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MIPIM 2017: EG debate on UK Cities, Regions, Clusters and Corridors

Experts explore the notion of clusters and corridors as a source of economic growth. At the heart of every major economic hub in the UK is a major city, but it how much does their success rely on the strengths and capabilities of the cities that surround them. Plus, to what extent will City Deals and metropolitan mayors help bolster development and encourage cohesive, comprehensive growth? How important is this for cities to compete globally – particularly in uncertain times - and what is the appeal of corridors and clusters to investors?

Panellists:

Damian Wild, Editor, EG - chairing

Presentation by Andrew Toy, EGi Research Team Manager

Kevin McCabe, Scarborough Group

Roger Marsh OBE, Chair, Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership

Richard McCarthy, Executive Director, Capita

Dermot Kiernan, Director, Fund Management, M&G Real Estate

Eddie Smith, strategic Director, Development, Manchester City Council

Paul Marsh, Head of Development and Finance - Capital Investment Directorate, Department for International Trade

The legal lowdown on the prospect of Scottish Independence and its impact on property - Morton Fraser

MIPIM 2017: Smart Cities debate - Carolyn Dwyer discusses digitisation and urbanisation

Carolyn Dwyer, director of the built environment at the city of London corporation, talks to EG's features and global editor Emily Wright and gives her thoughts following the Smart Cities debate at MIPIM 2017 

Scarborough Group's Kevin McCabe at MIPIM 2017

MIPIM 2017: Scarborough Group's chairman Kevin McCabe talks to Stacey Meadwell about negotiating deals with foreign investors and the importance of clusters

NYC retail guru Chase Welles says London should open its doors to new food hall concepts, health restaurants and cashless cashiers

London should open its doors to new food hall concepts, more health restaurants and brace itself for cashless retail according to NYC retail guru Chase Welles.

Welles is the executive vice president of New York based SCG Retail, the urban division of shopping centre group, and represents tenants including Whole Foods and LA Fitness. The Shopping Centre Group is based in New York and has 22 offices throughout the US.

SCG Retail and London based agency Nash Bond formed the Global Retail Group in 2016 – a network connecting retail property advisors across the globe. http://www.egi.co.uk/news/nash-bond-and-scg-retail-in-transatlantic-tie-up/

EG caught up with Welles and Nash Bond director Richard Scott to discuss transatlantic retail and leisure trends.

Is the "Great Wall of Money" retreating from real estate?

Cushman & Wakefield's annual Great Wall of Money report has shown that the amount of capital targeting real estate has fallen for the first time since 2011. Elisabeth Troni, head of EMEA research at Cushman & Wakefield, talks about the why this has happened and why the Americas have overtaken Europe.

MIPIM: Cromwell's David Kirkby on Europe and elections

MIPIM 2017: Cromwell's European chief executive, David Kirkby, talks trepidation around political stability throughout Europe and the company's future plans for investment

MIPIM: Nakheel on Dubai's minister for happiness and how UK investment opportunities in Dubai will last for the next twelve months at least

MIPIM 2017: Sanjay Manchanda, chief executive of Nahkeel, says opportunities for UK investors in Dubai will last for the next twelve months at least as the emirate outcompetes other global cities. He talks about how Dubai International airport is the busiest in the world having dethroned Heathrow and the Emirate's minister for happiness.

Hear more about Nakheel and Dubai's Minister for Happiness at EG's Middle East Investment Forum in Dubai on Wednesday 26 April 2017 www.egevents.co.uk/MiddleEast2017

 

 

 

MIPIM: Nick Laird of Anvil talks Nordics, New York and investment

MIPIM 2017: Nick Laird, chief executive Anvil talks mixed use, Trump, institutional investment in the Nordics and why New York is his number one city to invest in outside his home region.

What will drive PfP's new fund

Fund director Tim Saunders and managing director Chris Jones of PfP Capital explain what they will be looking to create with the company's £150m fund.