WMCA speaks at our levelling up forum this July
Above: Cllr Ian Courts - West Midlands Combined Authority and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Courtesy GBSLEP) Leader of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, and Cabinet Member for the Environment at the West Midlands Combined Authority, Cllr Ian Courts, will be speaking at our levelling up forum at The Exchange in Birmingham next month on the successful construction of a new station to serve the Commonwealth Games. Perry Barr Station opened in May ready to act as a
Birmingham Royal Ballet at Future Cities Forum on dance sport ahead of the Commonwealth Games
Dancers from the Birmingham Royal Ballet and Acosta Danza perform in the world premiere of 24 choreography: Jorge Crecis (Photography by Tristram Kenton) We are delighted to be welcoming the Birmingham Royal Ballet's Chief Operating Officer and Director Anna Williams back to our July levelling up forum at The Exchange. During a Future Cities Forum debate on 'cultural infrastructure and tourism' early in the pandemic with Alexandra Palace's CEO Louise Stewart and the Joan Miro
London Mayor's office warns potential loss of jobs and contracts in East Midlands
Above: London's tube train infrastructure relies on production in the East Midlands. Future Cities Forum will be looking at the economy of the Midlands at its third levelling up event, being held at The Exchange, Centenary Square, Birmingham in July. How far is the Midlands economy affected by links with London and how does the success of the relationship between the two regions, affect levelling up? The Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance, has called on the Government to p
The future for Manchester: investment in housing, offices, culture and heritage
Above: Future Cities Forum panel discussion in the heritage warehouse setting of Science + Industry Museum, with (from left) Sally MacDonald, SIM, Andrew Coles of Aviva Investors, Heather Fearfield of Future Cities Forum, John Rhodes of HOK, Trevor Mitchell of Historic England and Clive Anderson of the Government Property Agency. The first panel discussion at Future Cities Forum's levelling up event in Manchester began with the issue of housing provision for the city and regi
Innovation and investment in the science city of Manchester
Above: CGI from Arup of mechanical services provision for Manchester University's new engineering campus How can Manchester solve some of its pressing health problems while building its brand as one of the most important science cities in Europe? Future Cities Forum's second panel discussion at its levelling up event in Manchester included debate on UK government investment in science and innovation, the threats to this from ongoing issues related to Brexit, new science build
Sustainable planning for Greater Manchester and Blackpool
Above: Victoria Riverside, Greater Manchester (FEC / Manchester City Council) Creating sustainable districts and towns with high quality place, was the topic of Future Cities Forum's third panel discussion which took a wider look at areas outside central Manchester and beyond to Blackpool. Questions were asked on how to get the right mix of housing and facilities at Victoria North, outside Manchester's city centre, how cutbacks in council planning departments would affect th
Running order for Future Cities Forum's Manchester event
Above: Science + Industry Museum, Manchester (Board and Trustees of the Science Museum) FUTURE CITIES FORUM 14 JUNE at Science + Industry Museum, Manchester 0930 to 1230
Manchester: Levelling up, innovation, culture and place
We will be discussing investment and development in the city region and the key speakers in place at our event being held with kind permission of The Museum of Science + Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester, are below.
This Manchester event, follows o
Government Property Agency speaks on levelling up at our Manchester forum
Clive Anderson, Government Property Agency (Courtesy GPA) Future Cities Forum is delighted that Director of Capital Projects at the Government Property Agency (GPA), Clive Anderson, will be speaking at our Manchester 'Levelling up' event this June. Clive Anderson has 30 years experience in the industry and has significant experience delivering for commercial clients, and latterly within the Department of Work and Pensions. Clive has led complex, large-scale infrastructure and
HOK's plans for Manchester Arena expansion
Above: CGI of Manchester Arena's proposed redevelopment (HOK for ASM Global) Future Cities Forum is delighted that John Rhodes, Design Principal in HOK’s London office, will be speaking at our levelling up event in Manchester this week - at the Science + Industry Museum. John is a director of the Sports + Recreation + Entertainment practice and a member of the firm’s global design board. His work helps spur urban regeneration and economic development in communities. John is a
Far East Consortium to join Future Cities Forum in Manchester
Above: CGI of part of proposed development at Victoria Riverside (FEC and Manchester City Council) We are very pleased that the Far East Consortium's (FEC) Senior Project Director, Tom Fenton, will join Future Cities Forum's Manchester 'Levelling up, innovation, culture & place' event at the Science + Industry Museum on 14th June. Tom has over twenty years’ client-side development experience. Before joining FEC, he worked for Capital & Centric and held directorial roles at Sh