Business resilience as national resilience: From compliance to competitiveness in Europe’s cybersecurity agenda


To coincide with Ireland’s EU Presidency ‘Cyber Week’ in Dublin, Ibec and ADAPT/Trinity Centre for Digital Security and Societal Resilience are delighted to host an event on cyber resilience for business.

About the event:

Ibec and Trinity’s Centre for Digital Security and Societal Resilience will convene invited policymakers, regulators, and business leaders to examine how Ireland can strengthen its cyber resilience while enhancing competitiveness.

The event will explore the practical implementation of the NIS2 Directive, the need for targeted supports to help SMEs meet cybersecurity obligations, and Ireland’s priorities for the forthcoming revision of the EU Cybersecurity Act (CSA2).

Discussions will focus on how cybersecurity regulation can be implemented in a pragmatic, proportionate manner, and how compliance can be leveraged as a source of competitive advantage for Irish businesses.

Key event information:

ime Agenda
14:00 Registration and networking lunch
14:30 Opening and welcome (5 mins each)

  • Danny McCoy, CEO, Ibec
  • Dr. Maria Grazia Porcedda, Deputy Director of the Trinity Centre for Digital Security and Societal Resilience
14:40 Keynote address by Jim O’Callaghan TD, Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
14:50 Presentation on EU-US shared resilience (title TBC) by Professor David Hickton, Founding Director, University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security
15:00 Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Hazel Murray, Chair of Cybersecurity at MTU and Ibec Cyber Taskforce Chair

Panellists:

  • Maud O’Connor, Director of Compliance, National Cyber Security Centre
  • Stefano de Crescenzo, Head of Operations and Situational Awareness, ENISA
  • Brendan Kiely, CEO of Thinscale and Chair of Technology Ireland Board
15:30 Audience Q&A
15:45 Event ends
  • Date: 8 October 2026.
  • Event time: 14:30 – 15:45.
  • Arrival: Registration and a networking lunch will take place from 14:00.
  • Event Location: Trinity Innovation Hub,
    Trinity East
    4 Grand Canal Quay
    Docklands
    Dublin 2
    D02 HR22
    Ireland
  • Registration: Invited guests wishing to attend the event are invited to register here.
  • Please note: Space is limited to 100 invited policymakers, industry representatives, and stakeholders.