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	Joe Allen is the Welsh Policy Officer for Leonard Cheshire Disability. Prior to that he was Research Manager for a public affairs company.
	Mick Antoniw was first elected to the National Assembly for Pontypridd in May 2011. Hemoved to Wales to study law at Cardiff University in 1973, and has lived in Wales ever since. Mick speaks Ukrainian, as his father was a refugee from Ukraine after the war. In 1980 Mick qualified as a solicitor, and is a former partner with Thompsons solicitors, specialising in spinal and head injury and corporate manslaughter. He is a fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Law and member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He has lectured widely in the field of health and safety and law reform. From 1977 to 1979, Mick was President of the National Union of Students (Wales). From 1981 to 1989 he was a member of South Glamorgan County Council. He is a trustee of the Bevan Foundation, a trustee of the Welsh Refugee Council, Vice President of the Brynsadler Community Trust in Pontyclun and honorary Vice President of the homeless charity Seren. Mick is a member of Welsh Labour Grassroots, the Co-operative Party, GMB and the Musicians Union.
	Matthew Aplin is a former journalist who is now the Assembly Labour Group’s Communications Officer. For his sins he is a Cardiff City supporter with a fascination for brightly-coloured Adidas trainers.
	Eurfyl ap Gwilym is a former deputy chairman of the Principality Building Society and Nemo Personal Finance. A longstanding adviser to Plaid Cymru on economic matters, Dr ap Gwilym has for many years advocated a revision of the Barnett formula, arguing that a new formula based on need would entitle Wales to hundreds of millions of pounds extra a year. His appearance on Newsnight and his famous “do your homework” admonishment to anchor Jeremy Paxman provided one of the highlights of the 2010 General Election.
	Mohammad Asghar has been an Assembly Member since 2007 when he became the first person from an ethnic minority to win a seat in the National Assembly. Born in Pakistan, he is fluent in Urdu and Punjabi, and attended Pashawar University before completing his accountancy training at Nash College, Newport. He joined the Conservatives in 2009, when he left Plaid Cymru and became the first AM to ‘cross the floor’ in the Assembly’s history. He is a former Newport city councillor, and fought the 2003 Assembly and 2005 General Elections. His political interests include economic development and combating social exclusion.
	Robin Attfield taught Philosophy at Cardiff University from 1968 to 2009, and was a Professor of Philosophy there from 1992, specialising in ethics and environmental philosophy, among other fields. He has also taught in Nigeria and Kenya, and has addressed UNESCO conferences at Kuala Lumpur, Beirut, New Orleans and Paris. His latest environmental monograph is ‘Environmental Ethics: An Overview for the Twenty-First Century’, published at Cambridge by Polity in 2003. He and his wife are Quakers, and have three children and six grand-children, all in South Wales.
	Vincent Bailey works as a press officer/researcher for Welsh Conservative Assembly Group Leader Andrew RT Davies. He co-founded the local fundraising group Everything But The Kitchen Sink (EBTKS) with Christian Britten and this is the group’s second annual mission.
	Rachel Banner is a spokesperson for True Wales. She was educated at West Monmouth Comprehensive School, Queen Mary College, University of London, Jesus College, Oxford and Cardiff University, and currently works as a teacher. She is a longstanding member of the Labour Party.
	Lorraine Barrett was first elected to the Assembly in 1999 and leaves in 2011. Lorraine’s political interests include health, the environment, arts & culture and animal welfare. She takes an interest in all things secular as a member of the British Humanist Association and the National Secular Society. She chairs the Cross-Party Group on Animal Welfare and the Assembly group of Labour Co-operative Party members. She is also a member of Welsh Labour’s Executive Committee, the Co-operative Party and Unite the Union.
