The IWA's recent report, An economic strategy for Wales?, calls for increased ambition and risk from the Welsh Government in order to boost the economic from its current mediocrity. Here, Professor David Blackaby argues against this approach.

Louise Harris, CEO of the Big Learning Company and Chair of the IWA Education Group, discusses how we can improve the education system as a way of bettering the Welsh economy.

Elizabeth Haywood discusses the Welsh language and how language needs to be taught in closer alignment with the economy at our IWA annual Economy Conference.

Admiral CEO, Henry Engelhardt and Simon Gibson, Chief Executive, Wesley Clover Corporation discuss whether the Welsh Government should insist on a share of companies they back or simply give them a grant. The discussion took place at the IWA's annual Welsh Economy conference on March 23 2015 in the Wales Millennium Centre

Admiral CEO, Henry Engelhardt; Former Bank of England MPC member Marian Bell and Simon Gibson, Chief Executive, Wesley Clover Corporation discuss the prospects of the Welsh Economy at the IWA conference on March 23 2015 in the Wales Millennium Centre

Wesley Clover Chief Executive Simon Gibson sets out his critique of the Welsh economy at the IWA's annual Economy Conference on March 23rd at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre. He drew on his experience ReNewport task force which set out to develop an economic regeneration strategy for Newport city