Productivity and the Wellbeing of Future Generations in Wales
Executive Education Suite, Postgraduate Teaching Centre, Cardiff Business School
Colum Drive Cardiff CF10 3EU
Productivity growth has the potential to transform lives – raising wages, enhancing business investment, improving public services, and generating government revenue to address social and environmental goals. Yet, it rarely features in the context of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. As part of National Productivity Week, the Wales Productivity Forum invites you to the launch of its new insights report, Wales’ Productivity Challenge: A Focus on the Future.
We are honoured to welcome Torsten Bell MP, who will explore how Wales can build on the UK government’s growth mission to develop a long-term productivity strategy that enhances the well-being of future generations.
This event is being organised by The Productivity Institute, Cardiff Business School and ICAEW.
Speakers
Torsten Bell MP for Swansea West
Torsten Bell is the Member of Parliament for Swansea West. He has a background in economic policy and research. Prior to being elected to Parliament, Torsten was the Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation (2015 – 2024), Director of Policy for the Labour Party (2010 – 2015) and served in HM Treasury as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers during the financial crisis. He is an Honorary Professor at UCL, writes a weekly column for the Observer and is the author of ‘Great Britain? How We Get Our Future Back’.
Robert Lloyd Griffiths ICAEW’s Director for Wales
Robert is responsible for offering direction and support to members, representation with Welsh and UK Governments, maintaining close links with key influencers and stakeholders and hosting nationally important events.
Having begun his career in marketing and communications, Robert was the National Director for the IoD in Wales from 2009 to 2021. He now holds several Non-Executive and advisory positions alongside his role with ICAEW. He chaired the Welsh Government’s Task and Finish Group on developing a strategy for micro businesses in Wales and later became Chair of Business Wales. He currently chairs The Wales Productivity Forum and is also chair of The Duke of Edinburgh Awards Business Advisory Group in Wales.
Prof Melanie Jones Cardiff Business School
Melanie is a Professor of Economics at Cardiff Business School and Academic Lead for the Wales Forum of the Productivity Institute. She has a particular research interest in labour market inequality. Melanie is also an ONS Fellow, elected member of the Royal Economic Society Council, an editor at the British Journal of Industrial Relations and a member of the ESRC Grant Assessment Panel C and the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration.
*Please note that this is a hybrid event. You are welcome to join us either in-person or online via Zoom.
Manylion y Digwyddiad
Mae gan dwf cynhyrchiant y potensial i drawsnewid bywydau – codi cyflogau, gwella buddsoddiad busnes, gwella gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, a chynhyrchu refeniw llywodraeth i fynd i’r afael â nodau cymdeithasol ac amgylcheddol. Eto, anaml y mae’n ymddangos yng nghyd-destun Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (Cymru) 2015. Fel rhan o Wythnos Genedlaethol Cynhyrchiant, mae Fforwm Cynhyrchiant Cymru yn eich gwahodd i lansio ei adroddiad mewnwelediad newydd, Her Cynhyrchiant Cymru: Ffocws ar y Dyfodol.
Mae’n anrhydedd i ni groesawu Torsten Bell AS, a fydd yn archwilio sut y gall Cymru adeiladu ar genhadaeth twf Llywodraeth y DU i ddatblygu strategaeth gynhyrchiant hirdymor sy’n gwella llesiant cenedlaethau’r dyfodol.
Trefnir y digwyddiad hwn gan y Sefydliad Cynhyrchiant, Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd ac ICAEW.
Siaradwyr
Torsten Bell AS Gorllewin Abertawe
Torsten Bell yw Aelod Seneddol Gorllewin Abertawe. Mae ganddo gefndir mewn polisi ac ymchwil economaidd. Cyn cael ei ethol i’r Senedd, Torsten oedd Prif Weithredwr y Resolution Foundation (2015 – 2024), Cyfarwyddwr Polisi ar gyfer y Blaid Lafur (2010 – 2015) a gwasanaethodd yn Nhrysorlys EM fel aelod o Gyngor y Cynghorwyr Economaidd yn ystod yr argyfwng ariannol. Mae’n Athro Anrhydeddus yn UCL, yn ysgrifennu colofn wythnosol i’r Observer ac yn awdur ‘Prydain Fawr’? Sut rydyn ni’n cael ein dyfodol yn ôl.”
Robert Lloyd Griffiths Cyfarwyddwr Cymru ICAEW.
Mae Robert yn gyfrifol am gynnig cyfeiriad a chefnogaeth i aelodau, cynrychiolaeth gyda Llywodraethau Cymru a’r DU, cynnal cysylltiadau agos â dylanwadwyr a rhanddeiliaid allweddol a chynnal digwyddiadau o bwys cenedlaethol.
Ar ôl dechrau ei yrfa ym maes marchnata a chyfathrebu, Robert oedd Cyfarwyddwr Cenedlaethol yr IoD yng Nghymru rhwng 2009 a 2021. Bellach mae ganddo sawl swydd Anweithredol a chynghorol ochr yn ochr â’i rôl gydag ICAEW. Bu’n gadeirydd Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen Llywodraeth Cymru ar ddatblygu strategaeth ar gyfer microfusnesau yng Nghymru ac yn ddiweddarach daeth yn Gadeirydd Busnes Cymru. Ar hyn o bryd mae’n gadeirydd Fforwm Cynhyrchiant Cymru ac mae hefyd yn gadeirydd Grŵp Cynghori Busnes Gwobrau Dug Caeredin yng Nghymru.
Yr Athro Melanie Jones Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd
Mae Melanie yn Athro Economeg yn Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd ac yn Arweinydd Academaidd Fforwm Cymru o’r Sefydliad Cynhyrchiant. Mae ganddi ddiddordeb ymchwil penodol mewn anghydraddoldeb yn y farchnad lafur. Mae Melanie hefyd yn Gymrawd yr ONS, yn aelod etholedig o Gyngor y Gymdeithas Economaidd Frenhinol, yn olygydd yn y British Journal of Industrial Relations ac yn aelod o Banel Asesu Grant ESRC C a’r Corff Adolygu ar Dâl Meddygon a Deintyddion.
*Nodir taw digwyddiad hybrid yw hon. Gellir ymuno a ni yn bersonol neu’n rhithiol dros Zoom.