Gary Neville to be Keynote Speaker at DIB Sports Conference
23/03/2023
Gary Neville announced as keynote speaker for the inaugural DIB Business of Sport conference on Thursday 7th September 2023.
Change Makers Live 2024
23/03/2023
The Downtown in Business inaugural ‘Change Makes Live’ conference that was hosted at the Spine Building in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter on Thursday 2nd March 2023 was so successful that we have already booked a date for the next one in 2024.
Downtown CEO discusses what’s in the papers on GB News
20/03/2023
DIB CEO Frank McKenna joined Esther and Philip on their Saturday Morning GB News show once again to discuss the latest news.
Change Makers Live 2023
16/03/2023
Watch the video review from DIB’s inaugural Change Makers Live conference. Featuring Wes Streeting MP, Dr Natalie Kenny, Chrissie Wolfe, Stephen Young, Jen Fenner, Jessica Bowles and Howard Lewis.
And the winners are…
14/03/2023
Downtown in Business recognised some of Liverpool’s leading female entrepreneurs at its tenth iteration of the Women in Business Awards.
The Downtown Den Podcast. Season Two. Winning Women – Natalie Atkinson
10/03/2023
The latest guest in the Downtown Den podcast is the chief executive officer of FC United Natalie Atkinson.
Who Are Yer? – Thom Hetherington
09/03/2023
The latest DIB member to feature in ‘Who Are Yer?’ is Thom Hetherington, Founder of hospitality and culture consultancy, Landing Light, and Executive Chair at Easel Projects, which encompasses multiple art platforms including Manchester Art Fair and Manchester Contemporary Art Fund.
Council CEO outlines Manchester MIPIM plan
09/03/2023
The chief executive of Manchester City Council outlined the city’s extensive events programme for next weeks MIPIM property festival in Cannes at an exclusive DIB Leaders Lunch at the Lowry Hotel.
Happy International Women’s Day 2023!
08/03/2023
Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate #IWD2023, get to know the amazing women behind DIB and what IWD and embracing equality means to them.
The Downtown Den Podcast. Season Two. Winning Women – Sophie Gilmore
03/03/2023
Next up on the Downtown Den podcast we have Sophie Gilmore, Managing Director of Hybrid Training Centre.
Education Minister talks to DIB
02/03/2023
Downtown in Business hosted its inaugural Change Makers Live conference in Liverpool recently. Among the highlights of the day was an exclusive video interview with Education Minister Gillian Keegan MP which can be viewed below.
The Downtown Den Podcast. Season Two. Winning Women – Rose Marley
24/02/2023
In the latest episode of the Downtown Den podcast, we are delighted to have the CEO of Co-operatives UK, Rose Marley join Downtown boss, Frank McKenna.