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In this episode, IWA Co-Director Joe Rossiter discusses how we can transition to a fairer, more resilient food system in Wales alongside: restaurateur and food policy advocate Simon Wright; farm business owner Aled Evans; and Alexander Phillips, Policy and Advocacy Manager at WWF Cymru.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with WWF Cymru.

Support the IWA’s work today by visiting:
https://www.iwa.wales/about-us/support-us/

You can read WWF Cymru's Senedd 2026 election manifesto at:
https://www.wwf.org.uk/wales/manifesto-2026

In the first in this collaborative series with WWF Cymru, IWA Co-Director Joe Rossiter discusses how we can create healthier seas in Wales. Joining him in discussion are: scientist, filmmaker and wildlife host Lizzie Daly; CEO of Project Seagrass Dr Leanne Cullen-Unsworth; and Shea Buckland-Jones, Head of Policy and Advocacy at WWF Cymru.

Support the IWA’s work today by visiting:
https://www.iwa.wales/about-us/support-us/

You can read WWF Cymru's Senedd 2026 election manifesto at:
https://www.wwf.org.uk/wales/manifesto-2026

In this wide-ranging discussion IWA Co-Director Joe Rossiter discusses skills, education and training, net zero and Wales’ economy.

Joe is joined in conversation by:
Dave Hagendyk - Chief Executive of ColegauCymru
Lisa Thomas - Chief Executive and Principal of The College Merthyr Tydfil and Chair of ColegauCymru
Mark Picton - RWE
Belal Al Haka - Competitor at this year's WorldSkills UK Finals and former Vehicle Body repair apprentice

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In this episode, we bring you the live recording of the keynote speech given at the IWA's 2025 Annual General Meeting held on the 25th of September.

This wide-ranging and high level speech was given by Mick Antoniw MS, long-standing Senedd Member for Pontypridd and former Counsel General for Wales.

His speech is entitled: Democracy at a precipice: the challenges facing our democracy and devolution. In it, Mick discusses his experience in Welsh Government and his arguments on the need for comprehensive reform to Wales’ constitutional settlement.

This podcast is a recording of the launch of the IWA's latest report: A Flourishing Wellbeing Economy for Wales, produced in partnership with Oxfam Cymru.

This launch event recording sees report author and the IWA Co-Director Joe Rossiter present key findings and in discussion with Oxfam Cymru's Sarah Rees and Hade Turkmen.

The report presents a compelling case for Wales to reorient its economy around wellbeing, care, and sustainability. It presents a clear and practical roadmap for a wellbeing economy in Wales, arguing that economic policy should be focussed on improving people’s wellbeing.

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In the ninth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Co-Director Joe Rossiter speaks to David Melding and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones about their new booklet: The Federal-Confederal Letters.

You can read the booklet at:
https://simplebooklet.com/thefederalconfederalletters1#page=1

In the eighth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Co-Director Joe Rossiter speaks to Senior Lecturers in Economics at Bangor University, Dr Edward Jones and Dr Rhys ap Gwilym. We discuss what is devolved to Wales when it comes to tax (as well as what isn't) and consider the options available for future changes to taxation.

In this episode, Victoria Kioi, editor in residence at the welsh agenda, talks to actor Gabin Kongolo about the creative sector in Wales, learning Welsh later in life, his Congolese heritage, and navigating the creative industry.

Gabin Kongolo is a poet and actor. His work includes film-poem Ndako and he was recently featured in Bariau (2024).

In the seventh episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Steph Coulter from the Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

This is a recording of Building from the Bottom: Delivering wellbeing and resilience through community ownership held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs in partnership with Bangor University.

Despite our best efforts, we apologise that part of the recording is unintelligible due to equipment issues on the day.

A transcript of the episode is available here.

You can now listen to the launch of our latest report, Sharing Power, Spreading Wealth.

Read the full report here: https://www.iwa.wales/our-work/work/sharing-power-spreading-wealth/

Welcome to the welsh agenda podcast. In this episode, our resident editor Matthaus Bridge reflects on his journey as a bilingual English and Welsh speaking journalist as he enters the professional world after learning the language in school.

A few words from Matthaus: 'Like many people my age, I learnt Welsh in school, and am now the first and, to date, only, fluent Welsh speaker in my family. In my life, I navigate different professional and personal identities, and it sometimes feels like it can be hard to reconcile both. In this podcast, I spoke to researchers, government officials and artists.'

In this podcast, Matthaus speaks to Dr Sion Jones, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, stand up comedian Leila Navabi, Professor Martin Johnes, and Welsh language commissioner Efa Gruffudd Jones.

This podcast includes Matthaus's conversation with Dr Sion Jones in its original Welsh version.

Welcome to the welsh agenda podcast. In this episode, our resident editor Matthaus Bridge reflects on his journey as a bilingual English and Welsh speaking journalist as he enters the professional world after learning the language in school.

A few words from Matthaus: 'Like many people my age, I learnt Welsh in school, and am now the first and, to date, only, fluent Welsh speaker in my family. In my life, I navigate different professional and personal identities, and it sometimes feels like it can be hard to reconcile both. In this podcast, I spoke to researchers, government officials and artists.'

In this podcast, Matthaus speaks to Dr Sion Jones, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, stand up comedian Leila Navabi, Professor Martin Johnes, and Welsh language commissioner Efa Gruffudd Jones.

The IWA are delighted to bring you a discussion between Chris Stark, CEO of the UK Climate Change Committee (UKCCC) and Wales’ Future Generations’ Commissioner, Derek Walker. In this conversation we will touch on where Wales stands on its net zero journey, how we compare to other nations, and how we can accelerate our transition and adaptation to the climate emergency.

In the sixth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Professor Mark Barry about the future of Wales' transport networks.

Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

Episode notesYou can read Mark's report A Metro for Wales' Capital City Region here

This week, we release the recording of our recent event Social Security Spotlight with Mairi Spowage.

Mairi is a Professor of Practice and Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. In this event, she and Auriol Miller discussed Scottish Government's policy on social security. Scotland has a significantly larger package of powers devolved in this area compared to Wales. The Scottish Child Payment, a new devolved benefit, is particularly pertinent in this discussion, displaying different ways of managing welfare spend.

This session was an enlightening discussion of the complexities of funding devolved policy, and of the lessons Wales can learn from Scotland in this area.

Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

This week, instead of an episode, enjoy a recorded version of our recent event with Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

Akash came to speak to the IWA's Director Auriol Miller to discuss his recent paper, submitted to the Independent Commission for Wales' Constitutional Future. In it, Akash proposed a comparison of the UK nations' settlements. In this event, Akash discussed:

What the gaps are in Wales’ current settlement
What we can learn from other parts of the UK
Where does the evidence suggest Wales needs more powers to improve delivering for the nation?
Where do we go from here?

Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

Akash's paper is available in full in the annex of the Commission's interim report.

In the fifth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to Yvonne Murphy, the mind behind the Talking Shop, an innovative space created for people wishing to learn more about their institutions in order to become more active in their communities.

Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

Episode notes:

You can find out more about The Talking Shop and Omidaze here
Yvonne Murphy's article about the Talking Shop for the welsh agenda is available on our website

In the fourth episode of our series Wales: A Work in Progress, the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter talks to the IWA's own Media and Democracy project lead Dylan Moore. Dylan discusses the aims of his research on media and democracy, the causes and impact of the media and information deficit in Wales, and what can be done to address it.

Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

Episode notes:
You can find the reports mentioned in this episode on our website:
- Citizens' Voices, People's News: Making the Media work for Wales (in collaboration with the Open University in Wales)
- Building Bridges: Wales' Democracy, Now and for Our Future

Welcome back to Wales: A Work in Progress. In our third episode, we tackle dialogue and democratic renewal. The IWA's director Auriol Miller speaks to Dr Anwen Elias, a member of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales and a reader at the University of Aberystwyth, and to Dr Jennifer Wolowic, Principal lead at Aberystwyth University's Dialogue Centre.

Wales: A Work in Progress is the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

Welcome to the second episode of our podcast series Wales: A Work in Progress, the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. This week, we continue our in-depth exploration of federalism.

In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

In this episode, you will hear the second part of the IWA's director Auriol Miller with David Melding, Conservative MS for South Wales Central from 1999-2021, acting as Deputy Presiding Officer from 2011-2016, and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones, advocate for a UK-wide constitutional convention.

Welcome to the first episode of our podcast series Wales: A Work in Progress, the companion piece of our project on the constitutional future of Wales supported by the Legal Education Foundation. This week, we explore federalism.

In this series, we explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

In this episode, the IWA's director Auriol Miller discusses all things federalism with David Melding, Conservative MS for South Wales Central from 1999-2021, acting as Deputy Presiding Officer from 2011-2016, and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones, advocate for a UK-wide constitutional convention.

Today, we kick off a new podcast series to accompany our new project supported by the Legal Education Foundation: Wales: A Work in Progress.

In this series, we will explore options for Wales' future in conversation with experts and people interested in shaping the way forward for our country.

In keeping with the IWA's independence, we don't take position - rather, we want to give voice to different options and examine the evidence to understand what the best path might be for Wales, and why.

In this episode, Policy and External Affairs Manager and Project lead Joe Rossiter and IWA Director Auriol Miller give a whistle stop tour of the work already underway to look at what the constitutional future for Wales should look like, and outline some of the issues the podcast series will discuss.

This is a recording of the launch of our report 'Broadcasting Regulation in Wales: What can we learn from Europe?', which took place on 9 March 2023.

This event was chaired by the IWA's Director Auriol Miller and included a presentation from the authors of the report, Dr Marlen Komorowski (Media Cymru), Dylan Moore (Media and Democracy Policy Lead, IWA) and Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed (Media Cymru).

The devolution of broadcasting is under active consideration, with an Expert Panel set up as part of The Co-operation Agreement between Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru tasked with developing plans for a new regulatory framework that works for Wales.

But what does ‘devolution of broadcasting’ actually mean? And in the current political context, how can Wales’s voice in the broadcasting landscape be strengthened?

This event launched the second and third parts of the IWA’s research on legislative and regulatory frameworks for broadcasting in Wales. Our paper outlines four case studies from countries across Europe, from which derive vital lessons for Wales.

Links and further reading:* Read our full report Broadcasting Regulations in Wales (Parts 1, 2 and 3) * Become a member and support the IWA * Subscribe to our newsletter

Hear from Harry Thompson, author of the IWA's report Beyond Social Partnership? Devolved Levers to support Trade Unions in Wales, which was launched on 16 February 2023.

This podcast is a recording of a discussion about the role of trade unions. Harry Thompson, the IWA's Economic Policy Lead, spoke to Hannah Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, and to Nisreen Mansour, a Policy Officer at the Wales TUC.

This is a recording of the launch of our report Beyond Social Partnership? Devolved Levers to Support Trade Unions in Wales, which took place on Thursday 16 February 2023. This event was chaired by the IWA's Policy and External Affairs Manager Joe Rossiter and included a presentation and Q&A delivered by Harry Thompson, the IWA's Economic Policy Lead and author of the report.

As part of our work towards a fair economy for Wales, we have undertaken a short study into the trade union movement in Wales, and its potential to structurally re-balance Wales’ economy in favour of low and middle earners. We want to ensure that any growth in overall prosperity is distributed across society and across the economy, rather than being disproportionately absorbed by those at the top.

We find that there is a high scope for empowered trade unions to help restructure Wales’ economy in favour of those on low and middle incomes, additionally ensuring that any new attempts to grow and rebuild Wales’ economy are systematically more evenly distributed. Empowered trade unions are likely to increase the share of national income that goes towards remunerating labour, and to ensure that the ‘wage share’ has a flatter distribution. They can also increase the quality of working life for many people at the bottom of income distribution, and contribute towards economic growth by increasing demand.

Despite some patches of best practice from the Welsh Government with regards to the trade union movement, there is still far more that can be done to support trade unions in creating a more equal economy.

Links and further reading: The full report Beyond Social Partnership? Devolved Levers to Support Trade Unions in Wales* (EN) * Become a member and support the IWA * Subscribe to our newsletter

In the IWA's report Fiscal Firepower and Effective Policy Making in Wales, our Economic Policy Lead Harry Thompson argues that reforming the Welsh Government’s borrowing powers is a key option to better enable transformative policy making in Wales.

In this podcast, you can hear Harry in conversation with Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government, and Llyr Gruffydd MS, about the challenges of fiscal policy in Wales.

A new Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative & Unionist Party will be announced on 5th September 2022. The new government formed will take over the promises made in the 2019 Conservative Manifesto around levelling up and regional funding post-Brexit. These include the nascent UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the future of the Levelling Up Fund, as part of the wider levelling up agenda.

