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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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