Local Enterprise Office (LEO)

30 minute Mentoring Session - Business Strategy & Planning, innovation and Scaling
Slots available 27th & 28th May 2026 from 9.30am-1.15pm.

Dr. Alp Turkmen is an International Technology Business Strategist, guiding start-ups, SMEs, and global enterprises in innovating, scaling, and expanding into new markets. He specialises in strategic planning, investment readiness, and scalable growth models.

He holds a PhD and MA in Human and Organisational Systems, a BA in Business Management, and an NCEA in Electronics Engineering.

30 minute Mentoring Session - International Market Development
Slots available 27th May 2026 9.30am-1.15pm.

Yvonne Scully is a Business Consultant, Export Specialist, and Food Entrepreneur specialising in scaling SMEs and driving international growth. She leads the Export Sales & Technical Development Programme for Dublin LEOs, supporting companies to build and execute export strategies. An Enterprise Ireland Business Growth Advisor and mentor, she has supported 46+ companies to expand internationally and secure investment. At DTS 2026, she mentors AI and tech startups on market validation, business models, go-to-market strategy, and export growth. She also advises on funding readiness, team development, and investor strategy, bringing insight from her experience as a founder and former investment banker.

30 minute Mentoring Session - Intellectual Property
Slots available 27th & 28th May 2026 1.45pm-5.15pm

Patent Attorney, CPA, EPA, European Patent Litigator

John is a European and UK Patent Attorney who has worked with a wide range of different types of companies in different engineering fields and has specific knowledge of injectable drug delivery systems and diesel fuel injection equipment. John studied mechanical engineering at Brunel University, before joining the patent profession in 2001 and subsequently working in both private practice and in-house roles.

John is experienced in assisting clients with identifying their intellectual property and providing tailored guidance as to how best to utilise it to meet the client’s commercial objectives.

30 minute Mentoring Session - Marketing your Tech Business
Slots available 27th 1.45pm-5.15pm.

Philip Weldon is the Managing Director of Titan Digital, a Dublin-based digital consulting firm specialising in marketing, AI and digitisation. He works with clients across Ireland’s public, private, and non-profit sectors to help organisations achieve operational excellence and measurable growth. As a dedicated trainer and business mentor for multiple clients, Philip actively empowers SMEs and leadership teams to design practical & high-impact digital roadmaps.

30 minute Mentoring Session - ICT Project & Software Development
Slots available 28th 9.30am-1.00pm.

John founded Carrig Solutions, an IT Services company, at the height - or depth - of the last recession in 2008.

Starting from zero Customers, zero Revenues, limited Capital, and no employees other than himself, John grew Carrig Solutions into a million Euro company, directly employing 12 staff, and with an agency operation in the UK.

John has pivoted the company on several occasions to adapt to ever changing markets, and now Carrig Solutions focusses on Project Management, ICT Procurement and IT related consultancy. He has been a Mentor for Technology companies with Dublin City LEO for over five years and in that time has provided significant value add mentoring to almost 100 start-ups and early stage companies

30 minute Mentoring Session - Finance & Tech
Slots available 28th 1.45pm-5.15pm

Caitlin has built her career in technology and product innovation across software, aviation, telecommunications and utilities. She has been at heart of innovation and ensuring the cumulative of small continuous changes contribute to increase efficiencies and a competitive advantage.

She has worked with innovation and technology coupled with commercial policy and financial models with innovative pricing models to scale technologies and businesses. Some of these pivoted into a new business.

Working with Caitlin as a trusted mentor and consultant brings a new energy, vision and enthusiasm. As well as being strategic she is tactical.

Caitlin also is well versed on the supports from LEO and Enterprise Ireland and as a business owner herself know the founder struggles.

Her core areas of focus are with technology and financial models.