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John Beckett has founded, built and sold businesses in Europe, the US and Asia, in sectors ranging from  technology to medical and from transport to property. As co-founder of Eirtight, John has worked with numerous blue-chips such as Dell, Rabobank and Digicel to implement complex cloud  solutions. Having founded his first business at the age of 15, he developed the Ryanair.com website while still in school in 2000, and was awarded the title of Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006. He regularly advises on cloud technology implementation, and has worked with  governments in the Middle East, the OECD in Paris and in a lighter capacity as a resident technology expert on TV3 and Newstalk 106FM. John also works closely with a number of start-ups as a mentor and investor.