Institute Of Welsh Affairs

**Agenda** 1600 - 1605 Welcome and introduction to ‘Our Smart Region’ project * Auriol Miller, Director, Institute of Welsh Affairs 1605 - 1615 Keynote speech - The difference smart technology can make * Alan Fletcher, Business Development and Lab Manager, Knowledge Media Institute, Open University  1615 - 1645 Laying the foundations for a Smart Region * Ann Beynon, Member of the Valleys Taskforce (Chair)  * Brian Popperwell, Chief Operating Officer, Next Generation Data * Prof. Paul Harrison, Pro Vice Chancellor Innovation and Dean of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales * Michael Powell, Rural Programmes Manager, Monmouthshire County Council To include Q&A session 1645 - 1655 Presentation of ‘Our Smart Region’ project report * Keith Watts, Smart Region Project Coordinator, IWA 1655 - 1725 What could a Smart Region look like? * Valerie Livingston, Director, Newsdirect Wales (Chair) * Alan Fl