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NW cities united at MIPIM as Liverpool announces its event programme

Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson and the chief executive of Manchester City Council, Sir Howard Bernstein are to promote together the investment potential of the two cities at a special breakfast meeting.

The two city leaders will discuss the economic impact of SUPERPORT and the Atlantic Gateway at the event at MIPIM (Marché International des Professionels d’Immobilier), the world’s largest property event held annually in Cannes, France, taking place 11-14 March, 2014.

The event on Tuesday, 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 of excellence for the logistics sector. The discussion will cover the North West region’s big infrastructure issues, including HS2 and the North West Rail Hub.

It is the latest evidence of collaboration between the two cities with the most recent a high-profile IFB briefing to Manchester Business featuring the leadership of both cities and former Tesco CEO, Sir Terry Leahy.

Liverpool will also be a participating city at the UK Investment Showcase at MIPIM hosted by Manchester and London on the same evening.

Liverpool is returning to MIPIM for the first time since 2011 and will also be promoting the International Festival for Business 2014 (IFB 2014), which is being held in Liverpool and the city region for 50 days in June and July and set to be the biggest business event in the UK for 60 years. A key event at IFB 2014 will be the UK Property Forum, July 1- 2.

Liz Peace, Chief Executive of the British Property Federation will be a guest speaker at the IFB 2014 dinner at Radisson Blu, on Tuesday, March 11 and will outline the value and importance of IFB to the property sector. The dinner will also feature a speech from Mayor Anderson on the importance of IFB to international trade.

On Wednesday, March 12, SUPERPORT will be hosting a brunch meeting for the launch of Peel Logistics.

On Thursday, March 13, the SUPERPORT freight and logistics hub will be jointly hosting a lunch with NAI Global, the single largest, most powerful global network of owner-operated commercial real estate brokerage firms, to look at the logistics growth potential within the City Region and the opportunity for investors and occupiers alike.

Liverpool is being represented at MIPIM through strong private sector support which includes:

· Brabners

· Bruntwood

· Castlewood Property Management Ltd

· Countryside Properties

· Deloitte

· Grosvenor

· Harcourt Developments

· ISG

· Liverpool Business Improvement District

· Liverpool John Lennon Airport

· SUPERPORT freight and logistics hub

In addition to Mayor Anderson, the delegation includes Ged Fitzgerald, chief executive, Liverpool City Council; Max Steinberg, chief executive, Liverpool Vision; and Chris Brown, director of Marketing Liverpool.

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.”

Mr Steinberg added: “The rest of our programme, including the nationally important SUPERPORT project, and our stand have been designed to reflect Liverpool’s dynamic creativity, our burgeoning commercial offer and our excellent connectivity which describes our position as a superb business and visitor destination.”

Liverpool’s stand at MIPIM will be situated in the Riviera Hall (R33.14) showcasing the city’s offer.

Visit: www.liverpoolvision.co.uk/mipim - and follow Liverpool at MIPIM on Twitter @LiverpoolMIPIM

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Simon Malia .