CALT stands for Computer Aided Life Technology. The company develops and designs decentralizing technologies such as modern tooling systems like 3D printers, as well as vertical farming systems, and communication technologies like educational VR (Virtual Reality) apps. We imagine decentralisation to be a major trend in the upcoming decades and as such we focus our efforts on technologies to empower people.

Colin is an award-winning highly driven & innovative Engineer, with qualifications & experience in innovative technologies in the Mechanical engineering, R&D, Additive Manufacturing and Innovation sectors. He is working with CALT Dynamics to revolutionise the 3D printing industry. He has background in leading new research in the Energy, Environment, 3D Printing and Innovation fields at University College Dublin, with a focus on technology development, advancing additive manufacturing, 3rd world social Entrepreneurial applications of additive manufacturing and integrating advanced technologies into social, environmental, philanthropic and entrepreneurial activities. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Energy Systems Engineering from UCD. He is currently finishing a PhD in engineering in UCD with SFI, SMARTlab and Science Gallery International, focusing in the area of Innovation Methodologies, to improve the engagement and impact in the innovation area.

Colin cofounded a social enterprise in 2014, The Rapid Foundation, which aims to disperse 3d printing technology to 3rd world locations, provide training and support to communities in Ireland and overseas, which was highly impactful resulting in him being named as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for Europe in Science and Healthcare, as one of JCI’s Ten Outstanding Young People for 2017, Irish Early Career Awards IT & Tech Professional of the Year 2017 and as a 2017 Nissan Generation Next Ambassador.

Peter has 20 years experience in service business development and concept creation and management. During his career he has built several professional services businesses and has worked as a consultant with clients ranging from multinationals (Vodafone, Nokia, Nissan Konecranes, Suunto) to start-ups (Igglo, Habbo hotel).

Peter’s core area of expertise is creating and developing new businesses 360°. He has managed multinational teams ranging from 3-100 people. Peter has held operative management responsibilities in several companies and internationalization projects and has a wide understanding of challenges in an international context. He currently sits on the board of 3 companies outside of the SOLITA Group and is a part-owner in 4 including Inventure, a Helsinki based VC. In his spare time Peter reads, enjoys his family and coaches girls basketball.

Niklas is the Co-founder and CEO of GoodPurpose, a next generation platform transforming the way sustainability is done in companies around the world. Sustainability, or CSR, has been done for decades. Still there are some fundamental issues, like fragmentation, lack of transparency, comparability and exclusivity, which GoodPurpose aims to solve.

Niklas graduated with a Masters degree in marketing in 2006, at the age of 21. The first half of his career he’s spent in academia, the second in business. He earned a Ph.D. in growth entrepreneurship, studying the growth and profitability of Finnish high-tech startups. At Stanford, while doing post-doc research in the digital transformation in media, he was introduced to design thinking at the dSchool. Since then, he’s been a strong advocate and practitioner of design-led methods for developing products, services, and businesses. Obsessed with ensuring the customer/consumer is heard and that a product/service solves both a real and the right problem. His former clients include high-potential tech startups as well as Fortune 500s in Europe and the US.