On Monday 13th October 2025 Downtown in Business hosted a Leader’s Lunch with Gavin White, Executive Member for Housing and Development at Manchester City Council.
A peace deal for the Middle East. Kemi Badenoch’s maiden speech as Leader to the Conservative Party. Potential problems for Labour with a China crisis and a deputy leadership contest, which seems to be getting a little bit spicy.
A new campaign calling for digital skills passports to be mandatory on all publicly-funded construction and infrastructure projects launched today on the 9th October 2025
This week, we were delighted to join our valued partner Sutcliffe in celebrating an incredible milestone — their 40th anniversary. The celebration took place in
An engaging afternoon was held on Wednesday 8th October at Marco Pierre White Restaurants for Reimagining Birmingham City Centre: Culture, Community and Commercial Growth.
Kemi Badenoch finds herself less than a year into the job, fighting to retain the leadership of the Tory party. Can she survive?
On Thursday 2nd October 2025, Downtown in Business hosted the third annual Change Makers Live conference at the magnificent new home of Everton Football Club, the Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. Bringing together over 100 business leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and government representatives, the conference offered a day of thought-provoking discussions, insights, and collaboration during the week of the Labour Party Conference.
This week it was the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, and it was badged as the conference that was make or break for Keir Starmer.
The Labour Party Conference 2025, hosted for the fourth consecutive year at the ACC Liverpool, provided the perfect stage for Downtown in Business (DIB) to showcase its role as a convenor of meaningful conversations between business leaders, entrepreneurs, and senior politicians. Over the course of two days, DIB delivered a packed programme of events.
As Liverpool rolls out the red carpet for Labour Conference attendees, what can the government do to help the city’s vibrant hospitality sector? Regional hotelier Steven Hesketh calls for a new LIPA-style hospitality school, better regulations and a dedicated Minister of Hospitality….
On Thursday 25th September 2025, Downtown in Business hosted our fourteenth annual City of Manchester Business Awards 2025 at the wonderful Lowry Hotel.
Downtown in Business will be hosting a comprehensive range of events and activities at the international property festival MIPIM in Cannes next year.
