Manchester @ MIPIM 2025 Events Programme

Welcome keynote

• Cllr. Gavin White Executive Member for Housing and Development, Manchester City Council

Manchester: Unlocking the next decade of growth

• Caroline Simpson Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• Tom Stannard Chief Executive, Manchester City Council

Place based sustainable growth: How the Manchester city region is unlocking and supporting development

• Andrew McIntosh Director of Place, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• John Searle Strategic Director for Place, Salford City Council
• Shelagh McNerney Head of Regeneration Eastern Gateway, Manchester City Council
• Moderator Richard Jones Northern Cities Executive, Arcadis

Two cities and a river: Strangeways Strategic Regeneration Framework

• Cllr. Gavin White Executive Member for Housing and Development, Manchester City Council
• Cllr. Jack Youd Deputy City Mayor, Salford City Council
• Kimberley Grieveson Principal, Avison Young
• Linda Thiel Director, White Arkitekter
• Moderator Stephen O’Malley Chief Executive, Civic

Accommodating a new generation: Where developers and investors can help Manchester city region grow

• Caroline Simpson Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• Paul Richards Deputy Chief Executive, Stockport Council
• Angela Mansell Managing Director, Mansell Building Solutions
• Euan Kellie Founder, Euan Kellie Property Solutions
• Phil Marsden Managing Director North West, Muse
• Moderator James Riding Chief Reporter, Inside Housing

Aperitif hour

Manchester dinner

MIX MANCHESTER Breakfast

Turning bright ideas into business: The power of innovation

• Cllr. Bev Craig Leader, Manchester City Council
• Chris Oglesby Chief Executive, Bruntwood and Bruntwood SciTech
• Chris Rumsey Property Development Director, MIX MANCHESTER
• Moderator Gordon Aitchison Head of Investment & Development, Legal and General

MIX MANCHESTER post-event networking

Old Trafford Regeneration: A catalyst for UK growth

• Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Lord Sebastian Coe Chair, Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force
• Tom Ross Leader, Trafford Council
• Collette Roche Chief Operating Officer, Manchester United Football Club
• Moderator Mike Emmerich Founding Director, Metro Dynamics

Liverpool-Manchester Railway: Purpose, opportunity, growth and prosperity

• Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Cllr. Bev Craig Leader, Manchester City Council
• Steve Rotheram Mayor, Liverpool City Region
• Mark Allan Chief Executive Officer, Landsec
• Moderator Jane Healey Brown Director, Arup

Build it and they will come: How prime office investment is reaping rewards in Manchester

• Ben Sanderson Managing Director Real Estate & Head of Active Equity, Aviva Investors Private Markets
• Chris Oglesby Chief Executive, Bruntwood and Bruntwood SciTech
• Colette Mallard Director, Parthena Reys Strategic Management
• Joe Manning Managing Director, MIDAS
• Moderator Will Lewis Transactions and Asset Management, OBI

Welcome to NorthFold: Find your opportunity in this new growth corridor

• Aidan Thatcher Director of Place, Wigan Council
• Jon Dyson Director of Place, Bolton Council
• Stephen Wild Managing Director, Peel Land
• Moderator Mel Wilson Director, Deloitte

Aperitif hour

A room with a view: How hospitality, leisure and culture are shaping Manchester

• David Sparks Head of Manchester Studio, EPR Architects
• Joel Wilkinson Director and Co-Founder, Diecast
• Nick Russell Head of Development, Salboy
• Moderator Victoria Braddock Managing Director, Marketing Manchester

City to city: Embedding social impact in large-scale urban regeneration

• Lars Loebner Department Urban Development, Building and Housing, Berlin
• Tom Stannard Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
• Audrey Peers Head of Business Development – Strategic Partnerships, MIDAS
• Dan Hyde Development Director, MEPC
• Katerina Papavasileiou Associate Director - Real Estate ESG and Responsibility, Federated Hermes Limited
• Moderator Wesley Ankrah Director, Social Value, Savills

Beyond the city centre: A pathway to inclusive growth

• Andrew McIntosh Director of Place, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• John Searle Strategic Director for Place, Salford City Council
• Nicola Elsworth Assistant Director Investment Development & Housing, Tameside Council
• Richard Roe Corporate Director of Place, Trafford Council
• Richard Knight Director of Strategy and Planning, Peel Land
• Moderator Evelina Grecenko Senior Reporter, Estates Gazette

Michael Ingall: The creation of a global story

• Michael Ingall Chairman, CEO, and Founder, Allied London Group

Manchester closing reception