Cardiff Capital Region’s Business Conference

Our confirmed speakers for Unleash 2023

For our first Unleash conference we have gathered together a group of leading specialists in business growth, tech, talent development and finance. These experts have achieved success in British and overseas markets and are looking forward to sharing their expertise with us.

Vaughan Gething MS

Economy Minister

Welsh Government

David TC Davies MP

Secretary of State for Wales

UK Government

Councillor Jane Mudd

Leader

Newport City Council

Councillor Anthony Hunt

Leader

Torfaen County Borough Council

Councillor Huw Thomas

Leader

Cardiff Council

Rachel Ashworth

Dean

Cardiff Business School

Rhian Elston

Wales Investment Director

Development Bank of Wales

Professor Simon J. Gibson, CBE, DL

Chief Executive

Wesley Clover Wales

John Wilkinson

Director

Western Gateway

Stephen Kelly

Chair

Tech Nation

Eleri Gibbon

Director – Services Partners UK

Microsoft

Jan Griffiths

Host

The Automotive Leaders Podcast

Chris Meadows

Director

CSconnected

Professor Sara Pepper OBE

Creative Economy Unit Co-Director

Cardiff University

Phil Sampson

Deals Lead

PwC in Wales

Dr Wil Williams

CEO

Alacrity Foundation

Dr Yulia Cherdantseva

Director of Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education

Cardiff University

Damon Rands

CEO

PureCyber Ltd.

Sarah Williams-Gardener

CEO

FinTech Wales

Eamon Tuhami

CEO

Hwyl Ventures

Jess Lancashire

Founder

From Another

Noel Mooney

Chief Executive Officer

Football Association of Wales

Zara May

Head of Community

GlobalWelsh

Giorgia Tomasello

Chief Product Officer

Trovalo

Sharan Johnstone

Head of Cyber Security

University of South Wales

Nigel Griffiths

Chair

Cardiff Capital Regional Business Council

Kellie Beirne

Director

Cardiff Capital Region City Deal

Rhys Thomas

Chief Operating Officer

Cardiff Capital Region

Nicola Somerville

Head of Business Development & Inclusive Growth

Cardiff Capital Region

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