Institute of Welsh Affairs

This is the audio recording of the IWA's Re-Energising Wales Project event: ‘A Renewable Energy Delivery Plan for Wales’ report launch which was held in the Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff on 14th March 2019. Sessions run as follows: Welcome, introductions and purpose of the day: Auriol Miller, Director, IWA (Chair) Keynote speech: Mark Drakeford AM, First Minister of Wales Background to the need fo...

This is the audio recording of the afternoon sessions of the IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2019, which was held in the Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff on 21st February 2019. Sessions run as follows: "Is there a commercial value to diversity?" Nick Andrews, Head of Commissioning, BBC Cymru Wales Deborah Williams, Executive Director, Creative Diversity Network Faisal A. Qureshi, BECTU Black Members Committ...

This is the audio recording of the morning sessions of the IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2019, which was held in the Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff on 21st February 2019. Sessions run as follows: Introduction to event /Cyflwyniad i'r digwyddiad  - Auriol Miller, Director, IWA "The Future of News in Wales"/ "Dyfodol Newyddion yng Nghymru"  - Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director, BBC Cymru Wales  - Chair: Carol...

Agenda WISERD presentation: ‘Successful Futures for All’ Dr Nigel Newton, Research Associate, WISERD Panel discussion: shared priorities for action and Q&A session Rhea Stevens, Policy, Projects and External Affairs Manager, IWA (Chair) Ben Cottam, Head of External Affairs, FSB Wales  Iestyn Davies, Chief Executive, Colegau Cymru Leigh Hughes, Chair, Cardiff Capital Regional Employment and Ski...

Agenda Welcome Armando Di-Finizio, Headteacher, Eastern High Introduction to the ‘Common Purposes’ project    Auriol Miller, Director, IWA ‘Common Purposes: Implications of curriculum reform in Wales for further education, higher education, business and skills’: findings from our research Halima Begum, Policy & Communications Officer, IWA The curriculum reform journey in Scotland and Q&A K...

The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales was established in 2018: “as an independent, non-statutory, advisory body to Welsh Ministers, whose key purpose will be to analyse, advise and make recommendations on Wales’ longer term strategic economic and environment infrastructure needs”. Now its Chair and 11 Commissioners have been appointed, attention is turning to some fundamental questions:...

IWA, Cardiff University & Wales in London debate hosted by Bristows LLP in London on 20th November 2018. Chair, David Phillips, Associate Director, The Institute for Fiscal Studies introduces panelists and opens debate:  - For: Professor Calvin Jones, Professor of Economics and Deputy Dean for Public Value and External Relations, Cardiff University  - Against: Anna Coote, Principal Fellow, New...

This is the audio recording from the Metro & Me event afternoon session, which was held at Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff on 8th October 2018. Keynote: Mark Drakeford, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Welsh Government Session 4 - "Planning a city region - an institutional challenge"   (Chair) Geraint Talfan Davies, Editor, Metro and Me Brian Morgan, Director, Creative Leadership and Enterprise Ce...

This is the audio recording from the Metro & Me event afternoon session, which was held at Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff on 8th October 2018. "Is Metro more than a railway?"  - Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity, Cardiff University Session 3 - "Creating a city region - a cultural challenge"  - (Chair) Geraint Talfan Davies, Editor, Metro & Me  - Yvette Vaughan Jones, Chief E...

This is the audio recording from the Metro & Me event morning session, which was held at Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff on 8th October 2018. **Session 2 "What does the Metro mean for the Valleys? A case study for Pontypridd" Speaker:**  - Chris Sutton, Lead Director, JLL Panel Discussion:  - (Chair) Chris Nott, Senior Partner, Capital Law  - Chris Sutton, Lead Director, JLL  - Carole-Anne Davie...

This is the audio recording from the Metro & Me event morning session, which was held at Radisson Blu hotel in Cardiff on 8th October 2018. Welcome:  - Chris Nott, Senior Partner, Capital Law Keynotes:  - James Price, CEO, Transport for Wales  - Colin Lea, Customer Experience Director, Transport for Wales Rail Services Session 1 - "What is Metro?"  - (Chair) Erin Gill, Associate, Business Deve...

Agenda 1600 - 1605 Welcome and introduction to ‘Our Smart Region’ project Auriol Miller, Director, Institute of Welsh Affairs 1605 - 1615 Keynote speech - The difference smart technology can make Alan Fletcher, Business Development and Lab Manager, Knowledge Media Institute, Open University  1615 - 1645 Laying the foundations for a Smart Region Ann Beynon, Member of the Valleys Taskforce (Chair) ...

