Programme
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Registration and Networking | |
| Speaker | Presentation title | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Emer Caslin (UCD) | Opening |
| Patricia Reilly (Head of Cabinet with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness) | Introductory Remarks | |
| Peter Handley (DG GROW) | Introductory Remarks | |
| Prof. Murray Hitzman (iCRAG Director) | iCRAG: Making a Difference | |
| Prof. Yvonne Buckley (TCD) | Keynote Address: Biodiversity in a Warming World | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Coffee Break and Posters | |
| 11:15 - 13:00 | Economy Session | |
| Dr John Fitzgerald, Dr Sarah Blake (GSI), Margie McCarthy (SEAI), Martina Hennessy (DECC), Sean Finlay (Geoscience Ireland) | Panel Discussion: Addressing the Energy Crisis through sustainable solutions | |
| Kara English (UCD) | Geoscience Research in the Energy Transition | |
| Aline Melo (UCD) | (Re)sourcing the Clean Energy Transition | |
| Richard Unitt (UCC) | Building a Sustainable Future - Infrastructure and Materials Research | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch and Posters | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Environment Session | |
| Prof. Jenny McElwain (TCD) | An overview of iCRAG's research in the context of Ireland's declaration of a climate and biodiversity crisis | |
| Dr Audrey Morley (UG) | SiTrAc: Signal Tracking to unveil Arctic Climate variability | |
| Dr Sate Ahmad (TCD) | Living with elevated CO₂: What does it mean for surface runoff and flood risk? | |
| Dr Haleh Karbala Ali (DIAS) | Can passive seismic make a difference in locating flowing conduits in karst? | |
| Dr Eoghan Holohan (UCD) | Peatland surface motions linked to hydrogeological variations as revealed by satellite InSAR | |
| Dr Omid Saremi (UCD) | Water/wastewater treatment by using gas hydrates | |
| Prof. Frank McDermott (UCD) | Harnessing geomicrobiology for geotechnical and carbon dioxide removal solutions | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break and Posters | |
| 16:00 - 17:25 | Society Session | |
| Elspeth Sinclair (UCD) | Education and Public Engagement | |
| Hannah Binner (UCC) | Are soils getting too dirty to be socially acceptable? | |
| Dr Aileen Doran (UCD) | Bridging the gap: new approaches for solving critical challenges | |
| Prof. Peter Croot (UG) | Science communication in the framework of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development | |
| Koen Verbruggen (GSI), Dr Marie Cowen (GSNI), Deirdre Lewis (SLR), Mary Frances Rochford (EPA) | Panel Discussion: Opportunities to Collectively Make a Difference | |
| 17:25 | Prof. Murray Hitzman (iCRAG Director) | Closing Remarks |
| 17:30 - 19:00 | Reception | |
