Conference Programme
| Tuesday 29 August 2023 | 14:00 – 18:00 | Arrival and Registration |
| 19:00 | Informal Social Event – Lennan’s Yard, Dawson St, Dublin 2 | |
| Wednesday 30 August 2023 | 9:00 – 9:10 | Conference Opening Ceremony – CQ-006 |
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Opening Keynote Address and Plenary Session – CQ-006 Marguerite Sayers, Deputy CEO, ESB Noel Cunniffe, CEO, Wind Energy Ireland | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Technical Sessions 1 | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch – Rathdown House | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Technical Sessions 2 | |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Technical Sessions 3 | |
| 8:30 – 16:00 | Registration Desk Open | |
| 18:30 | Civic Reception – National Gallery of Ireland, Clare St, Dublin 2 | |
| Thursday 31 August 2023 | 8:30 – 9:30 | Keynote Address – CQ-006 Mark McGranaghan, EPRI Europe |
| 9:30 -11:00 | Technical Sessions 4 | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Technical Sessions 5 | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 18:00 | Technical and Social Visits | |
| 19:30 | Conference Dinner – Thomas Prior Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | |
| Friday 1 September 2023 | 9:30 – 11:30 | Technical Sessions 6 |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Technical Sessions 7 | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Prizegiving and Conference Close | |
| 13:30 | Lunch |
Opening Keynote Address – Marguerite Sayers
 | Marguerite Sayers was appointed ESB Deputy Chief Executive in July, 2022. Immediately prior to this, she held the role of Executive Director, Customer Solutions since 2018. She has worked in various technical and managerial positions in ESB for over 30 years, including Generation Manager, Head of Asset Management for ESB Networks and Managing Director of ESB Networks DAC. She has a degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from University College Cork, is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow and Past President of Engineers Ireland, a Fellow of the Academy of Engineers, a member of the Board of Energy UK and a Governor of the Irish Times Trust. |
Keynote Address – Noel Cunniffe – Delivering Energy Independence for Ireland
 | Noel Cunniffe is the CEO of Wind Energy Ireland which is Ireland’s largest renewable energy association and works with a wide range of stakeholders to build understanding and awareness of the benefits of wind and renewable energy. Prior to becoming CEO, Noel led Wind Energy Ireland’s Policy department in driving policy development across all aspects of the onshore and offshore renewable industry in Ireland. Previously, Noel was the Renewable Integration Lead in EirGrid, the Transmission System Operator of Ireland, and worked across several departments including electricity grid planning and operation, and the design of the electricity market of Ireland. He is a Chartered Engineer with Engineer’s Ireland |
Keynote Address – Mark McGranaghan
 | Mark McGranaghan is a Fellow at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He provides technical and strategic input and guidance across the organisation and for the electric utility industry around the world, working from the EPRI Europe office in Dublin. He has authored over 70 technical papers and articles and is a co-author of the book, Electrical Power Systems Quality, now in its third edition. Mark coordinates with research sectors at EPRI as well as the Technology Innovation Function. Mark has been with EPRI since 2003 and has led EPRI research in the smart grid area and coordinated closely with government smart grid demonstrations and other efforts around the world. |