Tony Foote went from X, Alphabet's moonshot factory, to co-founding Foxes Bow Whiskey. The Limerick native joins #Futuraevent2026 to talk risk, raising capital and challenging tradition.

19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Daniel Staines, founder of Sligo XR studio Monster Theory, joins #Futuraevent2026. He's led immersive projects for Google, Meta and the Guinness Storehouse.

Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Robert Hill, Director of the Northern Ireland Space Office and winner of a Sir Arthur C Clarke Foundation award for building NI's space cluster, joins #Futuraevent2026.

Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Sophie MacLaren, Oxford-based lecturer and executive coach, joins #Futuraevent2026. She's worked with the European Commission, Formula 1 and HSBC on leadership, neuroscience and mindfulness.

Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Alastair Cameron, founder of TechTides and co-founder of Startacus, joins #Futuraevent2026. He's spent 10+ years at the centre of Northern Ireland's start-up ecosystem.

Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Patrick Van Pelt, founder of Houston-based Altravia Venture Studio, joins #Futuraevent2026. His studio builds where health, finance and governance meet, with people at the centre.

Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Tim Brundle, Director of Research & Innovation at Ulster University, joins #Futuraevent2026. He's helped establish 50+ high-tech start-ups and secure £500m+ in venture capital.

Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Debbie McKee Demczyk, Associate VP, Innovation and Research at Durham College in Ontario, Canada, leads applied research and workforce upskilling.

Hear her in Limerick, 19-21 Oct. futuraevent.com/
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Dominic Blakely, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategist at the University of New Brunswick, joins #Futuraevent2026 to talk turning ideas into new ventures.

Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Dr. Kathleen Yang-Clayton, Civic Innovation Fellow at DePaul University's Chaddick Institute, joins #Futuraevent2026 to talk public-sector change and equity in practice.

Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Michael MacCurtain, Network Manager of Limerick Chamber Skillnet and Chair of Learning Limerick, joins #Futuraevent2026 to talk skills and lifelong learning. Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

Dr. Wassim Derguech, COO and Co-Founder of Future Mobility Campus Ireland, joins #Futuraevent2026. He'll bring insight on connected, autonomous and electric mobility to Limerick, 19-21 October. futuraevent.com/

AgTech Ireland joins #futuraevent2026. The member-led voice of Ireland's agtech sector brings smarter, climate-resilient farming to our AgTech & Sustainability track in Limerick, 19-21 October.

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We are excited to have the strand hotel as one of our 10+ venues across Limerick City Centre for The Futura Innovation Conference.

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Eirmersive joins #Futuraevent2026. The voice of Ireland's immersive tech sector, connecting AR, VR and XR companies across the island. More at eirmersive.com/.

Limerick, 19-21 Oct: futuraevent.com/

We are excited to have The Savoy Hotel as one of our 10+ venues across Limerick City Centre for The Futura Innovation Conference.

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Cecilia Wessinger builds the people who build ecosystems. For 10+ years she's advised and mentored communities worldwide, turning shared purpose into collaboration.
Hear her at Futura, Limerick, 19-21 Oct.
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Altravia Venture Studio joins #Futuraevent2026. A studio that starts from a cultural manifesto, not a thesis deck, and roots new companies in places that already mean something.

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19-21 Oct, Limerick: futuraevent.com/

We are excited to have The Hunt Museum as one of our 10+ venues across Limerick City Centre for The Futura Innovation Conference.

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Guillaume Auvray and the Nuwa team build European resilience tech, from crisis preparedness exercises to biopharma cleanroom systems and digitised cultural heritage. Hear him at Futura, 19-21 October, Limerick.
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