	Mark Barry grew up in Cardiff. He graduated in Physics from Manchester University in 1985, before working in London and overseas in IT/Software and then management consultancy for the PA Consulting Group. In 2003 and after a short stay at the WDA, he founded Q Chip Ltd in Cardiff. In 2009, he founded Reagent Delivery Systems, a company focused on the opportunities presented by Point of Care Diagnostics. In 2007 he was part of the Gibson Review of Publically Funded Commercialisation Activities in Wales. Mark also has his own consultancy for new technology companies, including business strategy, planning, operations and fund raising. He also contributes policy suggestions and advice to public and private bodies on economic and transport matters.
	Madoc Batcup is an independent financial consultant, with interests in structured financial products and in the environmental industry. He is also a consultant with the economic advisory firm Smithers & Co. A law graduate of Cambridge University and of the Institut d’Etudes Européennes in Brussels, Madoc has also served as a member of the National Association of Pension Funds’ property advisory committee. He has recently published a book ‘Companionism – why companies need democracy as much as countries’. Prior to working as a financial consultant he worked for the investment banking arm of Swiss Bank Corporation in both London and Tokyo. In the early 1980s he spent 18 months in Japan under the auspices of the Commission of the European Union learning Japanese and working for Japanese companies. During his time in Japan he founded and was the first President of the St David’s Society of Japan.
	Adele Baumgardt is Secretary to WEN Wales. She is a previous Wales Commissioner for the Women’s National Commission. Adele has co-chaired the UK Women’s Budget Group and works with them on various National and local budget matters.
	Nicky Bell, an American, is a third year student at The College of William and Mary in Virginia, USA studying international relations. Nicky recently completed an internship in the office of David Melding AM. Previously, he worked as an intern at the European Union Delegation in Washington, D.C. and will will complete an internship with the U.S. Mission to NATO in Summer 2011. His research interests include legislative behavior and the U.S. Congress, European integration, and comparative politics. In his spare time, he enjoys exercising, cooking, and reading the newspaper, and he is currently attempting to learn Welsh.
	Peter Black has been the Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West since 1999. In the Assembly he is the Business manager, Shadow Minister for Local Government (including housing) and an Assembly Commissioner. Born in 1960 in Bebington Wirral, he was educated at Wirral Grammar School for Boys and graduated from Swansea University in 1981 with a degree in English and History. He is a former civil servant, having worked in the Land Registry for Wales from 1983 to 1999. He is married to Angela and lives in Manselton. Peter is also a leading Swansea Councillor, having represented the Cwmbwrla Ward since 1984. He has served as the Chair of the Welsh Liberal Democrats in the past.
	Chris Blyth has been Managing Director of Newport Transport since June 2009 and boasts a career spanning more than 25 years within the bus industry. He has Membership of the Chartered Institute of Directors, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, holds an International and National Certificate of Professional Competence and has various professional qualifications in Health and Safety, Accounting, Computing and Assessment. He has a strong background in man-management and trade union negotiations and effecting change management projects having steered Newport Transport’s successful evolution to modern practices in his previous role with the company as Director of Delivery.
	Nick Bourne was first elected to the Assembly in 1999 and served as leader of the Welsh Conservative group from August 1999 to May 2011. His political interests include the economy, foreign affairs, health and education. He is currently preparing his own political diaries for publication.
	Keith Bowen is Manager of Contact a Family Wales, a charity providing support and information for families with disabled children. Keith is a registered social worker and has a Masters degree in disability and social policy having studied at Liverpool and Bristol Universities. He has a background in child disability social work, adult learning disability services, community drug agencies and homeless accomodation. He has been closely involved in a number of key policy developments in Wales including the Children’s National Service Framework as well as playing an active role in the Disabled Children Matter Wales campaign. He was previously a leading member of the Homes Fit For Children campaign.
	Paul Bradshaw is described by UK Press Gazette as one of the country’s “most influential journalism bloggers” and by the Telegraph “The UK’s Jeff Jarvis”. A Reader in Online Journalism at Birmingham City University, where he teaches an MA in Online Journalism, Paul is a former magazine editor and website manager, and contributor to a number of books about journalism and the internet. He launched the Online Journalism Blog in 2004 and his ‘Model for the 21st Century Newsroom’ and ‘BASIC Principles of Online Journalism’ series have formed the basis for newsroom operations and journalism education around the world. In 2008 Paul was ranked the UK’s 4th ‘most visible person on the internet’ by NowPublic. In 2009 he launched HelpMeInvestigate.com, a platform for crowdsourcing investigative journalism. You can find him on Twitter @paulbradshaw.
