Conference: Energy Security in a Net Zero World

Join us for our Annual Energy Conference focusing on Energy Security in a Net Zero World.

Keynotes:

• Minister Ossian Smyth, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Procurement, eGovernment and Circular Economy
• Gabrielle Walker, author and former Climate Change Editor at The New Scientist

Journalist and host of the RTE energy and climate podcast “Hot Mess”, Philip Boucher-Hayes, will be our MC and the event will be chaired by Eoin Cassidy, Partner and Head of our Energy Sector Group.

Panels of industry and legal experts will examine a number of topics in the context of Ireland’s energy transition. We will also have a spotlight session with Catherine Sheridan, COO, EIH2 focusing on the future of hydrogen in Ireland and the role it could play in Ireland's Energy security.

Panels

• Financing Energy Projects

Issues and considerations when financing wind (on-shore and off-shore), solar and battery/storage in Ireland in the current environment.

Panellists:

• Cyril Perrin, Managing Director, Neoen Ireland
• Jim Arigho, Director - Energy, Climate Action & Infrastructure, AIB
• Muireann Hernon, Financial Services Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
• Eoin Hartigan, Head of Origination - Project Finance, Bank of Ireland
• Justine Bouyssou, Vice-President, Energy +, Societe Generale

This session will be chaired by William Carmody, Partner and our Head of Financial Services.

• ESG Risks and Benefits

The importance of ESG to investors and the legal complexities of compliance and disclosure.

Panellists:

• Muireann Lynch, Senior Research Officer, ESRI
• Paul Carson, Managing Director, Strategic Power Connect
• Professor Aoife Foley, Queens University Belfast & Editor in Chief, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
• Peter Johnston, Partner, Dispute Resolution, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

This session will be chaired by Peter McLay, Partner, Energy.

• Offshore Energy Supply Chain

An analysis of the gaps and weaknesses in Ireland’s off-shore wind supply chain from a policy and investment perspective and what can be done about it.

Panellists:

• Catherine Sheridan, Chief Operations Officer, EIH2
• Vanessa O’Connell, Head of Inis Offshore Wind
• Barry Kilcline, Head of Offshore, SSE Renewables Ireland
• Jon Salazar, Founder & CEO, Gazelle Wind Power
• Deirdre Nagle, Partner and Head of our Planning and Environmental Law team

This session will be chaired by Eoin Cassidy, Partner & Head of our Energy Sector Group.