The £10 million Cardiff Capital Region Challenge Fund helped to fund a major healthcare innovation aimed at transforming endoscopy services across Wales and beyond. Host Gemma Casey is joined by Jennifer Waterman, General Surgical Registrar at the University Hospital of Wales, Matt Ginn, CEO of IQ Endoscopes and Owen Wilce, Senior Innovation Manager, Cardiff Capital Region to discuss how the Endoscopy Challenge worked and the impact of the initiative.

South East Wales is building a reputation as one of the UK’s most dynamic regions for space and advanced technology. Host Gemma Casey is joined by Dr. Bettina Bockelmann-Evans, Innovation Lead at CCR Energy, and Prof. Mahesh Anand of the Open University to discuss the projects which are helping the region to connect its industrial past with a high-tech future.

Cardiff Capital Region’s loan to Zip World helped to transform Tower Colliery, which was the oldest continually-working coal mine in the UK until 2008, into a landmark adventure attraction. Host Gemma Casey is joined by Sean Taylor, Founder of Zip World, Kellie Beirne, CEO of Cardiff Capital Region and Councillor Anthony Hunt, leader of Torfaen County Borough Council and vice chair of Cardiff Capital Region, to discuss how this strategic investment in place-making has driven regeneration, created employment opportunities, and built investor confidence.

Host Gemma Casey is joined by Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby, Leader of Monmouthshire County Council and Chair of Cardiff Capital Region, Rhiannon Thomason, CEO of Human Data Sciences, Lucy Cohen, CEO of Mazuma and Rhian Elston, Investment Director, Development Bank of Wales, to explore the progress being made across Cardiff Capital Region to support female entrepreneurs through funding, mentorship and peer support.