This briefing note provides an overview of an IIEA event called What’s on Europe’s Horizon?: Technologies, Trends, and Policies shaping Ireland’s Future, the second in a two-part series on the subject of horizon scanning.

The world can increasingly be characterised by uncertainty and transformations. Climate change, geopolitical competition, demographic changes, and new innovations in technology, including artificial intelligence, have prompted the need to reflect upon the implications which these changes may mean for society and businesses across Europe. In this panel discussion, expert speakers drawn from EU institutions and Ireland reflect upon how Europe can thrive in a changing world and ensure that the EU and its Member States are best positioned to meet the challenges and to identify the opportunities which may arise therefrom.