Manchester and Liverpool team up for MIPIM
MAYOR of Liverpool Joe Anderson and Manchester’s chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein are teaming up for an event at the MIPIM international property convention.
They will discuss the impact of the Liverpool 2 Superport which is under construction and Peel Group’s Atlantic Gateway scheme – a ribbon of development along the ship canal between the two cities.
The event on March 11 will also feature a discussion chaired by Baroness Susan Williams, executive director of the Atlantic Gateway Partnership, on the potential of the two cities as centres for the logistics sector.
Liverpool is returning to MIPIM for the first time since 2011. It will also be promoting the International Festival for Business 2014 (IFB 2014), which is being held in for 50 days in June and July.
Liverpool is being represented at MIPIM through private sector support from firms including: Brabners, Bruntwood, Castlewood Property Management, Countryside Properties, Deloitte, Grosvenor, Harcourt Developments, ISG, Liverpool Business Improvement District, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Superport freight and logistics hub.
Max Steinberg, who is also chair of IFB 2014, said: “During the course of the last year, we have established a closer working relationship with Manchester particularly through the promotion of the International Festival for Business, the first in a series of important projects that can bring economic benefit to both cities.
“Our joint event at MIPIM reflects the desire for the two cities to work together and both cities’ leaders are firm in their commitment to presenting the investment opportunities in the wider geographical area which is represented here in the nationally significant Atlantic Gateway initiative.”