In this episode, Harry Thompson discusses the effects of Levelling Up in Wales, and what is needed to make it a success, with Sam Rowlands MS, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Member of the Senedd for North Wales.

To support our work, become a member or leave us a donation: https://www.iwa.wales/about-us/support-us/
Read our latest report about Levelling Up, Putting Businesses at the Heart of Levelling Up: https://www.iwa.wales/our-work/work/putting-businesses-at-the-heart-of-levelling-up/

In this conversation recorded after our event with the Swiss Embassy, Auriol Miller, Co-Chair of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales Laura McAllister, and Swiss Ambassador to the UK Markus Leitner have an in-depth conversation about Swiss Federalism and what we can learn from it in Wales.

Our event, The Swiss decentralisation experience & Wales’ constitutional perspectives, was held on 29 June 2022 at Capital Law's office in Cardiff. We are grateful for their support for this event. On the day, attendees heard from a panel of experts including:

Ambassador Markus Leitner – Ambassador of Switzerland to the United Kingdom
Prof. Laura McAllister CBE – Co-Chair of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
Sir Paul Silk CBE – Former Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales (now Senedd Cymru)
Glyndwr Cennydd Jones – Fellow of the IWA and writer on constitutional issues

About the IWA:We are a think tank and charity, independent of government and political parties.

By bringing together experts from all backgrounds, we conceive ambitious and informed ideas which secure political commitments to improve our democracy, public services and economy.

We provide platforms for debate, opportunities for people to make their voices heard and agenda-setting research. We are funded by our members, income from our events and training sessions, and supported by trusts, foundations and other funding bodies. We are a proud Living Wage employer.

If you enjoyed this podcast, and would like to support our work, do consider joining us as a member.

This was the first of a series of joint events planned as part of the IWA's partnership with Bangor University.

The North Welsh population is shifting dramatically. This is not only due to the ageing experienced by other developed nations, but local factors including inward migration of retirees from across the UK and working age people leaving the area.

In the two decades leading up to 2018, the proportion of North Walians aged 65 and over increased from 18% to 23%, a trend projected to continue. At the other end of the scale, those aged 15 and under now make up only around 18% of the population compared to 20% in 1998.

Combined with an overall population increase of 6% across the region, and the pressures on local services including health and care are building.

The 2021 Census, as well as the wellbeing assessments conducted by the Public Services boards, will provide a much deeper understanding of demographic shift, when data are available in the coming months, but the trend is clear and continuing.

How should we address these pressures in an environment of a reducing working age population share, whilst understanding the existing challenges brought by rurality and ultimately provide the first class services North Wales deserves?

This was a 2-hour long seminar chaired by our director Auriol Miller, including a discussion with an expert panel.

Panellists

Prof Rhiannon Tudor Edwards – Professor of Health Economics, Bangor University
Dr Sibani Roy – Founder, North Wales Regional Equality Network
Mario Kreft MBE – Chair, Care Forum Wales
Ceri Cunnington – Community Facilitator, Cwmni Bro Ffestiniog

Agenda

10:00-10:05 Welcome from the Chair

10:05-10:10 Welcome from Prof Iwan Davies, Vice-Chancellor, Bangor University

10:10-10:25 The health economics of North Wales – presentation by Prof Rhiannon Tudor Edwards

10:25-10:45 Panel discussion

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-11:25 Panel discussion

11:25-11.55 Q&A from the audience

11:55-12:00 Close

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This event was dedicated to the launch of our latest report, Our Land: Communities and Land Use. The project is funded by the Friends Provident Charitable Foundation and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Our report tells a story of Wales severely lagging behind in giving communities a right to access land and other assets, with an arduous and demoralising process that seems almost designed to keep assets out of community control, at a time when we emerge from a period of austerity that has driven a sell-off of community land and assets. We share the viewpoint of farmers, who are not merely defined by their work but are also active citizens of rural Wales, underpinning not just the economy of these areas but also much of its cultural life, too.

This launch event provided attendees with an opportunity to hear the findings of the report, as well as our recommendations for policy-makers in Wales. We believe they will empower communities to have a real say in what happens in their area, underpinning vibrant and successful local businesses and services that can become new lodestones of often-struggling communities.

This was an hour-long seminar on Zoom, delivered by Harry Thompson, Economic Policy Lead at the IWA and author of the report, and Auriol Miller, Director of the IWA.

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On the 30th of November and 1st of December 2021, the IWA held a two-day summit on the future of the Welsh economy. In this episode, our policy team, Will Henson, Harry Thompson, and Dr Jack Watkins, look back on the event and discuss some of its key moments.

The first section looks at our Q&As with Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy in the Welsh Government, and Neil O’Brien MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution at the Department for Levelling Up.

We then move on to the panels that made up the event. The discussion looks at the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda, decarbonisation and the everyday economy, and the consequences of COP26 for the future of the Welsh economy.

As mentioned at the end of the episode, you can now read our latest report What Does Levelling Up Mean for Wales? on our website.

If you would like to support our work, do consider joining us as a member.

Co-written with Welsh consultancy firm The Means, this report draws on original research and the Understanding Welsh Places online tool to explore how Welsh places responded to Covid-19.

We use stories from communities across Wales to understand how residents used local facilities and assets during the crisis, and what we learned about Welsh places’ preparedness to respond to an event of this scale.

We then make recommendations about how the Welsh government and local authorities can invest in the facilities and planning to be better prepared for future crises.

In this event chaired by Auriol Miller, Director of the IWA, attendees heard from a panel including:

Andy Regan – Policy and External Affairs Manager, Institute of Welsh Affairs

Peter Williams – Director, The Means

Robyn Lovelock – Programme Manager, North Wales Economic Ambition Board

At this free online event, attendees heard about our latest report, part of our project on the Foundational Economy, funded by CREW.

Produced in collaboration with The Means, a consultancy working on economic regeneration across the UK, our report outlines how regulations and their enforcement can disproportionately impact small and medium sized businesses, making it hard for new firms to enter established markets and to expand.

Hear more about the series of recommendations we make of how Welsh regulators can ‘think small’ first and ensure a more level playing field.

The event was chaired by Andy Regan, Policy and External Affairs Manager at the IWA, who was joined by:

Jack Watkins – Foundational Economy Project Lead , Institute of Welsh Affairs

Peter Williams – Director, The Means

Llyr ap Gareth – Head of Policy, Federation of Small Businesses

You can read the report and find out about the recommendations here: https://www.iwa.wales/our-work/work/the-impact-of-regulation-in-the-foundational-economy/

This event discusses the surge in volunteering during the Covid-19 pandemic, and explores the challenges the sector has faced as well as whether there has been a shift in policy over the past 15 months.

Since the pandemic began in March 2020, interest in volunteering in Wales has seen a significant increase. It has played a crucial role in supporting communities and helping people meet their basic needs.

In this last edition of our Rethinking Wales series we explore the reasons behind this surge and examine how Covid-19 has changed what volunteering looks like. We also discuss the role of infrastructure and public services in Wales to ensure the long-term engagement in volunteering post-pandemic.

Panellists:

Sue Leonard, Chief Officer, Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services
Sue Husband, Director, Business in the Community Cymru
Kerry Marlow, Coordinator, Porthcawl Covid-19 Strategy Group
Judith Stone, Assistant Director of Volunteering, Wales Council for Voluntary Action

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom chaired by the IWA Director, Auriol Miller.

An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA’s #RethinkingWales series (supported by the National Lottery Community Fund) will explore how various sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

This event, jointly organised by the Media Reform Coalition and the Institute of Welsh Affairs, is part of ‘The BBC and Beyond’, an MRC campaign which aims to reimagine public media for the digital age. The event focusses on what a reformed public service media landscape within Wales could look like.

The BBC has set out its strategic goal to recreate itself as a ‘truly UK wide organisation (…) decentralising power and decision-making across the four nations’. But a healthy media landscape cannot depend on any single organisation, so this event explores how to embed public service media principles across more of the media ecosystem in Wales and the UK.

All political parties in the Senedd supported the IWA’s call for the Welsh Government to create a new, contestable fund to support independent news. This event considers the innovative journalistic models and practices this fund could nurture and how to ensure it embeds public service media principles – of independence, accountability, democracy and universality – at its heart.

We also talk about digital – what role can technology play in enabling more participatory processes, and does Welsh Government’s digital strategy contain the right policies to maximise this potential? Where does community media sit in this ecology, and how can the rest of the UK learn from the best innovations coming out of Wales?

Panellists: * Debs Grayson (Chair) – Campaign Coordinator, Media Reform Coalition * Emma Meese – Director, Independent Community News Network * Shirish Kulkarni – News Storytelling Researcher, Clwstwr Creadigol * Andy Regan – Policy & External Affairs Manager, Institute of Welsh Affairs * Lucas Batt – Membership Coordinator, The Bristol Cable

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom, with an introduction by IWA Director, Auriol Miller.

This event discusses changes to how communities in Wales are using banking services, and explores the possibilities of more community-oriented models.

One of the most dramatic changes to Welsh high streets in the last decade has been the decline of banking, with the closure of just over 40% of bank branches leaving customers and businesses struggling to manage their cash.

In this edition of our Rethinking Wales series, we explore the reasons behind this change and what can be done to ensure that people can continue to access this vital basic service in the future, whilst also finding ways to make the banking system work better for the interests of Wales.

Panellists:

Tegid Roberts, Banc Cambria
Ben Joakim, Head of Strategy, Principality Building Society
Valentine Mulholland, Senior Policy & Propositions Manager, Money & Pensions Service

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom chaired by the IWA Director, Auriol Miller.

An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA’s #RethinkingWales series (supported by the National Lottery Community Fund) will explore how various sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

“If you can’t afford a bike, having the freedom to go cycling doesn’t mean anything.”

This event discusses access to sport for Welsh communities and how the pandemic has exacerbated inequalities.

Whilst elite sport has been able to continue fairly uninterrupted since the first wave, we examine the public’s access to sport and exercise, and explore how inequalities have manifested themselves.

We explore inequalities of access to sports equipment and facilities, what effect this has had on regular and irregular participants in sport and what needs to change as we emerge from the pandemic.

Panellists:

Victoria Ward, CEO, Welsh Sports Association
Brian Davies, Director of Sport, Sport Wales
Mark Lawrie, CEO, StreetGames
Dean Pymble, Campaign Manager, Show Racism the Red Card

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom chaired by the IWA Director, Auriol Miller.

The Welsh Places Charter has been created by the Welsh Places Influencing Group, convened by the IWA. We are a coalition of organisations, practitioners, and academics passionate about creating a Wales in which people’s social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing is at the centre of our communities.

It is clear that the way in which we live and work will not be the same as we emerge from the pandemic and big questions need to be asked about what we need to do to ensure that our places can not only recover but are thriving and resilient.

We believe that the answers to these questions lie within our communities, and throughout this Charter we set out a vision for a Wales where more economic power is returned to local citizens, and it is the norm for people to have a greater say in how they shape their communities.

Our panel will explore why this Charter matters and why it can make a difference to our communities. The event is chaired by Auriol Miller, Director of the IWA, who is joined by:

Ellen Jones – Consumer Council for Water (former Understanding Welsh Places Project Lead)
Roisin Wilmott – Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru
Chris Jones - Chris Jones
John Heneghan – Centre for Local Economic Strategies

Our panel look back at the 2021 Senedd election and assess what the outcome means for the future of Wales.

We look at the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on the results, the impact of young people being given the right to vote for the first time and whether the electoral landscape of Wales has shifted in the wake of the results.

Our panel discusses the election campaigns and share their opinions of the outcomes, including what drove voters to make the decisions they did.

We also discuss the implications of the result for policy-makers in Wales over the next Senedd term, examining where the newly-elected Welsh Parliament might lead Wales over the next few years.

The event is chaired by Auriol Miller, Director of the IWA, who will be joined by:

Laura McAllister, Professor of Public Policy, Cardiff University
Rocio Cifuentes, CEO, Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales (EYST)
Andy Regan, Policy & External Affairs Manager, IWA

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom and attendees were able to engage in the conversation and ask questions via the live chat.

In December, Professor Gerry Holtham stepped down as an IWA Trustee after nearly twenty years and in this event one of the evergreens of Welsh public life seeks to balance the inter-generational books.

Wales has the highest median age in the UK and in 20 years 1 in 4 of the population will be over 65.

This figure reflects the fact that educated, young people are leaving in their tens of thousands resulting in Wales facing the lowest retention rates – with regards to both the proportion of students studying and staying to find work – than any other UK nation.

