Friday Footnote # 125

Each week we share loads of content amongst Team ION and with our network. Content that inspires us, which we find helpful, or just makes us smile. We thought we would start sharing these insights every Friday. Welcome to Friday Footnote.

4theregion Swansea City Conference 2023

We had a fantastic day on Wednesday at the 4theregion Swansea City Centre Conference at the Swansea Arena. 

The day started with a hugely exciting session on the regeneration of the city, with presentations from Cllr Rob Stewart from Swasea Council, Urban Splash, Kartay, Coastal Housing and Swansea University. There are some fantastic developments happenning across the city, and what was brilliant to see was the collaboration between everyone involved - key stakeholders working together towards a shared vision for the city.   

It was then time for the exhibition itself. We had some brilliant conversations, with some brilliant people, caught up with 'old' friends and met plenty of new ones - we even met some turtles and alpacas!

It was fantastic to be working alongside our Swansea University colleagues, showcasing how the university can support the future prosperity of our city, region and it's people.

It was a great, but very tiring, day fuelled by coffee, sweets and Greek Lasgane.   

A huge thank you to Zoe Antrobus, Dawn Lyle and everyone in the 4theRegion team for organising another brilliant, and hugely important, event.

Da iawn Sibil

As most people know, we are massive advocates of #alwayslearning here at ION. This week our Project Assistant Sibil was nominated for a Bright Learner Award by the Swansea University Academi Hywel Teifi project, a project which aims to 'support students of all ages and educational, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds to learn Welsh or develop their skills in the language'.

As part of the Learn Welsh - Swansea Bay Region programme, Sibil has been learning Welsh for the last year. Originally from Slovenia, Sibil moved to Swansea from Luxembourg in September 2020 and can also speak Slovenian, English, Croatian, Latin, German, French, (a bit of) Japanese and Hungarian, and is also learning Italian as well as Welsh.

Da iawn, Sibil, i gyd yn falch iawn ohonoch chi.  

Inspiration

• Tips for start-ups on securing pre-seed funding (Development Bank of Wales)
• How great leaders innovate responsibly (TED)
• How far-reaching could the 4-day week become? (MIT Sloan Management Review)
• Welsh firms shine at the Celebrating Small Business Awards 2023 (Wales 247)

AGOR IP Celebration Event

The AgorIP project has been running since 2016, and as they come towards the end of their current round of funding, they are hosting an event to celebrate everything they have achieved over the last 6 years. And they would love you to join them.

You can find out more, including how to attend, on their website. 

Become an extraordinary leader with ION 

For over 11 years we have supported leaders at all levels to become extraordinary leaders. Whether you are just starting your leadership journey, or want to freshen up your skills and learn how best to implement the latest thinking, strategies and best practice into your business, we are here to help. 

Get in touch with Adam on ionleadership@swansea.ac.uk to arrange a chat to find out how we can work with you to develop extraordinary leaders in your organisation.

#FridayFootnote will be taking a short break next week, but we will be back in a few weeks time.  

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