodCloud.
Need Further Information About This Event?
Contact: shareirelandcommunity@gmail.com
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