Facing less secure work and high house prices – especially in coastal areas – it could be argued that young people today in Wales are less well-off relative to their elders than any generation since WWII.

This calls for a radical reorientation of public policy to favour the young.

We must consider:

Free tertiary education for all students who are resident in Wales or who remain and work in Wales for five years post graduation.
Free or concessionary public transport for the young, while limiting free travel to those over 70 years old.
A large and compulsory increase in council tax on second homes and no stamp duty (Land Transaction Tax) on first-home purchase by people under 30.

The session is chaired by IWA Director, Auriol Miller, and attendees are able to ask questions.

Our panel of transport experts and local leaders discussed how to create a region-wide travel network that works for everybody who lives and works in the capital.

Is it time for Cardiff to have a congestion charge? What are the politics of big changes to the transport system?

The panel explore the challenges and opportunities for transport in the Cardiff City Region as we move from the Covid-19 crisis and towards the ‘new normal’.

We looked at plans for the region and delved into what lessons can be learned from successful transport solutions from further afield.

Panellists:

Prof Mark Barry, Cardiff University
Christine Boston, Sustrans Cymru
Cllr Huw Thomas, Cardiff Council
Allison Dutoit, Gehl, UWE Bristol

Attendees were able to engage in debate and ask questions of the panel.

The Cardiff University – IWA debate series brings together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to discuss topical issues at the heart of politics, society and the economy in Wales. Challenging assumptions and offering fresh thinking, the sessions support informed policymaking through constructive and engaging debate.

During this panel discussion we hear from people with a learning disability about their experiences during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, specifically in regards to relationships and connections.

Mencap Cymru have been collecting oral histories which show how important friendships and relationships are for people, often supporting our identity and validation of our worth.

However, there remain significant challenges for people with learning disabilities when it comes to connecting with others.

We hear from people with a learning disability about their experiences during Covid-19, and discuss if the pandemic has highlighted anything that they would like to see change when we return to the “new normal”.

Sian Davies, Head of Strategic Programmes, Mencap Cymru will Chair the event.

She will be joined by:

Stuart Todd, Lecturer, University of Wales Trinity St David
Sophie Hinksman, Co-chair, Learning Disability Ministerial Advisory Group
Joe Powell, Chief Executive, All Wales People First
Michael Allcock

The IWA’s #RethinkingWales series explores the challenges we face because of Covid-19, and works out the opportunities for change.

This report presents an analysis of policy and practice in business support in Wales and its impacts on the Welsh economy. We argue that business support needs to be reoriented to be more accessible to firms in the foundational economy, and that doing so will have both economic and social benefits.

This launch event will include a presentation of our findings and recommendations, along with an opportunity for questions, comments and debate with our audience. We want this report to be the beginning of a wider conversation.

The report was produced as part of the IWA’s collaborative project with CREW looking at the foundational economy as a policy agenda in Wales.

Our report calls for policy makers:

To develop smarter approaches to sector policy, informed by engagement with firms and by a wider variety of data sources;
To rethink ‘productivity’ so that it includes the quality of outputs in foundational sectors, and invest in spreading new processes and technologies;
To invest in a way that strengthens the entrepreneurial eco-system by encouraging links between firms and being more accessible to small and micro-businesses;
To get economic development structures right, ensuring that economic development policy has a degree of consensus support and outlasts individual Ministers, whilst also diversifying funding after Brexit.

To understand the ongoing impact of the pandemic on individuals, work, the community and the world around us, we need to listen to people’s experiences.

That is why the Institute of Welsh Affairs and the Wales Co-operative Centre, alongside 8 other partner organisations, launched a new initiative to gather these stories using the online storytelling tool Sensemaker®.

This event launches a second report on our findings and outlines why this unique method of collecting people’s unfiltered experiences will bring stories across Wales to the attention of decision-makers.

It’s not our intention to collect personal information about people. This tool will be used to spot general trends and patterns for us to better understand how the pandemic has affected us all.

We also show you how to access the anonymised data, which will be available to the public, so anyone can analyse the stories and information gathered to spot specific trends.

Sophie Howe, the Future Generations Commissioner, attends as our keynote listener, reflecting on the information that we’ve collected and its value going forward.

*The Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA) and the Wales Co-operative Centre (WCC) are co-leaders of the Live Learning Partnership, along with:

• Business In the Community (BITC)

• Cardiff Business School (Cardiff University)

• Care Forum Wales

• Community Housing Cymru (CHC)

• Cymorth Cymru

• The Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team (EYST)

• Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)

• Y Lab (Cardiff University/Nesta)

The IWA’s role in this project is part-funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.*

The topic of this discussion is proposed changes to GCSEs and qualifications for 16 year olds as part of the ongoing reform of the curriculum.

How can assessment remain robust whilst supporting the curriculum’s radical vision? How can the new curriculum balance freedom for teachers with public expectations about content, including on Welsh history and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic history?

We explore what these changes will mean for learners and teachers, and drawing on lessons learned about the education system from COVID-19.

We are joined by:

Oliver Stacey – Qualifications Wales
Ceri Reed – Parents Voice in Wales Community Interest Company
Dave Stacey – Senior Lecturer and AoLE Humanities Lead, University of Wales Trinity Saint David

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom chaired by the IWA Director, Auriol Miller, and attendees were able to engage in debate and ask questions on the live chat.

This Rethinking Wales is led by the Bevan Commission and will explore health and care challenges in vulnerable communities and the mental health impacts of Covid-19.

The event will also look at the wider picture, outside of the NHS itself, that is having a big impact on population health and wellbeing including; unemployment, poverty, inequality, social care and mental health.

Panellists: * Dame Sue Bailey, Bevan Commissioner * Laura McAllister, Professor of Public Policy and Governance, Wales Governance Centre and IWA Trustee * Kelechi Nnoaham, Director of Public Health, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB * Dave Street, Director of Social Services Caerphilly CBC

The IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 is a series of four events focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales.

O Ebrill 2022 ymlaen bydd y cyfan o arian cyhoeddus S4C yn dod o ffi’r drwydded. Gyda’r broses o drafod setliad ariannu S4C o 2022 hyd 2027 wedi cychwyn, y newyddiadurwr Guto Harri sy’n holi Owen Evans, Prif Weithredwr S4C.

Dyma gyfle i glywed gan Brif Weithredwr S4C sut bydd y sianel yn ymateb ac yn parhau i esblygu wedi cyfnod heriol iawn ym myd darlledu.

From April 2022 all of S4C’s public funding will come from the licence fee. With the discussion over the funding settlement for 2022 to 2027 underway, journalist Guto Harri interviews S4C Chief Executive, Owen Evans.

This is an opportunity to hear from the Chief Executive of S4C about how the channel will respond and how the service will continue to evolve despite a challenging time for broadcasting.

Attendees could engage in debate and ask questions on the live chat.

IWAMedia

The IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 is a series of four events focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales. This event uses a simultaneous translator to translate from Welsh into English.

From April 2022 all of S4C’s public funding will come from the licence fee. With the discussion over the funding settlement for 2022 to 2027 underway, journalist Guto Harri interviews S4C Chief Executive, Owen Evans.

This is an opportunity to hear from the Chief Executive of S4C about how the channel will respond and how the service will continue to evolve despite a challenging time for broadcasting.

Attendees could engage in debate and ask questions on the live chat.

IWAMedia

O Ebrill 2022 ymlaen bydd y cyfan o arian cyhoeddus S4C yn dod o ffi’r drwydded. Gyda’r broses o drafod setliad ariannu S4C o 2022 hyd 2027 wedi cychwyn, y newyddiadurwr Guto Harri sy’n holi Owen Evans, Prif Weithredwr S4C.

Dyma gyfle i glywed gan Brif Weithredwr S4C sut bydd y sianel yn ymateb ac yn parhau i esblygu wedi cyfnod heriol iawn ym myd darlledu.

The IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 was a series of four events focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales.

This, the third event in the series, will focus on news in Wales.

Traditional news organisations are finding new ways to deliver content in the face of diminishing revenues and increased competition from online providers. At the same time they are increasingly coming under attack from politicians across the spectrum for perceived bias.

The end result is that trust in the media as a whole has been undermined. Is there a danger that consumers will shop around for a news source which just tells them what they want to hear?

So, how can we support independent and trustworthy news at a national and local level in Wales? Can Wales’ politicians and government be a strong voice within the UK for regulation which protects citizens from disinformation?

Panellists:

Ifan Morgan Jones, Editor, Nation.Cymru

Geraint Evans, News and Current Affairs Commissioner, S4C

Emma Meese, Director of Community Journalism, JOMEC

Sian Powell, Chief Executive, Golwg

IWAMedia

The IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 was a series of four events focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales.

This, the second event in the series, will look at the screen sector in Wales.

The screen sector is a major success story for Wales demonstrating significant economic growth and major reputational gains as a place to make high quality screen content.

Yet this industry is now at risk of being unsustainable, exclusive, and lacking a clear skills strategy to secure a Welsh talent pipeline.

Screen Work 2020 is the first comprehensive survey of workforce, training and education needs for Film, Television, Animation, Games, VFX and Post-Production in the Cardiff City Region. It is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council through Clwstwr.

This panel comprises academics and screen sector experts from across UK and Wales to explore what the future of screen work looks like from 2021.

Presentation on Screen Work 2020 Report by Professor Ruth McElroy, University of South Wales/Clwstwr and Faye Hannah, University of South Wales.

Panel discussion, Chaired by Auriol Miller, Director, IWA

Michelle Matherson, BBC Creative Diversity Partner
Joedi Langley, Head of Sector Development, Creative Wales
Luned Whelan, Executive Manager, Teledwyr Annibynnol Cymru (TAC)
Professor Doris Ruth Eikhof, Professor of Cultural Economy & Policy, University of Glasgow

Q&A with audience (questions submitted via chat facility)

Summary and close from Chair

IWAMedia #gwaithsgrin2020 #screenwork 2020

The IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2021 is a series of four events commencing 11th January 2021, focusing on the new landscape for media in Wales.

The first event ‘The State of Play’ will look at the headline findings from the IWA’s 2020 Media Audit and will be followed by a panel discussion looking at the new, post-Covid, landscape for media in Wales.

Panellists:

Dr. Marlen Komorowski, Media Audit Consultant, IWA
Helen Mary Jones, Chair of Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee, Senedd
Gerwyn Evans, Deputy Director, Creative Wales
Eleanor Marks, Director, OFCOM Wales

Attendees will be able to engage in debate and ask questions on the live chat.

IWAMedia

Has Wales actually performed better than other nations so far in our Covid response? Polling suggests that people in Wales think the Welsh Government has done a better job than the UK government in keeping us safe during the pandemic.

Statistics show that after the first wave, excess deaths in England were 46% higher than last year, and in Wales only 26% higher, but should we have set a far higher bar for our response than just ‘being better than England’? Or have we done as well as what could be expected under the circumstances?

In this session we explore:

Why aren’t we talking more about what better-performing countries have done, and why we haven’t copied them?
Could the Welsh Government have done more to clarify public health messaging?
What is the Welsh Government not doing right now that could be helping control rising cases?
Could Wales and the UK have had a better outcome from the pandemic?
What can Welsh policy makers do to learn the lessons of Covid-19?

Agenda

Welcome & introduction – Auriol Miller, Director, IWA (Chair)
Panel session (approximately 30 minutes)
Q&A session with audience (approximately 15 minutes)

Panellists:

Patience Bentu, Community Engagement Officer, Race Council Cymru
Eifion Evans, Chief Executive, Ceredigion County Council
Dr Richard Stanton, Reader in Virology, Cardiff University
Dr Eilir Hughes, GP and Freshair.wales campaigner

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom chaired by the IWA Director, Auriol Miller, and attendees will be able to engage in debate and ask questions on the live chat.

The IWA’s #RethinkingWales series (supported by the Carnegie UK Trust) explores how various sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

This event formally launches the Live Learning Partnership and expands on why we want a better understanding of the impact of the pandemic.

To understand the ongoing impact of the pandemic on individuals, work, the community and the world around us, we need to listen to people’s experiences.

That is why the Institute of Welsh Affairs and the Wales Co-operative Centre, alongside 8 other partner organisations, are launching a new initiative to gather these stories using the online storytelling tool Sensemaker®.

