Neville, Ingall, and Rothwell lead MIPIM line-up
FORMER footballer turned pundit and property investor Gary Neville will be part of Manchester’s line–up at the MIPIM event in Cannes next month.
Neville, who with former Manchester United team mate Ryan Giggs, is opening his first Hotel Football next month and is behind plans to turn the city’s former stock exchange building into a boutique hotel, made his debut at the international property and investment forum in 2014.
He will join a line-up of speakers including bosses from Bruntwood, Allied London, Airport City and Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell from the University of Manchester on the Manchester stand events at the show.
Marketing Manchester, which is organising Manchester’s presence said the presentations on the stand will be based around the three vital components of a city, designated ‘head, hands and heart’.
On Tuesday March 10, ‘head’ will explore the intellectual capacity of Manchester and the importance of strong governance and leadership.
In the morning NOMA (GP) Ltd’s David Pringle will provide an update on property and wider strategy, and Matt Crompton of English Cities Fund – New Bailey will discuss the launch of this development and its contribution to the creation of a new neighbourhood.
The afternoon session will be led by Professor Nancy Rothwell, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester. At the first MIPIM since Manchester took on the title of European City of Science, Professor Nancy Rothwell will be joined by Bruntwood’s Chris Oglesby and Manchester Science Partnership’s Rowena Burns to discuss the city’s science agenda.
Among their topics will be the hotly anticipated National Graphene Institute, opening this spring, and the £235m Sir Henry Royce Institute announced by Chancellor George Osborne in December.
On Wednesday, ‘hands’ will cover ground-breaking Manchester creations, from cultural output to the manufacture of advanced materials. In the morning, Lynda Shillaw of Airport City Manchester will provide an overview on the £800m development.
The afternoon will see Mike Ingall of Allied London speaking on the development of St. John’s including the recently announced cultural hub The Factory, the £78m large scale, ultra-flexible arts space planned to be the permanent home to the Manchester International Festival.
Finally on Thursday, ‘heart’ will shine a spotlight on the people and communities that make Manchester great. In the morning, Deborah McLaughlin of Manchester Place will present the partnership, which aims to create 55,000 new homes by 2027.
In the afternoon, Gary Neville will discuss his consultancy Zerum’s investment and development in the city centre.
Andrew Stokes, chief executive of Marketing Manchester, said: “It’s a great pleasure to announce such a well-rounded range of esteemed speakers as part of Manchester’s 2015 MIPIM offering.
“This year I think we have very strong messages about the scale of opportunity and ambition in the city, to bring to MIPIM’s influential, global audience, and with a record 75-strong delegation of partners on board, Manchester is sure to make a lasting impression.”
