Become a Member
The IIEA provides members with policy insights, analysis and context to help shape vital decisions about Ireland’s strategic direction, policies and future.
Sharing Ideas and Shaping Policy
Benefits of Membership
Lead the leaders
Be a part of the dialogue and pose the most pressing questions of the day at our member events with world leaders and top-decision makers, such as Michel Barnier, Gabriel Makhlouf, Margarethe Vestager and Leo Varadkar. Members and nominees from member organisations are invited to attend up to over 100 speaking engagements per year, most of which take place in our historic Georgian building which provides a unique setting for frank, open and honest discussion.
Create connections
Forge life-long connections and grow your networks over a cup of coffee at our pre and post event forums. Here at the IIEA, we firmly believe in the value and importance of the genuine moments either side of conferences, events, and meetings when people can come together in conversation to bond over shared interests.
Enhance your expertise
Be on the cutting edge of the latest trends in policy and analysis when you receive publications and reports on key European and international trends by the IIEA’s Research Department and IIEA Working Groups. We produce podcasts for your commute, blogs for your coffee breaks and papers for your Sunday afternoons.
If you are interested in a specific area our work, you can take the opportunity to broaden your knowledge base by supporting high profile IIEA events, lecture series and private meetings.
Invest in ideas
At the IIEA, we think that the discovery and dissemination of new ideas is a critical step in our shared journey towards a just and equal future for everyone. When you become a member at the IIEA, not only do you invest in supporting the work of a pioneering force in Irish public life, but you also invest in something much bigger; in making time for the idea that will become the world’s next solution.
How we work
The Institute’s research and events programme covers a multitude of important topics and themes. It includes sponsored lecture series, sponsored research projects, and policy programmes, some of which are supported by expert working groups.
Speakers
Speakers at the Institute regularly include Irish Government Ministers, Foreign Affairs Ministers visiting Ireland, European Union Commissioners, leaders of International organisations and academics, among many others.
Recent notable addresses have also been given by:
- Michel Barnier, then-Head of the European Commission Taskforce for Relations with the United Kingdom
- Gabriel Makhlouf, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland
- Dr Mike Ryan Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
- Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for An Economy that Works for People and Trade
- Emer Cooke, Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- Philip Lane, Chief Economist and Member of the Executive Board, ECB
- Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
- Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus, Harvard University & former US Secretary of the Treasury
- Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner
There are several categories of Institute membership. To join the IIEA please contact Membership Director Paul O'Neill here or call +353 (0)1 874 6756