- Regional Skills West and the Irish Space Association have hosted the Beyond the Horizon: Space Workforce Summit
- The summit took place on Monday, 12 October 2026 at The Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin
- Organisers collaborated with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Space Industry Skillnet and Space Life Sciences Ireland
- Stakeholders from industry, higher education, government and enterprise support networks attended
- Discussions addressed talent pipelines, growth bottlenecks and cross-sector collaboration
Regional Skills West and the Irish Space Association have hosted the Beyond the Horizon: Space Workforce Summit at The Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin. The summit took place on Monday, 12 October 2026. Organisers collaborated with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Space Industry Skillnet and Space Life Sciences Ireland.
The event focused on turning recommendations of the report Beyond the Horizon: Building Ireland’s Space Workforce into practical action. Stakeholders from industry, higher education, government and enterprise support networks attended. Réaltra Space Systems Engineering participated.
Discussions addressed talent pipelines, growth bottlenecks and cross-sector collaboration across upstream engineering, downstream data and space life sciences. The summit forms part of Ireland’s space ecosystem development. The event took place at The Guinness Enterprise Centre.
