Core Cities UK, the collective and united voice for the UK’s eleven core cities, has announced it will support and be involved in the inaugural UKREiiF event taking place in Leeds between 17-19 May 2022.

Core Cities UK is made up of Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.

Its mission is to create globally competitive cities at the heart of all our regional economies, which are more productive, inclusive, greener places to live, work and visit.

At UKREiiF, CEO’s from across the Core Cities UK network will join a roundtable discussion on Levelling Up and green finance, whilst many of the individual Core City councils will be exhibiting and showcasing investable opportunities across their regions.

A spokesperson for Core Cities UK said: “UKREiiF is an exciting new forum for us to promote our work and the innovation and expertise that exists within our cities and it is great that it being held in the great Core City of Leeds. We’re really looking forward to the event in May.

Keith Griffiths, Director at UKREiiF, said: “Collaboration is crucial within our industry – and Core Cities UK does an excellent job is helping our great cities unlock their potential to create a stronger, fairer economy and society, whilst championing the cities to shape their own future.

“We’re therefore delighted to have their support ahead of the inaugural UKREiiF event, where we’ll be facilitating introductions to domestic and international investors and funders, directly to the core cities group to aid inward investment, unlock development and accelerate economic growth.”

Register for the UKREiiF annual event here: www.ukreiif.com