Business Events in April 2015 to December 2015

Date Day Time Event Venue Organisation Cost(if known) Dress e-mail/website Notes Code 30-Apr-15 Thursday 10:00pm The Welsh Business Show - Cardiff City Stadium - Leckwith The Welsh Business Shows Business www.thewelshbusinessshows.co.uk Attire 06-May-15 Wednesday 7:45am Torfaen Business Voice Exhibition Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran, Torfaen County Borough Council/Torfaen www.southwalesbusiness.co.uk Plenty of opportunities for networking & meeting Torfaen NP44 3YS Economy & Enterprise businesses in Torfaen Visit the exhibition and attend networking and speaker sessions all for free. Booking essential: full programme of events http://www.southwalesbusiness.co.uk/TBVExhibition

12-May-15 Tuesday 9:00am Distribution in Retail and Wholesale Asset Simmons and Simmons Building FC Business Intelligence Gold £1199 - Silver £999 http://xs.gy/AssetManagement " The purpose of the show is to connect Asset Management Management companies, Platforms, IFA Networks and Wealth Managers to discuss ways to bridge the gap to the retail investor and to better understand the changing relationship between distributor and asset manager. The focus of the discussions will be on how to master distribution and communication tactics through progress in areas such as customer communication through segmentation and digital connectivity so that products can achieve the highest possible uptake in the market. "

12-May-15 Tuesday 6:45am Cardiff PIN - Property Investors Network Holland House Harvey Bowes Limited Smart www.cardiffpin.co.uk There is also the opportunity to network with like Casual minded property professionals and investors. 13-May-15 Wednesday 10:00pm Are you paying overheads or over the odds? Village Hotel Cardiff Avensure Ltd info.avensure.com/event/302bcr Running costs and expenditure are inevitable in business. The amount of time, money and effort wasted through inefficiencies is rarely calculated, looked at or addressed until it’s too late! Intelligent procurement and risk management can save business owners thousands and reducing your costs can add significant profit and put cash flow back into your business within months. To start lowering your costs, register for this invaluable event now! 10.00am Cost Reduction Getting the best deal from your suppliers. Proven/established ways to save your business money. Price Vs value. 10.35am Employment law Saving money through best practice. Preventing and resolving staff issues. The financial implications of non- compliance. 11.15am Health & Safety Reducing your insurance premiums through better management. Accident prevention.

13-May-15 Wednesday 12:00pm Business Lunch - Cardiff Cardiff Marriott South Wales Chamber of Commerce £26 + vat Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Join us for a business lunch with an inspirational guest Attire speaker (soon to be announced!) a delicious two course lunch and plenty of networking opportunities.

14-May-15 Thursday 7:00pm CBI North Wales Dinner Village St David's Hotel, Ewloe CBI Wales Business http://www.cbi.org.uk/about-the- Attire cbi/uk/wales/event 15-May-15 Friday 12:00pm IoD Wales Director of the Year Awards Lunch SWALEC Stadium IOD £49.50+vat Business http://www.iod.com/connecting/events/20 Attire 15/may/iod- 19-May-15 Tuesday 8:00pm Manufacturing in Wales Hensol Castle Newsco Insider http://www.insidermedia.com/events/regi Panel debate on the future of manufacturing and ons/wales/ associated industries in Wales. 19-May-15 Tuesday 9:00pm Virgin Media - Community Engagement - Working Virgin Media, Swansea Virgin Media £20 + vat Business http://iwi.kinetic3.co.uk At Virgin Media our people are very much at the heart within our Community (Inside Welsh Industry) Attire of everything we do, they are the most important people in our office as they look after our customers. The whole team have played a vital role in developing our site as a Centre of Excellence and testimony to this is the fact we have won Welsh Contact Centre of the Year (Large) for 3 years consecutively. Over the past 2 years we have grown our involvement in the local community recognising that this is this very important to our people. By building strong partnerships with different organisations we have raised the profile not only of Virgin Media but of the Contact Centre industry in general as well as supporting wider business strategies and improving employee engagement. You are very welcome to come along to Virgin Media and take a look at how we work, how our environment has a positive effect on our people’s working lives and give you an opportunity over lunch to speak to some of the people we have’ partnered’ with in our local community. We are extremely proud of what we have achieved over the last 3 years and we would love to share our journey with you during this 3 hour session.

