Wales in the World conference

07 October 2008

WALES IN THE WORLD

Holiday Inn, Cardiff
Monday 20 October 2008
Keynote Speaker : Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan, First Minister, National Assembly for Wales

In the 21st Century when climate change and communications are creating a global milieu for the environment, economic development, culture, and sport, there are opportunities as never before for small nations to project themselves as players on the world stage.

As the One Wales coalition agreement between Labour and Plaid Cymru states, "In a globalising economy, those places which will prosper in the future will be those which offer the clearest sense of stability, sustainability and identity. When information flows around the globe in nano-seconds, so that it no longer matters if your desk is in Hirwaun or Honolulu, Snowdonia or Singapore, it will be the attractions of local natural assets - of coast and climate, of scale and cultural infrastructure - which will provide an economic edge."

This conference asks what opportunities will we be presented with in the coming decade for developing a more strategic approach to putting Wales on the world map. What would this entail? Are we punching above or below our weight outside our borders?

What objectives should we set ourselves in business, academia, culture and sport? How far can Wales go in developing a distinctive approach to international diplomacy?

Programme

9.00am Coffee and Registration

9.45am Welcome by Patrick Duffy,
Managing Director, Cardiff International Airport

10.00am Putting Wales on the Map
Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan, First Minister

10.30am Coffee

11.00am BREAK-OUT GROUPS

(i) Engaging with the Global Economy
Led by Professor Brian Morgan, UWIC

(ii) Wales Global Academy
Led by Professor Dylan Jones-Evans,
Director of Research and Innovation,
University of Wales

(iii) The Wales for Africa Programme
Led by Dr Carl Clowes, President, Dolen
Cymru, the Wales-Lesotho Link

11.45pm PLENARY
Report back from Break-out Groups

12.15 Break

12.30pm Lunch

2.00pm PLENARY

The Welsh Brand - Connecting Image with Reality

Roger Pride, Director of Marketing,
Welsh Assembly Government

2.30pm BREAK-OUT GROUPS

(i) How Can Culture Position Wales in
the World?

Eluned Haf, Director, Wales Arts
International

(ii) Rugby's role in Projecting Wales to
the world: The New Opportunities

Roger Lewis, Chief Executive, Welsh
Rugby Union

3.15pm PLENARY

Report Back from Break-out Groups

3.45pm Welsh Paradiplomacy: Future
Directions and Priorities

Dr Elin Royles, Institute of Welsh Politics, Aberystwyth University

4.15pm Roundtable Discussion

5.00pm Tea and Depart

For further information and for registering and payment details please visit www.iwa.org.uk or e-mail wales@iwa.org.uk.

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