Leading Innovation in Wales: Navigating the startup frontier

Join us for a dynamic 1-hour online webinar that dives into the evolving landscape of enterprise startups in Wales, with a sharp focus on the use of AI and green tech sectors. From the valleys to the virtual boardroom, new businesses are emerging with bold visions, but the path to sustainable growth is anything but straightforward.

Emma Bell-Davies, CMI Wales’s Event Lead will be joined by expert speakers including, Dr David Gold, founder and CEO of an award-winning Welsh business called Ecodetect, which uses AI-enabled monitoring systems for detecting wildlife and man-made objects in the marine environment. Our second speaker will be Guto Davies, the Head of External Affairs at Green GEN Cymru, where he leads the business's external engagement strategy to support the delivery of major energy infrastructure projects across Wales.

Together the speakers will explore and aim to unpack the unique leadership and management challenges faced by founders and executives operating in Wales’ innovation ecosystem. We’ll explore:

• Strategic leadership in high-growth, high-risk environments
• Balancing sustainability goals with commercial viability
• Talent retention and the Welsh brain-drain dilemma
• Navigating funding routes and public-private investment tensions

Whether you're a startup founder, investor, policy maker, or simply curious about the future of tech and sustainability in Wales, this webinar offers fresh insights and actionable takeaways to help you lead with clarity and purpose.

Let’s shape the future of Welsh enterprise, one bold idea at a time.

This event includes:

• Interactive audience Q&A
• Global digital chat
• Access to content post-event

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