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20-May-15 Wednesday 12:00pm Cardiff Business Club To be advised on booking Cardiff Business Club £37.50 +VAT Business www.cardiffbusinessclub.org Attire 02-Jun-15 Tuesday 9:00am Good service is good business - Moneypenny Moneypenny, Wrexham Moneypenny £20 + vat Business http://iwi.kinetic3.co.uk Attire 03-Jun-15 Wednesday 7:30am Facilitated Networking Breakfast - Newport TBC South Wales Chamber of Commerce £16 + vat Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Join us for a relaxed networking event while enjoying a Attire delicious breakfast! 03-Jun-15 Wednesday 7:00am Wales Property Awards Marriott Hotel, Mill Lane, Cardiff CF10 Newsco Insider Black Tie http://www.insidermedia.com/events/regi Celebration of the achievements of the property and 1EZ ons/wales/ construction industries in Wales. Nominations due by 24 April. 04-Jun-15 Thursday 9:00am Building regional clusters to drive collaborative IQE, Cardiff IQE £20+vat Business http://iwi.kinetic3.co.uk innovation - IQE Attire 08-Jun-15 Monday 9:30am ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Update Waterton Centre Bridgend Wales Quality Centre £139+VAT www.walesqualitycentre.org.uk The International Standard ISO 9001 is changing, get up to date with the changes and the implications for businesses and organisations from all sectors.

08-Jun-15 Monday 9:30am Environmental Management Systems Update Waterton Centre Bridgend Wales Quality Centre £139+VAT www.walesqualitycentre.org.uk ISO 14001 is changing our seminar will address the changes and the implications for businesses and organisations from all sectors. 09-Jun-15 Tuesday 6:45am Cardiff PIN -Property Investors Network Holland House Hotel Harvey Bowes Limited Smart www.cardiffpin.co.uk There is also the opportunity to network with like Casual minded property professionals and investors. 10-Jun-15 Wednesday 7:00am FSB Wales Policy Chair's Dinner: Rising to the Federation of Small Businesses £60pp or £550 a table + Business http://www.fsb.org.uk/south-wales To secure your place or table at this event please book ChallengeFSB Chairs booking fee Attire now, for all enquiries and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us here 12-Jun-15 Friday 12:00am CBI Annual Lunch St David's Hotel, Cardiff CBI Wales Business http://www.cbi.org.uk/about-the- Attire cbi/uk/wales/event 12-Jun-15 Friday 12:00am Business Lunch - Pembrokeshire Lamphey Court South Wales Chamber of Commerce £26 + vat members, £35 + Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Join us for a business lunch with an inspirational guest vat non-members Attire speaker (soon to be announced!) a delicious two course lunch and plenty of networking opportunities.

18-Jun-15 Thursday 12:00pm IoD South Wales Summer Business Leaders Lunch IOD Wales Members £25.00+vat, Non Business http://www.iod.com/connecting/events/20 members £35.00+vat Attire 15/june/sou

20-Jun-15 Saturday 8:00pm Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge Snowdon, Cadair Idris and Pen-Y-Fan Ty Hafan £50 non-refundable deposit Casual www.welsh3peaks.co.uk Join us on the 20th June 2015 and challenge yourself, to assemble a team of four walkers and a designated driver and test your limits by taking on the highest peaks in North, Mid and South Wales, all within 15 hours! Gather your team and be a part of the adventure for what promises to be a challenging and unforgettable experience. You will scale Snowdon, take on the mighty Cadair Idris and tackle Pen–Y-Fan. Now in its 17th year, your team will join travellers from all of the world to walk a distance of 20.35 miles, making a total ascent of 9,397ft (2,864m). Places fill fast so you will need to gather your team together quickly to register. Places are allocated on a strictly “first come, first served” basis. Be the first to sign up to this exclusive challenge.

