Conference Programme
The conference is complimentary for those directly employed in Early Childhood/Pre-School, Primary Education, Post Primary Education, Further Education and Training, Higher Education, local authorities and central government*. For everyone else wishing to attend the conference delegate rates apply.
*All registrations will be verified by the organiser and anyone not deemed as public sector will be contacted to amend their registration
Day 1:08 December (Conference delegates only)
09:00
Registration & Exhibition Visit
10:15
Keynotes
Opening Keynote
Speaker
Hubert Loftus Rúnaí Cúnta | Assistant Secretary - An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna | Department of Education and Skills
10:45
Coffee Break & Networking with Exhibitors
11:30
Conference Room A
Session 1: An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna / Department of Education and Skills
Conference Room B
Session 2: Innovation in Delivering Value in Design
Speakers
Ruth O’Herlihy Director - McCullough Mulvin Architects
Helen Groves Architect Director, National Head of Education - Atkins
Nicola McKay Studio Director and Regional Lead Ireland - HLM Architects
Chair
- Ruth O’Herlihy Director - McCullough Mulvin Architects
12:45
Lunch & Networking with Exhibitors
14:00
Conference Room A
Session 3: Health & Wellbeing
Speakers
Larry McEvoy FSCSI, FRICS Manager (Professional and Technical), Planning and Building Unit - Department of Education and Skills, Tullamore
Jeana Gearty Director - O'Donnell + Tuomey
Chair
Pat Curran Principal - St Angela’s College
Conference Room B
15:00
Tea Break & Networking with Exhibitors
15:45
Conference Room A
Session 5: Design Guidance
Speakers
Eamon Murphy Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board- Richard Rice Director - Healy Partners Architects
Mark Thompson Director - Thompson Architects
Chair
- Margaret Brennan Senior Architect - An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna | Department of Education and Skills
Conference Room B
Session 4: Project Showcases
Speakers
Kevin Cooper Director - NORR Architecture
Sarah Denton Education Specialist - Portakabin
Greg Maher Education and Healthcare Specialist - Portakabin Ireland
Chair
- Kevin Cooper Director - NORR Architecture
16:50
Keynotes
Closing Keynote: The UCD Future Campus Project
Speaker
Professor Andrew Deeks President - University College Dublin
19:00
Education Buildings Ireland Awards Dinner at the Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel
Speaker
Day 1: 08 December (Free-to-attend for all exhibition stage)
11:30
Exhibition Stage
12:15
Exhibition Stage
How to Use Offsite Construction for Fast-track Education Projects
Speaker
Lorraine McMorrow Digital Construction Manager - The McAvoy Group
14:00
Exhibition Stage
14:45
Exhibition Stage
15:45
Exhibition Stage
Getting ready for the offsite revolution
Speaker
Andy King Deputy Managing Director - Wernick Buildings Limited
16:20
Exhibition Stage
Day 2: 09 December (Conference delegates only)
09:00
Registration & Exhibition Visit
09:45
Keynotes
Opening Keynote: Education Perspectives
Speakers
- Neal O’Leary Programme Director, 21st Century Schools and Colleges - Welsh Government
Andy Dailly Head of School Building - Scottish Government
Stephen Long Associate Director Education - Scottish Futures Trust
Scott Tacchi Head of Modern Methods of Construction - Department for Education
Chair
- Stefan Matthews Department of Education and Skills
11:00
Coffee Break & Networking with Exhibitors
11:30
Conference Room A
Session 7: Energy in Education
Speaker
John Dolan BEng (Hons), M.Sc. Fire Eng, H.Dip, CEng, MIEI Senior Engineer, Planning & Building Unit - An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna | Department of Education and Skills
Conference Room B
Session 8: Educating the future of construction
Speakers
Johanna Gill President - Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland
Alison Watson MBE HonFCInstCES Chief Executive - Class Of Your Own
12:30
Lunch & Networking with Exhibitors
14:00
Conference Room A
Session 9: Education and the Community
Speakers
Ger Casey Chief Executive Officer - Grangegorman Development Agency
Gerry Foley Headmaster - Belvedere College SJ
Conference Room B
Session 10: Special Educational Needs
Speakers
- Karen Hawkshaw Senior Architect (acting), Planning & Building Unit - An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna | Department of Education and Skills
Ailish Drake Director - Drake|Hourigan
Conor Hourigan Director - Drake|Hourigan
14:45
Conference Room A
Session 11: Effective Design of Learning Environments
Speakers
Dr Wes Imms Associate Professor of Education in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, a Director of the University of Melbourne's Learning Environments Applied Research Network (LEaRN), and Director of LEaRN@MGSE
Gareth Long Director - the-learning-crowd
Dr Sharon Wright Senior Associate - the-learning-crowd
Conference Room B
Session 12: Encouraging small/medium design consultancies to procure school building work
Speaker
- Niall Lowther An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna | Department of Education and Skills
15:30
Tea Break & Networking with Exhibitors
16:00
Event Closes
Day 2: 09 December (Free-to-attend for all exhibition stage)
11:30
Exhibition Stage
Design from the Inside Out: Creating an education experience
Speaker
Philip Gardner PhD Partnership Director - Space Zero
12:15
Exhibition Stage
Innovation Districts: The opportunities that they can offer to developing our towns and cities
Speaker
Patrick Clark Architectural Director - HLM Architects
14:00
Exhibition Stage
Understanding users’ needs and requirements: a data-driven toolset
Speaker
Ruth Hynes Senior Design Researcher - Atkins
14:45
Exhibition Stage
