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Dublin Airport Central

Dublin Airport Central

Dublin Airport Central is Ireland’s next generation business destination, offering unrivalled international and national connectivity, directly opposite Terminal 2. Boasting a unique mix of business and social amenities, Dublin Airport Central is the ideal location for businesses to thrive and grow. Redefining expectations with enticing offerings, our development brings the best Dublin Airport has to offer to growing national and international businesses.

Speakers and Panels

Arlene van Bosch

Arlene van Bosch

Development Director for Dublin and Manchester

U+I

Louise Ellison

Louise Ellison

Sustainability Managing Director

EQT Group, London

Arlene van Bosch

Development Director for Dublin and Manchester

U+I

Arlene van Bosch is U+I’s Development Director for Dublin and Manchester. Arlene joined Cathedral Group, now U+I, in November 2010 and is responsible for progressing Public Private Partnership projects from site acquisition through to completion, managing complex planning and development matters.

Arlene’s remit in Ireland is to expand our business there and seek out trading and PPP opportunities. She is leading on the planning applications for White Heather Industrial Estate, Dublin 8.

In the UK, Arlene is playing a leading role in shaping the future of the Mayfield, Manchester site, whilst ensuring the proposals maintain the site’s uniquely Mancunian industrial character.

Arlene previously delivered the Deptford Project, a £50m PPP with the London Borough of Lewisham and St Mark’s Square, Bromley in partnership with the London Borough of Bromley.

Louise Ellison

Sustainability Managing Director

EQT Group, London

Louise Ellison is MD Sustainability at EQT Partners, a global private equity firm, working in the

Private Capital Sustainability Team. She has 25+ years’ experience in the real estate and

investment sectors, focusing since the early 2000s on sustainability. She has experience in

designing and implementing sustainability strategies within corporate and fund management

contexts and in consultancy. In addition to her executive role, Louise is a member of the Green

Construction Board, a joint industry-Government initiative to support better environmental

performance across the sector, and a member of the Investment Committee of the British Design

Fund.

Aerotropolis & Beyond: New City Quarter Regeneration

Eoin Condren

Eoin Condren

Director

U+I

Lorcan Tyrell

Lorcan Tyrell

Head of Development

Dublin Airport Central (DAA)

Tomás Sexton

Tomás Sexton

Director

Coady Architects

Kate Moran

Kate Moran

EMEA Culture Program Manager

Hubspot

Philip Dunne

Philip Dunne

Senior Manager, Communications

Kelloggs

Neil Bannon
Moderator

Neil Bannon

Chairman & Co-Founder

Bannon

Eoin Condren

Director

U+I

Eoin has a wealth of real estate

private equity experience across all

asset classes in the UK and

Europe, having held roles at W.P.

Carey and Brandeaux where he

was a Vice President and Associate

Director respectively. Most

recently, Eoin was a Managing

Director at VTS Inc, a leading

property technology company, co-

leading the venture into Europe.

Eoin is responsible for managing

U+I’s non-public sector joint

venture relationships. In this role,

he will grow U+I’s existing real

estate capital partnerships, as well

as sourcing and executing

acquisitions in U+I’s three core

markets with specific responsibility

for our projects in Dublin.

A father of three, outside of work,

Eoin enjoys attending and

partaking in any sporting event his

wife will allow. He is an active

member of the ULI and the

Wharton real estate network.

Lorcan Tyrell

Head of Development

Dublin Airport Central (DAA)

Lorcan has worked on the Airport City development plans for Dublin Airport Central for over 10 years. He has worked closely with key stakeholders that led to the development of the Dublin Airport Central Masterplan. This ultimately created the framework for planning to be agreed and commencement of construction of phase 1 of Dublin Airport Central of some 430,000 sq.ft. The many challenges of developing an airport city beyond just the construction have been managed carefully with the Local Municipality as well as the Transport and Enterprise Agencies. Prior to Dublin Airport Central, Lorcan worked as Executive Manager of Projects for the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. This included the regeneration of Dublin Port into the Dublin Docklands which is home to the International Financial Services Centre as well as many other Multinational Corporations based in Dublin’s City Centre

Tomás Sexton

Director

Coady Architects

Tomás is a Director with COADY Architects, with almost 30 years of experience, specialising in commercial and residential design. He leads the Practice’s mixed use and residential team engaged in high and medium density schemes for the private, public and voluntary sectors. His focus is projects that enhance the urban environment, make positive contributions and are sustainable. He has delivered the first HPI ‘Gold’ multi-unit housing development in Ireland and led HQ office buildings achieving BREEAM Excellent, LEED Gold, LEED Platinum, WELL Platinum and WiredScore Platinum accreditations.

