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Gavin Powell (EVENT HOST) (FinTech Wales)

Gavin Powell (EVENT HOST)

FinTech Wales
https://fintechwales.org/

As General Secretary Gavin is working with the Fintech Envoy for Wales to create the ecosystem and environment that will support fintech innovation and growth in Wales. Prior, Gavin worked at Airbus managing a portfolio of contracts for technology, change, improvement and innovation projects, responsible for full project lifecycle from acquisition to execution delivery and closure.

Pryderi Ap Rhisiart (Managing Director of M-SParc)

Pryderi Ap Rhisiart

Managing Director of M-SParc

Providing the Strategic Direction for M-Sparc to ensure that knowledge based businesses thrive in the region.

Born and bred on the Llyn Peninsula, Pryderi graduated in Economics at the University of Wales Aberystwyth
before completing his Masters degree at Liverpool John Moores University.

Nigel Holloway (Director of Business Solutions at Coleg Cambria)

Nigel Holloway

Director of Business Solutions at Coleg Cambria

Responsible for providing training solutions for businesses, with an emphasis on digital technologies, engineering, and construction. Passionate about all things digital.

Edward Jones (Lecturer in Economics at Bangor university)

Edward Jones

Lecturer in Economics at Bangor university
https://Bangor.ac.uk

Financial Economist with professional experience in the private and public sector at senior level.

Experience in advanced analytics, financial and economic modelling, stakeholder’s engagement, technical research, and
business strategy development.

Ffion Jones (Senior Researcher at Regional Skills Partnership)

Ffion Jones

Senior Researcher at Regional Skills Partnership

Ffion is the Senior Researcher for the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership.  The RSP is responsible for undertaking regional and local consultation, as well as vast use of official data, research and analysis, to produce a three-year strategic regional Skills and Employment Plan. 

The Plan provides an insight into the supply and demand of the skills system in the region, and crucially, understanding and communicating what employers needs and priorities are to enable them to be sustainable and grow.

Dave Muir (Co-founder and Chair of Code Nation)

Dave Muir

Co-founder and Chair of Code Nation

As Co-founder and CEO of Code Nation, David is expanding Code Nation across the UK - with campuses and a presence in most major cities, he’s making sure digital training is accessible to all, whether physical or through their virtual campus environment.

He works with current and potential employers and potential students from all backgrounds, to help fill the demand for digital skills. Code Nation partners with many higher and further education establishments, as well as local authorities to inspire new talent into digital.

Before setting up Code Nation, David was a partner at PwC, IBM and KPMG. He’s collaborated with the SEC and FCA and
worked on the rapid expansion and globalisation of a number of tech companies in the 2000s.