This nationwide initiative highlights the growing importance of supply chain capability in Ireland’s economic and environmental ambitions. It also showcases Ireland’s leadership in sustainability, digital transformation, and the development of resilient systems capable of competing on a global stage.

This year’s events are shaped around three core themes that reflect the opportunities and challenges facing the sector:

• Global — embracing international connectivity and the evolving landscape of global trade
• Innovative — accelerating digitalisation, automation, and next‑generation technologies
• Resilient — strengthening systems to withstand disruption while supporting Ireland’s sustainable future

Together, these themes create a week of learning, exploration, and collaboration—positioning Ireland’s next generation of supply chain talent at the forefront of a rapidly changing world.

Michael Lynham, Event Organiser, outlines the vision behind this year’s programme:

"E3, Trinity College Dublin is delighted to champion European Supply Chain Day 2026 as part of Ireland’s 4th Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Week. This initiative is about more than showcasing careers, it’s about inspiring the next generation to lead in a sector that is global, innovative, and resilient by design.

Ireland is positioning itself at the forefront of sustainable and digitally enabled supply chain transformation, and this week brings students, educators, and industry partners together to explore what that future looks like. Our aim is to spark curiosity, build capability, and celebrate the growing impact of Ireland’s supply chain community, at home and on the world stage.”

Event Programme

Below is the full line‑up of sessions taking place at E3 across the two event dates.

Thursday, 16 April 2026

09:15–10:15 — Opening Keynote: Minister Seán Canney

Minister of State, Department of Transport
A keynote address exploring Ireland’s path toward sustainable, connected and community‑focused transport systems.

Decarbonising Our Transport Networks

Speaker: Prof. Brian Caulfield, Trinity College Dublin
A deep dive into how Ireland can reduce emissions across freight, public transport and emerging mobility systems.

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11:00–11:45 — Life Cycle Thinking in Engineering Practices: From Supply Chain to Value

Speaker: Dr John Gallagher, Trinity College Dublin
An exploration of life‑cycle assessment, circularity metrics, and how engineering practice can drive sustainable value chains.

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12.00-13.00 - From carbon accounting to climate action: Framework towards zero emissions in logistics.

Speakers: Dr. Susana Val is the Deputy Director, Research Institute ZLC and Associate Research Professor.

This session will introduce the GLEC carbon footprint calculation framework, the foundation upon which ISO 14083 was built. It will then outline the key decarbonisation strategies developed within the European ALICE cluster, which aim to achieve zero‑emission transport and logistics by 2050.   

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15:00–16:00 — Careers in Logistics, Transport, Engineering & Supply Chain

Speaker: Darragh McCarthy, Morgan McKinley
Insights into labour‑market trends, emerging skills, and career pathways across the wider supply chain ecosystem.

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Thursday, 23 April 2026

09.00-10.00 - Responsible Re-globalisation – The Restorative Power of Supply Chains

Speaker: Jan Godsell, Dean of Loughborough Business School and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, Loughborough University

This session will explore how global supply chains are evolving in response to major disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in access to critical resources and highlighted the risks associated with heavily interconnected global systems. In response, some countries, including the United States, have explored strategies aimed at reducing dependence on global supply networks.

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11:00–11:45 — Breaking the Chain Reaction: Using Predictive AI & Sustainable Logistics

Speaker: Michael Lynham, Trinity College Dublin
A forward‑looking session on using predictive AI and sustainable strategies to prevent cascading disruptions in global supply networks.

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12:00–13:00 — Future-ready supply chains: designing for 2030 and beyond

Speaker: Dr John Gattorna
A keynote by one of the world’s leading supply chain thinkers, focusing on adaptive, behaviour‑based and ‘outside‑in’ supply chain design.

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14:00–15:00 — 21st Century Logistics and Supply Chain Management: A Strategic Perspective

Speaker: Prof. Edward Sweeney, Edinburgh Business School
A strategic examination of supply chain capability as a source of competitive advantage in a globalised, technology‑driven world.

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15:30–16:30 — Resilient Supply Chains and Due Diligence: The Role of Multi‑Stakeholder Governance

Speaker: Dr Maximilian Schormair, Trinity Business School
A research‑driven seminar on governance structures, due diligence, and building resilient, ethically aligned supply chains.

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Join Us

European Supply Chain Day 2026 at E3, Trinity College Dublin promises to be an engaging, forward‑thinking and highly relevant series of events for anyone interested in the future of logistics, engineering, transport and supply chain innovation.

Full details and registration links are available on our website: https://www.tcd.ie/e3/european-supply-chain-day-2026/
We look forward to welcoming you.