Futura Innovation Conference brings together participants from around the world for a dynamic, cross-sector programme spanning multiple venues across Limerick’s city centre.

Industry leaders, policymakers, investors, founders, and researchers come together in a single shared environment, connecting conversations to real-world outcomes across sectors.

This is not a traditional conference. It is a connected experience where innovation moves into action.

Designed for active participation at every stage of the experience, you will engage directly with decision-makers across sectors, gaining insight into how innovation is funded, regulated, and delivered. As conversations continue across the city, new opportunities emerge for collaboration, investment, and growth.

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What is Futura?

One Shared Innovation Experience

Futura Innovation Conference is built on a simple idea: cross-sector collaboration in a shared environment turns innovation into global impact.

Across sectors, participants engage in conversations that connect industry, government, capital, and research. Each perspective adds context, creating a clearer path from discussion to deployment.

Hosted across Limerick’s walkable city centre, the experience is shaped by movement, interaction, and proximity. Conversations extend beyond sessions, building momentum across venues, meetings, and informal exchanges turning dialogue into action.

2026 Futura Innovation

The 2026 Futura Innovation Conference was held in Limerick, Ireland on 19-21 October, 2026.

From the sessions to the experiences, Limerick was transformed into a place where innovation, connection, partnering, and networking occurred and thrived.

“If you’re building for the future, there’s no better stage than Futura Innovation Conference.”

Why Attend

Futura is designed for people who want to understand where innovation is heading, and who want to help shape what happens next.

If you are an industry leader, a policy maker, an investor, an entrepreneur, or someone who is ready to help shape innovation, then the Futura Innovation Conference is for you.

Hosted across Limerick’s walkable city centre, the experience connects industry leaders, policymakers, investors, founders, researchers, and global organisations within a shared environment designed for collaboration. Rather than separating audiences by role or sector, Futura creates a space where different perspectives meet and meaningful progress happens.

Across interconnected sector tracks, curated meetings, and city-wide programming, participants gain visibility into how innovation moves from idea to adoption, investment, and real-world impact.

Who Attends

Futura convenes a diverse group of leaders and organisations from across the global innovation ecosystem.

Participants include:

  • Industry executives and corporate innovation leaders
  • Government officials and policymakers
  • Venture capital investors and startup founders
  • University leaders and research institutions
  • Technology companies and emerging ventures
  • Economic development and international trade organisations

Each group participates in the same experience, extracting different value from shared conversations and connections.

The Involvement Advantage

Futura provides structured access to the people, institutions, and markets where innovation decisions are made. It convenes industry leaders, policymakers, investors, founders, researchers, and global organisations within a deliberately designed environment where capital, policy, and innovation intersect.

SPEAKERS

Our speakers are not just commentators on change, they are actively shaping it.

We are seeking speakers and contributors with practical insight, proven experience, and a clear perspective on how innovation moves from concept to application. This is not a platform for theory in isolation, but for contributions grounded in execution, impact, and relevance across sectors.

If you are working at the intersection of industry, government, investment, or research—and can offer meaningful insight into how progress is delivered—we invite you to submit a session proposal.

SPONSORS

Sponsoring Futura Innovation Conference offers more than brand visibility.

  • Direct access to decision-makers
  • Drive business and pipeline development
  • High-impact brand visibility & exposure
  • Curated networking with key event stakeholders
  • Dynamic thought-leadership opportunities

EVENT PARTNERS

A Global Network of Organizations Driving Innovation

Futura brings together a global network of organisations driving innovation, investment, and collaboration across Ireland and beyond.

From local civic leaders and research institutions to global venture networks, our partners embody the spirit of collaboration that makes Futura possible.

GLOBAL COLLABORATORS

Connecting Innovation Ecosystems Across Cities, Industries, and Markets

Futura’s Global Innovation Ecosystem Collaborators represent regions actively contributing to conversations around emerging technologies, economic growth, advanced manufacturing, logistics, energy, healthcare, cybersecurity, and next-generation infrastructure.

These relationships support:

  • Cross-border collaboration opportunities
  • International business and investment connections
  • Ecosystem-to-ecosystem engagement
  • Industry and research partnerships
  • Delegation participation and knowledge exchange

The Bottom Line: Partnering with Futura means positioning your organisation at the heart of global innovation, while actively supporting cross-sector growth in one of Europe’s most exciting emerging hubs.

Thank you to Our 2026 Event Partners

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Altravia Venture Studio
Innovation Limerick, a Futura Event Partner
Innovation City Belfast, a Futura Event Partner
Matrix, a Futura Event Partner
North East Combined Authority, a Futura Event Partner
Venture Builders, a Futura Event Partner
We Are Global Irish
Xvisory Partners, a Futura Event Partner
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