The Challenge
In April 2024, Dublin hosted TRA24, Europe’s largest research and transport technology conference. Held over four days at the RDS, the event brought together thousands of delegates, exhibitors, and thought leaders, covering every transport mode and all aspects of mobility.
As a record-breaking edition of the conference, the challenge lay in safely and efficiently accommodating its unprecedented scale and complexity – while ensuring a seamless experience for both participants and organisers.
The Solution
We partnered with Conference Partners International (CPI) throughout the planning process, providing continuous advice and support over several months to address the unique safety challenges of TRA24.
From the outset, we worked closely with Jenny and the CPI team to anticipate and manage complex requirements.
These included exhibitors craning full train engines and carriages into the venue, showcasing new and emerging fuelling technologies, and running live demonstrations of drone services – all of which required tailored Risk Assessments, specialised permissions, and carefully coordinated safety protocols.
In addition to these extraordinary considerations, the event also demanded the full range of safety planning expected of a large-scale international conference. By integrating both the routine and the novel into one coherent safety framework, we ensured that organisers, exhibitors, and attendees alike could focus on the conference itself.
Through proactive engagement with partners and stakeholders, we helped transform TRA24’s logistical and operational challenges into a record-breaking success, reinforcing its position as Europe’s leading transport research and technology event.
We enjoyed the challenges on this one.
The Result
Over 4,000 delegates took part in four days of world-class programming across nearly the entire 160,000m² RDS campus in Dublin.
CPI maximised the venue footprint, using both the Main Campus and the Simmonscourt site, and we ensured that thousands of attendees could move safely and efficiently between the two locations – despite the open main road that separates them.
Our planning and oversight enabled smooth, multi-modal transport options for delegates, whether walking, cycling on electric bikes, or using dedicated electric shuttle buses.
This integration of safe movement across sites was critical to delivering a seamless attendee experience.
TRA24 ultimately proved to be a record-breaking success for the organisers – by scale, by participation, and by impact.
For us, it was a privilege to contribute our expertise to such a high-profile international event on home ground, helping to showcase Dublin as a world-class conference host city.
Our Part
TRA24 ultimately proved to be a record-breaking success for the organisers—by scale, by participation, and by impact.
For us, it was a privilege to contribute our expertise to such a high-profile international event on home ground, helping to showcase Dublin as a world-class conference host city.
Our involvement ensured that the complexity of the event was safely managed, allowing CPI to deliver with confidence on a global stage
Services we delivered included:
- Presence on the Planning Team
- Health & Safety Strategy development
- Crowd & Event Safety consultancy
- Development of key documentation
- Safety by Design consultancy
- Authorities & Stakeholder liaison
- Operational Team deployment
- Tactical Command provision
- Exhibitor engagement
- Venue liaison