Unlike other surveys, SenseMaker® combines stories and numbers – human wisdom and data analytics, to ensure that the quantitative data always has the meaning and context of qualitative narratives.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could help our work. Please go here to add your own story in English: https://collector.sensemaker-suite.com/?projectID=LiveLearningWal&language=en&OID=IWA#Collector

Or in Welsh: https://collector.sensemaker-suite.com/?projectID=LiveLearningWal&language=en&OID=IWA#Collector

This event will formally launch the initiative and explain to attendees how Sensemaker® works, demonstrate case studies of how and why it’s succeeded for other organisations, and expand on what we hope to achieve.

The Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA) and the Wales Co-operative Centre (WCC) are co-leaders of the Live Learning Partnership, along with:

• Business In the Community (BITC)

• Cardiff Business School (Cardiff University)

• Care Forum Wales

• Community Housing Cymru (CHC)

• Cymorth Cymru

• The Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team (EYST)

• Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)

• Y Lab (Cardiff University/Nesta)

The IWA’s role in this project is part-funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

With lockdowns increasing across the UK and winter on its way, how stretched are our public services and the people who keep them functioning on a daily basis? How can we help support the wellbeing of those we are relying on to get us through the pandemic and beyond?

In this session we explore: * The Covid-19 experiences of our frontline workers * What support structures are in place for our frontline workers * Whether prevention and longer term thinking is being lost in the immediate Covid-19 response, and are we storing up problems for the future * Can frontline sectors learn from other organisations responses to Covid-19 * What policy makers can do to learn the lessons of Covid-19

Agenda * Welcome & introduction – Auriol Miller, Director, IWA (Chair) * Panel session (approximately 30 minutes) * Q&A session with audience (approximately 15 minutes)

Panellists: * Dilwyn Roberts-Young, General Secretary, UCAC * Katie Dalton, Director, Cymorth Cymru * Oliver Townsend, Head of Partnerships and Practice, Platfform * Phil Bushby, Strategic Programme Lead, Health Education and Improvement Wales

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom chaired by the IWA Director, Auriol Miller, and attendees were able to engage in debate and ask questions on the live chat.

The Rethinking Wales series has been kindly supported by Carnegie UK Trust.

As part of the IWA’s Rethinking Wales series, we invited Ken Skates MS, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, to hear views and take questions from representatives of businesses across Wales.

In response to the Covid-19 crisis, Chris Nott, as vice chair of the ministerial advisory board, was asked by the Minister to establish 'Ffenics', an ad-hoc advisory group which brings together a cross-section of senior representatives from the business community to provide independent advice about the shape that Covid-19 recovery might take and what policies the government should consider implementing.

Attention is now turning to how Wales’ economy will recover after Covid-19 and in particular how Welsh businesses can be supported through the crisis, and build back better afterwards.

For this event, the IWA's panel is made up of business people from across Wales and will explore the following issues with the Minister: * The immediate impact of Covid, and what has been more and less effective in the Welsh Government’s support for businesses during the crisis. * Whether clearer long term trends are starting to emerge, and what the Welsh Government can do to help businesses respond and adapt to them. * How businesses in Wales can thrive in a post-Covid, post-Brexit, global economy, at the same time ensuring that the way we do business contributes to wellbeing, strong communities, and flourishing the foundational economy.

Attendees could also submit their own questions.

Agenda * Welcome / Introduction – IWA Chair or an alternative rep (Approximately 5 minutes) * Minister – Introduction / overview (approximately 10 minutes) * Q&A with panel (Approximately 30 minutes) * Public Q&A session (questions submitted electronically) (15 minutes)

Panellists: * Ken Skates MS, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales * Chris Nott, Deputy Chair, Economy Ministerial Advisory Board * Adrian Emmett, The Lion Pub, Treorchy * Charles Dark, The Wynnstay, Machynlleth * Emina Redzepovic, freelance PR and communications specialist * James Wilson, Deepdock Ltd, Holyhead * Sally Stephenson, The Pencil Case, Cowbridge

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom chaired by the IWA Director, Auriol Miller, and attendees were able to engage in debate and ask questions on the live chat.

An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA #RethinkingWales series (supported by the Carnegie UK Trust)will explore how different sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

Often deemed a ‘forgotten’ sector, Covid-19 has brought social care to national attention. It has exposed the heroic sacrifices of care workers as well as structural deficiencies, and has challenged policy makers to create a more stable future for the sector.

In this session we will explore: * The experiences of Covid-19, in terms of the capacity of the sector, its growing prestige and its relationships with local authorities and Health Boards; * The issue of resources and how to fund a sustainable system for an ageing population; * What policy makers can do to learn the lessons of Covid-19.

Panellists: * Maria Bell is Head of Policy for the National Commissioning Board for social care at the Welsh Local Government Association. * Adrian Roper is the Chief Executive of Cartrefi Cymru, a cooperative learning disability support provider. * Glyn Williams is the owner and manager of Gwyddfor Care Home in Anglesey. * Rachel Williams is a Senior Family Worker as part of the Flying Start team in Anglesey, and is an Ambassador for Social Care Wales’ ‘We Care’ campaign to promote recruitment.

This is an hour long panel discussion on Zoom chaired by the IWA's Dr Jack Watkins, and attendees are able to engage in debate and ask questions on the live chat.

A panel of politicians and constitutional experts explore issue of inter-parliamentary relations in the UK and the IWA's new report, 'Missing Links'.

This event examines how we could devise new ideas and models to improve inter-parliamentary relations in the future.

Panellists: * Sir Paul Silk KCB, Member, Steering Committee of the Constitution Reform Group (Chair) * Helen Mary Jones MS, Plaid Cymru * Sir Bernard Jenkin MP, Chairman of the Liaison Committee, Conservative Party * Prof. Deirdre Heenan, School of Applied Social and Policy Science, Ulster University * Peter Wishart MP, Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee, Scottish National Party * Mick Antoniw MS, Chair of Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, Welsh Labour

The IWA’s #RethinkingWales series will explore the challenges we face because of Covid-19, and work out the opportunities for change. An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA #RethinkingWales series will explore how different sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

This session took place online on Thursday, 2nd July at 11 am. The topic of the discussion is how children have been affected by the changes to education and home life brought about by Covid-19.

Panel:

Chair: Auriol Miller, Director, IWA

Vivienne Lang – Policy and Public Affairs Manager, NSPCC Cymru

Rachel Thomas – Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Lleucu Haf Wiliam – Welsh Youth Parliamentarian for the Vale of Glamorgan

Dr Dave Williams - Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Adviser to Welsh Government on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, and Chair of Children in Wales

An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA #RethinkingWales series will explore how different sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

This week's session is in partnership with the Arts Council of Wales.

The topic of the discussion is how cultural venues can survive and thrive?

Joining us:

Gethin Evans - Artistic Director, Fran Wen

Graeme Farrow - Artistic Director, Wales Millennium Centre

Rabab Ghazoul - Artist and Founder & Director, Gentle/Radical

Gwennan Mair Jones - Director of Creative Engagement, Theatr Clwyd

An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA #RethinkingWales series will explore how different sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

This week the topic of the discussion is to what extent is Welsh Government's supplementary budget a well-being budget?

Joining us in this session:

Guto Ifan - Research Assistant, Wales Governance Centre

Sophie Howe - Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Steve Thomas CBE - Retired CEO of the Welsh Local Government Association

David Evans - Acting High Commissioner, New Zealand High Commission

An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA #RethinkingWales series will explore how different sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

This week the topic of the discussion is the future of Welsh towns and we will be exploring two questions:

What are the immediate problems Wales faces as a result of Covid-19?

What does Wales need to be thinking about in the long term?

Joining us in this session:

Adrian Emmett - Treorchy Chamber of Trade

Ian Price - Director CBI Wales

Dr Roisin Willmott, Director of Wales and Northern Ireland at RTPI

An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA #RethinkingWales series will explore how different sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

This week the topic of the discussion is the gendered impact of Covid-19 and we will be exploring two questions:

What are the immediate problems Wales faces as a result of Covid-19?

What does Wales need to be thinking about in the long term?

Joining us in this session:

Ali Abdi - Community Gateway Partnership Manager, Cardiff University and National Lead for the BAME National Youth Forum, Race Council Cymru

Cerys Furlong - Chief Executive, Chwarae Teg

Nesta Lloyd‑Jones - Assistant Director, Welsh NHS Confederation

Shavanah Taj - General Secretary, TUC

An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA #RethinkingWales series will explore how different sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

This week the topic of the discussion is Wales' future economy and we will be exploring two questions:

What are the immediate problems Wales faces as a result of Covid-19?

What does Wales need to be thinking about in the long term?

Joining us in this session:

Debbie Green - Group Chief Executive, Coastal Housing Group

Prof Gerald Holtham - Hodge Professor of Regional Economy at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Jessica McQuade - Head of Policy and Advocacy, WWF

Iwan Thomas - Chief Executive Officer, PLANED

An open, politically independent and inclusive space for discussion and debate is the best way to identify the challenges we face in Wales because of Covid-19, and work out where the opportunities for real change are.

We are well placed to bring those voices together, and the IWA #RethinkingWales series will explore how different sectors need to respond to this crisis and how we need to start thinking differently.

This week the topic of the discussion is Higher Education and the Economy and we will be exploring two questions:

What are the immediate problems Wales faces as a result of Covid-19?

What does Wales need to be thinking about in the long term?

Joining us in this session:

Rob Humphreys - Member of HEFCW Council and Trustee of the British Council, contributing in a personal capacity.

Jessica Leigh Jones - Chief Executive Officer, iungo solutions.

Professor Julie Lydon - Vice Chancellor of the University of South Wales and Chair of Universities Wales.

Lynn Pamment - Comptroller & Auditor General for Jersey, and former PwC partner.

This event will look at what’s next for education and lifelong learning in Wales, exploring the challenges and opportunities over the next 50 years – such as automation, increased life expectancy, and more people changing career more often – and how we all need to adapt. We discuss how the education and lifelong learning sector can respond to these challenges and opportunities and ensure that learning continues to be open to everyone in Wales.

A full agenda for speakers can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brave-new-wales-challenges-for-lifelong-education-in-changing-times-cymru-ddewr-newydd-heriau-i-tickets-92174228599#

“Is there a role for prisons in modern Wales?”DrRobert Jones says that the prison population of Wales has risen by 76% over the last decade. And the rate of imprisonment in Wales is the highest in Western Europe.

Welsh prisons are stretched to capacity, reoffending rates are on the rise, and there is no provision at all for Welsh female prisoners. Could Wales abolish prisons altogether and create a new justice system based around the principles of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act?

Panellists: * Jenny Rees, Home Affairs Correspondent, BBC Cymru Wales (Chair) * Dr Robert Jones, Research Associate, School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University * Ruth Coombs, Head of Wales, Equality and Human Rights Commission * Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales * Rhys Thomas, Barrister and Mediator, Iscoed Chambers

What will this result mean for Wales?

What were the highs and lows of the campaign for the parties?

The next Senedd election - how large an effect will this vote have?

Joining us is:

Jess Blair, Director of the Electoral Reform Society Cymru
Mia Rees, Conservative Councillor for Whitchurch and Tongwynlais
Oliver Townsend, Policy and External Affairs Manager for Cymorth Cymru and Lib Dem Campaigner
Andy Regan, Policy and External Affairs Manager at the Institute of Welsh Affairs (HOST)

What should qualifications for the next generation look like?

Auriol Miller, Director, IWA
Dr Rachel Bowen, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Colegau Cymru
Lynn Pamment, Senior Partner, PWC
Tracey Handley, Programme Manager, Parentkind Cymru
Gareth Evans, Director of Education Policy, UWTSD

A new Curriculum for Wales signals a chance to rethink future qualifications for 16-year-olds.

Independent regulator Qualifications Wales launched a consultation to look at how to complement this new curriculum by designing qualifications that go beyond demonstrating knowledge and skills. The aim is to introduce globally respected qualifications that inspire and prepare people for life, learning and work.

How might qualifications inspire ambition, creativity and curiosity? How could they help build confidence and offer a brighter future for our young people?

In this unique event, expert speakers shared their insights on the possibilities to create the right qualifications for the next generation. Delegates participated in workshop discussions which helped shape the debate and inform the consultation.

The IWA hosted an event to launch our innovative new Understanding Welsh Places(UWP) website at the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay.

Auriol Miller then chaired a panel discussion about how UWP could be used as a catalyst for change in Welsh communities. Panel members were:

Rocio Cifuentes, Director, Ethic Minority and Youth Support Team Wales

Edward Humphreys, Town Clerk, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council

Chris Jones, Director, Chris Jones Regeneration

Iwan Thomas, Chief Executive, PLANED (Pembrokeshire Local Action Network for Enterprise and Development)

The IWA and Cardiff University jointly hosted an event exploring the future constitutional arrangements for Wales and the UK in the aftermath of Brexit.

