Futura Innovation Conference today announced that its inaugural event will take place in Limerick, Ireland, from 19–21 October 2026.
Hosted across a walkable network of venues in Limerick’s city centre, Futura is a global, cross-sector innovation experience designed to bring together the people who shape decisions, fund progress, and deliver real-world outcomes. The event will convene more than 1,500 participants, 400 speakers, and 200 sessions across seven interconnected industry tracks.
Futura is intentionally designed as a shared environment where industry leaders, policymakers, investors, founders, and researchers engage in the same conversations. By bringing these perspectives together rather than separating them by sector or role, the event accelerates the shift from ideas to real-world application. This integrated format fosters collaboration that can translate innovation across industries, markets, and regions.
Participants engage through a mix of curated sessions, targeted meetings, and city-wide gatherings designed to turn conversation into action. From investor introductions and policy discussions to industry-led sessions and cross-sector collaboration, the format creates practical opportunities to build partnerships, explore new markets, and move initiatives forward.
Limerick plays a central role in the experience. Its compact, walkable city centre enables a highly connected format, allowing participants to move between venues, conversations, and gatherings throughout the day. This design supports continuous interaction, with discussions extending beyond formal sessions into meetings, networking, and informal exchanges.
Futura is further strengthened by engagement with stakeholders across the island of Ireland, including Belfast, Cork, Derry, Dublin, Galway, Newry, and Shannon. These contributors bring sector expertise, institutional insight, and global connections that expand the reach and relevance of the experience.
The programme will span seven industry tracks, including AgTech and Sustainability, Culture, Media and Entertainment, Enterprise, Infrastructure and Logistics, Innovative Technologies, MedTech and Life Sciences, and Transport and Aerospace. These tracks operate as interconnected lenses, revealing opportunities at the intersection of sectors rather than within silos.
“Innovation today rarely happens within a single discipline,” said Chris Valentine, Producer of Futura Innovation Conference. “Futura is designed to convene the right mix of people, connecting industry, policy, and capital in ways that enable ideas to move beyond discussion and into real-world impact.”
We extend our sincere thanks to the many organizations whose generous partnership and support are helping make this event possible. Our featured partner includes Limerick City and County Council, as well as, showcasing sponsors are Ingenium and Fáilte Ireland. Our valued supporting organizations include AngelNews, Austin Limerick Sister City, Avtrain, AwakenAngels, Boyne Valley Food Innovation District, Connectology, CREW, Eirmersive, Forme Group, Funded House, Future Mobility Campus Ireland, GEN Ireland, Global Venture Network, Irish BICs, Limerick Chamber, Limerick Civic Trust, The Limerick Post, RDI Hub, Shannon Airport, Shannon Chamber, Sprockit, Tampa Bay Wave, Tech-Access Canada, Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Ulster University, and XRHQ.
Futura is announcing its first round of confirmed speakers, with further programme updates to follow. Registration is now open, and opportunities remain for speakers, partners, and sponsors to participate in the 2026 experience.
For more information, visit www.futuraevent.com.