One of the highlights at this year’s MIPIM will undoubtedly be the ‘Five Cities’ event, which aims to address how European Cities such as Manchester, ensure a robust economic policy to stimulate growth and development.
New Economy, the agency charged with creating growth and prosperity for the people of Greater Manchester, has undertaken a special piece of research to tie in with this debate, looking at the key policies and operational elements that are currently proving successful in encouraging investment in European cities.
The findings of the research will be released at MIPIM 2012. By surveying investment professionals and local government organisations from the five cities involved (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, Lyon and Manchester), this research will aim to highlight the key factors that influence those important investment decisions.
The Five Cities debate takes place on Tuesday 6 March and is led by key note speaker Jim O’ Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Jim is a prominent UK economist, hailing from Manchester and responsible for coining the phrase ‘BRICs’ which has become commonplace in representing the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
With New Economy’s research providing the latest analysis of European cities’ contribution to the world economy, O ‘Neill, along with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) director Greg Clark, and key representatives from each of the participating cities (including Sir Howard Bernstein on behalf of Manchester) will be addressing the issues that will be crucial to the success of these conurbations over the coming decade.
This is one not to be missed and New Economy is looking forward to an engaging debate that will continue to stoke the fires long after the last of MIPIM’s delegates have departed from Cannes.
The Five Cities event takes place at MIPIM on Tuesday, 6 March (invite only).
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Mike Emmerich, chief executive of New Economy
