Digital Conference 30 September – 3 October
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2020 Digital Conference 2020 Digital Conference 30 September – 3 October 1 2020 Digital Conference Changing Wales for Good I would like to warmly welcome members and stakeholders from all parts of Wales to Plaid Cymru’s 2020 Annual Conference. We meet for a conference like no other at a With just seven months until the Welsh General time like no other. Election, I am more determined than ever that Plaid Cymru leads the next government. Not Our nation has faced much adversity and for the sake of winning, but for the sake of uncertainty in recent months. everyone whose future depends on leadership with more ambition, imagination, and The pandemic which has come to define every determination to create the Wales we all know aspect of our lives has not gone away and is we can be. unlikely to do so any time soon. We may not be able to meet face to face, but That is why we were determined to come up in this digital age, we can keep having those with an innovative way of allowing members to conversations that will engage and inspire continue to meet, to debate and explore ideas more people than ever before to join our about how we create a better future for Wales, campaign. whilst ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Let’s change Wales for good, together. This virtual conference will no doubt be different – tinged with the disappointment of not being able to embrace old friends and meet new faces, but nevertheless a crucial forum for discussing how we move forward to create a ‘new normal’ that is fairer, greener, and Adam Price, Leader Plaid Cymru. more prosperous than the status quo. 2 2020 Digital Conference Plaid Cymru Timetable Wednesday 30th September 19:00 19:30 Adam Price Speech in Conversation Sian Gwenllian MS with Angharad Mair Thursday 1st October 17:30-19:00 19:00-19:45 A Wales for Everyone LGBTQ+ Rights panel discussion and Issues with our Sections in Modern Wales Chaired by Leanne Wood MS with Plaid Pride 17:30-18:15 19:45-20:30 It’s not “either or” Wales, it’s us! How to create a fair private Welsh and BME, reaching out rented sector without pitting for diversity with Plaid BME tenants and landlords against each other with the NRLA 19:45-20:30 17:30-18:15 Why Join a Union? Spain, Democracy and With Undeb the National Question 20:30-21:15 18:30-18:40 Pub Quiz Speech Plaid Ifanc Rhun ap Iorwerth MS 20:30-21:15 19:00-19:45 Women and the Councillors Association Workplace with Merched Plaid 3 3 2020 Digital Conference Timetable Friday 2nd October 12:50-13:30 16:30-17:15 Wales: Fringe Meetings A Caring Nation discussion session 18:00 Re-imagining the Shape of Any Questions: Health and Care in Wales with Parliamentary Leader Liz Saville Roberts MP 13:45-14:45 - Facebook Live Event Fringe Meetings 19:00-19:30 14:50-15:30 Leader’s Speech Post-Covid Wales: A New First Minister for a New Building Back Better Wales: Adam Price MS 15:35-16:20 Fringe Meetings Saturday 3rd October 12:20-13:00 15:40-16:40 18:45-18:55 A Fulfilling Education Fringe Meetings Speech An Opportunity for All Helen Mary Jones MS 17:15-17:55 13:10-14:10 The Disunited Kingdom: 20:00 Fringe Meetings Forging a Four Nation Future Art Wales Online Art Auction 14:30-14:40 18:00-18:40 Speech The Independence Leanne Wood MS Commission: Towards an Independent 14:45-14:55 Wales Speech Delyth Jewell MS 4 2020 Digital Conference Communities and Cymunedau a Covid: Covid: What’s Next? Beth Nesaf? Community activity has been essential Mae gweithgarwch cymunedol wedi bod yn in helping us cope with the impacts hanfodol i’n helpu ni i ymdopi ag effeithiau from Covid-19. Covid-19. This event will hear from two different Bydd y digwyddiad hwn yn clywed gan ddwy community initiatives about the work they do fenter gymunedol wahanol ynghylch y gwaith and how they and similar organisations provide maen nhw’n ei wneud a sut maen nhw a vital support in so many Welsh communities. sefydliadau tebyg yn darparu cymorth hollbwysig mewn cynifer o gymunedau yng Nghymru. Chaired by: Mabon Ap Gwynfor Cadeirio gan: Mabon ap Gwynfor Friday 2nd October Dydd Gwener 2il Hydref 4.30pm 4.30yp 5 Plaid Cymru Who are Pwy yw CECA Wales? CECA Cymru? The Civil Engineering Contractors Mae’r CECA Cymru yn cynrychioli 60 Association (CECA) Wales represents o gwmnïau contractio peirianneg sifil 60 of Wales’ largest and smallest civil fwyaf a lleiaf Cymru. Busnesau gyda engineering contracting businesses throsiant blynyddol cronnus dros with a cumulative annual turnover in £1bn ac yn cyflogi dros 6,000 excess of £1bn and employing over o bobl. 6,000 people. Mae ein haelodau yn adeiladu’r Our members build the infrastructure seilwaith y mae angen ein cenedl that our nation needs to prosper. i ffynnu. 