First wave of speakers confirmed for DIB Property Conference
12/06/2025
The sixth annual Downtown in Business ‘Talkin’ About Regeneration’ conference will take place on Thursday 11th September 2025, at Hotel Voco, Manchester.
The sixth annual Downtown in Business ‘Talkin’ About Regeneration’ conference will take place on Thursday 11th September 2025, at Hotel Voco, Manchester.
The group chair and chief executive of Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna, has broadly welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review announcement this week- but has said that the government now needs to crack on with radical planning reforms, a transformation of the welfare system, and investment into the skills agenda if it is to deliver on its ambition for economic growth
On Wednesday 11th June, Downtown in Business hosted another inspiring edition of our Leaders Lunch series at Stanley House, bringing together key business figures from across the region for a focused discussion on regeneration and growth in Lancashire and beyond.
On Tuesday 10th June Downtown in Business hosted our exclusive ‘In Conversation with Melissa Caslake and Nic Beech’ roundtable event, at the Lowry Hotel.
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DIB group chair and chief executive Frank McKenna reports on UKREiiF 2025.