Bringing together the latest thinking and best practices in how companies and organisations of Southeast Wales can build sustainable success

About this event

The CCR business conference for sustainable SME success

It's ‘Your Day', if you're looking to maximise your potential and future proof your enterprise.

Seize your day. Unleash your potential and achieve ‘good growth' select a breakout session in the morning and afternoon from some of the best in the business with a host of guest speakers sharing their knowledge on SME growth throughout the day.

Speakers include:

• Kellie Beirne – CCR Director
• Vaughan Gething MS – Welsh Government
• David TC Davies MP – UK Government
• Stephen Kelly – Tech Nation
• Dr Wil Williams – Alacrity Foundation
• Professor Cara Aitchison – Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Damon Rands – PureCyber
• Rhian Elston – Development Bank of Wales
• Lee Jones (she/her/hers) – Microsoft
• Eamon Tuhami – Hwyl Ventures
• Giorgia Tomasello – Trovalo
• Noel Mooney – FAW
• Nigel Griffiths – Regional Business Council CCR

Agenda

*The Unleash programme is evolving and may be slightly amended for the day.

Opening Address
The State of the Region – CCR’s business report with Kellie Beirne
Unleashing Tech
The dragon starts to roar – Wales sees turbocharged tech growth with Stephen Kelly

Unleashing Tech
Giving SMEs a competitive advantage through Machine Learning / AI with Dr Wil Williams and Giorgia Tomasello

Unleashing Innovation
Let’s talk about University – SME collaboration – how universities can give SMEs the edge with Professor Cara Aitchison

Unleashing Innovation
How SMEs should protect themselves from cyber attacks with Damon Rands

Unleashing Talent
How embracing EDI can help drive SME success with Lee Jones (she/her/hers)

Unleashing Ambition
Be bold, Be brave – the new rules for ambition with Eamon Tuhami

Unleashing Growth
How to win investors and influence – what businesses need to prepare with Rhian Elston

Unleashing Growth
Beyond football, FAW’s business journey with Noel Mooney

Closing Address
A summary with Nigel Griffiths