The event was introduced by Professor Colin O’Riordan of Cardiff University, with a panel debate featuring constitutional experts from academia, politics and parliament:

Ciaran Jenkins, Scotland Correspondent, Channel 4 News (Chair)
Rt. Hon. Stephen Crabb MP, Member of Parliament for Preseli Pembrokeshire
Professor Ailsa Henderson, Professor of Political Science, University of Edinburgh
Sir Paul Silk, Chair, Commission on Devolution to Wales 2012-2014
Professor Professor Wyn Jones, Director, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University

IWA and Cardiff University debate hosted by Eversheds-Sutherland in Cardiff on 1st May 2019.

Claire Sanders, Director of Communications and Marketing, Cardiff University, welcomes delegates to the debate, and is followed by the Chair.

Chair: Bethan Lewis, Education & Family correspondent, BBC Cymru Wales introduces panelists and opens debate:

Panellists:

Theo Davies Lewis, Co-Founder, Darogan

Ami Jones, HR Consultant, Aible

Dr Frances Gerrard, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University School of Medicine

Iwan Thomas, CEO, PLANED

Representatives of Citizens Cymru Wales share news of new campaigns to improve their communities, including Refugee Welcome schools, dementia friendly zimmer frames, and reducing the impact of bovine TB.

Representatives of Citizens Cymru Wales present three social justice priorities to the First Minister of Wales: social care, living wage, letting agents and invite his response.

The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford AM, shares his vision for Wales and takes part in a Q & A with Auriol Miller, Director of the IWA, on the big challenges facing Wales.

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 for the Re-energising Wales project: Professor Gareth Wyn Jones, Chair, Re-energising Wales Project
An overview of key messages from the Re-energising Wales Project Delivery Plan: Shea Buckland-Jones, Re-energising Wales Coordinator, IWA
Panel Discussion: Interrogation of the delivery plan:
Auriol Miller, Director, IWA (Chair)
Louise Wilson, Co-founder & MD, Abundance Investment
Professor Calvin Jones, Deputy Dean, Public Value & External Relations, Cardiff Business School
Johnny Gowdy, Director, Regen (Includes Q and A session)
Factors influencing local and community engagement in renewable energy in Wales: Professor Judith Marquand, WISERD
How to protect, promote and achieve scale in community and local ownership of renewable energy in Wales: Jodie Giles, Project Manager, Regen
Panel Discussion: A focus on delivery:
Hywel Lloyd, Founder, Facilitating the Future (Chair)
Jodie Giles, Project Manager (Communities), Regen
Rachel Shorney, Stakeholder & Community Engagement Manager, SP Energy Networks
Jeremy Smith, Head of Development Strategy Wales, innogy
David Jones, Project Director, Marine Energy Wales (Includes Q and A session)
Break out group discussions: 1. Greening Wales' homes, chaired by Gill Kelleher (SPECIFIC) 2. Local and Community renewable energy ownership, chaired by Robert Proctor (Community Energy Wales) 3. Future-proofing the electricity grid, chaired by Shea Buckland-Jones (IWA) 4. Getting smarter (a shift to smarter energy technology), chaired by David Clubb (RenewableUK Cymru) 5. Getting ahead in Marine energy, chaired by Ian Masters (Swansea University) 6. Decarbonising heat, chaired by Hywel Lloyd (Facilitating the Future) 7. Decarbonising transport, chaired by Eurgain Powell (Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales) 8. Increasing deployment of onshore renewable energy
High level feedback from the break out groups
Summing up the day to include next steps: Auriol Miller, Director, IWA

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 Committee
Tracie Simpson, Production Executive, Doctor Who
Chair: Clare Hudson, Freelance Executive Producer (includes Q&A session)
"Creating a sustainable Welsh production base in a global world" (Welsh language session)
Owen Evans, Chief Executive, S4C
Natasha Hale, COO, Bad Wolf
Gareth Williams, Chief Executive, Rondo
Sioned Wyn, Director, Chwarel
Chair: Angharad Mair, Executive Director, Tinopolis (includes Q&A session)
Creative Industries Clusters Programme: ‘Transforming the screen and broadcast industries in the Cardiff region of south Wales by helping them innovate and compete’
Professor Justin Lewis, Director, Clwstwr Creadigol
Greg Mothersdale, Producer, Clwstwr Creadigol (includes Q&A session)
Summary and thank you from Auriol Miller, Director, IWA

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: Carolyn Hitt, Producer, Parasol Media (includes Q&A session)
"Listening & learning from the audience” / "Gwrando a dysgu gan y gynulleidfa
Simon Scholes, Controller of Audiences (Studios), ITV
Chair: Jonathan Hill, Presenter, ITV (includes Q&A session)
"2 Years On - where are we now?" / "Dwy Flynedd yn Ddiweddarach - ble ydyn ni nawr?"
Claire Enders, Founder, Enders Analysis
Chair: Adrian Jones, Head of Production, Orchard Media (includes Q&A session)
"Total media: how do public institutions and media interplay in our new information landscape?" / "Cyfryngau cyflawn: sut mae sefydliadau cyhoeddus a'r cyfryngau yn cydadweithio yn ein tirlun gwybodaeth newydd?"
Caithlin Mercer, Managing Editor, Yahoo (& Reuters Institute Fellow - Oxford University)
Elena Cresci, Freelance journalist
Non Gwilym, Head of Communications, National Assembly for Wales
Chairs: Valerie Livingston, Director, Newsdirect Wales & Marc Thomas, CEO, Doopoll

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 Skills board
Nina Ruddle, Head of Public Policy Engagement, Wrexham Glyndŵr University

Summary and thanks

Auriol Miller, Director, IWA

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

Keir Bloomer, Chair, Education Committee of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Curriculum reform in Wales: the journey ahead

Kirsty Williams, Minister for Education, Welsh Government

Kirsty Williams in conversation with Professor Chris Taylor and Q&A

Kirsty Williams, Minister for Education, Welsh Government
Professor Chris Taylor, Co-Director, WISERD

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: what are Wales’ infrastructure needs, what should be our priorities and how should they be decided?

In Autumn 2018, IWA hosted a series of blogs curated by Ed Evans, CECA (the Civil Engineering Contractors Association), exploring these issues.

Continuing the discussion in the latest IWA podcast Auriol Miller, Director of the IWA, is joined by Ed Evans, Director of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Wales Cymru; David Clubb, Director of RenewableUK Cymru; Rhodri Hugh Thomas, Principal Sustainability Consultant at Cynnal Cymru-Sustain Wales; and Josh Miles, Policy Manager for FSB Wales.

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 Economics Foundation

- For: Mark Hooper, Founder, Indycube

- Against: Polly Mackenzie, Chief Executive, Demos

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 Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Wendy Maden, Design Advisor, Design Commission for Wales
Dr. Victoria Winkler, Director, Bevan Foundation
Mark Hooper, Founder, Indycube

Event Close:

Christina Rees, MP for Neath and Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Peter Finch, Author, Historian and Poet

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 Executive, Visiting Arts - David Llewelyn, Consultant, Valleys Regional Park, Welsh Government - Emma Price, Director, Studio Response - Christopher Coppock, Contemporary Art Curator and Activist

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 Davies, CEO, Design Commission for Wales - Julie Lydon, VC and Chief Executive, University of South Wales - Huw David, Leader, Bridgend Council - James Brown, Director, The Urbanists

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 Development, Arup - James Price, CEO, Transport for Wales - Colin Lea, Customer Experience Director, Transport for Wales Rail - Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity, Cardiff University

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)
Brian Popperwell, Chief Operating Officer, Next Generation Data
Prof. Paul Harrison, Pro Vice Chancellor Innovation and Dean of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales
Michael Powell, Rural Programmes Manager, Monmouthshire County Council

To include Q&A session

1645 - 1655

Presentation of ‘Our Smart Region’ project report

Keith Watts, Smart Region Project Coordinator, IWA

1655 - 1725

What could a Smart Region look like?

Valerie Livingston, Director, Newsdirect Wales (Chair)
Alan Fletcher, Business Development and Lab Manager, Knowledge Media Institute, Open University
Jess Blair, Director, Electoral Reform Society
Prof. James Lewis, Academic Director, Y Lab

To include Q&A session

1725 - 1755

Next steps for the region

Auriol Miller, Director, IWA (Chair)
Kellie Beirne, Programme Director, Cardiff Capital Region City Deal
Peter Fox, Leader, Monmouthshire County Council

To include Q&A session

1755 - 1800

Summary and thanks

Auriol Miller, Director, IWA

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 Miller to discuss the findings of the research and the recommendations are:

Natasha Davies, Chwarae Teg
Dr Claire Evans, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Chris Johnes, Building Communities Trust

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 habits on traditional forms of media.

This discussion considered how sustainable indigenous content production is here in Wales. How can we ensure content continues to be produced and its benefits felt in Wales?

What does this mean for the workforce of today and the future? Can content production in Wales survive in a global media landscape without compromising delivery to audiences at home?

This event was chaired by Elis Owen, Freelance Producer and Chairman of It's My Shout training scheme. He was joined by:

Emma Meese, Media & Training Development Manager, JOMEC, Cardiff University

Ifan Morgan Jones, Lecturer in Journalism, Bangor University

Sian Gale, Training Manager / Creative Unions, BECTU

Darlith yr Eisteddfod Sefydliad Materion Cymreig 2018:

Dyfodol Cyfryngau Cymru: Sut gallwn ni ddiogelu cynaliadwyedd y gwaith o gynhyrchu cynnwys brodorol yng Nghymru?

Bu cryn dipyn i’w ddathlu ym myd y cyfryngau yng Nghymru yn ddiweddar: o lwyddiant dramâu blaenllaw fel Dr Who ac Un Bore Mercher/Keeping Faith, i stiwdios cynhyrchu newydd, cynnydd yn nifer y gwylwyr ynghyd â chynnydd mewn newyddiaduraeth ar-lein a newyddiaduraeth gymunedol.

Gwelwyd hefyd nifer o heriau, yn enwedig effeithiau tueddiadau byd-eang mewn arferion defnyddio a gwylio pobl ar ein cyfryngau traddodiadol.

Bydd y drafodaeth yma’n ystyried pa mor gynaliadwy yw’r gwaith o gynhyrchu cynnwys brodorol yng Nghymru? Sut gallwn ni sicrhau y bydd cynnwys yn parhau i gael ei gynhyrchu yng Nghymru a sut gallwn ni sicrhau budd hyn oll i Gymru?

Beth mae hyn yn ei olygu i’n gweithlu ni heddiw ac i weithlu’r dyfodol? A oes modd i waith cynhyrchu cynnwys yng Nghymru oroesi mewn tirlun o gyfryngau byd-eang heb gyfaddawdu profiad ei gynulleidfaoedd gartref?

Cadeirydd y digwyddiad fydd Elis Owen, Cynhyrchydd Llawrydd a Chadeiryddcynllun hyfforddi It's My Shout, yng nghwmni:

Emma Meese, Rheolwr y Cyfryngau a Datblygu Hyfforddiant, JOMEC, Prifysgol Caerdydd

Ifan Morgan Jones, Darlithydd Newyddiaduraeth, Prifysgol Bangor

Siân Gale, Rheolwr Hyfforddiant / Creative Unions, BECTU

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 AM, Minister for Environment, Welsh Government

- Gail Tudor, Filmmaker and Founder, Plastic Free Aberporth

- Professor Steve Ormerod, Professor of Ecology, Cardiff University

- Oliver Hazell, Managing Director, GD Environmental

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

- Gill Kelleher, Policy & Engagement Manager, SPECIFIC

- David Jones, Project Director, Marine Energy Wales

- Councillor Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council

- Ioan Jenkins, Development Director, Tidal Lagoon Power

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)?”.

Groups were as follows:

1. Buildings (Led by Keith Watts, IWA)

What are the short and medium term opportunities to drive energy efficiency measures and on-site generation of renewable energy across the SBCR building stock. What is already happening, and what can we build on?

2. Harnessing offshore wind and marine energy (Led by Auriol Miller, IWA)

What are the short and medium term opportunities to harness offshore wind and marine energy in the SBCR? What is already happening, and what can we build on?

3. Onshore Renewable Electricity Generation (Led by Stuart Irvine, Swansea University)

What are the short and medium term opportunities to harness the range of onshore renewable electricity generation technologies in the SBCR? E.g. onshore wind, solar PV, hydro? What is already happening, and what can we build on?

