Fellows Festival 2025 Dublin

The 2025 Fellows Festival will bring together visionary thinkers and experts from diverse fields including culture, media, the arts, public policy, civil society, and business.

Immerse yourself in groundbreaking ideas and be part of driving powerful conversations. Kindle new partnerships and engage directly with bold RSA projects designed to create real-world impact.

Embracing the spirit of connection, regions nationwide and internationally will host local events featuring live-streamed keynotes, dynamic discussions, and region-specific content. With opportunities for collaboration at every level, the festival will bring all participants together, no matter where they are in the world.

What to expect from the Dublin Fellows Festival event

Join us in person at the Fellows Festival in Dublin on 17 May from 13:00 to 16:00 to find out how developing connections can enable us to creatively tackle major societal challenges.

Meet our main speakers who are hard at work building the future of enterprise, equality and leadership.

Claire MacNamee is Head of Enterprise Engagement and the creator and Director of TrailblazHER, TU Dublin’s flagship gender equality initiative. She’s on a mission to ignite change. With relentless passion, she crafts environments in which innovation, equality and enterprise can coexist and prosper.

Elaine Fugard was instrumental in creating and developing Ulster University’s 25@25 Programme, a valiant initiative marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement.

By investing in 25 young leaders, the programme equipped them for the challenges of the future. It was designed to expand experiences, grow leadership capacity and build a long-lasting community of future leaders.

Michael Dunlop, RSA Fellowship Councillor for Ireland, CEO of Power of Choice Ltd, and an award-winning NLP Trainer and Master Practitioner, will lead an electrifying group session. Here, we’ll harness the potential of storytelling to develop deep connections and push real societal change.

Spend the afternoon engaging with other Irish Fellows, making new connections and laying the groundwork for tackling some of society’s most pressing challenges.

Early bird tickets start at just €10 and are available until 09:30 on 31 March (regional variations apply). Standard ticket pricing starts on 31 March, so don’t miss out.

A maximum of two tickets can be bought in one booking. Please note that you will need to supply guest contact details and any dietary allergies or intolerances.

We can’t wait to share the full agenda with you in the coming weeks. Updates will be featured in the Fellows Festival 2025 area on the RSA website.

Dietary requirements

The ticket price includes lunch. Dietary requirements will be catered for. You will be asked to provide details of any medical food allergies or intolerances for yourself and any additional ticket holders at the point of booking.

Refund policy

Refunds will be processed up to 10 days prior to the event.

Taking part in RSA in-person events

If you have any questions, or to let us know of any access requirements or reasonable adjustments you require, please email fellowship@rsa.org.uk.

By registering for this event, you consent to receive communications about this event, both before and after, and you agree to the sharing of your name, organisation and title with the Fellow(s) and/or partner organisation(s) hosting this event. If you do not wish this information to be shared, please let us know by emailing fellowship@rsa.org.uk.

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