Business Beats Cancer Cymru

Business Beats Cancer Cymru brings together business leaders to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK. The Business Beats Cancer Cymru board is one of a growing network of boards across the UK. Each board organises an exciting annual fundraising event that brings together businesses in its local area to beat cancer.

The board held their first Business Beats Cancer Dinner in 2023, raising an amazing £55,000. It was a creative, impactful and inspirational event which brought together businesses who can help continue making more tomorrows. View photos from the BBC Cymru's fundraising gala here.

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Our Board

Sarah Williams-Gardener - Co-chair

Cancer has touched many of us, personally when I was diagnosed it picked a fighter. I'm now keen to raise awareness and funds supporting the phenomenal researchers who are closing in on cancer every year.

CEO Fintech Wales

Bethan Lewis - Co-chair

Cancer is such a cruel disease that touches everyone connected to a loved one affected by it. We want to raise as much money as possible to fund research here in Wales, enabling our amazing scientists to find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat.

Director, Brandrocker

Alan Jones

Over the last 20 years, my wife and I have had various family members and friends diagnosed with skin, prostate, bowel or lung cancer. We regularly take on challenges to fundraise for this cause, but I am also keen to come together with others from the business community to try to have a greater impact.

Director, AGJ Accountants Ltd

Jo Horrigan

Director, Nuvolt

Andrew Evans

I've always supported great charities and causes, and since I started my business in 2009 we have volunteered our services to different charities each year. When offered the chance to become a board member for Business Beats Cancer Cymru, I saw it as a brilliant opportunity to make a bigger impact for such a worthwhile cause.

Director, AME Productions

Randall Smith

I am delighted to join the board of Business Beats Cancer Cymru, having been made aware of the great work the board has done since its inception. Cancer has a profound effect on many people, and it has touched me personally in my own family and network of friends.

Director, Industrial Power & Marine

Nadine Beaton

Director of People and Culture for S4C

Keith Hayward

Having lost both family and friends to this awful disease, it's obvious that we need to do as much as we possibly can to raise money for the vital research that is needed to advance our ability to cure those affected. I hope to join with others to help in driving that fund raising impact.

Managing Director, Glanua Industrial

Owen Brown

I know what's possible when passionate people come together with a shared purpose. I really want to bring the energy and expertise I have to support the vital research that will save lives. Behind every breakthrough is a story, and I'd love to see us writing the next chapter in the fight against cancer here in Wales.

Senior Sponsorship Manager, Orchard Media

What we're funding in Cymru

We’re determined to make a difference for people with cancer in Wales and beyond. Our scientists in Wales are experts in studying the inner workings of cancer cells, as well as genetics, early detection and prevention. They have a particular focus on a range of cancer types, including leukaemia and bowel, breast and prostate cancers. Cardiff is home to Adult and Paediatric Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres (ECMC), which we jointly support with the health department in Wales. They bring together lab scientists and cancer doctors from local universities and NHS trusts to speed up the flow of ideas and new treatments from the lab to the clinic. Cardiff is also home to the Centre for Trials Research Cancer Unit, which delivers innovative and practice-changing clinical research. This impacts the care and outcomes for cancer patients in the UK and across the world.