029 2081 1116 [email protected] www.ceca.co.uk @ceca_wales 6 2020 Digital Conference Plaid Cymru Fringe Guide Thursday 17:30 Thursday 19:45-20:30 A Wales for Wales, it’s us! Welsh and BME, reaching out Everyone, for diversity with Plaid BME panel discussion with our Sections – Chaired by Leanne Wood Why Join a It’s not Union? With Undeb “either or” How to create a fair private rented sector without pitting tenants and landlords Thursday 20:30-21:15 against each other with the Residential Landlords’ Association Pub Quiz with Plaid Ifanc Spain, Democracy and the National Question Women and the Workplace with Merched Plaid Thursday 19:00-19:45 Councillors Association LGBTQ+ Rights and Issues Issues in Modern Wales with Plaid Pride 7 7 2020 Digital Conference Fringe Guide Friday 13:45-14:30 Friday 15:30-16:15 Saturday 13:00-13:45 ‘Back the Bill’ Leave No-one Citizens a Right to Housing for All with Tai Pawb Behind: Advice Cymru: Making Change Happen Taxing Times: It’s not “either or” – How to with the Older People’s Commissioner What does Covid19 mean for create a fair private rented the future of Council Tax in sector without pitting tenants Wales? and landlords against each Building other with the Residential Landlords’ Association Back Well: British Heart How it will be achieved by a Foundation Building a better Plaid Cymru Government Wales Friday 16:30-17:15 with CECA Saturday 15:40 – 16:25 Community Banc Cambria Pharmacy Wales GOOOOOAALS! Communities in sustainable development with Hub Cymru Africa and COVID – what’s next with Building Communities Trust #Diverse5050 with the Women’s Equality Network 8 2020 Digital Conference Plaid Cymru Fringe Guide Thursday 17:30 A Wales for Spain, Everyone, Democracy and panel discussion with our Sections the National Chaired by Leanne Wood Question What are the issues facing Why does the Spanish the diverse membership of state have such a problem our country and party and regarding the Basque Country how can we tackle them and Catalonia? Spanish centre together? We can begin by left, centre right and far right connecting and supporting parties are united in defending Party members through the unity of Spain and in their work with our Sections. opposing any referendum Through the work of our on Catalan independence. Sections we can help push The right wing want to roll towards a truly inclusive and back the autonomy achieved welcoming Wales in our party, by the Basque and Catalan communities and country. Parliaments. It’s not This Fringe will hear from representatives of Bildu, the “either or” radical pro-independence party which has made Join the National Residential significant advances despite Landlords Association to the efforts of the Spanish hear what the UK’s foremost state, and the Catalan Left landlord representative Republican Party, ERC, whose organisation’s policy priorities leader, Oriol Junqueras, is in are ahead of the 2021 Senedd jail and who Spain refuses to election. With panellists from allow to take his seat in the Plaid Cymru and the housing European Parliament. sector, this event promises to reveal much about ambitions for the private rented sector for years to come. 9 9 2020 Digital Conference Fringe Guide Thursday 19:00-19:45 Councillors level and to shape policies Why Join a within Plaid Cymru. Our core Association aim is the establishment of an Union? independent Welsh Republic With Undeb This association was which is equal, socially just formed to aid Plaid Cymru and fair. We will discuss the benefits in fulfilling all our aims in and positives of joining Local Government, including a Union and how being a County, Town and Community It’Spai union member can help Councils. The association Thursday 19:45-20:30 during your employment. assists every councillor We campaign under the currently elected on behalf Plaid Cymru umbrella on of Plaid Cymru on every level Wales, it’s us! trade union issues within our of local government. We also Welsh and BME, reaching out own unions and the wider work as a research body for diversity with Plaid BME workers’ movement. We on behalf of our councillors are active in campaigning and help to coordinate Plaid Plaid BME is pleased to for equality within the Cymru’s work in councils present our section here at workers’ movement. Winning across our country. Join the fringe. We aim to engage, organised workers over. the Plaid Cymru Councillors empower and advocate BME Association during this voices in Welsh politics, to Sections Fringe evening.