Annual conference: attracting, nurturing and retaining talent

• When employers are looking to attract talent, how far do they look?
• Do they look across to the other jurisdiction on the island of Ireland and/or elsewhere? If not, why not?
• What would attract someone on the island of Ireland to an employer in the other jurisdiction and/or someone from elsewhere to an employer on the island of Ireland?
• Do employers who operate in both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland and/or elsewhere need to develop particular skills within their workforce, and how does this take place?
• Given the different contexts in the two jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, what are the challenges for employers to retain talent?
• What prompts people to leave and what makes them stay with an employer?

Our ‘Attracting, nurturing and retaining talent’ panel will answer these questions at the CCBC 2026 Annual Conference on Thursday 17 September in Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk.

Sponsorship opportunities are available, and early-bird tickets are on sale for a limited time.

Una McCabe (Manufacturing & Engineering Growth & Advancement) and Dr Susie Deedigan (University of Notre Dame) at the 2025 Annual Conference