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Greater Manchester Economic Growth and Development Conference

Wednesday, 10th March 2021 0915hrs – 1500hrs

This event will focus on future development, regeneration and investment opportunities across Greater Manchester.

In the aftermath of the global pandemic if there’s one region you can bet on leading the UK’s ‘build back better’ charge it would be Greater Manchester. With a cornucopia of billion pound regeneration projects, multi-million pound development schemes and economic growth initiatives set to hit the ground in 2021, this event is the perfect place to uncover future opportunities to collaborate on some of the countries most exciting built environment schemes.

Delegates will be joined by local authority decision makers, developers and investors who will share details of their projects and deliver high level market intelligence.

Speakers for this event include:

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Agenda and Programme:

09:15-09:45 Doors Open & Networking

Enjoy some networking time with those also attending the conference and visit the exhibitors – with the ability to video chat with attendees, enter the speed networking area or visit the booths of our sponsors.

09:45-11:00 Session One: Developing a Greener, Healthier & Smarter Greater Manchester; Sponsored by Public Sector Plc

Local authority leadership come together with developers and other regional stakeholders come together to discuss Greater Manchester’s ‘build back better’ strategy and how the turmoil of 2020 will influence regeneration priorities going forward.

Chair: Public Sector Plc; Mark Ewing, Chief Financial Officer

Greater Manchester Combined Authority; Eamonn Boylan, Chief Executive

Rochdale Council; Steve Rumbelow, Chief Executive

University of Manchester; Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice Chancellor

Watch This Space; Michelle Rothwell, Founder and Managing Director

11:00-11:10 Networking & Exhibition

During the break period you’re able to move around the event – with a speed networking area to allow you to video chat at random so get your elevator pitch ready. 

You can also invite any other attendee to video chat, direct message.

And you can visit our exhibitions, chatting directly to them or watch their brand video and register your interest.

11:10-11:50 Session Two: Transport for Greater Manchester Five Year Transport Delivery Plan

Transport for Greater Manchester join delegates to deliver an exclusive update of the recently approved “Our Network Vision” strategy which will feature key details on upgrading the transport network across the city region.

Transport for Greater Manchester; Nicola Kane, Head of Strategic Planning, Insight and Innovation

11:50-12:00 Networking & Exhibition

During the break period you’re able to move around the event – with a speed networking area to allow you to video chat at random so get your elevator pitch ready. 

You can also invite any other attendee to video chat, direct message.

And you can visit our exhibitions, chatting directly to them or watch their brand video and register your interest.

12:00-13:00 Session Three: Accelerating the Delivery of High Quality Homes and Communities in Greater Manchester

A host of the region’s most active residential developers come together to unveil future projects and placemaking aspirations through a series of high level presentations and interactive Q&A.

Session Sponsor: (Available – click for details)

Manchester City Council; Louise Wyman, Strategic Director for Growth

Your Housing Group; Richard Jones, Director of Growth

Trafford Housing Trust; Graeme Scott, Development Director

13:00-13:30 Networking & Exhibition

During the break period you’re able to move around the event – with a speed networking area to allow you to video chat at random so get your elevator pitch ready. 

You can also invite any other attendee to video chat, direct message.

And you can visit our exhibitions, chatting directly to them or watch their brand video and register your interest.

13:05-13:20 – Utilising Technology to Accelerate the Planning Process

Jon Roebuck, Regional Business Development Manager from VU.CITY, will share and discuss with Phil Laycock how increasing adoption of design and planning technology is helping built environment professionals across Greater Manchester make better decisions, faster and
create the best possible city for all. See link to email.

VU.CITY; Jon Roebuck, Regional Business Development Manager

13:30-14:30 Session Four: Major Development Plans in Greater Manchester

Developers behind some of the area’s biggest commercial, mixed use, leisure and industrial projects come together to talk about their future development activity and how it will contribute to the post-Covid, post-Brexit Greater Manchester ‘bounce forward’.

