As we approach the half-way point in 2010, Insider is delighted to announce the following events still to take place this year. The next major event in the calendar is the Building Communities Conference in July, with a high-profile panel on hand to examine what must be done to reinvigorate Welsh communities. Later in the year, the corporate finance community comes back under the spotlight, with the Insider Dealmakers Awards 2010. The glittering ceremony will reward the very best professionals who are still getting deals away despite the economic uncertainty.

If you are interested in affordable homes, regeneration or social housing, you should be at this event. The morning will feature three panel debates, focusing respectively on new communities, funding and regenerating existing communities.

Confirmed panellists include:

Professor Phil Jones - head of the Welsh School of Architecture
Andrew Lycett - chief executive, RCT Homes
Geoff Pettifor - development director, Coastal Housing
Steve Higginson - chair of the financial services forum, Community Housing Cymru
Dennis Hellyar - director, Austin-Smith:Lord
Lex Cumber - Mi-Space
Andy Sutton - associate director, BRE
Dominic Marshall - head of banking and finance, Hugh James
Miles Thomas - head of development, Savills, Cardiff

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Date: Tue 6 July, 2010

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ

Insider is delighted to announce the annual Wales Dealmakers Awards, now a pivotal event in the region’s corporate finance calendar.

The black tie dinner will take place on Tuesday 21 September at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff and will celebrate the continued strength of the country’s dealmaking community. Last year’s event was attended by partners, directors, and senior managers across the region of leading professional businesses. It provided an opportunity to network with existing and new contacts, as well as the chance to find out the winners of the prestigious awards.

For more information click here.

Date: Tue 21 September, 2010

Venue: Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff, CF24 0DD