Downtown in Business hosted its inaugural Business of Sport conference at the iconic Lancashire Cricket Club, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. 

The event featured presentations from leading personalities and officials from a diverse range of sports including football, rugby, cricket, athletics, and tennis.

The conference focused on the economic impact of sport on cities; the legacy of major events such as the Olympics, the Euro Championships, and the Commonwealth Games, and the regeneration benefits of the new stadia, such as the London Stadium, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Everton’s Bramley Moore Dock development.