Rural Regeneration Conference Building Sustainable Rural Communities Thursday 19th March, 2015 Cefn Lea Park Conference Centre, Newtown, Powys Programme 9:30 – 10:00 Registration, Tea and Coffee 10:00 Conference Chair Welcome Nia Griffiths, Director of CREW Regeneration Wales 10:15 Conference address from Lesley Griffiths AM Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty 10:30 Keynote Address • • 11:30 Rural Housing; Creating Sustainable Communities Steve Jones, Chief Executive, Tai Ceredigion Stimulating Economic Growth in Rural Communities Doug Hughes, Director, Hughes Architects and Chair of the Severn Valley EFFECT “Just a Minute” Workshop sell - without hesitation, repetition or deviation! 11:35 Refreshments and networking 12:00 Workshop Sessions: (choice between) 1. Rural Alliances/Wales Rural Vibrancy Index Richard Tyler, Sustainable Tourism Manager for Brecon Beacons National Park Authority with Jill Venus 2. Innovative Finance for Rural Communities Mick Brown, Development Manager, Robert Owen Community Banking 3. Transition Towns and One Planet Council Pete Linnell, One Planet Practitioner and Theorist 4. Developing Housing in Rural Communities and the role of Rural Housing Enablers Walis George, Chief Executive, Grŵp Cynefin and David Hedges, Director, Cyngor Da 5. Rural Retail Support for Community-Owned Shops Grant Peisley, Community Advisor, Plunkett Foundation 13:00 Lunch and networking #ruralregen 14:00 Keynote Address • • 14:55 A New Rural Paradigm Professor Terry Marsden, Cardiff University Securing Rural Community Benefits Gerallt Llewellyn Jones, Managing Director, Menter Môn, and CREW Board member “Just a Minute” Workshop sell – without hesitation, repetition or deviation! 15:00 Refreshments and networking 15:15 Workshop Sessions: (choice between) 1. Community Renewable Energy Dan McCallum, Co-founder, Awel Aman Tawe/ Egni Community Energy 2. Community Transport Sian Summers-Rees, Director, Community Transport Association with Sarah Leyland-Jones, Senior Officer Community Transport & Training, PAVO 3. Rural Engagement Processes Helen Murray, Chief Executive, PLANED and Aidan Ackerman, Director of Operational Services, Mid Wales Housing Association 4. The importance of getting residents online in rural communities Anthea Hogg, Tenancy Services Manager, and Louise Blackwell, Community Development Officer, Clwyd Alyn Housing Association 16:15 Plenary/Feedback session 16:30 Chair Close #ruralregen