Annual Conference 2026
19 November 2026 in Belfast (Ireland)
Securing Europe’s critical infrastructure in a changing world
The Irish Academy of Engineering (IR) – The Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
International Convention Centre, Belfast, Ireland, November 19, 2026
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The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Irish Academy of Engineering will be jointly hosting the 2026 Euro-CASE conference on 19 November 2026 at the ICC, Belfast. The conference’s theme, “Engineering resilience: Securing Europe’s critical infrastructure in a changing world”, will stimulate conversations about engineering thinking and how this can shape Europe’s response to growing risks facing critical infrastructure, considering key challenges, geopolitical tensions and system interdependencies. A seated gala dinner will follow the conference, and a public exhibition showcasing examples of regional engineering innovation will be open throughout the day.
What will happen at Euro-CASE 2026?
/Main conference – the main conference will run throughout 19 November.
/Public Exhibition – a public exhibition will be open throughout the duration of the conference, showcasing examples of regional engineering innovation, supported by the Enterprise Hub Northern Ireland.
/Gala dinner – the conference will be followed by a seated Gala dinner.
Who is the conference for?
Whether you are leading discussions on engineering resilience around Europe, or are an early-career engineer or student eager to deepen your understanding of European resilience and critical infrastructure, this conference is for you. Register your interest for the conference via the form on this page.
PROGRAMME
The conference will consist of four key sessions from leading global speakers.
Is Europe prepared for threats to its critical infrastructure and what preparations can be made to improve our resilience going forward? From ecological threats to supply chains, Euro-CASE 2026 will touch on all areas of engineering resilience.
The conference will be divided into four sessions:
Session 1
Setting the scene: How prepared are we for the next wave of threats to our critical infrastructure?
Keynote, panel session and audience Q&A.
This opening session examines Europe’s readiness across interconnected physical and digital systems. We’ll be asking whether we are preparing for the right risks, or the most visible ones. It will look at emerging vulnerabilities from across Europe as well as the trade-offs shaping resilience policy and investment.
Session 2
Cutting it off at the source: what’s being done to prevent threats, and what can we do better?
Panel session with 5 speakers from a range of engineering backgrounds.
Focusing on prevention, this session explores how risks to critical infrastructure are identified and managed in practice, and where current approaches may still be designing fragility rather than resilience.
Session 3
When the worst happens: stories about failure, recovery and renewal
15 minute keynote, followed by a panel of 3 speakers and an audience Q&A.
Through real-world case studies, this session examines how critical infrastructure systems fail and recover, considering what separates systems that adapt under pressure from those that collapse.
Session 4
Rethinking resilience for a challenging world
Five person panel
Bringing together senior industry leaders from industry, academia, and policy, this roundtable will reflect on whether current models of resilience are fit for an increasingly volatile and interconnected world, and how strategy must evolve in response.