City region heads to MIPIM eager to drum up investment opportunities

Liverpool is sending a strong network of businesses and civic leaders to global property conference MIPIM, held in Cannes, Southern France, next month.

It is the first opportunity the Liverpool City Region has had to attend MIPIM post-Brexit and follows huge disruption caused by the coronavius outbreak.

The delegation will take part in the property platform between March 15-18.

It will comprise a number of private sector firms, including Arup, Avison Young, Brabners, Gleeds, Morgan Sindall, Peel, Sutcliffe, Steven Hunt & Associates, IoN Developments Lovells and WSP, as well as a robust leadership team made up of Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram, Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson, chief executive of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Katherine Fairclough, and chief executive of Liverpool City Council Tony Reeves, all with the remit to showcase the Liverpool City Region as a place for investment.

The delegation is seeking top level discussions nationally and internationally to create a platform for the region across strategic partnerships and government departments, including with the UKTI and the UK Pavilion.

Areas of interest during the annual event will include innovation, property and construction and sustainability.

Liverpool Place Partnership will be championing a number of innovation projects taking place in the region such as Knowledge Quarter and the city’s healthcare sector, as well as the likes of Liverpool and Wirral Waters, Glass Futures and also the regeneration of many of the region’s towns.

The Future Impact Board, which was launched last year and is made up of a team of young property and construction professionals, will be involved in conversations around life sciences, ESG, net zero and sessions in partnership with BPF and Homes England.

And with sustainability high on everybody’s agenda, Liverpool Place Partnership has taken a more inclusive and eco-conscious approach to this year’s conference.

Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region said: “The past few years have been challenging for everyone but, thanks to the work of local leaders, our region’s recovery is already well under way.

“We go to MIPM with a fantastic story to tell and a glut of exciting and transformative projects that are ripe for investment. The Liverpool City Region has limitless potential in a whole range of sectors, from advanced manufacturing to hydrogen and tidal power. We’ll be working to attract as much investment as possible to our region.”

Stephen Cowperthwaite, chair of the Liverpool Place Partnership and regional MD for Avison Young in Liverpool, said: “After a couple of years away from MIPIM, we are looking forward to once again be reigniting some of the connections and conversations that will bring more international interest to our great city.

“Since we were last in Cannes, through a host of webinars, meetings and roundtables we have been working hard as a partnership to ensure that our investment message isn’t purely centred around MIPIM. However, it is an important event in the business and property calendar as it provides us with the international reach to secure further future investment.”