26th Annual Conference

Hold the date: Thursday 18 September 2025.

Guest speakers for this year’s conference will shortly be announced. Last year the keynote speaker was Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

In recent years, the Centre’s keynote addresses have been delivered by Tim O’Connor and Colin Davidson (2023), Micheál Martin TD, Bernadette McAliskey and Paul Johnston (2022), and Madeleine Alessandri and Paul Narain (2021).

Numerous government departments, and policy, business, activist and civic society organisations have shared their expertise during panel discussions including Ibec, Rural Community Network, Global Health Fusion, NI Council for Voluntary Action, The Wheel, Institute for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Dublin City University and North West Tertiary Education Cluster.

Sponsorship opportunities

To discuss these sponsorship opportunities and how we might tailor them to your specific needs, please contact the CCBC team by email: conference@crossborder.ie

Headline Sponsorship

£9,000 as Exclusive Headline Conference Sponsor or £10,000 as Co-Headline Conference Sponsors (£5,000 each from a partnership between two organisations, businesses or networks)

• Branding on the invitation, the conference webpage, and CCBC staff email signature
• Advertorial included in the event programme and one full-page advertorial in the Journal for Cross Border Studies in Ireland
• Designated promotional space in the conference room
• Promotional video displayed at intervals during the conference
• Two tickets to the conference and dinner, and overnight accommodation on 19 September
• Branding on social media posts before, during and after the conference
• Opportunity to make Welcoming Comments

Panel Sponsor

£2,000 (4 available)

• Branding on the conference webpage, programme and during the panel discussion
• Designated promotional space at the conference reception
• Promotional video displayed before the relevant session at the conference
• Two tickets to the conference and dinner
• Branding on social media posts before, during and after the conference

Networking Spaces Sponsor

£500 (2 available)

• Branding on the conference webpage and programme
• Designated promotional space in the dining room and at the conference reception
• One ticket to the conference and dinner
• Branding on social media posts

Dinner Sponsor

£1,000 (2 available)

• Branding included on the conference webpage, programme and menu
• Designated promotional space in the dining room
• One ticket to the conference dinner
• Branding on social media posts before, during and after the conference