Today in Wales 24% of people are living in poverty, and most of those people are women. Women are consistently over-represented in low paid, part time, insecure and temporary work.  Oxfam Cymru commissioned three discreet but interlinked pieces of research looking at decent work for women in Wales, and each brings a distinct perspective and set of recommendations to the table. Joining Auriol Mille...

Monday 6th August, Senedd, Cardiff There’s been much to celebrate in Welsh media in recent years: from the success of prominent dramas such as Dr Who and Keeping Faith / Yr Bore Mercher, to new production studios, increased viewing figures and a rise in online and community journalism. There have also been a number of challenges, not least the effects of global trends in consumption and viewing ha...

IWA & Cardiff University discussion hosted by Eversheds Sutherland LLP in Cardiff on 14th June 2018. Introduction from Professor Karen Holford (Deputy Vice Chancellor, Cardiff University). Keynote speech: Hannah Blythyn AM, Minister for Environment, Welsh Government Followed by panel discussion and Q&A Chair: Auriol Miller, Director, Institute of Welsh Affairs Panellists:  - Hannah Blythyn...

Final panel and Q&A session from the IWA Re-energising Wales event "Harnessing the potential: renewable energy in the Swansea Bay City Region" at the National Maritime Museum, Swansea on 30th April 2018. A response from Swansea Bay City Region representatives:  - Chair: Dr Jane Davidson, Pro Vice-Chancellor for External Engagement and Sustainability, University of Wales Trinity Saint David  -...

Feedback from the leaders of the breakout sessions at the IWA Re-energising Wales event "Harnessing the potential: renewable energy in the Swansea Bay City Region" at the National Maritime Museum, Swansea on 30th April 2018. Question posed to the groups was:  “What are the short and medium term opportunities to make progress towards 100% renewable energy in the Swansea Bay City Region (SBCR)?”. Gr...

Panel session and Q&A in response to presentations from the IWA Re-energising Wales event "Harnessing the potential: renewable energy in the Swansea Bay City Region" at the National Maritime Museum, Swansea on 30th April 2018. Panel: Chair: Emma Pinchbeck, Executive Director, Renewable UK Professor Stuart Irvine, Director of Centre for Solar Energy Research, Swansea University Johnny Gowdy, Di...

Presentations from the IWA Re-energising Wales event "Harnessing the potential: renewable energy in the Swansea Bay City Region" at the National Maritime Museum, Swansea on 30th April 2018. Welcome and introduction to the IWA - Auriol Miller, IWA Introduction to the Re-energising Wales project - Shea Buckland-Jones, IWA Introduction to the Swansea Bay City Region exemplar case study - Professor St...

Panel session "How can small nations, regions and cities use their soft power capital to strengthen global engagement?" and closing remarks from Jenny Scott, Director, British Council Wales From the IWA & British Council event on Thursday 26th April 2018 at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.  - Chair: Sara Pepper, Director of Creative Economy, Cardiff University  - Geraint Talfan Davies, Former Ch...

Panel session "What is Wales' soft power capital?"  From the IWA & British Council event on Thursday 26th April 2018 at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.  - Chair: Carole Green, Business Correspondent, ITV Cymru Wales  - Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales  - Roger Lewis, Chairman, Cardiff Airport  - Kully Thiarai, Artistic Director, National Theatre Wales  - Professor Iwan Dav...

Panel session "Why should small nations, regions and cities develop and deploy their soft power resources?"  From the IWA & British Council event on Thursday 26th April 2018 at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.  - Chair: Sir Ciarán Devane, CEO, British Council  - Rebecca Matthews, CEO, Aarhus 2017 - European City of Culture  - Michel Lafleur, Assistant Deputy Minister, Bilateral Affairs, Québec M...

"Wales Soft Power Barometer 2018": Jonathan McClory, Creator and Author of The Soft Power 30, Portland Communications Speech and presentation from the IWA & British Council event on Thursday 26th April 2018 at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

Introduction and keynotes speeches from the IWA & British Council event on Thursday 26th April 2018 at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.  - Introduction from Auriol Miller, Director, IWA  - Introduction to soft power and cultural relations: Sir Ciarán Devane, CEO, British Council  - Keynote speaker - Wales and the world: Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister, Wales

This debate addressed the issues concerning how Brexit will impact Cardiff and Wales’s international prosperity, influence, and security and why/how that affects us in the UK. The British Foreign Policy Group co-hosted the event, “Life After Brexit” in partnership with the University of South Wales’ Global Choices programme and Capital Law at the University of South Wales Cardiff Campus on Friday...