We look forward to meeting our members and the wider engineering community at our National Conference, taking place next week, on Wednesday, 19 October. This event will be streamed live from the Convention Centre Dublin.

Registration is essential for this event. Click here to book your place, whether in-person or online, today.

Agenda

8:30am – 9:30am: Registration and Refreshments, kindly sponsored by Glennon Insurances

Session One

Session Chair: John Power, President of Engineers Ireland

9:30am - 9:35am: John Power, President of Engineers Ireland

9:35am - 9:55am: Michael McGrath TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

9:55am - 10:15am: Professor John FitzGerald, Economist and adjunct Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin and member of the Climate Change Advisory Council

10:15am - 10:35am: Dr Eddie O'Connor, Chair of SuperNode

10:35am - 10:55am: Paul Stein, CBE, Chairman, Rolls Royce, Small Modular Reactors. Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Former Director General, Science and Technology, UK Ministry of Defence

10:55am - 11:15am: Róisín Quinn, OBE, Director of Customer Connections, National Grid

11:15am - 11:30am: Question and Answer Session

11:30am - 12:00pm: Networking and Refreshments

Session Two

Session Chair: Damien Owens, Registrar and Acting Director General of Engineers Ireland

12:00pm - 12:20pm: Dr Meadhbh Connolly, Senior Manager, Future Opportunities in ESB Generation & Trading

12:20pm - 12:40pm: Dr Val Cummins, Operations & Ireland Projects Director, Simply Blue Group

12:40pm - 1:00pm: Case Study

1:00pm – 1:25pm: Question and Answer Session

1:30pm - 2:30pm: Hot Buffet Lunch

Session Three

Session Chair: Dr Maria Kyne, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Technological University of the Shannon

2:30pm - 2:50pm: Matias Johansson, Chief Financial Officer, Länsimetro (West Metro), Finland

2:50pm – 3:10pm: Dr Magdalena Hajdukiewicz, CEng, Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Galway

3:10pm – 3:30pm: Michael Quinn, Director of Engineering at Ardmac

3:30pm - 3:50pm: Question and Answer Session

3:50pm – 4:00pm: Conference close by Damien Owens, Registrar and Acting Director General of Engineers Ireland

4:00pm – 5:00pm: Complimentary Drinks Reception