DIB News Archives - Downtown in Business

Change Makers Live 2025: A Day of Innovation, Leadership, and Impact

02/10/2025

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.

EP.113 | Keir’s best ever performance?

02/10/2025

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 Right People, The Right Places: DIB at the Heart of the Labour Party Conference

01/10/2025

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.

DIB Celebrates the best of Business in Manchester

25/09/2025

On Thursday 25th September 2025, Downtown in Business hosted our fourteenth annual City of Manchester Business Awards 2025 at the wonderful Lowry Hotel.

DOWNTOWN @ MIPIM

25/09/2025

Downtown in Business will be hosting a comprehensive range of events and activities at the international property festival MIPIM in Cannes next year.

DIB Leader’s Lunch: Shaping the Future of the Liverpool City Region

24/09/2025

Downtown in Business were delighted to host another event in our Leader’s Lunch series on Tuesday 23rd September 2025 at the Maldron Hotel in Liverpool.

EP.112 | Trump in Town…

22/09/2025

Donald Trump’s state visit, the Labour Party’s deputy leadership contest, a Liberal Democrat conference and the meltdown of ‘Your Party.’

DIB Host Leader’s Lunch with Emma Degg

18/09/2025

On 18th September 2025, Downtown in Business hosted a Leader’s Lunch with Emma Degg at the beautiful Stanley House Hotel & Spa.

DIB Hosts Leader’s Lunch with Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner

18/09/2025

On 17th September 2025, Downtown in Business hosted an exclusive Leader’s Lunch with Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dan Price at the beautiful Chester Townhouse.

DIB Showcases the Future of the West Midlands

18/09/2025

We were delighted to host our Parliamentary Reception at the Houses of Parliament earlier this week, in collaboration with the West Midlands Combined Authority, to present the new West Midlands Growth Plan

EP.111 | What does the future hold for the PM?

16/09/2025

Jim Hancock and Jo Phillips discuss the future of the Prime Minister, the defection of another Conservative MP to Reform and look ahead to Donald Trump’s state visit.

Exploring Growth, Regeneration, and Innovation at #TBR25

11/09/2025

On Thursday 11th September at Hotel Voco in Manchester, Downtown in Business hosted ‘Talkin ‘Bout Regeneration 2025’, our annual national conversation on regeneration, investment, and growth.