Women in Engineering Breakfast, SETU Arena

What to Expect

Waterford Chamber is running a Women in Engineering Breakfast at SETU Arena on the morning of Thursday 15 October 2026, timed to coincide with National Women’s Enterprise Day. It is a one hour session from 9am to 10am, sponsored by Tonn Nua and ESB, bringing together women working in engineering roles across the Waterford and south east business community for networking and discussion over breakfast.

The breakfast sits at the front of a much bigger day at the same venue. Engineering the South East 2026, the region’s engineering conference and expo, runs at SETU Arena from 1pm to 7pm the same afternoon and is free to attend with no ticket needed for general admission. Anyone travelling in for the breakfast can stay on for the expo floor, the conference sessions, the meet-the-buyer business networking and the Future Talent strand aimed at students and school leavers. The breakfast itself is a separate booking through Waterford Chamber.

Good to Know

• Thursday 15 October 2026, 9am to 10am.
• SETU Arena, Carriganore, on the western edge of Waterford city.
• Free to attend, but registration through the Waterford Chamber events page is required.
• Sponsored by Tonn Nua and ESB, and held to mark National Women’s Enterprise Day.
• Engineering the South East 2026 follows at the same venue from 1pm to 7pm, free and open to all with no registration needed.
• Enquiries to Waterford Chamber operations on 087 937 9894.

Getting There

SETU Arena is at Carriganore on the SETU west campus, just outside Waterford city off the Kilmeaden road, roughly ten minutes by car from the city centre. Coming on the N25 from Cork or Wexford, follow signs for the outer ring road and then for SETU West Campus. There is a large surface car park at the Arena itself, which is normally the easiest option for a morning event. City bus services run to the campus, and Plunkett Station in the city centre is about fifteen minutes away by taxi.