25-Jun-15 Thursday 7:30pm Facilitated Networking Breakfast - Swansea Marriott Hotel Swansea South Wales Chamber of Commerce £16 + vat Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Join us for a relaxed networking event while enjoying a Attire delicious breakfast! 25-Jun-15 Thursday 7:00pm BITC Wales Responsible Business Gala Dinner Cardiff City Stadium BITC Wales £95-£120+vat Black Tie http://www.cvent.com/events/wales- awards-gala-dinn 26-Jun-15 Friday 12:00pm Swansea Bay Business Club: Lunch with Ann Marriott Hotel, Swansea Swansea Bay Business Club £40 members, £42.50 non https://webcollect.org.uk/sbc/category/20 Widdecombe members 13-14-eve

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26-Jun-15 Friday 10:00pm Wales Onesie Walk Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Ty Hafan £10 per person. Onesie! http://www.walesonesiewalk.co.uk/ Please open your eyes to women who hardly close theirs. The Wales Onesie Walk is a ladies-only event over your choice of 5km or 10km routes around Cardiff, starting at 10pm. It’s a magical night-time walk, with the camaraderie and banter between the hundreds of women taking part, creating a wonderful atmosphere – Even if it rains, we’ll provide you with a polythene poncho, to complement even the most stylish Onesie! The Ty Hafan Wales Onesie Walk takes place on Friday 15 May 2015. Online registration is open now and we encourage you to register as soon as you can to guarantee your place. Ladies need to be aged 13 or over (accompanied by an adult if under the age of 16). Entry is just £10 per person. On the night you’ll receive a glow pack, as well as a bottle of water and a hot drink, and snack on completion. What’s more, if you can persuade others to join you to make a group of four up to 20 ladies, then the entry fee will be just £7 each. As a guide, please, aim to raise £50 per participant, if this is not possible, then we ask that you whatever you can and ladies raising more than £100 will receive a Laguna Health and Spa Day Pass To register and for more information visit: www.tyhafan.org/ty-hafan-events 02-Jul-15 Thursday 11:00am South Wales Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Day Celtic Manor Resort South Wales Chamber of Commerce £395 + vat members, £440 Golf Attire www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Join us for our Annual Golf Day 2015 at the prestigious 2015 + vat non-members Celtic Manor Resort! Playing on the Montgomerie course, followed by dinner and prizes!

09-Jul-15 Thursday 6:00am IWA Summer drinks Reception Ty Admiral IWA Free to members Business http://www.iwa.org.uk/en/events/view/29 Attire 1 14-Jul-15 Tuesday 6:45pm Cardiff PIN-Property Investors Network Holland House Hotel Harvey Bowes Limited Smart www.cardiffpin.co.uk There is also the opportunity to network with like Casual minded property professionals and investors. 17-Jul-15 Friday 12:00pm Swansea Bay Business Club: Lunch with Colin Owens, TBC Swansea Bay Business Club £25 members £27.50 non Business https://webcollect.org.uk/sbc/event/july- Oil4Wales members Attire 2015-lunc 18-Jul-15 Saturday TBC Ty Hafan’s Rainbow Run is coming to Aberdare! Dare Valley Country Park Ty Hafan £10 per person www.rainbowrunwales.co.uk Join us on Saturday 18 July 2015 as we cover Dare Valley Country Park in paint and take on the colour run to raise funds for life-limited children and young people in Wales. Join us in Aberdare for another round of colourful fun. Entry is just £10 per person or £7 per person within a group entry of five or more. Participants must be a minimum of 5 years old to enter. It is a 5k colour run (or walk), where along the route participants get showered with different colours of powder paint. Based on the Indian Holi festival of colour, it’s a fun and crazy way to spend a few hours, whilst helping a great cause! We ask each participant to raise sponsorship on top

07-Sep-15 Monday 6:00am CBC Season Launch St David's Hotel Cardiff Business Club Business www.cardiffbusinessclub.org Attire 08-Sep-15 Tuesday 6:45am Cardiff PIN Holland House Hotel Harvey Bowes Limited Smart www.cardiffpin.co.uk There is also the opportunity to network with like Casual minded property professionals and investors. 16-Sep-15 Wednesday 7:30pm Facilitated Networking Breakfast - Cardiff Thistle Cardiff City Centre, The Parc South Wales Chamber of Commerce £16 + vat Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Join us for a relaxed networking event while enjoying a Hotel Attire delicious breakfast! 19-Sep-15 Saturday 2:45pm Millennium Stadium Rugby World Cup http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fixtures

