8:50
Welcome and opening remarks from the Chair
Tina-Marie O'Neill
Property Editor, The Sunday Business Post
Economic and Sector Outlook
9:00
Opening Address: Facing the new economic reality
The real shape of the Brexit talks will emerge in the coming months, so what’s the likely post-Brexit economic landscape going to look like?
Jim Power
CEO, Jim Power Economics Ltd
9:20
FDI in post-Brexit Ireland: What’s the likely impact on the commercial property sector?
- What is Ireland’s strategy to attract future investment?
- Which European capitals have the most to gain from Brexit?
- How is our regional investment strategy working?
Frank Conlon
Divisional Manager, IDA Ireland
09:40
Q&A with speakers
9:50
Dublin CBD Office Market
Ronan Corbett
Head of Offices, Cushman & Wakefield
10:10
Panel Discussion: The outlook for the national commercial property market
- Trends in the market – are we in for a Brexit bounce? Could we cope with one?
- Could the housing shortage have a spill-over effect on the commercial market?
- What are the other trends, challenges, risks and opportunities in the market?
Michael Neary
Partner - Head of Real Estate, DWF (Dublin)
Shane Whelan
Development Director, Ronan Group Real Estate
Michael McElligott
Chief Executive, Tetrarch Capital
Clare Kelly
Director, Glandore
10:50
Morning Break
Regional Development
11:20
Ireland 2040: Planning for the future
With growth in Dublin set to overheat at the expense of the regions, what steps are needed to ensure development is spread around the country?
Deidre Fallon
President, Irish Planning Institute
11:45
Regional Development Panel: Is Dublin eating the country? How can the regions share in Ireland’s future growth?
Currently at the public consultation stage, the recently published Ireland 2040 document paints a grim picture of a two-tier Ireland…unless the government intervenes. With the concentration of population and economic activity in the East, how do we attract investment to other parts of the country and achieve balanced regional development?
Gerard O’Toole
Director, Tuohy O’Toole and Founding Partner, National Property Consultants Partnership
Ray O’Driscoll
Managing Director, Commercial Property Division, Shannon Group plc
Thomas McEvoy
Head of Enterprise, Louth County Council
12:25
Lunch
1:30
Welcome back from the Chair
Tina-Marie O'Neill
Property Editor, The Sunday Business Post
1:35
Case Study: Capital challenger: Spotlight on Cork and Cork Port development
There is a wave of property and infrastructure development in Cork which could transform the city as a place to work and live. This has meant that prime property is very much in demand. So, what has Cork got to offer as it grows to become a European scale city?
Isobel O’Regan
Director, Cork Commercial, Savills Ireland
Investing in Tomorrow
2:00
Keynote Address: The Office of the Future
How millennials and the impact their new ways of working will influence change in the modern workplace and result in changes in the landscapes of our cities.
Paddy Conlon
Executive Director, CBRE
2:20
How the Internet of Things (IoT) is impacting buildings
The Building Internet of Things (BIoT) is here but what exactly does it mean and what will its impact be? And, how smart canlthe buildings of the future really become? Our speaker takes you through the BIoT – smart building applications, case studies, future trends and what to get excited about.
Liam Chambers
Strategy Manager, IBM Research
2:50
Locknote Panel: Dublin vs global cities: Ensuring we can compete with cities around the world
How can Dublin ensure its urban fabric helps it to compete internationally and attract the best talent? What should be the city’s development priorities in the coming years?
John Bruder
Co-Founder and MD of Burlington Real Estate and Chairman of the Council of the Urban Land Institute in Ireland
Mary Rose Burke
Chief Executive Officer, Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Anne Graham
CEO, National Transport Authority