4. Renewable Heat Generation (Led by Steven Edwards, Wales and West Utilities)

What are the short and medium term opportunities to decarbonise the sources of heat supply in the SBCR? One key area to consider is how to maximise the commercial potential of bioenergy? What is already happening, and what can we build on?

5. The transport revolution (Led by Rhea Stevens, IWA)

What are the short and medium term opportunities to decarbonise transport in the SBCR? What should be central to an integrated transport, energy and air quality strategy? What is already happening, and what can we build on?

6. Industry (Led by Chris Williams, TATA)

What are the short and medium term energy opportunities within the SBCR to decarbonise heavy industry? What is already happening, and what can we build on?

7. Smart, flexible and local energy (Led by David Clubb, RenewableUK Cymru)

What are the short and medium term opportunities for the SBCR in establishing an interdisciplinary steering group, including public, private and voluntary sectors, to map out the practical steps that need be taken to ensure the region takes full advantage of the smart energy transformation for its people and communities? What is already happening, and what can we build on?

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, Director, Regen
Professor Calvin Jones, Professor of Economics, Cardiff University
Shea Buckland-Jones, Re-energising Wales Project Co-ordinator, IWA

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 Stuart Irvine, Swansea University
Findings from the Swansea Bay City Region case study - Johnny Gowdy, Regen
Economic impact of the case study - Professor Calvin Jones, Cardiff Business School

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 Chair, Welsh National Opera

- Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

- Shain Shapiro, CEO, Sound Diplomacy

- Nic van der Marliere, Representative of the Government of Flanders in London

Closing remarks and launch of British Council series Imagining Wales' Global Future

- Jenny Scott, Director, British Council Wales

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 Davies, Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor, Swansea University and Chair, Global Wales

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 Ministry for International relations

- Professor Gary Rawnsley, Professor of Public Diplomacy, Aberystwyth University

- Professor JP Singh, Professor of Culture and Political Economy and Director, Centre for Cultural Relations, University of Edinburgh

"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 9th March.

Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, former British Ambassador to the EU and author of Article 50, gives a lecture on what life will be like after the UK has withdrawn from the European Union.

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 9th March.

North Wales’ huge land and natural resource potential makes the region a centre for excellence for energy generation and a powerhouse for the north Wales economy. This timely event explored and identified different energy supply options that could meet both climate change targets and deliver maximum benefit to the region and its people.

Discussing these issues were:

Professor Calvin Jones, Professor of Economics, Cardiff Business School
Keith Jones, Environmental Adviser (Wales), National Trust
Oliver Lancaster, Future of Energy Projects Manager, Wales & West Utilities
Rachel Shorney, Stakeholder & Community Engagement Manager, SP Energy Networks
Dr. John Idris Jones, Director, Morlais Energy Limited
Chair: Professor Paul Spencer, Dean of College of Physical and Applied Sciences, Bangor University

The Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform, the McAllister review, reported in December 2017 and made a series of proposals for using new powers to reform elements of the National Assembly for Wales' electoral system. It was asked to make recommendations which could be implemented in time for the Assembly elections in 2021.

Just some of the proposals they made included:

Increasing the number of Assembly Members to at least 80, and more like 90
Proposing using different systems by which AMs are elected. First choice being STV, and a viable alternative being Flexible List
Lowering the voting age for Assembly elections to 16 year olds
Integrating a gender quota into the electoral system, and allowing AMs to job share

Ahead of the debate in the Assembly later, unpicking the issues at play, Rhea Stevens is joined by:

Jess Blair, Director of ERS Cymru
Natasha Davies, Chwarae Teg’s Policy and Research Lead
Carmen Ria Smith, NUS Wales Deputy President

IWA & Cardiff University discussion hosted by Eversheds Sutherland LLP in Cardiff on 31st January 2018.

Introduction from Rhea Stevens (Policy, Projects and External Affairs Manager, IWA).

Chair:

Professor Marcus Longley, Chair, Cwm Taf University Health Board

Panellists:

- Dr Rachel Rahman, Senior Lecturer, Psychology Department, Aberystwyth University

- Dr Kerry Bailey, GP, Consultant in Public Health, and Health Lead, We Predict

- Dr Mike Reddy, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales

IWA, Cardiff University & Wales in London Economy discussion hosted by Bristows LLP in London on 22nd November 2017.

Introductions from Huw Hampson Jones (Chair, Wales in London) and Auriol Miller (Director, Institute of Welsh Affairs).

Chair: Rachel Lomax, Former Deputy Governor, Bank of England

Panellists: - Gerry Holtham, Hodge Professor of Regional Economy, Cardiff Metropolitan University - Margaret Llewellyn OBE, Non-Executive Director, Development Bank of Wales - Eurfyl ap Gwilym, IWA Trustee - Lynne Miles, Associate Director - Economist, Arup

Auriol Miller talks to Chris Johnes and Sarah Lloyd-Jones about models of local economic regeneration, promising examples and next steps.

Ben Cottam, Stephen Lawrence and Terry Fitzgibbon discuss supply chains and procurement at 'Building the Future: Sharing and Developing Infrastructure Solutions for Wales', a day conference held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs and Capital Law. 28 September 2017, Radisson Blu hotel.

Ben Cottam, Head of External Affairs, FSB Stephen Lawrence, Divisional Director, Mott MacDonald Terry Fitzgibbon, Principal, Construction Elite International Ed Evans (chair), Wales Director, CECA

Russell George AM delivers the opening statement at 'Building the Future: Sharing and Developing Infrastructure Solutions for Wales', a day conference held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs and Capital Law. 28 September 2017, Radisson Blu hotel.

Russell George AM discusses his work on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee with Carole Green, Business Correspondent, ITV Cymru Wales at 'Building the Future: Sharing and Developing Infrastructure Solutions for Wales', a day conference held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs and Capital Law. 28 September 2017, Radisson Blu hotel.

Carole-Anne Davies, Rhodri Williams and Dan Saville discuss the infrastructure pipeline at 'Building the Future: Sharing and Developing Infrastructure Solutions for Wales', a day conference held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs and Capital Law. 28 September 2017, Radisson Blu hotel.

Carole-Anne Davies, Chief Executive, Design Commission Wales Rhodri Williams, Director Wales, Ofcom Dan Saville, Director - Infrastructure West Group Leader, Arup Carole Green (chair), Business Correspondent, ITV Cymru Wales

Alex Slade, Alison Murray and David Foot discuss securing funding for infrastructure in Wales at 'Building the Future: Sharing and Developing Infrastructure Solutions for Wales', a day conference held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs and Capital Law. 28 September 2017, Radisson Blu hotel.

Alex Slade, Head of Social Infrastructure, Innovative Finance Team Welsh Government Alison Murray, Economic Development Consultant, Arup David Foot, Director - Infrastructure, InfraRed Capital Partners Lynn Pamment (chair), Senior Partner, PwC

Mari Arthur and Chris Jofeh discuss sustainable development and the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act with Sophie Howe at 'Building the Future: Sharing and Developing Infrastructure Solutions for Wales', a day conference held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs and Capital Law. 28 September 2017, Radisson Blu hotel.

Mari Arthur, Director, Cynnal Cymru Chris Jofeh, Director and Global Buildings Retrofit Leader, Arup Sophie Howe (chair), Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Auriol Miller, director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs, delivers her closing comments at 'Building the Future: Sharing and Developing Infrastructure Solutions for Wales', a day conference held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs and Capital Law. 28 September 2017, Radisson Blu hotel.

Bethan Lewis and Leighton Andrews discuss their memories of the 1997 devolution referendum at "Wales Said Yes", marking 20 year since the referendum on devolution in Wales.

Auriol Miller (chair), Director, Institute of Welsh Affairs Leighton Andrews, 1997 Yes campaigner Bethan Lewis, BBC Cymru Wales

Roger Scully delivers the closing remarks at "Wales Said Yes", marking 20 year since the referendum on devolution in Wales.

A panel of academics and practitioners discuss the promises of the devolution referendum and what challenges lie ahead for the devolved administration at "Wales Said Yes", marking 20 year since the referendum on devolution in Wales.

Ashok Ahir (chair), Director, Mela Laura McAllister, Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales, Cardiff University Kevin Morgan, Professor of Governance and Development, Cardiff University Helen Mary Jones, Deputy Director, The Morgan Academy, Swansea University Dr Axel Kaehne, Reader in Health Service Research, Edge Hill Univeristy

Elin Jones AM and Lord Elis-Thomas AM discuss the role of the Llywydd and changes in the Senedd at "Wales Said Yes", marking 20 year since the referendum on devolution in Wales.

Jack Gillum, Roy J. Thomas and Cathy Owens discuss campaigning and lobbying in the devolved era at "Wales Said Yes", marking 20 year since the referendum on devolution in Wales.

Jo Foster (chair), Managing Director, Lebedev Holdings Jack Gillum, Director, CYPAW (ex Funky Dragon) Roy J. Thomas, Chair, Kidney Wales Foundation Cathy Owens, Director, Deryn

Roger Scully speaking at "Wales Said Yes", marking 20 years since the referendum on devolution in Wales, about public attitudes towards devolution.

Huw Edwards speaking at "Wales Said Yes", marking 20 years since the referendum on devolution to Wales, about the importance of effective scrutiny.

Carwyn Jones' keynote speech at the IWA and Wales Governance Centre event to mark 20 years since the referendum on devolution.

The post-break sessions of the IWA / Smart Energy GB event "A smart energy future for Wales" / "Dyfodol ynni glyfrach i Gymru" that took place at the Radisson Blu hotel on Wednesday 12th July 2017.

The opening sessions of the IWA / Smart Energy GB event "A smart energy future for Wales" / "Dyfodol ynni glyfrach i Gymru" that took place at the Radisson Blu hotel on Wednesday 12th July 2017.

In February 2017, the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children announced that the Communities First Programme would be phased out by March 2018. In the announcement he conceded that whilst “…Communities First has been successful in its impact on many individuals in poverty, …it has not had an impact on overall poverty levels in Wales, which remain stubbornly high.” While some legacy funding has been agreed, the absence of any other plans to replace the Communities First Programme has led some to question if the Welsh Government has given up on tackling poverty altogether.

The latest in the IWA Debate series in partnership with Cardiff University, took place at the Eversheds-Sutherland offices in Cardiff on 13th June 2017.

Auriol Miller, IWA Director, welcomed the guests to the event, and Michael Trickey, Programme Director at Wales Public Services 2025 Programme, gave the opening speech.

He was followed by Jordan Davies, journalist at BBC Cymru Wales, the chair for the evening who introduced the panel: - Rhianon Passmore AM, Labour Assembly Member for Islwyn - Rhian Davies, Chief Executive, Disability Wales - Sian Gwenllian AM, Plaid Cymru Assembly Member for Arfon - Chris Johnes, Chief Executive, Building Communities Trust

The closing speech was given by Kevin Morgan, Dean of Engagement, Cardiff University.

Rhea Stevens is joined by Nick Ramsay AM, Bethan Jenkins AM, Lesley Griffiths AM, and Daran Hill to discuss their initial reflections on the results of the General Election and the implications for Wales.

Rhea Stevens is joined by Laura McAllister and Daran Hill to discuss to discuss the election campaign to date, the issues that have dominated and expectations for the final few days.

Rhea Stevens is joined by Amy Bainton, Natasha Davies and Owen Hathway to discuss the ideas in #GE2017 manifestos

In the week Theresa May announced a snap general election, Rhea Stevens is joined by Daran Hill, Liz Silversmith and Tom Davies to look at the implications for Wales

Institute of Welsh Affairs event held in the Neuadd Hall of the National Assembly Senedd on 4th April 2017.

Introductions from Auriol Miller, Director, IWA & David Melding, AM, South Wales Central Region.

Findings from report by Shea Buckland-Jones, Re-energising Wales Project Co-ordinator, IWA.

Panellists: Louise Wilson, Co-Founder & Director, Abundance; Michael Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Robert Owen Community Banking; Monika Paplaczyk, Investment Manager, Thrive Renewables; James Thelwell, Investment Officer, Greater Manchester Pension Fund.

Introduction to “The future of Welsh Language Media” session from Hywel Wiliam, Director, Advisors in Media.

Followed by Dr. Ruth McElroy chairing a session on the future of Welsh language media with Professor Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones, Professor of Media & Creative Industries, Aberystwyth University; Dylan Iorwerth, Editing Director, Golwg; Ian Jones, Chief Executive, S4C and Huw Marshall, Director, Awr Cymru.

Closing summaries from Professor Ian Hargreaves, Professor of Digital Economy, Cardiff University; Angela Graham, Chair of IWA Media Policy Group and Auriol Miller, Director of IWA.

