Institute Of Welsh Affairs

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

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

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 Fa

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 & introdu

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

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 P

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

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

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

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 Ge

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?” Dr Robert 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)