{"id":2424,"date":"2025-02-14T15:13:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T15:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=2424"},"modified":"2025-02-15T16:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T16:05:04","slug":"panel-discussion-innovation-in-sport-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/en\/2025\/02\/14\/panel-discussion-innovation-in-sport-wellbeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel Discussion: Innovation in Sport &amp; Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We&#8217;re excited to be hosting a panel discussion at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4theregion.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4theRegion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4theregion.org.uk\/its-your-swansea-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It&#8217;s Your Swansea<\/a> conference on Thursday 6 March.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the annual event, we will be hosting an engaging panel discussion on the transformative impact of investing in sport and wellbeing in the Swansea Bay region. Experts will explore how fostering innovation in sport-tech and med-tech drive economic growth, improve public health, and foster community resilience. The session will also highlight the role of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnniish.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMegan.Chick%40Swansea.ac.uk%7C5f391e6c420b46a08d1c08dd4cfbbeba%7Cbbcab52e9fbe43d6a2f39f66c43df268%7C0%7C0%7C638751366289172353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9T2%2FFNQb%2Fibk3ERd7I%2Bgwf27QsjTZOrnS%2BqjeWzjkUQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Network for Innovation in Sport and Health<\/a>&nbsp;in supporting groundbreaking initiatives that enhance both performance and wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our panel will consist of:<br>Professor Keith Lloyd, Head of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swansea University Medical School<\/a> and the National Network for Innovation in Sport &amp; Health<br>Associate Professor Jo Davies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/susim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Head of Simulation<\/a> at Swansea University<br>Alun Wyn Jones, Strategic Advisor for the National Network for Innovation in Sport &amp; Health<br>Kate Williams, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Development at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.wales\/partners\/sport-partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Wales Sports Partnership<\/a><br>Si\u00f4n Charles, Head of Strategy and Service Planning at <a href=\"http:\/\/arch.wales\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ARCH<\/a><br><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr Miles Willis, Swansea University Strategic Development Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 4theRegion event brings together the organisations and businesses of Swansea and beyond, and is free to attend for everyone with an interest in what\u2019s happening across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ee856660 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.4theregion.org.uk\/its-your-swansea-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Register free<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re excited to be hosting a panel discussion at the 4theRegion It&#8217;s Your Swansea conference on Thursday 6 March. At the annual event, we will be hosting an engaging panel discussion on the transformative impact of investing in sport and wellbeing in the Swansea Bay region. Experts will explore how fostering innovation in sport-tech and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190346150,"featured_media":2433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1377,1366],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nish.wales\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wordpress-2-1.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfwlnl-D6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2633,"url":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/en\/2025\/03\/06\/innovation-in-sport-wellbeing-a-game-changer-for-the-swansea-bay-region\/","url_meta":{"origin":2424,"position":0},"title":"Innovation in Sport &amp; Wellbeing: A Game Changer for the Swansea Bay region","author":"meganchick1","date":"6th March 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"We recently hosted a panel discussion at the 4theRegion It's Your Swansea Conference at the Swansea Arena. 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