The role of housing and place in Manchester’s growth

  • 12th March 2026
  • 14:00—14:45
  • The Manchester Stand

Speakers

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

Details

Manchester is reimagining what it means to live well in a growing European city. Through major new housing projects, such as Victoria North, Manchester is pioneering a new generation of healthy, sustainable, community-centred housing. This session explores how housing can act as both catalyst and connector, shaping not just homes, but whole neighbourhoods that support wellbeing, inclusion, and long-ter resilience. And looks at how we take the vision for volume home building through to practical delivery, delving in to Victoria North as a case study.

Earlier Session

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

Later Session

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