With a consultation on ‘promoting a resilient and high performing planning service’ due to close, business leaders have told Business News Wales of the urgent need to fix Wales’ planning system.
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John Davies MBE PhD FCIIS, Co-founder & Chair, Cyber Wales
Business News Wales Podcasts:
Economy &
Infrastructure
Wales
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Wales’ Economic Outlook in 2025
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Ben Cottam
FSB Wales
Robert Lloyd-Griffiths
ICAEW
Professor Melanie Jones
Cardiff Business School
In partnership:
Finance &
Investment
Wales
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Finance & Investment Wales: The Outlook for 2025
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Professor Arman Eshraghi
Cardiff Business School
Sara Boltman
Butterfly Data
Phil Sampson
PwC
In partnership:
Food &
Drink
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - The Future of Wales’ Food and Drink Sector
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Nick Payne
Brains Brewery
Alison Lea-Wilson
Food & Drink Wales Industry Board
Manon Llwyd Rowlands
Mentera
In partnership:
Innovation &
Technology
Wales
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Sector Outlook 2025 – The Role of Innovation and Technology in Wales
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Sameer Rahman
DataMonet
Howard Rupprecht
CSconnected
John Davies
CyberWales
In partnership:
Public Sector Wales
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Challenges and Opportunities for the Public Sector in Wales
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Cllr Paul Miller
Pembrokeshire County Council
Baroness Debbie Wilcox
In partnership:
Property &
Construction
Wales
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Sector Outlook 2025: Property and Construction in Wales
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Chris Sutton
Cenydd Rowlands
Development Bank of Wales
Phil Jardine
Blake Morgan
In partnership:
Tourism &
Hospitality
Wales
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Sector Outlook 2025 – The Future of Tourism and Hospitality in Wales
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Rowland Rees-Evans
Wales Tourism Alliance
Professor Claire Haven-Tang
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Matt Barnby
Celtic Collection
In partnership:
Skills Wales
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Addressing Skills Shortages in the Food & Drink Industry
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Kate Rees
Food & Drink Skills Wales
Chris Butler
Radnor Hills
Sarah Drummond
Drop Bear
In partnership:
Green
Economy
Wales
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 3 - Renewable Energy 2025
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Cathryn Tracey
Burges Salmon
Abi Beck
RenewableUK Cymru
Stuart McMillan
Net Zero Industry Wales
In partnership:
Cardiff Business
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Regional Outlook 2025: Cardiff’s Prospects for Growth and Innovation
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Carolyn Brownell
FOR Cardiff
Craig Hampton-Stone
Cardiff Bus
Matthew Taylor
Cardiff Metropolitan University
In partnership:
Newport Business
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Newport’s Transformation and Opportunities for Growth
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
Or Listen on:
Nikki Marshall
Owner of Newport Arcade
Andrew Hill
HSJ Accountants
Councillor Emma Stowell-Corten
Newport City Council
In partnership:
North Wales Business
Podcast
Guests Include:
Episode 4 - Navigating Growth and Innovation in North Wales
Hosted by Carwyn Jones
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Professor Joe Yates
Wrexham University
Claire Davies
West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce
Hedd Vaughan-Evans
Ambition North Wales