Session Sponsor: (Available – click for details)

Muse; Phil Mayall, Development Director

General Projects; Jacob Loftus, Founder and Chief Executive

Great Places Housing; Helen Spencer, Development Director

14:30-15:00 Networking, Exhibition & Close

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We’re set to have an exceptional line-up of speakers who’ll be sharing intel into their future development projects, plans and vision for across Greater Manchester. Here’s an overview of the confirmed speakers:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority – Eamonn Boylan, Chief Executive

As an enabler of regeneration and investment across Greater Manchester’s boroughs, the combined authority are at the forefront of the ‘levelling up’ agenda. At the top of the organisation, Eamonn has prioritised creating healthier, more sustainable and smarter cities as part of their “Places for Everyone” vision. Eamonn will speak about how they are leading the charge in unlocking new regeneration opportunities for investors and developers who share the Combined Authority’s vision and the investment going into creating an integrated transport system in the region through the latest devolution deal.

University of Manchester – Dame Nancy Rothwell, President and Vice Chancellor

The University of Manchester is a global ambassador for the Greater Manchester region and its ongoing development and evolution key to underpinning the post-Covid recovery. With over a billion pounds being spent on the campus in order to meet the needs of students and world class research, Dame Nancy will share her thoughts on creating a healthier, smarter city region and how the University works globally to draw investment.

Muse – Phil Mayall, Regional Director

With more than £3.5bn pipeline in projects across the North including Salford and Stockport, Muse are a key driver of responsible growth and development in the region. Sustainability is one of their core focuses and the £1bn Salford Central scheme, and the £2.5bn Salford Crescent Masterplan they are bringing forward alongside the English Cities Fund are designed to be exemplars of sustainable development. Muse are also heavily involved with the ongoing transformation of Stockport, partnering with the council on the place-changing £145m Stockport Exchange scheme. Phil will discuss how their developments are contributing towards a sustainable and inclusive Greater Manchester and Northern Powerhouse.

Manchester City Council – Louise Wyman, Strategic Director for Growth

As Manchester City council bring forward a proposed £1bn investment into city centre living, Louise joins the event to talk about the multitude of plans the council has to revitalise and regenerate the neighbourhoods within the city limits. The council are also looking at ways to connect communities and foster economic growth by developing a ‘blue line’ of transportation and infrastructure using the cities various canal and river networks.

General Projects – Jacob Loftus, Founder and Chief Executive

An integral part of Manchester city’s placemaking strategy and what will be a catalyst for unlocking billions of pounds worth of GVA to the regional economy, General Projects are bringing forward the 500,000 sq ft Eastlands Campus scheme which is part of the East Manchester Masterplan. Jacob will talk about the key details behind the scheme, his passion for helping SME’s thrive as part of it’s long term future and important social value initiatives related to the project.

Founder and Managing Director – Michelle Rothwell, Managing Director

Manchester through and through, Watch This Space have organically grown their development portfolio across the North West and operate across the Retail, Commercial and Residential sectors. With four housing schemes set to be delivered in Manchester City centre and the Bridge Street Studios retail and office project coming forward, Michelle will talk about how Greater Manchester is supporting independent developers and how her organisation will be key to the post-Covid recovery.

Rochdale Council – Steve Rumbelow, Chief Executive

Rochdale is looking to bring forward hundreds of millions of pounds worth of regeneration in 2021 and will play an integral part in the wider build back better agenda of Greater Manchester. With 8000 new homes set to be brought forward by the council and the major South Heyward and Station Gateway masterplans in the offing, they intend to lead the way for the 10 boroughs in development.

Great Places Housing – Helen Spencer, Executive Director of Growth

Great Places Housing Group are one of the North’s leading social housing providers with over 24,000 homes across the North West and Yorkshire. They have ambitious plans and hope to deliver 11,000 new homes by 2030, across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Yorkshire. These will be delivered by a variety of means, with their long term relationship with Homes England and through the Bloc and Innovation Chain North West partnerships as well as their private sector development arm, Cube Great Places.

Your Housing Group – Richard Jones, Director of Growth

With tens of brownfield sites being brought forward for development by Your Housing Group in 2021, it will be a major year for growth at the company. They have recently announced 1,100 new homes in Newton Heath and hundreds of new units hoping to be constructed in Bolton and Wigan. Richard has a plethora of experience delivering major projects in the housing sector and will detail their strategy, timelines and innovative approach as part of the session.

Transport for Greater Manchester – Nicola Kane, Head of Strategic Planning, Insight and Innovation

With the Five Year Transport Delivery Plan officially adopted by Greater Manchester Combined Authority on 29th January 2021, Nicola joins the conference to tell delegates what it means in the form of delivering regeneration and development across the 10 boroughs. This includes anticipated improvement to green infrastructure, roads, metro and rail links.

