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Contact: ciara.riordan@bbc.co.uk

Hosting live events worldwide
Ciara is versed in hosting all types of live events and has presented at conferences all over the world.
From stages in Lisbon, France, London, Dublin, Doha and Amsterdam, to hosting virtual conferences, her journalism shines through when interviewing some of the most interesting people in the world. Whether that be in AI, Tech, News, Sport, and Media, Ciara conducts panel discussions, debates, Q&A sessions to audiences in their thousands.

Conferences and speaking engagements
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Web Summit Lisbon - November 2025:
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Gen Z vs. the old economy - Interviewed Amanda Slavin Co Founder, The future frequency and Mauricio Sion of SGF Global - Watch here
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The art of building intelligent things - interviewed Siri's natural language creator and chief AI officer at Cognizant, Babak Hodjat, and Matthieu Masselin, CEO of Wandercraft which created the first self-balancing exoskeleton - humanoid robot - Watch here​
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SXSW London – June 2025: Power of the podcast: interviewed Elliot Hackney COO, The Fellas Studios. Watch here​
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Web Summit Doha – February 2025:
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Interviewed Sir Mo Farah for BBC News Tiktok account.
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AI and content creation: Centre stage interview with Picsart Co-founder. Watch here
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The business of Podcasting: Interviewed Gen Z Podcasting legends and bosses of The Fella studios Youtuber Calfreezy and COO Ellio Hackney on their unique business model. Watch here​​​
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Web Summit Lisbon – November 2024:
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AI and commerce: Interviewed Michiel Scheffer, President of the board, European Innovation Council, and Andrew Joiner (CEO Hyperscience). Watch here
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​Fastvertising & Trending: Interviewed YouTuber Callux and Ben Doyle aka Rvbberduck, Co-Founder of AfterParty Studios. Watch here
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Irish Consulate, Cardiff - September 2024: Interviewed Irish director Ruán Magan about his film 'Steps of Freedom - The history of Irish dance' for International Irish dance day. ​
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Irish Consulate, Cardiff – February 2024: Moderated a live panel on Women in Sport. Panelists included UEFA Vice President and former international footballer Professor Laura McAllister.
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BFI Southbank, London – July 2023: Interviewed about her career at the BFI’s national summit for secondary school teachers.
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Techsure by Travelers Europe – November 2021: Hosted full-day virtual leadership event for brokers in the tech space. Interviews included: Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE on future-proofing tech, Daniel Hulme, CEO of Satalia, on AI, Stuart Evers, Azertelecom, on database innovation.
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World AI Summit Americas – April 2021: Interviewed Craig Martell, Head of Machine Learning at Lyft.
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University College Cork (UCC) – May 2021: Career-focused interview and guest speaker session about my career to date.
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World AI Summit Amsterdam – November 2019: Chaired three main-stage panels on AI in education, fashion, and travel. Speakers included Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education.
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Techsure, London – November 2019: Hosted entire conference at The Steel Yard. On-stage interviews included Sir Jonathan Evans (former head of MI5) and Cal Leeming (former hacker, startup founder).
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Women in Media Ireland – April 2019: Moderated a live debate on social media and digital influence.
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Women in Media UK – March 2019: Interviewed about career highlights and media leadership.
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Les Napoléons, Val d’Isère – 2019 & 2017: Main stage host and moderator at France’s premier communications and innovation summit.
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Imperial College Business School, London – 2018 & 2017: Chaired digital marketing sessions for postgraduate and executive learners.
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Rocktoberfest UK, London – June 2018: Hosted the UK debut of US charity A Leg to Stand On’s annual fundraising event.
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MediaCon Dublin – 2017: Interviewed on stage about digital video trends and social media strategy.




