Manchester @ MIPIM 2026 Events Programme

Manchester welcome

• Caroline Simpson Group Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Rochdale: Powering Good Growth at Scale

Manchester’s dynamic decade: a new £1bn model for good growth

• Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Mark Allan Chief Executive Officer, Landsec
• Hilary Brett Development Director, FEC
• Moderator Caroline Simpson Group Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Bridging the Gap: how Manchester’s Good Growth Fund is unlocking development

• Tom Stannard Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
• Andrew McIntosh Director of Place, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• Paddy Dowdall Assistant Executive Director, Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Danielle Gillespie Executive Regional Director for the North West, Homes England
• Moderator Shannon Conway Co-founder, Picture This

How to Afford Affordable: The Viability Solution

• Paul Dennett Salford City Mayor
• Laura Head Land Director, Kellen Homes
• Moderator Melanie Leech Chief Executive, British Property Federation

Catalysts for Delivery: How Councils Can Unlock the Housing Market

Manchester's big ticket projects: regeneration at scale

• Becca Heron Strategic Director of Growth and Development, Manchester City Council

Delivery Good Growth through Transport Led Regeneration

Old Trafford Mayoral Development Corporation: beyond the stadium

• Sebastian Coe Chair, Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation
• Collette Roche Chief Executive Officer - New Stadium Development, Manchester United
• Cllr Tom Ross Leader, Trafford Council
• Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Moderator Karen Hirst Project Director, Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation

Making change real: MIX Manchester unveils phase 1

• Chris Woodroofe Managing Director, Manchester Airport
• David Lynch Director of Development and Strategic Housing, Manchester City Council

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Manchester dinner

Making the grade: future proofing Manchester's commercial portfolio

• Tom Stannard Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
• Anthony Kilbride Chief Executive, Relentless Developments
• Richmal Wigglesworth Associate Partner, Sheppard Robson
• Moderator Will Lewis Founder, OBI

Opportunities in the North

Middleton, Greater Manchester: Our Town, Our Future, a co-operative approach to regeneration

• Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Cllr Neil Emmott Leader, Rochdale Borough Council
• Steve Coogan Co-chair, Middleton Co-Operative Mayoral Development Corporation
• Rose Marley Co-chair, Middleton Co-Operative Mayoral Development Corporation

Breaking Boundaries in Housing: Innovative Models from Greater Manchester and Global Cities

Northern Powerhouse Rail: super-charging growth

• Chris Woodroofe Managing Director, Manchester Airport
• Henri Murison Chief Executive, Northern Powerhouse Partnership
• Moderator Colette Carroll Managing Director - Transportation UK, AtkinsRéalis

Right Space, Right Time: Matching new commercial supply with demand in Manchester

Middleton, Greater Manchester: Our Town, Our Future, a co-operative approach to regeneration

Signed, sealed, delivering: Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation

• Phil Mayall Managing Director, Muse
• Catherine Chilvers Managing Director, Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation

From Manchester to the world: an inspiring destination for creative production and growth

• Alice Webb Chief Executive, MediaCityUK
• Charlie Ingall Co-Founder and Executive Director, Versa Studios
• Moderator Victoria Braddock Managing Director, Marketing Manchester

Supporting Manchester's growth journey: past, present and future

• Chris Oglesby Chair and Chief Executive, Bruntwood
• Moderator Mike Emmerich Founding Director, Metro Dynamics

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How Manchester's Western Gateway is driving Good Growth

The city living boom has only just begun: how demand is driving growth

• David Lynch Director of Development and Strategic Housing, Manchester City Council
• Guy Butler Director, Glenbrook
• Tim Munn Co-CEO & CIO, Swiss Life Asset Managers UK
• Moderator Zoe Davidson Partner, Deloitte LLP

Stockport MDC Going further, faster: Stockport MDC as a catalyst for GM and UK growth

From vision to delivery: how Manchester’s ambitious CyanLines is taking shape

• Tom Bloxham MBE CBE Chairman, Urban Splash
• Paul Morris Director Head of North Studio, Civic
• Jessica Bowles Strategy Director, Bruntwood
• Stephen Young Chief Executive, Salford City Council
• Moderator Kunle Barker Co-founder, Natural Places

From vision to delivery: how Manchester’s ambitious CyanLines is taking shape Roundtable

The role of housing and place in Manchester’s growth

• Tom Stannard Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
• Hilary Brett Development Director, FEC
• Prisca Thielmann Director, Maccreanor Lavington
• Moderator Nicola Rigby Principal, Head of Place Strategy, Avison Young

Manchester’s growth engines: how sector clusters are powering jobs of the future

• Joe Manning Managing Director, Invest Manchester
• Sam Darby Development Director, Bruntwood SciTech
• Mark Robinson Director of Economy and Place, Rochdale Borough Council
• Moderator Sam Booth Chief Executive Officer, pro-manchester Ltd

Supporting the next wave of property talent

• Caroline Simpson Group Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
• Abiola Ogunsami Graduate Development Manager, Muse
• Benjamin Hobbs Graduate Regeneration Officer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Salford City Council

Manchester farewell

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

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