Date: 9 November 2023, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Innside by Melia, 43 Old Hall St, Liverpool, L3 9PP
Email: events@placenorthwest.co.uk
Liverpool City Region Development Update
Date: 9 November 2023, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: Innside by Melia, 43 Old Hall St, Liverpool, L3 9PP
Email: events@placenorthwest.co.uk
Liverpool City Region boasts ambitious sci-tech campuses, a thriving logistics industry, higher education institutions and more, contributing to an economy of £28.3bn. On Thursday 9 November, our panel will talk through the major storylines in the region and debate the best ways to unlock Merseyside’s potential.
This annual conference has become an essential briefing on the state of the market locally. The prospects for development will be under the spotlight more than ever as market-watchers wait to see how Liverpool is recovering from the scandal surrounding the city council.
Agenda:
8am Arrival, networking and breakfast
8.50am Welcome from Julia Hatmaker, editor, Place North West
8.55am Q&A with Cllr Liam Robinson, leader, Liverpool City Council
9.20am Panel discussion: State of the market
Andrew Nichol, managing partner, Freeths
Samantha McCauley, head of sales, City Residential
Malcolm Jackson, chief operating officer, Langtree
Stephen Cowperthwaite, principal & managing director regions & Liverpool, Avison Young
9.55am Refreshment and networking break
10.25am Panel discussion: Unlocking LCR
Nuala Gallagher, corporate director, Liverpool City Council
Ian Ford, associate, Arup
Cathy Palmer, head of regeneration delivery, Wirral Council
Alan McBride, technical director, Muse
Andy Devaney, assistant director of investment, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
11.05am Comfort break
11.15am Panel discussion: The power of the visitor economy
Matthew McMillan, head of development, BOXPARK
Rob Deacon, director asset management – Liverpool ONE, Grosvenor
Janet Nuzum, sector manager of visitor economy, Growth Platform – Liverpool City Region Growth Company
Jamiejohn Anderson, executive director of visitor experience, commercial & operations, National Museums Liverpool
Stephen Watson, executive director, Sefton Council
- JANET NUZUM, GROWTH PLATFORM - LIVERPOOL CITY REGION GROWTH COMPANY | Janet plays a pivotal role in supporting growth and development through the implementation and evolution of the regions visitor economy strategy. Janet also sits on various industry boards including Accommodation BID board and Liverpool Nighttime Economy CIC.
- STEPHEN WATSON, SEFTON COUNCIL | Stephen oversees Sefton's Place-based services, steering the growth and strategic investment program. Stephen’s notable projects include Southport's innovative Marine Lake Events Centre and the transformation of Bootle's Strand Shopping Centre.
- ROB DEACON, GROSVENOR | Rob will speak on the on-site management of Liverpool ONE, one of Europe’s leading retail and entertainment destinations which attracts over 22 million visitors per year.
- ANDREW NICHOL, FREETHS | Andrew is a prominent figure in Liverpool's property landscape. With over 15 years of experience, Andrew can give an expert insight into acquisition finance, development finance, refinancing, and lending into specific structures around the Business Premises Renovation Allowance.
- SAMANTHA MCCAULEY, CITY RESIDENTIAL | City Residential has left a mark on the Liverpool residential market, with a track record of over 3,500 apartments sold and 6,000 units let since 2000.
- STEPHEN COWPERTHWAITE, AVISON YOUNG | Stephen is experienced in consultancy for major private and public sector projects in the Liverpool City Region. Stephen is chair at Liverpool Place Partnership. He will share insights into national and international placemaking discussions, amongst other topics.
- JAMIEJOHN ANDERSON, NATIONAL MUSEUMS LIVERPOOL | Jamiejohn will speak on what it takes to attract three million visitors per year and service multiple sites across the Liverpool city region, drawing on experience, commercial and operational factors.
- IAN FORD, ARUP | Provides town planning services to public and private sector clients on major projects including Peel’s Liverpool Waters scheme, Liverpool City Council’s remediation of Festival Gardens and the Combined Authority’s Spatial Development Strategy.
- CLLR LIAM ROBINSON, LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL | His priority is to lead an administration that puts Liverpool first, and is committed to making the city greener, using sustainable growth to create jobs, supporting citizens through the cost-of-living crisis and embracing innovation to improve Council services.
- NUALA GALLAGHER, LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL | Responsible for overseeing planning, property and asset management, investment strategy development, as well as skills, adult learning and environmental and sustainability policies.
- MALCOLM JACKSON, LANGTREE | Langtree is one of the leading development voices in the region, helping deliver two pivotal schemes: the industrial Parkside and the future-facing Sci-Tech Daresbury. Jackson will weigh in on the state of the property market in the region and share his thoughts on what it’s like to work on these transformative projects.
- ALAN MCBRIDE, MUSE | Manages governance and compliance on all Muse North West projects and has been responsible for the delivery of several developments within the North West.
- CATHY PALMER, WIRRAL COUNCIL | Cathy oversees the Regeneration Delivery Programme for Hind Street and Dock Branch in central Birkenhead. These projects both aim to create new liveable neighbourhoods and involve significant investments in infrastructure, grappling with land assembly, funding , planning, design and community engagement.
- ANDY DEVANEY, LIVERPOOL CITY REGION COMBINED AUTHORITY | Oversees the development and appraisal of business cases and distribution of combined authority investment funds both capital and revenue based. Andy also has responsibility for the Investment Zone and Liverpool City Region Freeport.
- MATTHEW MCMILLAN, BOXPARK | Effortlessly fusing the concepts of the modern street food market and the retail-as-entertainment mall, Boxpark's unique mix of art, culture, leisure, events, food and retail is at the heart of driving forward commercial performance and place identity for some of the UKs most creative and forward-thinking landowners, developers and councils.
What you’ll take away from the conference
- Intel on the state of the resi, commercial, and industrial markets in the Liverpool City Region
- Details on where opportunities lie in the area
- Insight into the region’s movers and shakers – and what their priorities are
- An overview on how Merseyside is changing and the major projects in the area
- New contacts for your business
Tickets cost £70+VAT. There will be a mix of presentations and panels. Breakfast and lunch are included, providing plenty of opportunity for business development.
Book using the form below – if you can’t see the form, please contact events@placenorthwest.co.uk
This event is sponsored by Telcom, Morgan Sindall Construction, Fairhursts Design Group, and Freeths.
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