08.00 – 09.25 – Registration, networking and drinks

09.25 – 09.35 – Jeremy Miles MS

09.35 – 09.40 – Huw Irranca-Davies MS- Deputy First Minister  (Delivering a video address)

09.40 – 09.45 – Judith Paget – Chief Operating Officer – NHS Wales

09.45 – 10.00 – George Godfrey, Head of Medical, Respiratory – AstraZeneca

10.00 – 10.30 – Panel discussion – chaired by Lisa Wise – Deputy Director of the Health & Social Care Climate Emergency Program – NHS Wales

10.30 – 11.20 – Networking and refreshments

11.25 – 12.15 – Workshop streams

Making circularity and recycling an all Wales approach – Delivered by Dr Gary Walpole, Director CEIC Wales & Calum Shaw, Sustainability Manager, Cwm Taf HB

This interactive workshop will outline the challenges of the innovation process and encourage participants to discuss the barriers and enablers of Circular Economy innovation.  The workshop will feature a case study from the NHS in Wales and recent research that detailed opportunities for the NHS in Wales to both reduce carbon footprint and save money.

Case studies from across Europe – Dr Felipe Villar – Pulmonologist – Fundación Jiménez Díaz

• Raise awareness and educate: Promote environmental awareness and sustainability education at all levels of society.
• Sustainable medical practices: Implement methods in the healthcare sector that reduce environmental impact, such as efficient resource use and proper management of medical waste.
• Digitalization and innovation: Encourage the use of digital technologies to optimize processes, reduce paper consumption, and improve energy efficiency.
• Sustainable transportation: Promote low-emission transportation methods such as bicycles, electric vehicles, or efficient public transport.
• Waste management, recycling, and reuse: Establish effective systems to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste, minimizing environmental impact.
• Energy efficiency: Improve energy use in buildings, industries, and homes through clean technologies and responsible habits.

Research: Promote scientific and technological research to find innovative solutions to environmental challenges

• The magnificent seven impacts of sustainable travel
• Buildings & Infrastructure

12.15 – 12.30 – Movement Break

12.30 – 13.20 – Workshop streams

• Local Food, food security & healthy food
• Innovation & Social Value
• AI and Sustainability
• Building Sustainability into Training, Culture & Practice

13.20 -15.00 – Lunch and networking

15.00 – 15.50 – Workshop streams

• Moving forward, what we can do next.

Session description:

Discover a novel approach to spreading and scaling innovation or best practice in this interactive workshop. Learn the fundamentals of the Model for Unleashing—a proven methodology blending practical tools, leadership development, and system-level thinking to drive impactful change at scale. The Dragon’s Heart Institute team will give you a taste of both the technical skills and inner development work needed to help scale your project across your organisation, your system and beyond.

• Silly rules

Breaking ‘silly rules’ for better health and care – Overview
This interactive session explores the Silly Rules initiative, led by the Bevan Commission in partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Llais. Discover key insights from the national campaign to identify unhelpful rules that obstruct good care—and learn what changes staff and the public believe would improve outcomes, reduce waste, and enhance experiences across Wales’ health and care system.

• Making sustainability a golden thread
• Greener social prescribing

16.00 – 16.15 – Reflections from the day and closing remarks

**These times and invited speakers are subject to change without notice**