Institute of Welsh Affairs

Upcoming events

Thu 17th May 2012

Wales 2030 – what role for Wales?

In association with Wales Quality Centre and IT Wales.

Vincent Kane, OBE, Chairman of the Wales Quality Centre will give a talk on the project Wales 2030 including an update on the results of a substantial survey of Welsh companies conducted by the Centre in conjunction with Opinion Research Services. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion including prominent members of the Welsh political, business and educational communities to debate what role Wales will play in the global economy in 2030 and how, collectively, we can work towards achieving some appropriate goals.
Fri 18th May 2012

Putting Wales at the heart of Rio+20

In association with, the Welsh Government, Cardiff Univerity, WWF Cymru, Welsh Centre for International Affairs and Cynnal Cymru
This conference examines the practical impact the forthcoming Welsh Government sustainable development legislation will have on delivering the UN Rio Janeiro June 2012 summit goals of (i) promoting the green economy to eradicate poverty; and (ii) putting in place institutional frameworks for delivering sustainable development.
Thu 14th Jun 2012

IWA Inspire Wales Awards Dinner 2012

Following a highly successful awards ceremony in 2011, tickets are now on sale for the 2012 awards ceremony.
Fri 6th Jul 2012

Co-operative Comedy Club - with Mark Steel

Celebrate the UN International Year of Co-operatives in the company of the well known radical comedian Mark Steel, and raise money for our 2012 Wales charity - Seeds of Hope [www.oxfam.org.uk/coop].
Fri 6th Jul 2012
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Sat 7th Jul 2012

Co-operative Conference 2012

The annual Co-operative Cymru/Wales Conference (in association with the Institute of Welsh Affairs) will this year be a special two-day event to celebrate the UN 2012 Year of the Co-operative and focus on how the co-operative model can be deployed across Welsh society and business to: generate wealth and revitalise local communities, provide for social needs on a not-for-profit basis and be the alternative model for sporting and cultural organisations. A high calibre collection of speakers and discussion sessions will draw upon best practice from Wales and across the world including The Basque County, Quebec, Ethopia and Lesotho.
Mon 9th Jul 2012

Growing our Woodlands in Wales

In association with the Forestry Commission Wales
This conference will engage with the Welsh Government’s policy to significantly increase the woodland cover in Wales from the present 14 per cent to 20 per cent by 2030. The aim is to contribute to the Government’s target of an annual year-on-year 3 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, increasing Wales’ woodland by an average of 5,000 hectares a year over 20 years presents a major challenge.

Past events

Thu 17th May 2012

Wales 2030 – what role for Wales?

In association with Wales Quality Centre and IT Wales.

Vincent Kane, OBE, Chairman of the Wales Quality Centre will give a talk on the project Wales 2030 including an update on the results of a substantial survey of Welsh companies conducted by the Centre in conjunction with Opinion Research Services. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion including prominent members of the Welsh political, business and educational communities to debate what role Wales will play in the global economy in 2030 and how, collectively, we can work towards achieving some appropriate goals.
Tue 1st May 2012

Connecting Wales with the world of finance

This conference will examine what can and is being done at UK and regional level. A particular focus will be the regional growth funds set up by the Westminster Government to try to alleviate the problem and the role this new source of assistance could play. Other sources of finance, including equity finance, will also be explored in what is planned as an interactive event bringing business people in Wales and beyond together with the sources of finance.
Fri 30th Mar 2012

Wales and the Changing Union / Cymru a’r Undeb yn Newid

This conference – the first arranged as part of a three-year project by a partnership of the Wales Governance Centre, IWA and Cymru Yfory - asks whether we can break through the geographical, political and media barriers that typically constrain debates over constitutional relationships within the United Kingdom.
Y cwestiwn i’w ystyried yn y gynhadledd hon – y gyntaf ’w threfnu yn rhan o brosiect tair-blynedd gan bartneriaeth rhwng Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru, SMC a Chymru Yfory – yw pun a oes modd torri drwy’r gwrthgloddiau daearyddol, gwleidyddol a chyfryngol sy’n cyfyngu’r ddadl ar y cyd-berthynas gyfansoddiadol o fewn y Deyrnas Gyfunol.
Fri 9th Mar 2012

Getting Wales Moving - 3rd Welsh National Economy Conference

In association with PwC

This year this important event in the Welsh business calendar will explore innovative plans to tap private funds to improve our infrastructure as well as the work of the new industrial sector panels set up by the Welsh Government.
Wed 22nd Feb 2012

Wales’s Obesity Epidemic

This conference will examine Wales’s obesity epidemic and suggest policies that should be put in place to address it. in association with, Academy Health Wales, Cardiff Metropolitan University, National Heart Forum
Tue 21st Feb 2012

Enhancing vocational education for 14 to 16 year olds

In association with WJEC & Welsh Government

This conference will address questions critical to the development of Welsh vocational provision. Is there/should there be a distinctive vocational educational system in Wales? How effective is the current system? What is the scope for improving it? With a major Review of Qualifications for 14 to 19-year-olds now underway, there is no better time to debate the future of vocational education in Wales.
Fri 27th Jan 2012

Wales’ Central Organising Principle Legislating for Sustainable Development

This conference asks what difference sustainable development legislation can make to Wales’s efforts to create a more just and prosperous society which benefits from a vibrant natural environment.
Tue 24th Jan 2012

Newport's 20/20 vision - Developing the City Centre

In association with Newport City Council, Capital Region Tourism, Capita Symonds and Newport Unlimited

This conference addresses strategies for improving Newport's urban environment, focusing on the Masterplan being developed by Newport Unlimited and how this can build on the strengths of the city's cultural heritage.
Mon 23rd Jan 2012

Launch - IWA Inspire Wales Awards 2012

in association with the Western Mail