In September 2018, the Mersey Dee Alliance and the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership sponsored the North Wales and Mersey Dee Skills and Innovation Symposium in collaboration with Wrexham Glyndŵr University, Bangor University and the University of Chester. Over 70 delegates from the private and public sectors attended.
The speakers included: a video message from Ken Skates AM; Sasha Davies, Chair of the North Wales Regional Skills Partnership; Iwan Trefor Jones, North Wales Growth Deal/Economic Ambition Board; Christine Gaskell, Chair of Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership; Ian Lucas, Labour MP for Wrexham; Professor Maria Hinfelaar, Vice-Chancellor of Glyndŵr University.
The discussions reflected on their experience working in our cross-border region and the skills challenges we face including how we can retain and attract skilled graduates and how universities and industry can work together to make our region even stronger. An Industry Panel comprising Horizon Nuclear Power, Airbus, Unilever, North Wales and West Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, Institute of Directors and Denis Ferranti Group.