Events Plan 2016
Introducing the schedule of Place North West events for this year. Please contact Dino Moutsopoulos, commercial director, on 0780 3988 112 or email dino@placenorthwest.co.uk to discuss how to get involved.
January
PRS: Building Successful Communities
- Date Thursday 14 January
- Format Breakfast
- Venue City Tower, Manchester
- Current Sponsors Winkworth Sherwood LLP, urbanbubble
Challenges to Private Rented Sector development / Why are we not seeing more of it / Have institutional investors finally got their heads around it?
February
Wellbeing at Work
- Thursday 11 February
- 2-5pm
- Chill Factore
Trends in human resources, furniture supplies, office design / Standing desks / Flexi working patterns / Research and case studies
March
PLACE RESI
- Thursday 1 March
- 8am-12pm
- £65+VAT
- INNSIDE Manchester
- Confirmed sponsors: PPS Group, Hill Dickinson, Edward Mellor
Annual residential sector half day conference. Public and private sector speakers providing market intelligence and updates for property professional community
Place Cannes Do
- Friday 18 March
- Lunch
- £80+VAT
- Midland Hotel, Manchester
- Confirmed sponsors: Braemar Esates
Place North West’s first annual Cannes Do, French-themed light-hearted networking lunch at Midland Hotel, Manchester
April
M60 Towns
- Thursday 21 April
- 8am-12pm
- Village Hotel, Ashton Moss
- Sponsors confirmed: Barton Willmore, Rochdale Development Agency
Devolution and governance / Mapping GM opportunity sites / Changing values / Town centre renewal / GM Spatial Framework
Healthcare
- Thursday 28 April
- 8-10am
- The Midland Hotel, Manchester
- Sponsors confirmed: Morgan Sindall
Accommodation for older people / Primary care centres / New hospital programmes / Governments person-centred care approach / NHS Property Services update
May
Science Parks
- Thursday 12 May
- 8am-12pm
- Citylabs, Manchester
- Confirmed sponsors: Kier Group
In Manchester’s year as European City of Science, how have science parks changed over the years – or stayed the same – and what are the latest trends in science park design?
Logistics & Infrastructure
- Wednesday 25 May
- 11am-1pm
- Holiday Inn Manchester: City Centre
- Confirmed sponsors: Hill Dickinson, AEW Architects
Challenges and opportunities in the fast-moving logistics sector / Will retail slow down? How is massive demand for consumer distribution shaping the shed market?
June
Travel, Leisure & Tourism
- Thursday 23 June
- £65+VAT
- 8-11am
- Holiday Inn Manchester: City Centre
- Confirmed sponsors: Kier Group
Destination marketing / Airport growth / Tourism branding / Visitor behaviour / Business, family, sport, shopping trends
July
Universities
- Thursday 7 July
- 2-5pm
- Manchester Metropolitan University School of Art, Benzie Building
- Confirmed sponsors: Morgan Sindall
Higher Education estates renewal continues apace / Cities need universities more than ever to underpin economic performance / How are campuses changing / Impact of tuition fees
August
Place BBQ
- Friday 5 August
- Afternoon Social
- 12-5pm
- Fazenda Manchester
Join Place for our inaugural summer social on the day the Rio Olympics gets underway. Expect entertainment, good food and informal networking
September
Future of Retail
- Thursday 8 September
- 8-10am
- Manchester
- Confirmed sponsors: DAC Beachcroft
Taking place the week before BCSC returns to Manchester, discussing the prospects for the sector along a topical line of enquiry to be decided closer to the event as usual
Liverpool Development Update
- Thursday 29 September
- Afternoon
- FACT, Liverpool
- Current sponsors: Kingsley Recruitment, Curtins, Lambert Smith Hampton
What is the city’s big plan? How is the Strategic Investment Framework being implemented? Is student accommodation facing a bubble? How can the tourist market be better tapped?
October
Place Party
- Thursday 13 October
- Evening
- Venue to be confirmed
- Confirmed sponsors: Kier Group, Lambert Smith Hampton, Kuits
Top level networking in an informal, fun environment. Expect drinks, entertainment and a late night
Cheshire Development Update
- Tuesday 4 October
- 8am-10am
- Current Sponsors: Pochins
What has been the impact of Labour’s slim majority in Cheshire West & Chester since last election? What is the role of public-private agencies; LEP, Chester Growth Partnership? Cross border working with Wales and cross boundary with Greater Manchester
November
Offices
- Thursday 10 November
- 8-10am
- Deloitte offices, Spinningfields, Manchester
- Confirmed sponsors: Curtins
Exploring developer appetite for speculative projects/ Supply-and-demand stats / Fit-out and space planning / Council priorities / Government relocations / Finance
December
Place North West Christmas Drinks
- Thursday 15 December
- Evening social
- Venue to be confirmed
It’s the end of the year, and Place would like to thank all its clients, supporters, and friends at our annual Christmas gathering. Expect an informal drop in atmosphere with lots of festive cheer
