Agenda / at a glance

Item
Registration and networking breakfast  
Opening address
David Howard, Director Property Industry Ireland
Department of Housing Remarks
John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Keynote address
Sean O'Driscoll, Chair, Economic and Social Research Institute, the Governing Authority, UCC
Panel: Infrastructure - pipelines to communities
Sean O'Driscoll, Chair, Economic and Social Research Institute, the Governing Authority, UCC
Alasdair Henderson, Executive Director BAM Ireland
Sean Laffey, Director, Asset Management & Sustainability, Uisce Éireann
Panel: People and Tools - adapt to deliver
Kirstie Jones, Group Design Manager, Collen
Barbara Robinson, Organisational Development & Training Manager, Glenveagh Properties PLC
Networking tea and coffee break 
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform remarks
Jack Chambers, Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Panel: Sustainability and commercial property - decarbonise or devalue?
Deirdre Hayes, Head of Property Fund Management/Irish Life Investment Managers
Tomas Cowman, Senior Director for Real Estate, Lidl Ireland & Northern Ireland
John Earley, Divisional Director, Capital Markets Knight Frank
Breakout session: Communities, Cities and Towns - building a vision
David Howard, Director, Property Industry Ireland
Ronan Columb, Group Managing Director, Castlethorn 
Alice Charles, Director, Cities, Planning & Design, Arup and Board Member, Holcim Foundation
Secretary General Address
Graham Doyle, Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Closing remarks
David Howard, Director Property Industry Ireland
Networking lunch 

Start Date May 28, 2026
Time 7.30-12:30 noon
Duration Half day
Delegate Price Member
€200 (+VAT),
Non-Member
€250 (+VAT)
Table Price Member
€2,000 (+VAT),
Non-Member
€2,500 (+VAT)
Location InterContinental Dublin
Type Conference and Summit
Contact events@ibec.ie