Meetings

Selling Wales to the World

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 19/07/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Selling Wales to the World: Consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

  • EIS(5)-19-18(P4) Draft Report

Minutes:

6.1 Members considered the draft report.


Meeting: 05/07/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Consideration of draft report - Selling Wales to the World

Supporting documents:

  • EIS(5)-17-18(p14) Draft report

Minutes:

8.1 The Committee agreed the draft report


Meeting: 11/01/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6.4)

6.4 Correspondence from the Department for International Trade (DIT) to the Chair regarding ways in which DIT and the Welsh Government classify and record involvement in a project

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Meeting: 11/01/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6.3)

6.3 Correspondence from the Chair to the Department for International Trade (DIT) regarding ways in which DIT and the Welsh Government classify and record involvement in a project

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Meeting: 23/11/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Further information from Universities Wales arising from the Committee meeting on 11 October - Selling Wales to the World

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Minutes:

6.1.1 The information was noted by the Committee


Meeting: 15/11/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure regarding the Committee's inquiry on Selling Wales to the World

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Minutes:

5.1.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee


Meeting: 09/11/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4.1)

4.1 Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure regarding the Committee's inquiry on Selling Wales to the World

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Meeting: 19/10/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure - Selling Wales to the World

Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure

Jason Thomas, Director - Culture, Sport & Tourism

Andrew Gwatkin, Deputy Director – International Trade & Investment

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Minutes:

2.1 Ken Skates AM, Jason Thomas, Andrew Gwatkin and Claire Chappell answered questions from Committee Members

2.2 The Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure agreed to submit further evidence to the Committee on the current inquiry


Meeting: 11/10/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Universities Wales - Selling Wales to the World

Professor Iwan Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Internationalisation and External Affairs), Swansea University

Angharad Thomas, Director of International Development, Bangor University

Amanda Wilkinson, Director, Universities Wales

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Minutes:

3.1 Professor Iwan Davies, Angharad Thomas and Amanda Wilkinson answered questions from Committee Members

3.2 Amanda Wilkinson agreed to provide further information relating to a question raised by Mark Isherwood AM on Migration.


Meeting: 11/10/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Education panel - Selling Wales to the World

Iestyn Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Colleges Wales

Jenny Scott, Director Wales, British Council

Dr Christopher Lewis, Head of Education, British Council Wales

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Minutes:

2.1 Iestyn Davies, Jenny Scott and Dr Christopher Lewis answered questions from Committee Members


Meeting: 27/09/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Trade sector panel - Selling Wales to the World

Elgan Morgan, Policy & Public Affairs Manager, South Wales Chamber of Commerce

Professor Terry Stevens, Stevens & Associates

Ben Cottam, Head of External Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses

 

 

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Minutes:

3.1 The witnesses answered questions from Committee members.

3.2 Ben Cottam declared that he was on the strategic board of Business Wales.

3.3 Professor Terry Stevens declared that his daughter is Mari Stevens who is Welsh Government’s Director of Marketing - Tourism and Business.


Meeting: 21/09/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Tourism panel (2) - Selling Wales to the World

Deb Barber, Chief Executive Officer, Cardiff Airport

Cassie Houghton, Head of Marketing and Public Relations, Cardiff Airport

Tom Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer, ETOA (European Tourism Association)

 

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Minutes:

6.1 Deb Barber, Cassie Houghton and Tom Jenkins answered questions from Committee Members

6.2 Tom Jenkins declared he was on the Visit Britain panel


Meeting: 21/09/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Tourism panel (1) - Selling Wales to the World

Professor Annette Pritchard, Professor of Tourism, Director of Welsh Centre for Tourism Research, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Professor Nigel Morgan, Head of Business Management, Swansea University

Adrian Barsby, Chair, Wales Tourism Alliance

Adrian Greason-Walker, Policy Advocate, Wales Tourism Alliance

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Minutes:

5.1 Professor Annette Pritchard, Professor Nigel Morgan, Adrian Barsby and Adrian Greason-Walker answered questions from Committee Members


Meeting: 29/06/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Scoping paper - Selling Wales to the World

Supporting documents:

  • EIS(5)-16-17 (p7) Scoping paper

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee noted the scoping paper