Dave Congreve: Torfaen County Borough Council Dave is the Strategic Director for Health and Well Being and previously held the Chief Officer’s position for the Leisure, Youth and Culture Services. He is currently studying an MSc in Physical Activity and Public Health. Ashley Pringle: SkillsActive Ashley is Head of Home Country Development for SkillsActive. He is responsible for overall management of the Sector Skills Council’s work in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Julian Leybourne: Icon Training Julian is MD of Icon Vocational Training Ltd, currently one of the leading providers in the UK and scheduled to grow into a multi million pound business by 2009. Richard Tobutt: SkillsActive Richard is the Programme Manager for SkillsActive in Wales and he is responsible for driving forward the key activities of the Sector Skills Council throughout the nation. Anne-Marie Brackpool: Physical Activity Network for Wales (PANW) Anne-Marie is the Coordinator for PANW which has been set up in response to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Climbing Higher Strategy, to provide support and partnership with individuals and organisations across the whole spectrum of physical activity. Paul Conway: Crown Fitness Club Paul is the owner/manager of Crown Fitness Club, previously General Manager at both Bannatynes Fitness and Fitness First. Has worked in the industry for many years progressing from fitness instructor to fitness manager and owner/operator. John Byers: Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) John has been the Welsh Officer for REPs since January 06. REPs is the assurance mechanism for the Health and Fitness Industry and with ECW it provides a ‘one stop shop’ for health & fitness in Wales. Andy Evans: Coleg Glan Hafren/ SkillsActive Learning Hub (SA LH) Andy is currently Business Development Manager for Sport, Health and Fitness and is a qualified lecturer. Andy coordinates the SkillsActive Learning Hub and is the Further Education representative in Wales for University College Sport (UCS). Gareth James: VT Training Gareth is Vocational Coach Coordinator for the delivery of apprenticeships in the Active Leisure Sector across Wales funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and European Social Fund. Gareth has been involved in Leisure Management for 5 years. James Owens: Sports Council Wales (SCW) James obtained a degree in sport and recreation management at Cheltenham college and worked at various leisure centres across the UK for 15 years. James is now the SCW Active Communities Manager in South West Wales. Ceinwen Stokes: Gwynedd Council Ceinwen is the Health and Fitness Development Officer for Gwynedd Council’s Lifelong Learning Services. She enables the leisure section to implement it’s commitment to the various current health strategies. Rhian James: ECW Development Manager Rhian’s role involves providing expert advice and support and developing partnerships with individuals/organisations in order to support the expansion of the Health and Fitness sector. Prior to this role, Rhian coordinated several physical activity projects for the Torfaen Healthy Living Initiative, including a GP Exercise Referral Scheme and a Walking the Way to Health project.