Manchester @ MIPIM 2026
Events Programme
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- Day 3
Tuesday 10th March 2026
Manchester welcome
Join Cllr Bev Craig, leader of Manchester City Council and GMCA's CEO, Caroline Simpson to officially open the Manchester Stand at MIPIM. Hear about the vision for GM and the approach we are taking to this year's MIPIM.
Manchester’s dynamic decade: a new £1bn model for good growth
Find out how Greater Manchester’s truly innovative Good Growth Fund is unlocking the region’s potential, facing the viability challenge head on to deliver growth and opportunity across the UK’s fastest growing economy.
Bridging the gap: How Manchester’s Good Growth Fund is unlocking development
Further detail on the Good Growth Fund, especially on how it has come together, how the pot will grow and returning capital reinvested.
How to afford affordable: the viability solution
How Manchester is delivering thousands of affordable homes - building a strong investible pipeline through partnerships, land supply and in-house development.
Manchester’s big ticket projects: regeneration at scale
A strategic overview of the city’s priorities for the coming year – including the launch of a major new development opportunity.
Old Trafford Mayoral Development Corporation: Beyond the stadium
The Old Trafford regeneration team give an update on progress and opportunities in this iconic location.
Making change real: Mix Manchester unveils Phase 1
MIX Manchester, the UK’s best-connected science, innovation and manufacturing hub next to Manchester Airport will reveal plans for phase one of the 2M sq ft campus
Transforming Greater Manchester’s towns and cities
Hear from some of the regions key players to explore at the partnerships, places and strategies shaping GM’s transformation.
Salford at 100: the power of the people
Mark 100 years of Salford’s city journey with ECF, Salford City Council and the University of Salford, alongside the community voices shaping the future.
New places / old towns: have we learned anything?
An exploration how landscape led masterplanning shapes legacy, value, market expectations and practical mechanisms for mainstream adoption.
Devolution and local empowerment: the changing roles of mayors and combined authorities
Examine the evolving devolution landscape, focusing on the roles of the Mayor, CA/CCA and Constituent Councils.
Major and core cities – places, investors and developer brunch
The UK’s core cities such as Birmingham, London, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Manchester to connect to with major investors and developers aiming to bring projects forward within the UK.
The future is local: unlocking living‑led urban regeneration
We explore how unlocking under-used urban locations can deliver real estate solutions tailored to identified local needs.
Unlocking the UK’s infrastructure future
This session will explore how early planning, better supply chain collaboration, and stronger utility partnerships can unlock delays and accelerate delivery across the UK.
Boosting our high streets
Join McDonald’s to discuss how the crucial role of hospitality in our high streets. With the sector under huge pressure, the panel will discuss why hospitality is vital and what needs to happen to unlock investment and growth in the sector.
Local government reorganisation and devolution – opportunities for growth and placemaking
This session will explore how devolved powers enable local authorities to shape investment, infrastructure, and development priorities more effectively.
The world’s biggest culture club – harnessing the UK’s identity to promote investment
The UK’s towns and cities boast some of the most globally renowned institutions. How does “UK PLC” fold these unique offerings into making the UK attractive for global business?
Unlocking national growth: the role of northern cities
With major rail investment now committed, Leaders will set out what is happening now and what is needed to unlock growth at scale.
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Making the grade: future proofing Manchester’s commercial portfolio
How Manchester is tackling the challenge of the supply of Grade A space - the Good Growth Fund and what it means for the Kendals project
Middleton, Greater Manchester: our town, our future, a co-operative approach to regeneration
Middleton is a compelling example of how values led, partnership driven regeneration can unlock long term investment and inclusive growth.
Northern Powerhouse Rail: super-charging growth
Join Council Leader Cllr Bev Craig as she announces the most significant regeneration and growth opportunity the City has seen this century.
Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation: Signed, sealed and delivered
Explore Stockport’s £2bn transformation and discover new partner opportunities in the UK’s first expanded Mayoral Development Corporation.
From Manchester to the world: An inspiring destination for creative production and growth
Learn how Manchester’s thriving creative eco-system is being supported to boost opportunities, inspire talent and attract more global content producers.
Supporting Manchester’s growth journey: past, present and future
Bruntwood Chair and Chief Executive Chris Oglesby reflects on Manchester as a post-industrial success story and the opportunities ahead.
Making the private rented sector work for everyone
This session explores the implementation of the Renters Rights Act and learnings from the development of the Good Landlord Charter in Greater Manchester.
Joined‑up thinking: aligning stakeholders to deliver 1.5 million homes
This roundtable will explore how to unite local authorities, developers, investors, and government behind a shared strategy, tackling planning, funding, and infrastructure challenges to deliver homes that create long-term economic and social value.
Powering places: transforming regional growth through National Wealth Fund strategic partnerships
This session brings together leaders from Greater Manchester, Glasgow City Region, West Yorkshire and the West Midlands to explore National Wealth Fund Strategic Partnerships.
10 years of good growth in Greater Manchester: the role of public/private partnerships
This panel session will discuss the varying challenges to development, the role the private and public sector can play in tackling these and the ambition of Housing Associations in leading this charge as ambitious, forward- thinking, long term partners.
Inclusive growth in action: launching Camden’s strategy
This session explores how inclusive growth principles are being put into action through the launch of London Borough of Camden’s strategy.
UK Government & Delancey roundtable – unlocking growth via pension capital in real assets
Delancey will bring together a number of investors and industry leaders for a private lunch to discuss capital deployment within regeneration and development projects.
Development corporations: stopping growth generators becoming political playthings
Backed by government and designed to fast-track regeneration, an development corporations be the catalyst the UK needs to unlock stalled growth?
Delivering value: cost‑effective solutions to the temporary accommodation crisis
More than 131,000 people are currently housed in temporary accommodation. We bring together leading voices to explore cost-effective, scalable solutions to this crisis.
Greater Manchester – quickfire Pecha Kucha
Join us for this engaging session where Greater Manchester will pitch their region in a quickfire Pecha Kucha style event – focused on highlighting investible propositions, regeneration opportunities and reasons to back the UK’s fastest growing City Region.
Driving sustainable, long‑term investment in UK primary healthcare
Senior investors, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore how long-term capital can support the delivery of resilient primary healthcare infrastructure across the UK
Thursday 12th March 2026
The city living boom has only just begun: how demand is driving growth
An update on the city’s residential market and insights into the impact of the Good Growth Fund on city centre residential development.
From vision to delivery: how Manchester’s ambitious CyanLines is taking shape
How creating a 100+mile network linking Manchester’s green and blue spaces is taking shape and its impact on growth and climate resilience.
The role of housing and place in Manchester’s growth
We explore how Manchester is delivering a new generation of healthy, sustainable, community-centred housing at scale.
Manchester’s growth engines: How sector clusters are powering jobs of the future
How sector clusters are driving growth and employment and creating investible opportunities.
Supporting the next wave of property talent
Two MIPIM challengers discuss property sector opportunities, training, skills and careers – and what they have learned from their week in Cannes.
Manchester farewell
A fond farewell from the Greater Manchester team
Sector insights: UK market towns
This session looks at the unique challenges facing UK Market Towns.
Life sciences and industrial strategy – cities, investor & developer brunch
This private event brings together cities and regions focused on life sciences and other areas of the industrial strategy to facilitate discussions between them and investors, developers and occupiers/end-users within this space.
Next Gen: shaping the places of tomorrow
This session offers young people to connect with, learn from and be inspired by industry professionals.