Trafford Housing Trust – Graeme Scott, Executive Director of Development

Trafford Housing Trust have plans to deliver 20,000 new homes in the next decade and see Cheshire as key county for growth. With several projects due to be launched in the coming six months, the first has been announced as 330 new homes and a new Lidl supermarket in South Preston as part of the wider 48-acre development at Penwortham Mills.  Graeme joins our panel to unveil key intel on their future pipeline in Cheshire and will also give a peek into wider schemes across the North West.

Public Sector Plc – Mark Ewing, Chief Financial Officer

Mark has more than 15 years’ experience in housing, property and land finance working for some of the largest names in residential and commercial property and regeneration, including Clarion, Peabody, Berkeley Homes, and Hammerson. Previously Head of Investment Finance at the UK’s largest housing association, Clarion Housing Group, Mark led on commercial negotiations and financing of land and development transactions across the country. He also played a key part in the overall financial strategy of Clarion, including the structuring of joint venture partnerships with developers and house builders, and the Group’s entry into the Build-to-Rent market.

Prior to that, Mark was a regional Finance Director at Berkeley Homes where he managed joint venture relationships with councils and delivered financial management and control of an operating business delivering large-scale prime residential projects across London, including One Tower Bridge, South Quay Plaza and Saffron Square. Mark joins Public Sector Plc from the Covent Garden Market Authority, the public corporation engaged in the complex redevelopment of the largest wholesale market in the UK at Nine Elms, Wandsworth.”

Built Environment Networking – Amanda Griffiths, Director

Amanda is one of the Co-Founder’s of Built Environment Networking – formed almost 10 years ago.

She’ll be hosting throughout the day, running the days proceedings and managing the interaction between our delegates and the speakers.

VU.CITY – Jon Roebuck, Regional Business Development Manager

Jon is the Regional  Business Development Manager at VU.CITY covering our cities in the North of England.

VU.CITY is a game-changing solution for urban development teams. Speeding up all aspects of the planning process from design concept stage right through to planning application submissions.

Their accurate 3D city models allow for collaborative and virtual feasibility and impact studies for proposed developments across 20+ cities in the UK and internationally.

Jon has previous experience in the built environment in Facilities Management, PropTech, and Placemaking.

Associate your brand with the Greater Manchester Economic Growth & Development Conference and position your brand at the forefront of one of the UK’s biggest discussions and debates around development across the region.

Package Exhibition Stand Chair/ Speaking Opportunity Tickets VIP Backstage Access Cost (+VAT)
Conference Partner Yes Yes 15 Yes £2,500 View Details
Session Partner Yes Yes 10 Yes £1,500 View Details
Session One Partner: Developing a Greener, Healthier & Smarter Greater Manchester Yes Yes 10 Yes £1,500 Sold Out
Best Practice Presentation Package Yes Yes 10 Yes £1,000 View Details
Exhibitor Packages Yes 5 Yes £500 View Details

We have various partnership packages available, including packages with speaking opportunities, exhibition space and those that will drive brand awareness, allowing you to address your whole target audience for maximum brand awareness and impact. Our partnership packages will put you at the forefront of the industry discussion allowing you to be there, be active and be an expert within the construction and property sector and the whole built environment industry.

Conference Partner

£2,500+VAT

Become the headline partner of this conference and get mass awareness and brand visibility. This package is the ultimate – with a prime location during the event, a speaking opportunity, logo positioning on the top of the logo and your name in the event title – “Greater Manchester Economic Growth & Development Conference; Sponsored by YOUR COMPANY NAME”

  • The conference will be called the xxx Conference in association with your company name
  • Ability to help shape the conference agenda and content to bring your strategic thinking to the event
  • Option to recommend speakers
  • Inclusion with pre-conference speaker communications
  • Access to the speakers and panellists; an excellent opportunity to establish rapport and build commercially rewarding relationships
  • Prime branding for the whole conference
  • Option to do a keynote speech
  • One speaking position on one panel during the conference
  • Online exhibition space allowing you to video chat with delegates and share downloadable content such as literature
  • 15 online delegate passes for your team or guests
  • Digital media branding: your logo will appear prominently on the website, marketing emails, social media etc
  • Master of Ceremonies “thank you” in the opening and closing speeches
  • Social media – pre, during and post-conference activity
  • Inclusion with all PR and outreach to regional, national and industry press
  • Access to video of the conference after the event
  • Free exhibition space at all future Built Environment Recruitment Fair’s

