Reserve Your Stand for 2026
Reserve Your Stand for 2026

Key Note Speakers

Friday Saturday
11:00am Michael Fitzmaurice 11.30am Dr Ciarán Reilly
11.45am Carole Bachmann 12:30pm Nina Carberry
12:30pm Hugh Arnold 2:00pm Eamon McCafferty – Construction Contractors Ireland
1:15pm Justin Kinsella

2:00pm Steve Leishman – CBS Bearings

3:00pm Panel Discussion Hosted by Pete the Builder – Gaa Stars working in Construction Panel: Glenn Ryan – Former Kildare Gaa Manager Bernard Flynn – Meath Gaa Star Group Fraser Thom – Operations Director of Breedon Ireland		 3:00pm Panel Discussion Hosted by Pete the Builder – Careers in the Construction & Plant Equipment Industry Panel: Frank Smyth – FJS Plant Pat O’Sullivan – Overseas Plant Leon Connolly – Screenpod
Michael Fitzmaurice
Teachta Dála of Ireland
Topic – Construction Industry
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 11am
Carole Bachmann
European Rental Association
Topic – Rental/Hire Global Trends
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 11:45am
Hugh Arnold
Director of Vendor Finance
Topic – Finance Trends
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 12:30pm
Justin Kinsella
Managing Director of HTL
Topic – Construction Robots
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 1:15pm
Eamon McCafferty
Founder of CCI
Topic – Construction Contractors Ireland
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 2:00pm
Pete The Builder
TV Personality
Panel Discussion – Hosted by Pete the Builder
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 3:30pm
Dr Ciarán Reilly
Assistant Professor at Maynooth University
Topic – History of Construction
Date & Time – Saturday 24th 11:45am
Nina Carberry
Member of the European Parliament

Topic – TBC

Date & Time – Saturday 24th 12:30pm

 Glenn Ryan
Former Kildare Gaa Manager
Topic – Panel Discussion – Gaa Stars working in Construction
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 3pm
Frank Smyth
Managing Director of FJS Plant
Topic – Panel Discussion – Careers in Construction & Plant Equipment
Date & Time – Saturday 24th 3pm
Pat O’Sullivan
Managing Director of Overseas Plant Exports (OPE)
Topic – Panel Discussion – Careers in Construction & Plant Equipment
Date & Time – Saturday 24th 3pm
Bernard Flynn
Meath Gaa Star Group
Topic – Panel Discussion – Gaa Stars working in Construction
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 3pm
Fraser Thom
Operations Director of Breedon Ireland
Topic – Panel Discussion – Gaa Stars working in Construction
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 3pm
Leon Connolly
Sales Director Screenpod
Topic – Panel Discussion – Sales Director Screenpod
Date & Time – Saturday 24th 3pm
Michelle Furey
Managing Director & Founder
Topic – Panel Discussion – Managing Director & Founder
Date & Time – Saturday 23rd 3pm
Steve Leishman
CBS Bearings
Topic – The new revolution in coupling technology
Date & Time – Friday 23rd 2pm