This event will take place on Thursday, 27th March 2014 at the Radisson Blu Hotel Cardiff, Meridian Gate, Bute Terrace, Cardiff. This event is CPD certified. Delegates at this seminar will consider a range of policies affecting sustainability in Wales. It is scheduled to precede the introduction of the Future Generations Bill to the National Assembly for Wales – expected in summer 2014 – and as the Welsh Government is expected to put forward its planned Environment (Wales) Bill – designed to provide a more integrated management of the environment in Wales.
The conference will draw together policymakers in the Welsh Government and more widely with stakeholders including businesses from sectors affected by the issues, energy and environmental groups, academics, local government and other interested parties. Delegates will discuss the content and impact of both Bills as well as the ongoing development of the Sustainable Development Charter. The proposed new duties for public bodies regarding sustainability and the establishment of an independent sustainability body for Wales will also be discussed, as will the progress towards the Welsh Government’s target of achieving zero waste for Wales by 2050.
Special Guest Speakers
Peter Davies, Wales’ Commissioner for Sustainable Futures
Jane Davidson, Director, INSPIRE, University of Wales Trinity Saint
David and Milica Kitson, Chief Executive, Constructing Excellence in Wales
Other Speakers
Dr Haydn Davies, Co-convenor, Wales Working Party, UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA)
Jamie Edwards, Senior Contracts Manager, Jackson Fire and Security
David Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive, Cynnal Cymru
Bernard Llewellyn, Rural Affairs Board Chairman, NFU Cymru
Brian Mayne, Regional Director – Wales, Waste Management & Resource Efficiency, Ricardo AEA
Anne Meikle, Head, WWF Cymru
Professor Peter Pearson, Director, Low Carbon Research Institute of Wales, Cardiff University
Dr Tim Peppin, Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development, Welsh Local Government Association
Julian Rosser, Head, Oxfam Cymru and Representative, Third Sector Alliance
David Russ, Managing Director, South Wales Chamber of Commerce
Chair
Rt Hon the Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM, Chair, Environment and Sustainability Committee, National Assembly for Wales and Antoinette Sandbach AM, Welsh Conservatives.
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