Collegians Business Network - AI in Business - Friday 5th September 2025 - McArthur Hall @4pm
Come and hear from 2 leading figures in AI at our inaugural CBN event.
Robert Ferguson is the founder and CEO of Four Gears, a leading digital and AI agency based in Belfast.
An award-winning entrepreneur and strategist, Robert partners with ambitious businesses to leverage AI, automation, and cutting-edge digital marketing for rapid, measurable growth.
He is passionate about giving Northern Irish companies an unfair advantage on the global stage — and is known for his no-nonsense, results-driven approach to business transformation.
We are delighted to welcome Robert to speak at our inaugural Collegians Business Network event.
Paul Taylor is the founder and CEO of Thought Machine, the leading cloud-native core banking and payments technology provider. Thought Machine is present in 26 countries with a client list of more than a dozen Tier 1 banks worldwide.
Thought Machine is eradicating the outdated legacy technology prevalent in the banking industry. Its next-generation core platform enables banks to migrate away from old systems and launch highly differentiated, modern propositions.
Before founding Thought Machine, Paul successfully launched two companies, the second of which was acquired by Google in 2010. At Google, he led the text-to-speech team, which developed cutting-edge technology now found in all of Google's navigation and voice search products. Paul holds a PhD in AI and has held teaching positions at Edinburgh and Cambridge Universities.
We are delighted to welcome Paul back to the school, and hope he enjoys sharing his insights with our Collegians Business Network.
