Event
Energy Conference 2026 Agenda
Wednesday 9th September 2026 | 10:00 am - 1:45 pm | The Clayton Hotel, Cork City
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| 10:00am | Registration & refreshments |
| 10.30am | Welcome - Eoin Cassidy, Partner & Energy Sector Lead, Mason Hayes & Curran |
| 10.35am | Video address - Commissioner Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection |
| 10.40am | Panel 1: How can policy and regulation create the framework for industry to deliver? |
| Ann Doherty, Chief Executive Officer, Port of Cork Company | |
| David Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Gas Networks Ireland | |
| Commissioner Fergal Mulligan, Chairperson, Commission for Regulation of Utilities | |
| Siobhán O’Shea, Chief Infrastructure Officer, EirGrid | |
| Chaired by Deirdre Nagle, Partner and Head of Planning and Environment, Mason Hayes & Curran | |
| 11.25am | Legal Update: Material developments on grid connection policy and planning law |
| Rob McDwyer, Partner, Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Mason Hayes & Curran | |
| Elaine Keating, Senior Associate, Planning and Environment, Mason Hayes & Curran | |
| 11.50am | Tea / coffee break |
| 12.15pm | Panel 2: How can industry turn ambition into action? |
| Brian Rouse, SVP of Land development, Krios | |
| Lorna Devenney, Chief Financial Officer, BnM | |
| Margaret Nee, Head of Grid, Wind & Solar, Statkraft Ireland | |
| Paul O’Donnell, Partner, Schroders Greencoat LLP | |
| Chaired by Keith Newman, Partner, Construction, Infrastructure and Utilities, Mason Hayes & Curran | |
| 1.00pm | Keynote speaker - Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist of the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) |
| 1.40pm | Closing remarks - Eoin Cassidy, Partner & Energy Sector Lead, Mason Hayes & Curran |
| 1.45pm | Conference concludes - networking & lunch |