Kate Moran

EMEA Culture Program Manager

Hubspot

As HubSpot's EMEA Culture Program Manager Kate's job is to create a remarkable experience for employees that makes HubSpot one of the best places to work in the world.

Kate is passionate about promoting wellbeing at work and in Ireland’s growing tech sector. As one of HubSpot's Global trainers for 'The Energy Project' Kate teaches employees how to manage their energy at work and at home.

Outside of HubSpot, Kate is overseeing the design, development and marketing of one of Dublin’s first suburban co-working spaces which will open its doors in January 2020.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katempmoran/

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Neil Bannon

Moderator

Bannon

Neil is chairman and co-founder of Bannon, the largest Irish owned commercial property consultancy. Neil heads the consultancy team at Bannon focusing on place making and curating destinations. Neil has worked on this capacity on some of Ireland’s largest and most successful developments including Dundrum Town Centre and Grand Canal Square and was part of the master-planning team at Dublin Airport Central. Neil is passionate about creating real estate development solutions that are not just functional but are places where people want to spend time and interact with others.

The Era of Campus Developments

Keith O'Neill

Keith O'Neill

Executive Director

BNP Paribas Real Estate

Geraldine Ruane

Geraldine Ruane

Chief Operating Officer

Trinity College

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Development Director

Ronan Group Real Estate

Philip Matthews

Philip Matthews

Director, Project Management

Turner & Townsend

Eddie Campion

Eddie Campion

Director of Construction

mac-group and mac Skystone

Carol Tallon
moderator

Carol Tallon

CEO

Property District, Ireland

Keith O'Neill

Executive Director

BNP Paribas Real Estate

...coming soon!

Geraldine Ruane

Chief Operating Officer

Trinity College

Geraldine Ruane joined Trinity College Dublin’s senior management team in 2013,

taking up the role of Chief Operating Officer.

As Chief Operating Officer she has responsibility for 890 staff that comprise the

Corporate Services Division. Corporate Services has been described as the

university’s central nervous system, ensuring services and systems are run smoothly

and efficiently, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Geraldine’s previous leadership roles include Chief Executive, General Manager,

Finance Director from across the commercial sector in areas including pharma,

financial services and ICT. She has also served as Non-Executive Director for SFI

(Science Foundation Ireland) and Genio Social Investments.

Since coming into office Geraldine has transformed the operational infrastructure of

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland’s premier university, enabling it to become more agile

and customer-centre in response to the demands of the 21st century.

On joining Trinity, Geraldine developed and implemented a strategy for the

Corporate Services focusing on the key areas of commercial revenue, people

development, service excellence and corporate governance.

Her impressive track record recently led her to being chosen as Chair of the steering

committee for Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus (TTEC) – a high-profile

project of great strategic importance to the university. TTEC is the precursor to the

Grand Canal Innovation District, a boldly ambitious plan for Ireland Inc launched by

the Taoiseach last year (2018).

Geraldine is a qualified certified public accountant and qualified chartered director,

with a deep functional knowledge of governance, risk, compliance and stakeholder

management. She also holds an MA from Trinity College Dublin.

Gary Cooper

Development Director

Ronan Group Real Estate

Gary is Development Director with RGRE and was previously General Manager, Investment and Development with QIC/ GPT Australia, having worked there since 2014.

Gary is currently guiding the Development Team of RGRE to realise;

Salesforce Tower, a 530,000 sqft – 9 level Commercial office mega-campus for Salesforce plc, and 204 bed Hotel for Dalata plc.

