At this year’s conference the following themes will be explored: 

• Better Lives, Better Business – Ireland’s competitiveness is being eroded by a range of problems that are damaging to the quality of life of our people including rising congestion and housing shortages. These issues are manifesting in the workplace in the form of higher wages, rents and pressure on maintaining productivity. We discuss how to build an Ireland that better manages economic growth and demographic change.
• The future of Europe – A discussion on the UK’s new relationship with the world and the implications of wider geopolitical trends for Irish business.
• The next phase of business sustainability –Businesses must increasingly demonstrate the positive societal and environmental impacts of their operations for the next generation of customer. Here we review past progress, and assess where and how policymakers and business leaders should act.
• Safeguarding intangible assets – A cyber security attack would cause widespread disruption, reputational damage and compromise Ireland’s FDI. Here we discuss protecting our national infrastructure from cyber attacks and threats with an effective government-led national cyber security strategy. A critical issue – not just for domestic considerations but also due to the number of MNCs located here.