The Place Race 2024 - Strand Hotel, Limerick City

The Place Race 2024 - Strand Hotel, Limerick City

An all-island conference for place leaders in Ireland. Providing a true multi-disciplinary place forum.

By eutopia

Date and time

Wed, 15 May 2024 17:30 - Thu, 16 May 2024 17:00 GMT+1

Location

Limerick Strand Hotel

Ennis Road V94 03F2 Limerick Ireland

Refund Policy

Contact the organiser to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

Agenda

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Place Race 2024

The conference for place leaders in Ireland

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Conference open and welcome to Limerick

Mayor of Limerick

9:50 AM - 10:05 AM

Intro from eutopia - The exponential power of place

Judith O'Doherty

Director, Eutopia

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Place pulling power: The evolving proposition for investment attraction

Mark O'Connell

Executive Chairman, OCO Global

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM

PANEL: Securing FDI: Leveraging Capital, Campus, Community and Culture

Jacopo Dettoni, Editor, fDi Intelligence Magazine

Barry O'Sullivan, Chairman Treaty Stone Partnership, Tomás Ó Síochán, CEO, Údarás na Gaeltchta, Nigel Healey, Vice President Global and Community Engagement, University of Limerick

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Coffee Break

11:10 AM - 11:50 AM

Place Re-imagined - Visions in action

David Conway, CEO, Limerick Twenty Thirty

An overview of Limerick Twenty Thirty and discussion with contributions from Andrew Webb, Chief Economist, Grant Thornton Ireland, Dr William Hynes, Managing Director, KPMG Future Analytics, Vincent ...

11:50 AM - 12:05 PM

Villians to Heroes…Place branding as a strategic tool for reputation building

Alex Lemacha Sim

Business Director, M&C Saatchi

12:05 PM - 12:35 PM

Changing the narrative for cities and regions

Panel session led by Mary Harris, Managing Director, M&C Saatchi London

12:35 PM - 1:00 PM

From striving to thriving – best practice in place making in the UK

Ben Stephenson

Ben Stephenson is Chief Executive, Angel Islington BID and a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Place Management He is also the Founder of Bristol Urban Forum and Director, BAS Consultancy

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Fostering Innovation for long term economic success in place

Dr. Colm Reilly

OCO Global

2:15 PM - 2:40 PM

Innovation enablers

Panel session with contributions from Siobhan Finn, CEO, Community Enterprise Association Ireland, RinnoValleys European project and Platform 94 (TBC)

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

International events as a driver for place development – The Ryder Cup journey

Gordon Daly

Deputy Chief Executive, Limerick City and County Council

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Culture, Sports and Heritage – The lasting legacy from major events

Oonagh McGillion, Director of Legacy, Derry City and Strabane District Council; Mary Mac Sweeney, Executive Manager Acting, Culture, Recreation and Economic Services, Dublin City Council; Elaine Don...

3:45 PM - 4:10 PM

The BID opportunity and how it could help to transform Irish towns

Gail McGibbon

Chief Executive, Sligo BID

4:10 PM - 4:35 PM

Developing place management practice in Ireland

Professor Cathy Parker

Professor Parker is the Chair of the Institute of Place Management based out of Manchester Metropolitan University and heads Research for England's High Street Taskforce. She is the leading expert in...

4:35 PM - 4:45 PM

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About this event

  • 23 hours 30 minutes

The Place Race is for place leaders striving to make their town or city an attractive location in which to Invest, Live, Visit and Study.

This annual conference held in Dublin last year attracted attendess from Local Authorities, economic development and community organisations, destination management and tourism bodies, education institutions, developers, placemakers and marketing agencies.

The programme will provide insights from key experts in relation to:

  • Place & Economics - the growing role of place attractiveness in investment and innovation
  • Placemaking - examining best practice in Ireland and the UK
  • Place branding as a strategic tool for reputation building and management
  • Place management - learnings from IPM on place partnerships and leadership
  • Place performance - understanding how to measure success
  • Place development - the role of transformative projects for place

This is a one day conference. There is also an optional evening networking event on 15th May in the fabulous St John's castle in the heart of Limerick. The event will start with a walking tour and end with drinks and canapes in the castle. Concessionary hotel rates are available for delgates in the Strand Hotel.


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Frequently asked questions

Are concessionary rates available?

There is a 3 for 2 offer for individual organisations so 3 members can attend for the price of 2.

What is the refund policy?

Places cancelled a week before the event will be refunded by BACS. No refunds will be available from 8th May.

Are refreshments provided?

Drinks and canapes will be provided at St John's Castle on evening on 15th May. Arrival refreshments, tea / coffee and lunch will be served at the event. Please notify the organiser in relation to any dietary requirements or allergies a week prior to the event.

Will presentation material be available after the event?

Presentations will be made available, subject to agreement from the individual contributors

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eutopia

eutopia is a leading place advisory firm and has worked with clients across Ireland and the UK. eutopia specialises in place marketing and branding and worked on place brand campaigns for cities and regions in Ireland including Dublin, Cork, Donegal and the North West City region. eutopia also provides support with development of place-based propositions and place analytics - helping regions to understand their competitiveness on a national basis as a destination in which to Invest, Live, Visit and Study.