
Sean Keyes discusses UKREiiF 22
Sean Keyes, managing director at Sutcliffe reflects on his experiences at UKREiiF 22.

Sean Keyes, managing director at Sutcliffe reflects on his experiences at UKREiiF 22.

The chief executive of Coventry City Council Martin Reeves, and the winner of the Northwest property personality of the year award Phil Mayall of Muse Developments have been added to the impressive list of speakers for the Downtown in Business ‘Talking ‘Bout Regeneration’ conference, which takes place in Birmingham on Thursday 15th September 2022.

Downtown in Business prides itself on hosting the very best events and attracting great people into the room. Already in May we have enjoyed the company of the chief executives of Birmingham, Coventry, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton City Council’s; the chief executive of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; the leaders of Leeds and Manchester City Council’s; Sir Howard Bernstein; the chief executive of Halton Borough Council; the Liverpool City Region mayor; the heads of regeneration from Wirral, Birmingham, and Leeds; and the chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

The chief executive of Newcastle City Council Pam Smith was the keynote speaker at the launch of Downtown in Business Newcastle. She was joined by the chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport John Irving, who was previously the Finance Director of Newcastle United Football Club, and 50 business leaders from across the city.

Downtown in Business has welcomed leading Capital Allowances & Research and Development Tax Relief experts, Catax as its latest partner.

Downtown in Business welcomed council and business leaders for a roundtable dinner to share their thoughts and ideas for the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, which is taking place in Leeds between 17th-19th May 2022.

Downtown in Business is set to launch its latest office in Newcastle at the city’s INNSiDE by Meliá Hotel on the evening of Thursday 19th May 2022, with keynote addresses by chief executive of Newcastle City Council Pam Smith and the chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport and former Finance Director at Newcastle United Football Club, John Irving.

Anit Chandarana, Lead Director of Great British Railways Transition Team, is set to speak at our exclusive dinner on Thursday 26th May.

Last week DIB boss Frank McKenna backed Jacob Rees Mogg’s calls to get civil servants back into the workplace. This week, Urban Comms Kevin Johnson offers an alternative view.

Author and Mental Health expert, Michelle Morgan joins HPC for the return of peopleHUB.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way!

We are delighted that Kier Construction are our Business of the Month for May 2022. Kier are a leading provider of infrastructure services, construction and property developments and committed to delivering for communities and leaving lasting legacies through their work.