	Andrew Breading is the Refrigeration Service Manager at Glenside Commercials in Caerphilly. He has been a member of the Labour Party since 2010. In his spare time he runs the “My Cornelly” website – a hyper-local news service for the Cornelly Community, near Bridgend.
	Dan Bridge is a start-up junkie from Cardiff who has worked as far afield as Cambridge, London, San Francisco and Cardigan Bay, as well as with Reuters. He is a prototyping specialist for the development of web-based applications and has most recently completed an online product aimed at start-ups. His latest venture is a mobile game development company called Collision Games and he is attempting to document the entire process with New Statesmen journalist and Director of Nottingham’s GameCity, Iain Simons.
	Ed Bridges is the Welsh Public Affairs Manager for WRVS, and is responsible for promoting the charity’s policy agenda for older people in Wales. He is a former healthcare consultant and has a PhD from Cardiff University’s School of Social Sciences.
	Dr Gillian Bristow is Reader in Economic Geography and Deputy Head of School at the school of City and Regional Planning, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies (CASS), both at Cardiff University. She holds a BA (Hons) First Class in Economics and a PhD, both from Cardiff University. She is a member of the Centre for Local and Regional Government Research and her research interests include regional economic development, devolution finance, fiscal federalism and the territorial distribution of public expenditure, regional economic change and restructuring, and the evaluation and analysis of UK and EU public policy in relation to regional and rural development objectives.
	Stephen Brooks is the director of ERS Wales, joining the organisation in April 2011 after two years as Head of the Sustainable Development Commission Wales. With a background in policy and campaigning, Stephen has previously been Head of Oxfam Cymru/Wales, a director of Fair Trade Wales, and chair of NGO coalition Stop Climate Chaos. A former president of the National Union Students Wales, Stephen also spent time working as a public affairs consultant in the private sector for various retail and pharmaceutical clients.
	John Bufton MEP was elected to the European Parliament in 2009 as UKIP’s first ever MEP in Wales. He had previously sought election to the National Assembly and Parliament. He was born in 1962 in Llanidloes, Powys and joined the family Haulage Business before embarking on a career within the Health and Social Care Sector, managing a Residential Care Home for the Elderly with the Local Authority. He previously served as a member of Rhayader Town Council and Powys County Council. His interests and hobbies are rugby, walking, swimming, music and politics.
	Eleanor Burnham AM was elected to the Assembly in 2001. Her political interests lie in full devolution for Wales, social inclusion and lifelong-learning. Eleanor is also passionate about public transport, especially trains. Eleanor is Party Spokesperson for Communities and Culture, Children and Young People, and Older People.
	Emma Burns is a Partner and Head of the Employment Law and HR Services Group at top 100 law firm Hugh James. The largest law firm in Wales, Hugh James delivers a comprehensive range of legal services across the UK from offices in Cardiff and London. Emma has worked as an employment specialist for 12 years and has a wealth of experience providing employment law advice across the private, public and third sectors. As well as having excellent technical skills, she is recognised for her pragmatic approach and ability to give clear accessible advice. She works in close partnership with clients to deliver innovative, yet effective solutions to employment issues at minimum cost. She is also an able employment tribunal advocate with experience of handling complex unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistle blowing claims.
	Rosemary Butler AM was elected to the Assembly in May 1999. In May 2007, she was elected to the post of Deputy Presiding Officer by a unanimous vote of the members of the National Assembly. She is a former Minister for Pre-16 Education and served as Chair of the Culture, Welsh Language and Sport Committee in the National Assembly. Rosemary represented Wales on the European Committee of the Regions and her political interests include culture and the arts.

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