IWAMedia

Introduction to the IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2017 'News' session from Sian Morgan Lloyd, Lecturer in Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University. Followed by Guto Harri, Managing Director for External Communications, Liberty Global chairing a discussion with Phil Henfrey, Head of News and Programmes; Emma Meese, Media & Training Development Manager, Cardiff University; Garmon Rhys, Deputy Head of News and Current Affairs, BBC Cymru Wales, and Paul Rowland, Editor-in-Chief, Media Wales.

An introduction from Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director of BBC Cymru Wales, to Charlotte Moore, Director, BBC Content being interviewed by Professor Jane McCloskey, Dean of Faculty of Creative Industries, University of South Wales.

IWAMedia

Introduction to the IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2017 "The Sustainable Media Workforce" session from Sian Gale, BECTU.

Followed by Dr. Caitriona Noonan, Lecturer in Media and Communications, Cardiff University chairing a session with David Donovan, Negotiations Officer, BECTU; Gareth Powell, COO, BBC Cymru Wales and Alex Martin, Senior Project Manager, Creative Skillset in discussion.

IWAMedia

Introductions to the IWA Cardiff Media Summit 2017 from Auriol Miller, Director of IWA; Steve Dimmick, Co-Founder of Doopoll and Angela Graham, Chair of IWA Media Policy Group.

Followed by Professor Ian Hargreaves, Professor of Digital Economy, Cardiff University and Claire Enders, Founder of Enders Analysis, in discussion about the Future of Media in Wales.

IWAMedia

IWADebate

The latest IWA debate, in partnership with Cardiff University, explored the ongoing discussions about free movement of people between the UK and Europe, and in particular the impact of this on Wales.

Chaired by BBC Cymru Wales' Political Correspondent, Arwyn Jones, the panel consisted of: Noreen Blanluet, Public Services Consultant Marley Morris, IPPR Alp Mehmet, Vice Chair, Migration Watch Vanessa Young, NHS Confederation Wales.

Jess Blair is joined by Daran Hill, Huw Irranca Davies, Dai Lloyd and Steffan Evans to discuss the Assembly's debate over whether it should back the Wales Bill, and Theresa May's latest update on Brexit.

Jess Blair is joined by Owen Hathway, Julia McWatt and Daran Hill as they review the events of 2016.

Jess Blair is joined by Mary Van den Heuvel, Robin Hughes and David Jones to discuss the latest Pisa results for Wales, and their implications.

Part 2 of 2 of a panel discussion on the implications of Brexit for Wales. Chaired by Catrin Haf Jones and featuring Ros Kellaway, Dr Jo Hunt, Gerald Holtham and Neil Hamilton.

Part 1 of 2 of a panel discussion on the implications of Brexit for Wales. Chaired by Catrin Haf Jones and featuring Ros Kellaway, Dr Jo Hunt, Gerald Holtham and Neil Hamilton.

Ros Kellaway, Head of Competition, EU and Regulatory at Eversheds offers a look at the impending Brexit negotiations and what they could mean for the UK and for Wales.

Jess Blair, Owen Hathway, Rhianon Passmore, Mia Rees and Daran Hill discuss Theresa May's first Prime Minister's Questions and Owen Smith's challenge for Labour leadership.

An IWA event, in collaboration with Capital Law, #IWACapital event, Doing Business in Wales. Cabinet Secretary speech delivered a week after the Brexit vote, that reassures that 'Wales is still open for business'.

Jess Blair is joined by Daran Hill, Nick Ramsay & Rhianon Passmore to discuss the latest turn of events in Westminster.

Jess Blair is joined by Daran Hill, Owen Hathway & Andrew RT Davies to discuss the results of the EU Referendum.

Jess Blair is joined by Daran Hill, Julia McWatt & Owen Hathway to discuss the new Welsh Cabinet.

Jess Blair is joined by Aaron Hill, Josh Miles and Daran Hill to discuss the end of deadlock and Carwyn Jones' re-election as First Minister.

Jess Blair, Daran Hill and Siobhan McClelland discuss the shock tie between Leanne Wood and Carwyn Jones on the vote for First Minister of Wales.

Jess Blair, Daran Hill, Owen Hathway & Jac Larner discuss the results of the Welsh Assembly Election in the latest IWA Podcast.

Jess Blair is joined by Daran Hill, Professor Roger Scully and Liz Silversmith to discuss the latest poll for the Assembly elections, released just hours before Wales votes.

Daran Hill, Owen Hathaway, Ian Lewis and Jess Blair discuss the winners and losers from the recent debates, ahead of next week's assembly elections.

This week's IWA Podcast looks at the big issues following the publication of the party manifestos ahead of May's election. Jess Blair is joined by Daran Hill, MD of Positif, and Rhodri Evans of FSB Wales.

The findings of the latest Wales Barometer Poll are discussed in the second election special from the #IWAPodcast. Jess Blair is joined by Daran Hill, Gareth Hughes and Professor Roger Scully.

In the first election special of the IWA Podcast Jess Blair is joined by MD of Positif Daran Hill, and Golwg's Assembly Correspondent Gareth Hughes, to discuss the big issues in Welsh politics.

Today's podcast looks at the debate over the steel crisis and a new report showing Wales' £15bn deficit.

These weekly podcasts will run up to the Assembly elections on May 5th.

The #IWADebate in partnership with Cardiff University asked the question 'Would compulsory voting give the unheard a voice?' Here Dr Stuart Fox from Cardiff University's WISERD makes the case that compulsory voting would increase participation and better represent the parts of society let down by politics.

The #IWADebate in partnership with Cardiff University asked the question 'Would compulsory voting give the unheard a voice?' Katie Ghose, Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society, argues that alternative methods of electoral reform would offer a much more positive vision of democracy than compulsory voting.

Playwright Kaite O'Reilly talks to the IWA's Dylan Moore about her new play 'Cosy', the invisibility of the aged and new ways we might approach conversations about death.

IWA Director Lee Waters interviews James Purnell, BBC Director of Strategy, at the Cardiff Media Summit 2015. They discuss issues around Welsh English language TV provision and the representation of Wales on the BBC.

Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democracts, Kirsty Williams AM, gives her response to the IWA's Let's talk cancer report.

Ruth Taylor, a current cancer patient, tells of her experience of cancer care in Wales at the launch of the new IWA report 'Let's talk cancer'. #IWACancer

Prof Kevin Morgan discusses his IWA Senedd Paper

Former Labour Cabinet Minister John Denham discusses the movement towards greater devolution in England

IWA Director, Lee Waters, asks Berkeley Prof AnnaLee Saxenian what Wales can learn from Silicon Valley at the The Learned Society of Wales / Bangor University International Symposium on Economic policies for peripheral countries at Portmeirion in Gwynedd

IWA Director, Lee Waters, asks Harvard Professor Ricardo Hausman at The Learned Society of Wales / Bangor University International Symposium on Economic policies for peripheral countries at Portmeirion in Gwynedd

IWA Director, Lee Waters, asks Cambridge Professor Ron Martin at The Learned Society of Wales / Bangor University International Symposium on Economic policies for peripheral countries at Portmeirion in Gwynedd

IWA Director, Lee Waters, asks LSE Professor Steve Gibbons at The Learned Society of Wales / Bangor University International Symposium on Economic policies for peripheral countries at Portmeirion in Gwynedd

Councillor Rhiannon Passmore asks Eluned Parrott AM and IWA Economy Chair, Gerald Holtham, whether politicians should be borrowing money for economic projects in a time of austerity.

The IWA's recent report, An economic strategy for Wales?, calls for increased ambition and risk from the Welsh Government in order to boost the economic from its current mediocrity. Here, Professor David Blackaby argues against this approach.

Louise Harris, CEO of the Big Learning Company and Chair of the IWA Education Group, discusses how we can improve the education system as a way of bettering the Welsh economy.

Elizabeth Haywood discusses the Welsh language and how language needs to be taught in closer alignment with the economy at our IWA annual Economy Conference.

Admiral CEO, Henry Engelhardt and Simon Gibson, Chief Executive, Wesley Clover Corporation discuss whether the Welsh Government should insist on a share of companies they back or simply give them a grant. The discussion took place at the IWA's annual Welsh Economy conference on March 23 2015 in the Wales Millennium Centre

Admiral CEO, Henry Engelhardt; Former Bank of England MPC member Marian Bell and Simon Gibson, Chief Executive, Wesley Clover Corporation discuss the prospects of the Welsh Economy at the IWA conference on March 23 2015 in the Wales Millennium Centre

Wesley Clover Chief Executive Simon Gibson sets out his critique of the Welsh economy at the IWA's annual Economy Conference on March 23rd at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre. He drew on his experience ReNewport task force which set out to develop an economic regeneration strategy for Newport city

Gerald Holtham and IWA Director Lee Waters discuss the think-tank's report, An Economic Strategy for Wales?

After 16 years, is devolution working? We asked people around Cardiff what they thought. Has devolution made a positive or a negative impact on your life? Let us know here: http://iwaconvention.co.uk/what-is-wales-for/has-devolution-worked-1

Nia Thomas asks voters in north Wales what they think the barriers are to Wales achieving its potential.

As part of the IWA's Constitutional Convention, Nia Thomas asks voters in north Wales whether we've had enough devolution, too much, or whether we need more. Let us know what you think at iwaconvention.co.uk

David Jones, entrepreneur and member of the Welsh Government ICT sector panel, joins Lee Waters to discuss the potential impacts of an EU in/out referendum on the UK. Join the debate on twitter at #IWAconvention or at IWAconvention.co.uk

We asked people around Cardiff Bay for their views on what the implications for the UK would be if we left the EU. Here's what they said. Do you agree? #IWAConvention

We asked people around Cardiff Bay for their views on Europe and whether the UK should stay in the EU? Here's what they said. Do you agree? #IWAConvention

David Melding AM joins Jess Blair to discuss why he thinks the UK needs a federal model.

Mick Antoniw AM joins Jess Blair to discuss the future of the UK, and whether federalism is the only way forward.

The dust has settled from the Scottish referendum, and new plans have been published by the UK Government for Scotland and for Wales. But what's next for England? Professor Richard Wyn Jones joins Jess Blair to discuss.

Steve Brooks, Director of ERS Cymru, joins Jess Blair as they discuss the new powers offered to Wales over elections and the National Assembly for Wales.

Daran Hill, MD of Positif, joins the IWA's Jess Blair to discuss announcements over further powers for Wales made by the UK Government. Let us know if you agree with Daran that the announcement is impressive by visiting iwaconvention.co.uk or tweeting #IWAConvention

Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru, joins the IWA's Jess Blair to discuss the new powers for Wales announced by the UK Government. Let us know what you think on iwaconvention.co.uk or #IWAConvention

The UK Government have introduced a 'spare room subsidy' which cuts benefits for people with a spare room. We asked people around Cardiff Bay whether they agree with this bedroom tax. Here's what they said. #IWAConvention

We asked people around Cardiff Bay for their views on how we can make the welfare system better. Here's what they said. Do you agree? #IWAConvention

Roger Lewis, Chair of Cardiff Capital Region, outlines how Wales' capital City can boost the Welsh economy

Michelle Reid and Linda Whittaker join the IWA's Jess Blair to discuss why the debate around welfare devolution in Wales makes people so nervous.

Media Wales Business Editor Sion Barry shares his ideas to improve the Welsh economy as part of the IWA's Constitutional Convention - You can take part in the debate on Twitter #IWAConvention

Media Wales Business Editor Sion Barry shares his one idea to improve the Welsh economy as part of the IWA's Constitutional Convention - You can take part in the debate on Twitter #IWAConvention

Jess Blair meets Writer and Broadcaster David Torrance to discuss the role of the UK post #Indyref.

Katie Dalton and Richard Wyn Jones join the IWA's Jess Blair to discuss the role of the UK. But is the UK doing what it is supposed to well enough? And what do we do about it if it's not?

For the opening phase of the IWA's Constitutional Convention we asked Cardiff Business School Professor Calvin Jones and former Labour Special Adviser Cathy Owens what UK-wide level of Government is for

The panel react to Leighton Andrews' speech from the #IWADebate and discuss their views on Welsh Public Service reform.

On Tuesday 20th January 2015, Leighton Andrews made a key speech about the future of public service reform in Wales to the #IWADebate. Listen to the full debate here.

This is a short extract from Leighton Andrews' contribution to the IWA Debate on the future of Public Services. The Welsh Government Minister discusses the forthcoming White Paper on Local Government and how he expects Councils to respond.

