Soft Power Strategies – How should Wales project itself on the world stage? – Programme
| 0930 | Registration and networking | |
| 1000 | Welcome, scene-setting and house-keeping Professor Cara Aitchison | |
| 1010 | Introduction Wales and Soft Power Sir Emyr Jones Parry | |
| 1030 | Soft Power in Today’s World Professor Karen Smith, Head of Dept of International Relations, LSE Followed by questions from the audience | |
| 1130 | Short break | |
| 1145 | Wales’s International Strategy Eluned Morgan AM, Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language Followed by questions from the audience | |
| 1215 | Paul Brummell, Head of Soft Power and External Affairs Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Followed by questions from the audience | |
| 1245 | Lessons from Latvia Imants Liegis – Latvian Ambassador to France | |
| 1300 | Lunch (with exhibition of relevant work from Cardiff Metropolitan University) | |
| 1355 | Overview of Wales’s soft power resources Audience discussion, facilitated by Rob Humphreys FLSW (British Council UK Trustee) | |
| 1445 | Short break | |
| 1500 | What is the soft power potential for Wales? Panel discussion with representatives from key sectors. Sectors / Speakers Sport: Owen Hathway (Sport Wales) Culture: Peter Florence (Hay Festival) Third sector: Susie Ventris-Field (Welsh Centre for International Affairs) | |
| 1600 | What should be Wales’ soft power strategy? Rapporteur’s recommendations | |
| 1620 | Close |