Spencer Place Residential (394 Unit PRS scheme and 100 bed Apart-Hotel) in Spencer Dock, Dublin 1.

Facebook Mega Campus - Fibonacci Square, a 350,000 sq. ft. commercial office development, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Waterfront CB9 – Dublin Dockland’s mixed use development lands within the Dublin Docklands, North Lotts SDZ.

The gross development value of projects actively in development is in excess of €2.0B.

Gary is a Chartered Surveyor and holds an Honors Degree in Quantity Surveying, Deakin University (AUS) and from Cambridge University (UK), the Investment Property Forum Cert (FSA 2 Accreditation), specialising in Global Property Investment.

Philip Matthews

Director, Project Management

Turner & Townsend

Philip is a Director with Turner & Townsend’s Dublin office, currently leading their PM Team on various Occupier and Commercial projects. Philip’s background has been in the occupier/fit-out sector across Ireland and EMEA. He has successfully led teams delivering some of the largest and highest profile fit-out projects for tech companies in Ireland.

Eddie Campion

Director of Construction

mac-group and mac Skystone

Eddie is the driving force behind mac’s building division – a service offering that comprises a

partnering and creative approach to traditional construction methods alongside a revolutionary

volumetric modular solution. With 25 years at the frontline of building significant projects of scope

and complexity working with John Paul and McNamara, Eddie’s long experience has honed his

instincts and given him a predisposition for planning for project challenges and achieving clients’

objectives.

Carol Tallon

moderator

Property District, Ireland

Carol Tallon, CEO of communications agency Property District, specialises in PR and Public Consultation for urban development. With more than 15 years across the planning, construction, property and proptech sectors, Carol has worked with government departments, industry representatives, developers, construction companies, auctioneering firms and media outlets. In addition to founding Proptech Ireland back in 2016, Carol and the Property District team are currently rolling out Ireland’s virtual town hall - PLACEengage.com.

Technology, Talent and Tenants: Transforming the Occupier Market

Adam Malik

Adam Malik

Head of Business Development - Europe

Equiem

Adam Malik

Head of Business Development - Europe

Equiem

As Equiem's Head of Business Development for Europe, Adam has been integral to growing the firm’s brand and business in the region, helping drive the roll-out of Equiem’s technology and services across more than 10 million sq ft in the UK and Ireland since joining in 2018.

Adam started his career in real estate with Berlin Capital (now part of JLL), a boutique advisory and brokerage, providing access to investment opportunities across residential and commercial assets and working with listed property funds to help raise and invest their equity.

Following this, he spent 10 years at Investis, a leading digital communications company with a strong focus on real estate, spearheading their expansion into Europe, Russia and The Middle East.

Adam believes that Equiem is the amalgamation of his two passions; real estate and technology.

Summary

  1. How can Dublin's office investment benefit wider regeneration efforts? What planning efforts are underway that will attract tenants to brand Aerotropolis as more than just an industrial community?

  2. The road to positive absorption: What does a new city quarter need to offer in order to attract occupiers? What are Dublin's emerging areas and who is investing?

  3. Are campus-like office scheme the new big thing? What kind of design and development expertise is needed to ensure success?

  4. Is sustainable development cost-effective for the Office sector? What are the most cost-effective design and building solutions?

  5. How is the industry addressing and achieving the Near Zero Energy Building (NZEB) standards?

Venue

Block Three 

4th Floor

Dublin Airport Central (just walk past the marketing suite and you will see a white marquee set up)


Terminal 2 Car Park

Dublin Airport

Agenda

Time Activity
7:00 AM
7:40 AM
Breakfast & Networking
7:40 AM
7:45 AM
Welcoming Remarks by DAA
7:45 AM
8:30 AM
Aerotropolis & Beyond: New City Quarter Regeneration
8:30 AM
8:40 AM
Technology, Talent and Tenants: Transforming the Occupier Market

A presentation by Equiem

8:40 AM
8:55 AM
Stretch Break & Networking
9:00 AM
9:40 AM
The Era of Campus Developments

How will the Workplaces of the Future Transform?

9:40 AM
10:00 AM
Post Panel Networking