EDGE26

Ireland’s Creative Economy Summit

Where creative industries, technology, and enterprise converge

Film, animation, games, immersive, design, creative tech, music tech
Enterprise, startups, IP, innovation, exports

EDGE26 is a new national platform that brings together industry leaders, startups, researchers, third-level institutions, policymakers, and investors to strengthen Ireland’s role in the global creative economy. This one-day summit will showcase Ireland’s creative strengths in film, animation, games, immersive tech, design, and digital media.

Date: 21 May 2026
Location: Dexcom Stadium, Galway

About EDGE26

On Europe’s Atlantic edge, Galway offers a distinctive international setting for a new kind of creative gathering.

EDGE26 | Ireland’s Creative Economy Summit is a national platform designed to connect creative talent, technology innovators, and enterprise development leaders. This summit will:

Focus on the economic impact of Ireland’s creative and cultural industries
Bring together founders, investors, industry leaders, technologists, and policymakers
Explore growth, scale, competitiveness, and innovation in the creative economy
Be rooted in Ireland’s creative enterprise ecosystem, with a strong international perspective
Hosted by CREW in Galway, at the heart of the West of Ireland’s creative economy

Why It Matters

The creative economy is one of Ireland’s fastest-growing sectors — EDGE26 exists to help it realise its full potential.

Key Points

Commercially relevant insights

Hear from expert speakers on business models, scaling, IP, investment, talent, technology adoption, and market access across the digital creative industries.

Networking & cross-sector collaboration

Connect with creative founders, CEOs, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders shaping high-growth digital creative businesses.

Digital creative industries in practice

Explore how creativity and innovation translate into commercial outcomes, export, jobs, and regional economic impact.

Future-ready businesses

Understand the capabilities required to build resilient, competitive, and investment-ready digital creative businesses.

Ireland’s national forum for creative enterprise

EDGE26 convenes entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders to drive collaboration, capability, and competitiveness across the creative economy.

Founding Patrons

EDGE26 is supported by a select group of organisations invited to join the summit as Founding Patrons. Founding Patrons play a strategic role in shaping Ireland’s first national Creative Economy Summit and supporting the growth and international competitiveness of commercial digital creative industries

As a Founding Patron, your organisation will:

Contribute to the national conversation on the future of Ireland’s creative economy
Gain visibility within the EDGE26 exhibition and delegate environment
Engage directly with senior stakeholders across enterprise, government, industry, and media
Be recognised as a founding supporter of Ireland’s Creative Economy Summit

Patron Tiers Highlight

Patron tiers start at: €2,500
Lead Patron (exclusive – one available): €10,000

Lead Patrons receive: Premium recognition and enhanced influence opportunities across the summit programme, communications, and stakeholder engagement.

Contact: Interested in becoming a Founding Patron or the exclusive Lead Patron?

Contact the EDGE26 team at hello@crewdigital.ie to discuss alignment and opportunities.

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