Manchester @

UKREiiF 2026

Events Programme

Tuesday 19th May 2026

7:30 - 9:00
Muse Stand

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.
9:30 - 10:30
Muse @ Fearns

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.
10:00 - 11:00
SLR Consulting Pavilion

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.
10:30 - 11:30
Capsticks Pavilion

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.
10:30 - 12:00
West Dock Upper Tier

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.
10:30 - 12:00
Glassbox

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.
10:45 - 11:45
Jacobs Transport and Infrastructure Pavilion

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.
11:00 - 12:00
McDonalds Pavillion

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.
11:00 - 12:00
Pearl Suite

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.
11:30 - 12:30
Bury Theatre

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?
11:45 - 12:30
Public-private sector stage

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.
11:45 - 14:00
Insider Fringe

Delivering the Potential of Greater Manchester’s MDCs

This event will take a closer look at how MDCs are reshaping the development landscape across Greater Manchester.
12:00 - 13:30
Hotot Suite

Regeneration at risk? the influence of private capital

This closed-door roundtable will bring together senior public-sector leaders, institutional investors, and experienced operators to debate whether regeneration structures are delivering resilient performance or whether the balance between capital discipline and public accountability needs to evolve.
12:00 - 13:30
Hotot Suite

Regeneration at risk? The influence of private capital

This roundtable will debate whether regeneration structures are delivering resilient performance or whether the balance between capital discipline and public accountability needs to evolve.
12:30 - 13:30
Barton Suite

How long‑term thinking can make new towns feel like home

this roundtable discusses the importance of collaborative, long-term, interdisciplinary thinking to ensure the potentially transformative benefits of these communities are realised.
13:15 - 14:00
Pagabo Local Growth Pavilion

From east to west: connecting the Northern Powerhouse

This session explores how rail improvements will transform economic geography—connecting cities, widening access to high-quality jobs, and creating a highly investable corridor
14:00 - 15:00
Hotot Suite

Regeneration or reinvention? The hard choices for town centres

What works and what doesn't? What is the next trend and what does bold repositioning require both commercially and politically?
14:00 - 15:00
Cumbria Pavilion

More than bricks and mortar: how housing is building communities in Cumbria

This session explores how housing design can drive wider social value, while showcasing some of Cumbria's most significant developments.
14:15 - 15:00
Public-Private Sector Stage

NorthFold: partnership, performance and place

This panel will celebrate the people, businesses and public bodies that have partnered to drive over £1 billion worth of investment into NorthFold to date, and discuss how the corridor will boost the local economy even further by 2035.
15:00 - 15:30
Pagabo Local Growth Pavilion

In conversation with Caroline Simpson… Manchester’s dynamic decade: a new £1.8bn model for good growth

This session explores how Greater Manchester's Good Growth Fund is unlocking the region's potential and tackling the viability challenge head-on
15:35 - 16:45
AECOM Cafe & Meeting Space

Building places to last: placemaking and the new towns agenda

This session explores how public–private partnerships, infrastructure-led planning, and placemaking-first design create thriving communities, not just housing schemes.
18:30 - 20:00
Glassbox Transport & Infrastructure

From aspiration to delivery: how can devolution shape PPPs to deliver the next generation of transport infrastructure?

This invitation-only dinner will explore how industry can draw upon the skills and expertise from both the public and private sectors to safeguard the sustainable creation of generational infrastructure projects.

Wednesday 20th May2026

9:00 - 9:45
Partnership Pavilion

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.
9:30 - 10:30
Dockside Boardroom

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.
10:00 - 11:00
National wealth fund vera suite

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.
10:00 - 10:30

J2 Marketing Day – “Pride in place” and the critical role of marketers [KEYNOTE]

Keynote speech with Q&A exploring the success of government's £5bn "Pride in Place" initiative
10:00 - 11:00
National Wealth Fund Vera Suite

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 how National Wealth Fund Strategic Partnerships are reshaping regional investment models
11:00 - 12:00
Pearl Suite

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.
11:00 - 12:00
Stages: Asian and African Gallery

The real debate: the case for (and against) UK investment

Is UK real estate still a compelling investment story? In this fast-paced debate, industry experts will go head-to-head to examine both sides of the argument, testing conviction under pressure.
11:30 - 12:30
Arcadis Space

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.
12:30 - 14:00
Glassbox

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.
12:30 - 13:30
Pearl Suite

Defining public value in infrastructure: from appraisal intent to long‑term outcomes

Public and private sector leaders explore how ‘value’ in infrastructure is defined, evidenced and understood
14:00 - 14:45
Dockside Pavilion

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?
14:00 - 15:00
Asian and African Gallery

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.
15:15 - 16:15
Future Homes Pavilion

In conversation with Andy Burnham…

15:30 - 16:30
SCAPE Public Sector Stage

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.
16:00 - 17:00
Oxford Cambridge Growth Corridor

Northern Corridor x OxCam – connecting the UK’s two science powerhouses

This session discusses connecting the Oxford–Cambridge Growth Corridor and the Northern Arc to strengthen the UK’s science economy
16:00 - 18:00
The Canary

Invest Manchester and Opportunity London Drinks Reception

Sponsored by NLA
16:30 - 18:00
Glassbox

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
16:30 - 17:15
Partnership Pavilion

The future of local government: LG Horizons – a vision for 2040

In conversation with the LGA Chair and Chief Executive

Thursday 21st May 2026

10:30 - 11:15
Markets and Sectors Pavilion

Sector insights: UK market towns

This session looks at the unique challenges facing UK Market Towns.
10:30 - 12:00
West Dock Upper Tier

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.
12:00 - 14:00
Muse Stand

Next Gen: shaping the places of tomorrow

This session offers young people to connect with, learn from and be inspired by industry professionals.