A week in America | 13 April 2023
13/04/2023
As Premier League clubs announce a ban on gambling sponsors, Martin looks at how US and Global Sports brands are waking up to their wider social responsibilities…
Resolving conflicts
13/04/2023
We have been celebrating 25 years of relative peace in Ulster this week, Jim asks how that, and other major conflicts are finally going to be resolved. He also has concerns over Labour’s personal attack on the Prime Minister.
Negative campaigning works
13/04/2023
Controversy has followed the Labour Party’s latest series of election campaign posters. However, Frank McKenna tells us why negative campaigning often works.
The Lowry Hotel
13/04/2023
This week’s Venue of the Week is The Lowry Hotel. The contemporary five-star hotel is set on the banks of the River Irwell in the heart of Manchester.
Downtown is Twenty – Tony McDonnell
13/04/2023
Tony McDonnell, Managing Director at Davies Partnership, shares his thoughts on twenty years of Downtown in Business.
New Date Announced for City of Birmingham Business Awards 2023
13/04/2023
The Downtown in Business City of Birmingham Business Awards 2023 will take place on Thursday 19th October 2023 at Park Regis Hotel, Birmingham.
Women in Football Chief to Address DIB Event
13/04/2023
Yvonne Harrison, CEO of Women in Football, is the latest big-name speaker for the DIB Business of Sport Conference on Thursday 7th September 2023.
Who Are Yer? – Emma Ratcliffe
13/04/2023
In this week’s ‘Who Are Yer?’ we get to know Head of Business Development for the North West at Morgan Sindall Construction, Emma Ratcliffe.
Malmaison Bar & Grill Opens This March in Liverpool’s Princes Dock
12/04/2023
Dockside dining with a dash of decadence – Malmaison Liverpool invites guests to join them for a bite to eat in their newly revamped brasserie.
The Downtown Den Podcast – Season Three ‘The Business of Sport’
07/04/2023
Downtown in Business will host its inaugural ‘Business of Sport’ conference in the autumn. To give you a taste of the type of discussions and debates that will be taking place at the conference, event sponsor VSI Executive Education have worked in partnership with DIB to record a series of fascinating conversations with personalities who are involved in sport.
‘Meet the Partner’ #1 | Asif Ghafoor CEO, Be.EV
07/04/2023
Downtown in Business is fortunate to work in partnership with some of the very best businesses across the country. First up, Asif Ghafoor, the chief executive of Be.EV, a company that is at the forefront of driving the net zero agenda.
The Downtown Den Podcast. Season Three. The Business of Sport – Wes Morgan
07/04/2023
In the first episode of the latest season of the Downtown Den Podcast, we welcome Wes Morgan, the man who captained Leicester City to their surprise Premier League title back in 2016.