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Council CEO outlines Manchester MIPIM plan

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.

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.

Joanne Roney explained how the councils priorities around the net zero agenda, inclusive growth, culture, and place making would be the focus of the discussions that the 80-plus strong Manchester delegation will be promoting in France next week.

Event sponsors Mansell Building Solutions, Be.EV, and DB3 Group also outlined their contribution to the key issues impacting the Greater Manchester economy and their plans for MIPIM 2023.

The DIB team are in Cannes next week too. If you’d like to arrange a meeting with Frank McKenna or one of the other members of the DIB delegation then please email [email protected]

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