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weren’t consuming video like they are now.

“By 2020, the year that Kanye West has decided to run for President, it will also be the year that 80% of the world’s internet traffic will be video.”

She said the demand for consuming video in the UK and Ireland has skyrocketed.

“We see 400 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every single minute,” she said.

Meanwhile, speaking to the Belfast Telegraph, James Sherrett, senior technology strategist for tech firm Slack, said he’s not worried about the impact of Brexit on business.

The company, which employs around 800 staff across the globe, is a communication platform for teams, which pulls together messages, files and notifications. It now has five million users.

Mr Sherrett was speaking at Digital DNA about innovation.

The company has offices across the US and Europe, including San Francisco, London and Dublin.

“The Digital DNA conference has been terrific. The talk I gave was a surprise for me... how receptive people were. Some of the brands that are here, the sponsors, are terrific.

“I had some questions earlier about Brexit and how that might affect things. To be honest, the UK is the second largest software market in the world and we continue to see it as an expanding opportunity for us, Brexit or not.

“I think it is a huge opportunity to lead the world in a digital way.”