Session Partner

£1,500+VAT

The role of the session partner provides an opportunity for you to participate in one of the sessions to build brand awareness, loyalty and trust amongst hundreds of civic and business leaders from across the industry. You’ll be seen to be a thought leader within your area of expertise and showcase your company in front of key decision-makers from across the industry. Benefits include:

  • Ability to help shape the session agenda and content to bring your strategic thinking to the event
  • Option to recommend speakers for the session
  • Inclusion with pre-conference speaker communications
  • Access to the speakers and panellists; an excellent opportunity to establish rapport and build commercially rewarding relationships
  • Branding for the whole conference and your session
  • One speaking position on your panel
  • Option to do a five minute introduction to your panel or thought leaders presentation
  • Online exhibition space allowing you to video chat with delegates and share downloadable content such as literature
  • 10 online delegate passes for your team or guests
  • Digital media branding: your logo will appear prominently on the website, marketing emails, social media etc
  • Master of Ceremonies “thank you” in the opening and closing speeches
  • Social media – pre, during and post-conference activity
  • Inclusion with all PR and outreach to regional, national and industry press
  • Access to video of the conference after the event
  • Free exhibition space at all future Built Environment Recruitment Fair’s

Session One: Developing a Greener, Healthier & Smarter Greater Manchester; Sponsored by Public
Sector Plc

Best Practice Presentation Package

£1,000+VAT

During the breaks delegates are able to speed network and visit the exhibitors – but with this package you can also give them the option of coming to see your company deliver a 15-minute thought leadership presentation, enabling you to play a key role in the conference. Build brand awareness, loyalty, trust and new business leads amongst numerous civic and business leaders from across the industry. Benefits include:

  • Ability to deliver a 15-minute presentation during one of the break periods
  • Access to the VIP Room – a green room for speakers, VIP guests and sponsors
  • Branding across the rest of the conference
  • Online exhibition space allowing you to video chat with delegates and share content
  • 10 online delegate passes for your team and/or guests
  • Digital media branding: your logo will appear prominently on the website, marketing emails, social media, etc
  • Master of Ceremonies ‘thank you’ in the opening and closing speeches
  • Social media – pre, during and post-conference activity
  • Inclusion in any PR and outreach to regional, national and industry press
  • Access to video of the conference after the event
  • Free exhibition space at all future Built Environment Recruitment Fair’s

Best Practice Partner

Exhibitor Package

£500+VAT

If you’re looking for access to the event and a space to meet online delegates and chat with them – then our exhibitor package is perfect. Some people can be reluctant to approach exhibition stands – but online it’s different and you’ll be inundated with enquiries and questions about your brand. Benefits include:

  • Online exhibition space allowing you to video chat with delegates and share downloadable content such as literature
  • 5 online delegate passes for your team or guests
  • Digital media branding: your logo will appear prominently on the website, marketing emails, social media etc
  • Master of Ceremonies “thank you” in the opening and closing speeches
  • Social media – pre, during and post-conference activity
  • Inclusion with all PR and outreach to regional, national and industry press
  • Access to video of the conference after the event
  • Free exhibition space at all future Built Environment Recruitment Fair’s

Exhibitor Partner

If you’re interested in any of the packages above or if you’re interested in finding out additional information then contact us on:

0113 390 4700

opportunities@built-environment-networking.com

Our online conferences will merge our face-to-face conferences with a virtual platform – providing networking opportunities, exceptional panel discussions and debates, speaker presentations and an exhibition hall.

Here’s a little video highlighting what to expect

And here’s a bit more information of key areas of our online events…

You’ll receive unique log-in details to join our online event via computer or phone – and you’ll be greeted with an easy navigation tool. You’ll be able to navigate to:

Main Stage

Where our ‘Programme’ will take place with excellent speakers and content. You’ll be able to get involved, asking questions and taking part in live polls.

Networking Area

Just like a real conference you’ll be able to meet and connect with new people in our forum. You can directly request to chat with someone or you can enter our ‘speed networking’ area to meet numerous new people within the industry. Get your elevator pitch ready!

Sponsor / Exhibitor Area

Meet our partners and sponsors – view what they’re all about, video chat with them and download their literature and product information.

Tickets

Tickets are not currently available for this event.

Details

Date:
Wednesday, 10th March 2021

Time:
0915hrs – 1500hrs

Venue

Online – Hopin


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