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Manchester @ MIPIM 2023 Events Programme

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13 Mar 23

Welcome Reception

14 Mar 23

Day 1

15 Mar 23

Day 2

16 Mar 23

Day 3

Welcome Reception

Monday 13 March 23

18:00–20:00

Manchester @ MIPIM 2023 Welcome Reception - Invitation Only

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Day 1

Tuesday 14 March 23

09:00–09:15

Welcome to Manchester @ MIPIM 2023 from Paul Dennett

  • Paul Dennett - Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester and Mayor of Salford
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09:30–10:30

Shaping the Innovation Rich City

  • Dr Tim Moonen - Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Business of Cities
  • Joanne Roney OBE - Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
  • Anna Gissler - CEO, Invest Stockholm
  • Erica Caluwaerts - Deputy Mayor, City of Antwerp
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10:50–11:30

Manchester and the Northern Cities - Prosperity Beyond Profit, Through Urban Sustainability and Green Growth

  • Moderator: John Batten - Global Cities Director, Arcadis
  • Jessica Bowles - Director of Strategy, Bruntwood
  • Becca Heron - Strategic Director of Growth and Development, Manchester City Council
  • Alison McKenzie-Folan - Chief Executive, Wigan Council
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11:45–12:30

Great. Green. Fundable? Great Places of the Future

  • Moderator: Mike Emmerich - Founding Director, Metro Dynamics
  • Eamonn Boylan - Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority & Evergreen Fund Chair
  • William Church - Fund Manager, Evergreen Fund & Executive Director, CBRE
  • Andrea George - Director Town Centre & Consumer Brands, Bruntwood
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14:00–14:30

Accelerating Change Through Places for Growth

  • Pat Bartoli - Manchester City Council, Director of City Centre Growth and Infrastructure
  • Alan Whitelaw - Property Director, Government Property Office
  • John Hughes - Managing Director, Ask Real Estate
  • Dan Hyde - NOMA, Development Director
  • Nick Walkley - Principal and UK President, Avison Young
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15:00–15:45

Delivering Fairer and Inclusive Cities: The Salford and Belfast Way

  • Moderator: Jane Healey Brown - Director, Arup
  • Tom Stannard - Chief Executive, Salford City Council
  • John Walsh - Chief Executive, Belfast City Council
  • Jackie Rigby - Head of Affordable Housing Strategy and Place Co-ordination, Homes England
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16:00–16:45

Is Levelling Up the Zero-Sum Game?

  • Moderator: Mike Emmerich - Founding Director, Metro Dynamics
  • Tim Newns - Managing Director for Levelling Up, Office for Investment
  • Eamonn Boylan - Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  • Pat Ritchie CBE - Chair, Government Property Agency
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20:00–23:00

Manchester @ MIPIM 2023 Partnership Dinner - Invitation Only

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Day 2

Wednesday 15 March 23

09:30–10:00

In Conversation with Gary Neville

  • Moderator: Mike Emmerich - Founding Director, Metro Dynamics
  • Gary Neville - Owner, Relentless Group
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10:45–11:30

Smart Growth Through Innovation: Innovation Greater Manchester – Rochdale, Salford and Stockport Growth Locations

  • Moderator: Richard Jones - Northern Cities Executive, Arcadis
  • Paul Ormerod - Chair, Rochdale Development Agency
  • Tom Stannard - Chief Executive, Salford City Council
  • Caroline Simpson - Chief Executive, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Mike Palin - Executive Director, Homes England
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11:45–12:30

Concretene: A Manchester Innovation to Lower Global Construction Carbon Emissions

  • Moderator: Jane Healey Brown - Director, Arup
  • Alex McDermott - Co-Founder, Concretene
  • Angela Crowther - Associate Director, Arup
  • Jessica Bowles - Director of Strategy, Bruntwood
  • Mike Harrison - Chief Operating Officer, Concretene
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14:00–14:45

Net Zero Town Centres: Stockport and Wigan's Net Zero Ambitions

  • Moderator: Simon Bedford - Partner, Deloitte
  • Aidan Thatcher - Executive Director - Growth and Economy, Wigan Council
  • Warren Taylor - Director, Cityheart
  • Caroline Simpson - Chief Executive, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
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15:00–15:45

Manchester Urban Evolution: The Compact, Walkable City

  • Moderator: Jessica Middleton-Pugh - Residential and Retail Editor, React News
  • Ian Simpson - Co-Founding Partner, SimpsonHaugh
  • James Heather - Development Director, Trilogy
  • Becca Heron - Strategic Director of Growth and Development, Manchester City Council
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15:45–16:00

Response to the Budget and the Greater Manchester Devolution Deal

  • Moderator: Mike Emmerich - Founding Director, Metro Dynamics
  • Eamonn Boylan - Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  • Joanne Roney OBE - Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
  • Paul Dennett - Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester and Mayor of Salford
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16:00–17:00

Place North West Session: 15-Minute Neighbourhoods

  • Stephen O'Malley - Founding Director, Civic Engineers
  • Phil Mayall - Regional Director, Muse
  • Matthew Warner - Landscape Architect & Director, Layer Studio
  • Professor Sadie Morgan - Co-Founding Director, dRMM
  • Julia Hatmaker - Editor, Place North West
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Day 3

Thursday 16 March 23

09:15–10:15

Factory International – Culture and the City: In Conversation with Tom Bloxham and Randel Bryan

  • Moderator: Andrea George - Director, Bruntwood Works
  • Tom Bloxham MBE - Chair of Board of Trustees, Factory International
  • Randel Bryan - Executive Director and Deputy CEO, Factory International
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10:30–11:15

Culture as a Driver of Growth Across the UK

  • Moderator: Frank Mckenna - Founder, Chair and Chief Executive, Downtown in Business
  • Paul Dennett - Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester and Mayor of Salford
  • Kate Hart - Chief Executive, The EC BID
  • Andy Williams - Director of Business Investment and Culture, Coventry City of Culture
  • Mark Bourgeois - Interim Director of Regeneration, Liverpool City Council
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11:45–12:30

ESG: The Responsible Revolution

  • Moderator: Will Lewis - Founding Director, OBI
  • Jane Healey Brown - Director, Arup
  • Tanya Francis - Real Estate Partner, CMS
  • Andrew Temple - Senior Operations Director, WSP
  • Andrea George - Director, Bruntwood Works
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15:00–15:45

Future Proofed Investment: Can Manchester Deliver for Generation Alpha? Imagining 2033

  • Moderator: Jessica Middleton-Pugh - Residential and Retail Editor, React News
  • Dan Hyde - NOMA, Development Director
  • Becca Heron - Strategic Director of Growth and Development, Manchester City Council
  • Rachel Haugh - Co-Founding Partner, SimpsonHaugh
  • Jane Healey Brown - Director, Arup
  • David Hilton - Business Development Director, MIDAS
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16:00–17:00

Place North West Session: Levelling Up Greater Manchester

  • Moderator: Dan Whelan - Senior Reporter, Place North West
  • Alison McKenzie-Folan - Chief Executive, Wigan Council
  • Paul Dennett - Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester and Mayor of Salford
  • Paul Ormerod - Chair, Rochdale Development Agency
  • Jeremy Hinds - Director, Savills
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17:15–18:30

Manchester @ MIPIM 2023 Farewell Reception

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