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We had a great line-up of speakers talking about some of Nesta's Welsh projects and wider innovation in Wales. You can watch the whole event again using the buttons above.

Schedule

09:00 - 10:00  Registration and welcome

10:00 - 10:15  Welcome and Nesta introduction, Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, Nesta

10:15 - 11:15  Interactive sessions

1. Creative Councils: Wales 2025
Facilitated by: Philip Colligan, Executive Director - The Public Services Lab, Nesta

2. The Digital Creative Economy
Facilitated by: Jon Kingsbury, Programme Director - Creative Economy, Nesta

3. Plan A, Plan B or Plan I - How can Wales harness innovation to achieve prosperity and economic growth?
Facilitated by: Stian Westlake, Executive Director of Policy and Research, Nesta.
Guest speakers: Dr Alastair Davies, Department of the Chief Scientist; Department for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Science; Welsh Government and Professor Dylan Jones-Evans, Director of Enterprise and Innovation, University of Wales.

11:15 - 11:30 Break

11:30 - 11:50 In Conversation with... Ian Hargreaves CBE, Professor of digital Economy of Cardiff University
Facilitated by Geoff Mulgan, CEO, Nesta

11:50 - 12:20 Nesta projects and partners

Destination Local: David Williams, My Town Media Ltd
Britain's New Radical: Becky Booth, Spice
Big Green Challenge: Grenville Ham, The Green Valleys
Innovation in Giving: Nathan Cornish, Timto
Creative Councils: Paul Matthews, Monmouthshire County Council
Welsh Crucible: Peter Halligan, Cardiff University

12:30 - 12:45 Closing remarks