Thursday Host Roundtable - Research and Innovation
Tracks
Plenary and Host Sessions
| Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
| Hall 8C - Main Stage (Simmonscourt) |
Details
• The way we live, and travel is changing.
• It is imperative we identify and prioritize our innovation investments and focus to enable a phased approach from research to implementation.
• New projects are more complex involving inter-connected technology, demanding safety standards, and environmental issues, resulting in delivery disruption.
• The sustainability and low-carbon agenda, the rapid development of innovative technologies and accelerating societal change all combine to create new risks and wide-ranging uncertainty.
• Traditional roles need to be upskilled and the future workforce needs to be prepared to integrate with AI and technological developments. It is imperative that we develop skills, and systems that can scale and adapt to the global realities of climate change and digitalisation.
• This panel will discuss the critical roles that research, and innovation play in maintaining geographical competitiveness in an ever changing social, economic and cultural landscape
Speaker
Ms. Marina Donohoe
Enterprise Ireland
Panellist
Mr. John O'dowd
Nics Department For Infrastructure
Panellist
Mrs. Signe Ratso
European Commission
Panellist
Mrs. Frances Wood
Ukri
Panellist
Colm O'Reardon
Dept of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation
Minister
Mr. Alasdair Cain
USDOT
Panellist
Mr Steve Phillips
Secretary General
Conference of European Directors of Roads
Moderator
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