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15 July 2025

Legacy Beyond the Stage: June at The CCD

In June 2025, The CCD hosted four major international conferences that made a lasting impact on both attendees and Dublin city.

The month began with the International Social Housing Festival (ISHF), a three-day event that drew over 2,000 delegates from 35 countries. Organised by Housing Europe, ISHF gathered experts from around the world to share knowledge and work towards common goals.

From 10 to 12 June, the 16th Biennial Congress of the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (E-AHPBA) took place, showcasing the latest advances in surgery and how new technologies are becoming part of everyday practice. Dublin, renowned for its rich history, warm hospitality and modern medical facilities made it an ideal host city.

Kaseya DattoCon returned for the third year, welcoming over 1,500 professionals for networking, social events and multiple exclusive meetings with executives.

The month closed with the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) 2025, where more than 1,200 worldwide attendees came together to discuss the complex challenges of tobacco control across sectors like taxation, law, agriculture, sustainability, gender and social equity.

Together, these four well-planned business conferences left a clear legacy, from shaping policy and driving innovation to engaging communities and supporting the local economy and environment.

Local Economic Boost:

  • Collectively, all four events generated over €7.9 million for the local economy through accommodation, hospitality, transport and tourism spending.
  • More than ten local suppliers and SMEs were engaged in event delivery.
  • For one night only, Dattocon 2025 took over Dame Lane in Dublin city, engaging multiple bars and a barber shop in the area to create a local hospitality experience for their 1,500+ attendees.

Policy and Regulatory Influence:

  • The Dublin Declaration at WCTC 2025 reinforced the central role of the World Health Organisation’s measures, including excise taxes, plain packaging, advertising bans and tobacco industry engagement, as essential public health tools.
  • ISHF advanced national rental housing regulation and supported EU climate and building policy alignment as well as promoting the cost-rental framework.
  • E-AHPBA Congress harmonised accreditation and quality standards in hepato-biliary (HPB) surgery, prompting updated clinical and training regulations.

Community engagement and collaboration:

  • Community-led best practices for building cohesive neighbourhoods were showcased during ISHF’s workshop, placing the tenant’s voice at the heart of the discussion.
  • Through Cooper Cares, Kaseya raised support for local Irish charities during DattaCon Europe 2025, reinforcing their social responsibility ethos at a global conference.
  • E-AHPBA 16th Biennial Congress fostered cross-discipline networks (HPB surgeons, researchers and teams), reinforcing ongoing partnerships in Europe and Africa that support joint initiatives and clinical trials.
  • WCTC 2025 placed youth voices and vulnerable populations at the centre of discussions, aiming to shape equitable, technology-enabled tobacco intervention strategies globally.

Knowledge and Innovation Dissemination

  • New robotic and minimally invasive HPB surgical techniques were unveiled during E-AHPBA, which were supported with fresh outcome data and clinical research.
  • ISHF promoted knowledge transfer across European cities (Barcelona, Lisbon, Dublin) on topics like short-term rental regulation and affordability.
  • Kaseya Dattocon Europe included over 50 hours of hands-on training and workshops and provided tools, methods and training that help their users to innovate securely while staying compliant.

Sustainable Event Practices:

  • 100% of menu options were fresh, in season and locally sourced by The CCD.
  • Unnecessary food waste was minimised using CCD Hospitality’s AI food waste management tool.
  • Across all four events, from low-carbon housing retrofits to environmental tobacco impacts and AI-led data sovereignty in tech, it was clear that sustainability is no longer optional, but core to strategy across sectors.

Digital and Technological Integration

  • The conferences across healthcare, tech and tobacco highlighted AI’s growing strategic and operational roles, from clinical systems to cybersecurity and public health surveillance.
  • All wayfinding and room signage was presented on The CCD’s digital screens, removing the need for printed materials.
  • Event apps used by the event organisers not only reduced paper waste but also featured polling and digital Q&A, extending debate beyond the stage presentations.

These four international conferences hosted at The CCD in June 2025 have left a rich and varied legacy that extended far beyond their programme agendas. Not only did they deliver significant economic value to Dublin, but they also helped to shape critical policy frameworks, foster cross-sector collaboration and place innovation and sustainability at the centre of their discussions and actions.

Through thoughtful planning, community engagement and a consistent emphasis on sustainability, these events showcased how large-scale gatherings can leave a positive and lasting impact on their industries, attendees, host city and society.