Cyfrwng Conference

CYFRWNG 2009 CONFERENCE
BBC Cymru Wales, Cardiff
7-8 May 2009

'Audiences'

The Cyfrwng 2009 conference will be held at the
BBC Cymru Wales Broadcasting Centre, Cardiff
on 7-8 May and this year’s theme is ‘Audiences’.

During the two day event, an array of speakers,
papers and panels will consider many different
aspects of media Audiences in Wales from the
changes in audience usage of media to issues of
regulation and accountability. Emphasis will be on
the specific needs of Welsh audiences in a range of
areas including children’s programming and theatre
audiences. Attention will also be paid to the impact of
new media technologies within the multiplatform era.

The future of news in Wales will also be considered with
the plurality of news a key aspect for discussion
conference aims to bring together scholarly voices and
industry professionals and to encourage dialogue
academy and the media industry.

Confirmed speakers include:

Menna Richards, Controller of BBC Cymru Wales
Alun Ffred Jones, AM and Welsh Assembly
Government Heritage Minister
Alun Davies, AM Labour
Judith Isherwood, Chief Executive of the Wales
Millennium Centre
Alan Edmunds, Editorial Director of Media Wales
and Western Mail Editor
Elis Owen, Controller of ITV Wales
Professor Kevin Williams, Swansea University
John McGrath, Artistic Director, National Theatre Wales
Elwyn Williams, Marketing Manager,
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
Dr Cynthia Carter, Cardiff University
Tony Wearn, Research Director, BARB
Sangeet Bhullar, Wise Kids
Professor Hamish Fyfe, University of Glamorgan
Simon Marshall, First Light
Siân Eirian, Head of Children’s Service, S4C
Dr Ceri Sherlock, BBC Cymru Wales Commissioning
Executive, Arts
Nia Ceidiog, Cynyrchiadau Ceidiog Creations