Thursday 1st July 2004
Millenium Stadium, Cardiff[map]

		From farce to treasure trove G B Shaw dismissed communications technology as ridiculous, but today, the link between profitability and the use of broadband is clear, as the Welsh have found. Robert Colvile reports Summary of the roundtable [view] Roundtable supplement [view PDF]
		Key speaker Andrew Davies is Minister for Economic Development and Transport in Rhodri Morgan's Welsh Assembly Government Cabinet and the Assembly Member for Swansea West. He has a detailed knowledge of the Welsh economy through his experience in industry, the private sector and the fields of education and training.
		Key speaker Michael Eaton was appointed as Director of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Broadband Wales Unit in September 2003. He is responsible for the multi-million pound programme, launched in July 2002, to help achieve a competitive and sustainable broadband infrastructure across Wales.
		Facilitator Sarah Dickins is a freelance broadcaster working in television and radio for Wales and the UK. She presents BBC Radio Wales’ flagship news programme Good Morning Wales and is the Presenter of the award winning weekly programme on BBC Radio Wales – Wales@Work.
		Participants Ann Beynon - National Manager for Wales, BT Angelo Conti - Director Information Learning Technology, Swansea College Susan Geary - Business and Customer Services Director, Opportunity Wales Simon Gibson - Chief Executive Officer, Wesley Clover Co Joss Goodall - Chairman, WBNet Ltd Andrew Green - Librarian, National Library of Wales Robin Gwynn - Managing Director, Swansea IteC Rob Harrington - Managing Director, Kode Media Ltd Martin Hessie - Multimedia & Internet Development Officer, Immtech Dewi Lewis - Chairman, Deudraeth Cyf Graham MacDonald - Wireless Standards & Regulations Manager, Intel Daniel Meadows - Creative Director, Digital Storytelling, BBC Cymru Myfanwy Morgan - Chairman, North Wales Chamber of Commerce Richard Phillips - Programme Policy Executive, Health Enabling Technologies Branch, WAG Patrick Sullivan - Director Media Technology Programmes, WDA Steve Thorpe - Alliance Director, Welsh Assembly Merlin Project, National Assembly for Wales