POLICY – INVESTMENT – INFRASTRUCTURE – KEY PROJECTS

8 September 2022 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

12.15– 1.15 Registration & Networking Lunch

1:15

OPENING REMARKS FROM THE SUMMIT CHAIR

Jonathan Healy

Jonathan Healy

Broadcaster

1:30

WELCOME FROM THE CHAIRMAN CIF CORK

Ger O’Leary

Ger O’Leary

Chairman, Construction Industry Federation of Ireland (CIF) Cork Branch

1:45

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

Michael McGrath TD

Michael McGrath TD

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

2:00

PANEL DISCUSSION

Analysis of housing output in Cork city and county

This panel will discuss the Government’s Housing for All plan and its projected housing output for this year. Providing a breakdown by local authority areas, they will look at homes completed in both Cork city and county in the first six months of this year. This includes single-builds, apartments and those built as part of a housing scheme. Drilling down into the local electoral areas will highlight the areas with the least and most housing completions.

Conor O’Connell

Conor O’Connell

Director of Housing, Construction Industry Federation of Ireland (CIF)

Parag Joglekar

Parag Joglekar

Head of Development, Respond

Stephen McCarthy

Stephen McCarthy

Director, Astra Construction

Michael O'Flynn

Michael O'Flynn

Managing Director, O'Flynn Construction

KEY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

2:30

Sustainable growth to meet patient needs

Stephen Griffin

Stephen Griffin

Director of Facilities, Boston Scientific, Cork

2:45

Enhancing Ireland’s sustainable transport networks in this decade of delivery

Joe Seymour

Joe Seymour

Head of Active Travel & Public Transport Investment, National Transport Authority

3:00

Transforming how we deliver our capital portfolio

Noel Crowley

Noel Crowley

Director, Project Delivery GES, MSD

OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION

3:15

Networking, Coffee & Exhibition Viewing Break

3:30

PANEL DISCUSSION

Building a sustainable future for the region
How construction companies in the southern regions are planning, building, operating and supporting the development of our chief renewable energy resources and working towards a sustainable future for the industry

Cork and the southern regions are ideally placed geographically to play a major role in the global energy transition to renewables. It’s an exciting time for Cork as it has been chosen as one of the 100 cities to participate in EU Mission for 100 climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 and will receive Horizon Europe funding covering the period 2022-23, to start the innovation paths towards climate neutrality by 2030.

  • What the opportunities are for construction, engineering, architectural and project management companies in the development of renewable energy resources?
  • What software solutions are available to construction companies across the built environment to facilitate organisations of all sizes to digitise their site operations and improve their productivity and profitability?
David Purdon

David Purdon

Technical Director, Autodesk Division, Diatec Group

Ronan Murphy,

Ronan Murphy,

Construction Manager, Amarenco

Barry McDermott

Barry McDermott

Director of Sustainability, PM Group

Ted McKenna

Ted McKenna

Lecturer & BIM Programme Lead at Munster Technological University ( MTU)

4:00

SPOTLIGHT SESSION 1

Constructing a brighter future – Lilly Kinsale Solar Farm
Eamon Judge

Eamon Judge

Senior Director Global Engineering, Eli Lilly

4:15

SPOTLIGHT SESSION 2

Building offshore wind
Catherine Sheridan

Catherine Sheridan

Chief Operations Officer, EIH2

4:30

Examining the school building programme

David Skene

David Skene

Procurement Lead, Capital Delivery Programmes, Department of Education

COLLABORATE TO CONSTRUCT KEY INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS

4:45

PANEL DISCUSSION

Collaborating to advance policy and investment in regional infrastructure

Cork is the fastest growing urban area in Ireland. As a result, investment is needed to cater for the increase in population and employment levels. This will involve the construction of homes, roads, cycleways, schools, hospitals, flood defences and more. Our expert panel will explore how industry and government can work together to ensure the construction of these key infrastructural projects in the region.

Clare Cashin

Clare Cashin

Construction Law Partner, Philip Lee

Fearghal Reidy

Fearghal Reidy

Director of Service, Cork City Council

Dave Coakley

Dave Coakley

Director, Coakley O’Neill Town Planning

Michael Lynch

Michael Lynch

Director of Strategic & Economic Development, Cork County Council

5:00

CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE PRESIDENT

Frank Kelly

Frank Kelly

President, Construction Industry Federation of Ireland (CIF)

5:15

SUMMIT ENDS