A Place to Meet. A Place to Learn. A Place to be Inspired.
WHAT IS CONNECT17?
CONNECT17 is a two-day event for anyone involved in the planning, organising or running of meetings and events. Whether you’re a CEO, a marketer, a PA or an events industry professional, Connect17 has something for you.
If organising events is what you do, this is an unmissable event to help you plan and enhance your next 12 months of event activity.
THE 2016 STORY
Visitors through the door
Floor Space M2
Exhibitors
Education Sessions

Tuesday 17th October
07:30
Registration in the Concert Hall
08:00 – 13:15
ConnectTALKS – Concert Hall
6 Keynote speakers – see ConnectTALKS
12:30
Registration for ConnectSHOWFLOOR – Main Hall
13:00 – 18:30
ConnectSHOWFLOOR opens – Hall 1 & 2
A Market Place for Business Exchange and F2F meetings
14:00
Opening Address by Paul Kelly, CEO, Fáilte Ireland – Hall 2
14:30
Learning Lounges – Hall 2
An intimate setting for learning
18:30
ConnectFEST – Concert Hall
A celebration of Irish entertainment, food and drink
Wednesday 18th October
08:00 – 13:00
ConnectSHOWFLOOR opens – Hall 1 & 2
A market place for business exchange
10:00 – 13:00
ConnectTALKS – Learning Lounges – Hall 2
An intimate setting for learning
MEET
about the unique offerings of Ireland’s meetings and events industry on the ConnectSHOWFLOOR with Ireland’s top industry professionals, and see how you can use meetings and events to power your organisations growth
LEARN
by a range of talks from world class keynote speakers at ConnectTALKS which will equip you with the insight and skills to drive your continued professional development
BE INSPIRED
with industry experts and event suppliers through face to face meetings on the showfloor. Expand your network, meet your peers and do business at ConnectFEST
CONNECT17 brings together…
Exhibitors
To give you an unmissable opportunity to demonstrate your unique meetings and events offerings and experience to a captive audience of potential international and national buyers.
Attendees
To give you an experiential and education experience like no other to equip you with the knowledge and skills to inject imagination and creativity into your next meeting or event masterpiece.
International Buyers
To give you an insight into Ireland’s culture, music, food, artisan producers, hotels, venues, activity and entertainment providers all in a ‘live’ environment, supported by an educational trip in our amazing country.
CONNECT17 NEWS
The Curragh Racecourse
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MEDLEY – Fleet Street East
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Win a Whiskey Blending Experience for you +3 friends at the Irish Whiskey Museum!
Win a Whiskey Blending Experience for you +3 friends at the Irish Whiskey Museum! An interactive, ultra-modern tour offering an experience unlike any other in Dublin! Journey back through time and discover the intriguing tale of Irish whiskey, its unique...
Sonja Meekel
Sonja’s background is experienced and extensive. She started her career as a Design Structural Engineer and developed her career in Consulting Engineering and Project Management. Working for companies such as ABM Europe, White Young Green and Balzar...
Punchestown – Ireland’s Largest Event Venue
Punchestown is home to winners both on and off the track! If you are looking for a venue which will inspire success - you have found it. Punchestown spans over 500 acres of the Co. Kildare countryside and its facilities are unique and vast which offer an...
Meet at the Heart of It, Athlone Ireland
Meet at the Heart of It, Athlone Ireland In the Shadow of Gods, Saints and Kings In the shadow of the Hill of Uisneach, where East meets West and where the majestic River Shannon meets Lough Ree, lies Ireland’s historic great assembly….an ancient meeting place....
Fiona Brennan
Fiona Brennan Fiona Brennan is a nationally acclaimed Clinical Hypnotherapist and Certified NLP practitioner is based in central Dublin. She frequently appears in the national media on issues of anxiety, emotional eating and mental health and...
Meet in Kerry, Ireland
Meet in Kerry, Ireland A spectacular place to meet, inspire, engage and motivate Look no further than Kerry, the jewel in Ireland’s emerald crown. With the Wild Atlantic Way and Ring of Kerry on its’ doorstep, delegates will experience both...
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Connect17 HQ
The Hyde Building, The Park Carrickmines, Dublin 18, Ireland
Tel: + 353 1 296 8688, Web: connectshowcase.ie