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Accountancy & Accounts, Events

Celebrate St David’s Day with Welsh manager Rhian Wilkinson

Celebrate St David’s Day this year by hearing first-hand about a great Welsh success story. For many years, the ACCA Cymru/Wales Saint David’s Day Breakfast has been a highlight of the business networking calendar in south Wales.

 

The event brings together representatives from across the entire business community to network and to celebrate Dydd Gŵyl Dewi. And this year ACCA keeps to that tradition as it hears from a very special guest speaker who is not afraid to analyse and address the challenges sport, women in sport and Welsh society face.

 

Guests will be able to hear from Rhian Wilkinson, Head Coach of the Wales Women’s Football Team. The side recently made history by qualifying for their first ever major tournament, Euro 2025, which takes place later this year. The breakfast will be a fantastic opportunity to hear first-hand from Rhian about the success of the team, the impact that this will have in growing the game in Wales, as well as lessons that we can all learn from sporting success.

 

The breakfast will take place on Friday 28 February 2025 at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff, and as well as the guest speaker includes a sparkling drinks reception, a traditional Welsh breakfast and performances from a Welsh choir. The event is kindly sponsored by Menzies LLP.

Places can be booked by visiting https://events.accaglobal.com/pd/3327/acca-st-davids-day-breakfast-2025 (ACCA member and non-member places available).

Accountancy & Accounts, Events, Sustainability, Wales

ACCA celebrates St David’s Day with a focus on building on heritage for a sustainable future

National Day marked with business leaders hearing about sustainability and transformation

 

ACCA Cymru/Wales marked St David’s Day by bringing together the business community in Wales to celebrate the contribution commerce makes to the community and celebrate Wales’ national day.

 

Anne Jessopp, CEO of Llantrisant-based The Royal Mint told the 170-strong audience at a breakfast in Cardiff how a business founded in AD 886 is working hard to make sure it is around for another 1,100 years, transforming the business around its rich heritage.

 

While facing challenges – not least the continuing decline in coin usage – Jessopp set out for the audience of business professionals how The Royal Mint could harness its rich history to ensure it has a dynamic future. It is becoming a leader in reclaiming precious metals from electronic waste such as laptops and mobile phones.

 

With an annual revenue of £1.9 billion and customers in 120 countries, and an unrivalled expertise in precious metals, Jessopp talked about how she set about reinventing and transforming The Royal Mint.

 

The Royal Mint is committed to becoming a leader in sustainable precious metals. Later this year it will open a multi-million pound plant to recover gold from UK electronic waste. The pioneering facility will use patented chemistry to recover gold and other metals from circuit boards, generating hundreds of kilograms of precious metals per annum for The Royal Mint.

 

Jessopp said: “One of the ways we understand our purpose is the value we place on British crafts.  Our new business ventures not only contribute to our overall business success but also provide opportunities. We are moving our people into more sustainable skilled roles as well as nurturing new and diverse talent.”

 

Picking up on Anne Jessopp’s themes, ACCA Global Council member Helen Morgan spoke about the role that accountants play in supporting businesses and organisations of all sizes and in all sectors in challenging times.

 

As well as reflecting on key business issues the event heard about the unique work of the Sir Gareth Edwards cancer charity. The charity supports young people aged 15-35 who live in Wales, are receiving treatment for cancer and who are struggling financially.

 

Lloyd Powell, head of ACCA Cymru/Wales, said: “It was a pleasure to hear from Anne Jessopp as she leads such an important Welsh-based organisation. Anne’s message about a clear vision, international trade, sustainability, skills and business transformation resonates with ACCA and all our members in Wales.

 

“We were delighted we worked on this event with our longstanding partners Menzies and University of South Wales. It was great to see so many guests. It is so important for the business community to come together to ensure we continue to work towards a prosperous future for Wales.”