Thursday 10th July 2025
13.30-18.00
Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay
Join us to discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from Senedd Reform and how the benefits of increasing the membership of the Senedd can be realised; to stimulate academic interest in the work of the Senedd ahead of the 2026 election; to provide an opportunity for dialogue between academics and Senedd officials on areas that would benefit from further research.
Registration
Agenda
| Time | Event |
| 13:30 | Registration |
| 13:45 | Welcome and housekeeping |
| 14:00 | Panel 1: Representation and holding to account in the Seventh Senedd Gareth Price (Chair), Clerk, Petitions Committee, Senedd Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira, University of Leeds Dr Anwen Elias, Aberystwyth University Alun Davidson, Head of Procedures and Parliamentary Skills, Senedd |
| 15:15 | Break |
| 15:30 | Panel 2: Making laws in the Seventh Senedd Hedydd Phylip (Chair), Cardiff University Professor Aileen McHarg, Durham University Josh Hayman, Senior Researcher, Senedd Research Gareth Williams, Clerk, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee |
| 16:45 | Break |
| 17:00 | In conversation with Lee Waters MS, Member of the Senedd for Llanelli and former Deputy Minister for Climate Change. Interviewer: Ruth Mosalski, Political Editor, Wales Online |
| 18:00-19:00 | Drinks reception |