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Members of the Regional Investment in Wales Steering Group.

North Wales CJC

Alwen Williams, Chief Executive

Mid Wales CJC

Eifion Evans / Emma Palmer, Chief Executive

South-West Wales CJC

Wendy Walters, Chief Executive

South-East Wales CJC

Kellie Beirne, Chief Executive

Welsh Local Government Association    

Tim Peppin, Corporate Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development

Lowri Gwilym, Team Manager – Europe and Regeneration

Third Sector Partnership Council

Matthew Brown, Deputy Chief Executive, Wales Council for Voluntary Action

Third Sector (Social Enterprise)

Glenn Bowen, Director of Enterprise, Cwmpas

Medr, the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research

Harriet Barnes, Director of Research, Innovation and Skills

Universities Wales (Higher Education)

Amanda Wilkinson, Director

Colleges Wales (Further Education)

Mark Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Gower College Swansea

Trade Union    

Shavanah Taj, General Secretary, Wales TUC

Natural Resources Wales (Environmental)

Mary Lewis, Head of Natural Resource Management and Policy  

Confederation of British Industry Wales (Business)

Leighton Jenkins, Assistant Director – Policy, CBI

Federation of Self Employed and Small Businesses Wales (Business)    

Llyr ap Gareth, Head of Policy

Chambers of Commerce

Gus Williams, Chief Executive – South and Mid Wales

Wales Rural Network (Community-led local development)

Eirlys Lloyd, Chair, Wales Rural Network

Future Generations Commissioner

Jonathan Tench, Well-being Economy Director

Development Bank of Wales

Rob Hunter, Director of Strategy

Expert members

Professor Paul Byard, University of South Wales

Dr Grahame Guilford, Grahame Guilford and Company Ltd

Professor Kevin Morgan, Cardiff University