The final panel at the IWA Cardiff Media Summit on December 3rd 2014

The governance of Wales has changed significantly since 1999, but the way the Welsh public consumes news content hasn’t. The vast majority of people in Wales read London based newspapers whilst the majority of their news consumption on TV and radio is not Wales focused. This is an opportunity to discuss the way Wales is portrayed, to discuss the way the broadcast sector in general covers the issues that matter to Wales and to address any democratic deficit. All of this in the light of any further changes that are likely to flow following the Scottish referendum.

Panel Members:

Chair - Ruth McElroy, Reader in Media and Cultural Studies, Uni. of South Wales Rhodri Talfan-Davies, Director, BBC Cymru Wales Angela Graham, TV Producer Glyn Mathias, Content Board member for Wales, Ofcom

Slide 1: Over 50% of respondents either did not know that the Welsh Government is mainly responsible for the NHS in Wales or incorrectly attributed responsibility to the UK Government 38% of respondents either didn’t know who had the main responsibility for Education or incorrectly attributed it to the UK Government Only 50% of respondents correctly attributed main responsibility for Policing to the UK Government.

Slide 2: Most readers of daily newspapers in Wales read UK newspapers which include little content that relates to Wales and the National Assembly for Wales Wales has higher usage of social media as alternative news sources on the internet compared to the rest of the UK

Slide 3: ‘There are some aspects of national life in Wales that are not sufficiently captured through our English language television output, and I would include comedy, entertainment and culture in those categories. Does this matter? Of course it does: the vitality of any nation must surely rest on more than its journalism. One cannot fully realise a nation’s creative potential or harness its diverse talents through the important, but narrow, prism of news’ (Tony Hall).

Slde 4: Wales has seen the biggest decrease, by more than a fifth, in spend on nations’ programming since 2008 Wales has seen 30% growth in online usage for TV

Slide 5: People in Wales listen to 21.7 hours of radio per week, higher than the UK average. BBC Network accounts for 51% of total share of listening hours in Wales – driven by Radio 2 and Radio 4 Listening hours for local commercial stations is lowest in Wales

Question & Answer session with Ben Stephenson, Controller of Drama Commissioning, from the IWA's Cardiff Media Summit on December 3rd chaired by the media commentator Maggie Brown.

The BBC has developed radical proposals to transform its approach to commissioning and production which could have far-reaching implications for the BBC itself and the independent sector. At this Q&A at the IWA's Cardiff Media Summit on December 3rd the media commentator Maggie Brown interviewed Ben Stephenson, Controller of Drama Commissioning, BBC Television, about the proposals and their implications.

The Q&A with the audience follows

The IWA's Cardiff Media Summit on December 3rd 2014 held a discussion on the way that current commissioning models work across the broadcasting industry and the way they serve UK audiences in general and Welsh audiences in particular. What works well at present and where does Wales succeed? What are the issues that need to be addressed and what are the barriers in the way? Are we doing as much as we could to portray Wales and are we maximising the economic benefit?

Panel members:

Chair - John Geraint, Creative Director, Green Bay Gareth Williams, Chief Executive, Rondo Media Gwawr Martha Lloyd, Content Commissioner, S4C Clare Hudson, Head of Productions, BBC Cymru Wales

Speech by Ken Skates AM, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism to the IWA Cardiff Media Summit on Wednesday 3 December

Lee Waters, Cathy Owens and Ed Poole join the IWA's Jess Blair to discuss the recommendations of the Smith Commission in Scotland, which look to set the pace for further devolution of powers in Holyrood.

Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb addresses the IWA at the offices of Acuity Legal in Cardiff Bay on 17th November 2014 setting out his long-term vision of devolution

IWA Director Lee Waters offers his analysis of speech by Welsh Secretary on future of devolution

The audience discussion from the IWA's debate on whether enough is being done to attract inward investment to Wales, or whether the focus on regaining past glories distracting from confronting the fact that the model is broken? The debate held on October 23rd 2014 was to test the arguments. Chaired by Dr Elizabeth Haywood, - former Chair of the WG City Regions Task & Finish Group, the panel consisted of Dr. James Medway - Senior Economist, New Economics Foundation, Prof. Dave Adamson - former CEO, Centre for Regeneration Excellence Wales (CREW), Prof. Max Munday, Director, Welsh Economy Research Unit, Cardiff University and Chris Sutton, Chairman, CBI Wales.

Is enough being done to attract inward investment to Wales, or is the focus on regaining past glories distracting from confronting the fact that the model is broken? On October 23rd 2014 the IWA held a debate to test the arguments. Chaired by Dr Elizabeth Haywood, - former Chair of the WG City Regions Task & Finish Group, the panel consisted of Dr. James Medway - Senior Economist, New Economics Foundation, Prof. Dave Adamson - former CEO, Centre for Regeneration Excellence Wales (CREW), Prof. Max Munday, Director, Welsh Economy Research Unit, Cardiff University and Chris Sutton, Chairman, CBI Wales.

This is part one, the discussion follows

A debate from the Institute of Welsh Affairs' Energy Summit on October 15th 2014 in Cardiff. Chaired by Iolo ap Dafydd, BBC Wales environment correspondent. The issues of Peak Oil, Fracking and energy security are debated by Prof. Hywel Thomas, Professor of Civil Engineering, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University and Prof. Calvin Jones, Professor of Economics, Cardiff Business School. The sound quality is poor in parts

A debate from the Institute of Welsh Affairs' Energy Summit, chaired by IWA Director Lee Waters, on October 15th 2014 in Cardiff. The panel included Dr. Carol Bell, Welsh Government’s Energy and Environment Sector Panel; Colin OrrBurns, General Manager, Dragon LNG; Jane Davidson, Member of the Silk Commission, and Director of INSPIRE, UWTSD; Alice Hooker-Stroud, Communication Officer, Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). Please note the sound is poor in parts

The third and final part of a recording of a discussion hosted by the IWA on 1 October 2014 on the charges of Fascism against Plaid Cymru and their relevance for modern Welsh politics. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Robert Stradling - author of the seminal book on Wales and the Spanish Civil War, lecturer in creative writing Jasmine Donahaye joined Richard Wyn Jones in a debate chaired by Editor of ITV Wales Politics, Nick Powell. You can listen to the first part here: https://audioboom.com/boos/2528621-fascists-fascists-plaid-and-the-charges-of-extremism-part-one

The second part of a recording of a discussion hosted by the IWA on 1 October 2014 on the charges of Fascism against Plaid Cymru and their relevance for modern Welsh politics. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Robert Stradling - author of the seminal book on Wales and the Spanish Civil War, lecturer in creative writing Jasmine Donahaye joined Richard Wyn Jones in a debate chaired by Editor of ITV Wales Politics, Nick Powell. You can listen to the final part here: https://audioboom.com/boos/2528643-fascists-fascists-plaid-and-the-charges-of-extremism-part-two-of-three

For decades Plaid Cymru have stood accused of sympathising with Fascism during the 1930s. The publication of Richard Wyn Jones’s book on ‘Welsh Nationalism and the Accusation of Fascism’ in English earlier this year challenged the charges against Plaid. But in a new essay for the IWA Tim Williams, one of the leaders of the No campaign in the 1997 referendum, offered a robust rebuttal: http://www.clickonwales.org/2014/09/know-a-hero-by-his-heroes-saunders-lewis-beyond-apologetics

The IWA has publishing a series of essays and held a discussion on the charges and their relevance for modern Welsh politics. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Robert Stradling - author of the seminal book on Wales and the Spanish Civil War, lecturer in creative writing Jasmine Donahaye joined Richard Wyn Jones in a debate chaired by Editor of ITV Wales Politics, Nick Powell at an event in the National Assembly on October 1st 2014.

This is the first part of three - Part two is here: https://audioboom.com/boos/2528643-fascists-fascists-plaid-and-the-charges-of-extremism-part-two-of-three

The day after the Scottish vote IWA Director Lee Waters spoke to Prof Roger Scully, Plaid Chair Dafydd Trystan Davies, and political consultant Cathy Owens to reflect on the campaign and the outcome

IWA Director Lee Waters discusses the potential fallout from the Scottish referendum campaign with Lord Jeremy Purvis of Tweed, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary group on Reform, Decentralisation and Devolution.

Prof Richard Wyn Jones discusses the result of a major survey of English public opinion on attitudes to the Scottish Referendum with IWA Director Lee Waters

The rise of UKIP, concern about migration and a growing feeling of Englishness in response to the Scottish independence debate, pose challenges for Wales, Simon Brooks argued in this Welsh language IWA Eisteddfod lecture in Llanelli, 'The rise of English nationalism- friend or foe?'

Recorded on August 7th 2014

In the aftermath of Alun Davies' sacking as Minister for Natural Resources the regular panel of pundits discuss the consequences. IWA Director Lee Waters, Positif MD Daran Hill and Director of Deryn Cathy Owens reflect.

Recorded on July 9th 2014

The discussion which followed speeches by Labour's Shadow Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland, Owen Smith and Margaret Curran. IWA Director Lee Waters chairs a Q&A session with IWA members at an event in the National Assembly for Wales on 19th June 2014

Speech by Owen Smith MP, Labour’s Shadow Welsh Secretary, to the Institute of Welsh Affairs at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff on 19th June 2014.

Speech by Margaret Curran MP, Labour’s Shadow Scottish Secretary, to the Institute of Welsh Affairs at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff on 19th June 2014.

Part two of conversation between IWA Director Lee Waters and Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford about the concept of 'prudent healthcare' at IWA conference on 12 June 2014

IWA Director Lee Waters in conversation with Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford about the concept of 'prudent healthcare' at IWA conference on 12 June 2014

As the dust settles, what is the significance of the Euro election? Election expert Prof Roger Scully from Cardiff University joins Lee Waters, Cathy Owens and Jess Blair.

A panel of AMs and a distinguished audience debate Gerry Holtham's IWA Senedd Paper at an event in the Senedd on 14th May 2014

A panel of AMs and a distinguished audience debate Gerry Holtham's IWA Senedd Paper at an event in the Senedd on 14th May 2014

Gerald Holtham launching his IWA Senedd Paper on how tax powers should be used in Wales

With funding falling and pressure from the Welsh Government to do more to engage with disadvantaged communities how should the cultural and heritage sector respond?

Heritage Lottery fund Chair, Manon Antoniazzi, discusses with IWA Director Lee Waters, RSPB Cymru, Director Katie Jo Luxton, and Karen Dusgate, Chief Executive of the Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association, discuss ahead of the Heritage Exchange held with the IWA in Cardiff on May 7th 2014

Following the publication of the IWA Senedd Paper on a new Citizen's Service for Wales report author Andy Bevan discusses next steps with Youth Cymru CEO, Helen Mary Jones, and Cardiff Council's Community Education Officer, Lee Patterson

In the first of a new events series, The IWA Debates, four speakers debated the policy options open to address the future of student fees in Wales. The LSE's Prof Nick Barr and Cardiff University's Prof Teresa Rees, debates with Simon Thomas AM and Hannah Pudner from NUS Wales at the event on 10 April, sponsored by Abersytwyth University.

This is the recording of the debate. The opening statements which preceded them is posted seperately

In the first of a new events series, The IWA Debates, four speakers debated the policy options open to address the future of student fees in Wales. The LSE's Prof Nick Barr and Cardiff University's Prof Teresa Rees, debates with Simon Thomas AM and Hannah Pudner from NUS Wales at the event on 10 April, sponsored by Abersytwyth University.

This is the recording of the opening statements. The debate which followed is posted seperately

Prof David Reynolds discusses the report into the Welsh education system by the OECD with the IWA's Jess Blair

The fourth in a new series of podcasts analysing the latest developments in Welsh politics. In this edition the regular panel reflect on Labour's response to the Silk Commission report

The third in a new series of fortnightly podcasts from the Institute of Welsh Affairs analysing the latest events in Welsh politics. The regular panel discusses the budget, the publication of the Wales Bill and the position of Labour in Scotland on tax powers, as well as the spat between Carwyn Jones and Ann Clwyd

IWA Fellow Gerry Holtham's tour de force of the economics and politics of the debate about devolving tax and borrowing powers to Wales. Recorded at IWA Masterclass on the Silk Commission on March 6th 2014

The Chair of the UK Government’s Commission on Devolution in Wales, Paul Silk, explains the recommendations of the cross-party group at an IWA Masterclass on March 6th 2014

The second of a new series of fortnightly podcasts from the Institute of Welsh Affairs analysing the latest events in Welsh politics

The first of a new series of fortnightly podcasts from the Institute of Welsh Affairs analysing the latest events in Welsh politics

Part on of an 'in conversation' with Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones, held at Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre on 28th June 2013. Interview by IWA Director Lee Waters