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We hear about a clear, structured way to understand step by step where electrification can deliver the highest impact today, and how Europe can effectively prioritise solutions that replace fossil fuels and accelerate electrification.

What does the Electrification Staircase mean for Ireland's energy future? This panel will explore how Ireland can prioritise the electrification of transport, heating, and industry to reduce emissions, strengthen energy security, and lower costs. We discuss the opportunities, challenges, and policy choices involved in moving up the electrification pathway and accelerating the transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy system.

We explore how Ireland’s electricity system can evolve—technically, operationally, and commercially—to accommodate rapid growth in renewables (wind, solar, storage) while maintaining reliability and affordability. Do we have the resolve to scale wind in a way that is secure, affordable, and system-ready.

Dexcom, a global leader in medical device manufacturing, operates a critical production facility in Athenry, County Galway. We hear how Dexcon reduced their carbon footprint and energy costs while also providing the resilience needed to keep their critical facility operational under all conditions.

• Is the grid ready for mass EV adoption without increasing costs or risking reliability?
• How can smart charging, storage, demand response, and V2G support system stability?
• How should EV rollout align with grid capacity, and who should fund upgrades?
• Are policy, regulation, and planning aligned to enable infrastructure at scale?
• How do we ensure equitable access and build consumer trust across all regions and sectors?

• Public transport investment: What improvements in reliability, coverage, and integration are needed to make public transport the default choice?
• Urban design & planning: How can compact city development and better land-use planning reduce travel demand and improve accessibility?
• Equity and inclusion: How do we ensure transport systems are affordable, accessible, and inclusive for all users, including those in outer urban and disadvantaged areas?
• Quality of life benefits: How can cleaner transport reduce congestion, air pollution, and noise while creating healthier, more liveable cities?

Ireland faces growing pressure on water and wastewater systems—from population growth and housing demand to tightening environmental standards. This session discusses how do we modernise infrastructure fast enough to unlock growth while protecting our environment. We explore how Ireland can upgrade ageing infrastructure, meet environmental standards, and support housing and economic growth through smarter investment and system reform.

Electrification is reshaping how we live, travel, and power our economies, placing consumers at the heart of this transformation. This session will explore the dynamic opportunities electrification offers for innovation, sustainability, and customer empowerment. From connected homes and electric transport to digital energy platforms and flexible energy systems, we’ll examine how putting customers at the centre can unlock growth, generate value, and help build a cleaner, more resilient future.

• Strategy & Impact: Aligning AI with resilience, sustainability, and infrastructure transformation goals
• Infrastructure Foundations: Modernising legacy systems, data platforms, and edge/cloud capabilities
• Workforce & Skills: Closing talent gaps and managing organisational change
• From pilots to system-wide impact: Embedding AI in energy systems, transport networks, and water services to improve efficiency, resilience, and decarbonisation outcomes
• Resilient supply chains: Managing reliance on imported chips, data hardware and critical inputs amid EU digital and industrial policy shifts plus ensuring readiness of technology, vendors, and procurement models
• Innovation & Governance: Scaling high-impact use cases while addressing risk, regulation, and trust

Ireland's energy and transport ambitions depend on both investment and execution. This panel will explore how to attract private capital, overcome planning and delivery barriers, and build critical infrastructure faster while maintaining affordability, accountability and public confidence.

• Unlocking private investment for infrastructure delivery
• Planning, grid and regulatory barriers
• Financing models and risk allocation
• Skills, capability and delivery capacity
• Balancing urgency, affordability and public trust
• Delivering Ireland's National Energy & Climate Plan at pace and scale.