Scott Wylie, co-founder of EvermindAI, has been announced as a speaker at BarCamp Belfast 2025, taking place on September 26 at the Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter.
Based in Ballyclare, Scott helps everyday businesses use artificial intelligence to save time, cut costs, and support their teams by matching the right AI tools to their needs. Whether off-the-shelf or custom-built, his company EvermindAI ensures solutions are set up to deliver results.
Building on Andy McMillan’s 2009 success, organisers Marty Neill (of AirPOS Pay & The Retro Room) and Jennie Wallace (Beyond Skin) have brought the captivating day to fruition alongside the event’s headline sponsors Options Technologies, AirPOS Pay, Infinity 21, The Alchemists Forum, Morrow Communications and media partner Excalibur Press.
This year’s BarCamp will feature 17 sessions across two stages, covering topics as diverse as how to retire in ten years, using AI in PR, accessibility in design, generative coding, neurodiversity and email marketing.
Scott’s session, a roundtable titled “AI Agents: The End of SaaS as We Know It?”, will open up discussion on how artificial intelligence agents could change the way we use software. He will invite participants to explore whether intelligent agents might replace or integrate the many SaaS tools businesses currently rely on, what is genuinely possible today, what is hype, and what this means for founders, teams and customers. The session will conclude with reflections on how close we are to AI agents replacing SaaS tools and what this shift could mean for the future of software.
The session will give audiences the chance to gain an understanding of what AI agents are and how they differ from SaaS tools, consider the challenges and risks that remain unsolved, and discuss what the rise of agents could mean for SaaS founders and operators in the coming years.
Scott said: “For me it was the chance to share ideas in a relaxed setting without the pressure of a big stage. BarCamp feels like it is built for real conversations where you can test ideas, get feedback, and hear from people you normally would not meet. That kind of energy is what makes the tech scene in Belfast special.”
BarCamp Belfast co-organiser Marty Neill welcomed Scott’s contribution. Marty said: “With tech and entrepreneurial culture now very much shifting towards working from home we felt it was more important than ever to get the community together and Belfast Tech Week looked like the perfect time to do it. We are hoping that some of the older heads from the original events will rub shoulders with the new generation of makers and builders, transferring knowledge, making contacts and hopefully sharing some collective wisdom over a pint or two.”
Following last year’s success, BarCamp Belfast has returned with an eclectic mix of founders, developers, creatives and industry experts sharing their knowledge in an open, informal environment. Admission is free, with attendees encouraged to drop in throughout the day, listen to talks, or even deliver one themselves.
For more information about #BelfastBarCamp2025 and to register for the September 26 event, go to barcampbelfast.com.
