Membership
Members of the Strategic Forum for Regional Investment in Wales.
South East Wales Partnership
Kellie Beirne, Director of the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal
North Wales Partnership
To be confirmed
Growing Mid Wales Partnership
Cllr Bryan Davies, Leader, Ceredigion County Council
South West Wales Partnership
Cllr Rob Stewart, Leader, Swansea Council
Wales Local Government Association
Tim Peppin, Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development,
Lowri Gwilym, Team Manager – Europe and Regeneration (Rotating attendance)
Third Sector Partnership Council
Matthew Brown, Director of Operations, Wales Council for Voluntary Action
Third Sector (Social Enterprise)
Glenn Bowen, Director of Enterprise, Cwmpas
Medr, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research
Harriet Barnes, Director of Research, Innovation and Skills
Universities Wales (Higher education)
Amanda Wilkinson, Director
Colleges Wales (Further education)
Mark Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Gower College Swansea
Trade Union
Shavanah Taj, Acting General Secretary, Wales TUC
Natural Resources Wales (Environmental)
Ceri Davies, Executive Director of Evidence, Policy and Permitting
Confederation of British Industry Wales (Business)
Ian Price, Director, CBI Wales
Federation of Self Employed and Small Businesses Wales (Business)
Ashley Rogers, Director, Gill and Shaw, Prestatyn
Wales Rural Network (Community-led local development)
Eirlys Lloyd, Chair, Wales Rural Network
Future Generations Commissioner
Professor Rachel Ashworth, Dean and Head of Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
Chambers of Commerce
Paul Butterworth, President, South and Mid Wales
Development Bank of Wales
Rob Hunter, Director of Strategy
Expert Members invited
- Grahame Guilford (private sector and regional policy experience), Grahame Guilford and Company Ltd
- Professor Kevin Morgan (academic and regional policy expert), Professor of Governance and Development, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University
The Chair may invite other experts or groups to present papers or take part in discussions.
Welsh Government membership
- Regional Investment Unit representative (regional investment)
- Economy representative (economic strategy)
- Chief Regional Officers (Regional Units)
- Skills Higher Education and Lifelong Learning representative
- Housing and regeneration representative
- Rural development representative