19-Sep-15 Saturday 2:30pm Rugby World Cup: Ireland V canada Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Rugby World Cup http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fixtures

20-Sep-15 Sunday 2:45pm Rugby World Cup Millennium Stadium Rugby World Cup http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fixtures

23-Sep-15 Wednesday 4:45pm Rugby World Cup Millennium Stadium Rugby World Cup http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fixtures

25-Sep-15 Friday 12:00pm Swansea Bay Business Club: Lunch and AGM Village Hotel Swansea Swansea Bay Business Club £25 members £27.50 non Business https://webcollect.org.uk/sbc/event/septe members Attire mber-2015 01-Oct-15 Thursday 4:45am Rugby World Cup Millennium Stadium Rugby World Cup http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fixtures

02-Oct-15 Friday 8:00am Rugby World Cup Millennium Stadium Rugby World Cup http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fixtures

07-Oct-15 Wednesday 7:30am Facilitated Networking Breakfast - Newport Marriott St Pierre South Wales Chamber of Commerce £16 + vat Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Join us for a relaxed networking event while enjoying a Attire delicious breakfast! 09-Oct-15 Friday 8:00am Facilitated Networking Breakfast - Pembrokeshire TBC South Wales Chamber of Commerce £16 - £24 (exc VAT) Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Join us for a relaxed networking event while enjoying a Attire delicious breakfast! 11-Oct-15 Sunday 4:45am Rugby World Cup Millennium Stadium Rugby World Cup http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fixtures

13-Oct-15 Tuesday 6:45pm Cardiff PIN - Property Investors Network Holland House Hotel Harvey Bowes Limited Smart www.cardiffpin.co.uk There is also the opportunity to network with like Casual minded property professionals and investors.

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15-Oct-15 Thursday 6:45pm South Wales Society of Chartered Accountants Annual City Hall, Cardiff CF10 3ND South Wales Society of Chartered Accountants TBC Black Tie www.icaew.com/southwales Dinner 17-Oct-15 Saturday 8:00pm Rugby World Cup Millennium Stadium Rugby World Cup http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/fixtures

22-Oct-15 Thursday 10:00pm The Welsh Business Show - Swansea Liberty Stadium - Swansea The Welsh Business Shows Business [email protected] Attire 06-Nov-15 Friday 12:00am Business Lunch - Swansea Aberavon Beach Hotel South Wales Chamber of Commerce £26 + vat Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Join us for a business lunch with an inspirational guest Attire speaker (soon to be announced!) a delicious two course lunch and plenty of networking opportunities

10-Nov-15 Tuesday 6:45am Cardiff PIN - Property Investors Network Holland House Hotel Harvey Bowes Limited Smart www.cardiffpin.co.uk There is also the opportunity to network with like Casual minded property professionals and investors. 19-Nov-15 Thursday 12:00pm South Wales Chamber of Commerce Beaujolais Day - Cardiff Arms Park South Wales Chamber of Commerce £34 + vat members, £44 + Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Celebrate Beaujolais Day 2015 with us at the Cardiff Cardiff vat non-members Attire Arms Park! 19-Nov-15 Thursday 12:00pm South Wales Chamber of Commerce Beaujolais Day - TBC South Wales Chamber of Commerce £26 + vat members, £35 + Business www.southwaleschamber.co.uk Newport vat non-members Attire 19-Nov-15 Thursday 12:00pm Swansea Bay Business Club: Beaujolais Day Marriott Hotel, Swansea Swansea Bay Business Club £40 members, £42.50 non Business https://webcollect.org.uk/sbc/event/beauj members Attire olais-day 03-Dec-15 Thursday 6:45am CBI Annual Dinner City Hall, Cardiff CBI Wales Black Tie http://www.cbi.org.uk/about-the- cbi/uk/wales/event 11-Dec-15 Friday 12:15am Swansea Bay Business Club: Christmas Lunch Marriott Hotel, Swansea Swansea Bay Business Club £40 members, £42.50 non Business https://webcollect.org.uk/sbc/event/christ members Attire mas-lunc

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