The Academi Croeso project sets out to future-proof the North Wales tourism and hospitality sector via a public-private network focused on collaboration, skills and product development. Host Gemma Casey is joined by Gwenllian Roberts of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, Elliw Hughes of Ambition North Wales, Liam Evans-Ford of Theatr Clwyd and Robin Llewelyn of Portmeirion Ltd to discuss the pioneering partnership and what it has to offer.

With the aim of securing futures in work for their prison leavers, HMP Berwyn in Wrexham invests heavily in providing training and work experience opportunities. Now the prison is calling on businesses to find out more about the potential benefits of collaborating with it and the probation service. Host Gemma Casey is joined by Sarah Cadenne De Lannoy, Head of Education, Skills and Work at HMP Berwyn, Cath Morris-Roberts of the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership, which is part of Ambition North Wales, Tony Hughes of Williams Homes Bala and David Abraham of Fulcrum Scaffold Safety & Training Ltd to discuss the opportunity.

The £24.6 million North Wales Clean Energy Fund is designed to be a major step in accelerating the region’s transition to a low-carbon economy. Part of the North Wales Growth Deal, the Fund will support private and voluntary sector organisations to deliver renewable energy, energy efficiency, storage, and decarbonisation projects. Guests Matt Popple of UMi, Alun Jones of WCVA and Meghan Davies of Ambition North Wales join host Gemma Casey to discuss what the Fund aims to achieve and how organisations can access it.