September 2018: IWA Smart Region Project report launch
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