Ireland has spent more than two decades building one of the world’s leading digital infrastructure ecosystems. Global technology companies and data centre operators chose Ireland as a gateway to Europe, attracted by our strategic location, highly connected economy and world-class expertise.

Today, however, many of the engineers, designers, contractors and specialists who helped build that success are working on projects overseas as investment in the sector bypasses Ireland. We have developed the talent, expertise and supply chain. What we lack is a pipeline of projects that allows that capability to grow and thrive at home. The Nordics are aligning digital infrastructure, renewable energy and industrial policy. Governments, utilities and local authorities are planning together, creating investment certainty that aligns with their environmental objectives.

Countdown to Convergence 2026…

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Cathal Quinn

Chairman, Business Leader, Speaker & Mental Health Advocate, MOY Group

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Jesse Morris

Head of Marketing Ireland, Schneider Electric

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Michael McNamara, MEP

Member of the European Parliament

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Marcus Purcell

Strategy and Transactions Partner, EY

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Tom O'Brien

Group Chief Executive, Nephin Energy

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Eoin Lennon

PAN European White Space Business Development Director, Crystal Air

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Declan Cullinane

Managing Director, Amarenco Ireland

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David McAuley

CEO, Bitpower

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Craig MacFadyen

Director, Offer Strategy & Portfolio Management, Munters

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John Kennedy

Associate Professor in Vibrations, Acoustics and Dynamics, Sea-Scan

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Peter Lantry

Managing Director Ireland, Equinix

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Gemma McRann

Director, Macquarie Group

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Michael Winterson

Secretary General, EUDCA

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Suzanne Tracy

Chief Technology Officer, Crosslake Fibre

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David Abrahams

European Key Client Director, Schneider Electric

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Fergus Innes

CCO, Crosslake Fibre

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Jim Power

Economist, Jim Power Economics

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Oonagh Buckley

Secretary General, Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

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Errol Close

Chief Corporate Services Officer, EirGrid

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Ed Galvin

Founder & Chief Evangelist, DC Byte

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Ronan Kelly

Digital Infrastructure Ireland, CEO

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Dónal Travers

Executive Director, IDA Ireland

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Garrett Blaney

Commissioner, ComReg

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Olivia Mullooly

Partner in the Technology & Innovation Group, Arthur Cox

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Louise Parkinson

Director, EY

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Tina Raleigh

VP Offshore Wind, Statkraft

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Ian Whitfield

Chief Technology Officer, Pure Data Centres Group

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Greg Hayden

CEO, Ethos Engineering

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Gary Watson

Managing Director, Stellanor Datacenters

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Matthew Baynes

VP, Secure Power & Data Centres, UK & Ireland, Schneider Electric

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Puneet Kukreja

Head of Cyber Security, EY

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Sean Sheehan

Head of Business Operations & General Manager, SK tes

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Jacinta Conway

Partner, Arthur Cox

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Mark Kelly

Entrepreneur and Founder, AI Ireland

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Jack Chambers, TD

Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation