An inspiring day of ideas and innovation at the Association of Town & City Management’s annual event, curated and delivered in partnership with CityCo.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Manchester on Thursday 9th October – our brilliant speakers, panellists and colleagues – and the team at Hallé St Peter’s.
Photo album: https://lnkd.in/eANfpYr4 | PC: Fiona Finchett
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Today’s Challenges for Big City BIDs
Sharon Appleby, CEO, Sunderland BID, Roddy Smith, CEO, Essential Edinburgh, Katherine Fleming, COO, Primera. Chaired by Ojay McDonald, CEO, ATCM.
Building a Global City: Welcome
Ojay McDonald, CEO, ATCM.
The Rise of TikTok Cities
James Child, Head of Research, ING Research.
From Oil to Street Art: Aberdeen’s Nuart Story
Adrian Watson, CEO, Aberdeen Inspired & Ross Grant, Project Manager, Aberdeen Inspired and Relationship Manager, Nuart Aberdeen.
How Do We Use Food to Make Our Cities Stand Out?
Matt Bigland, Founder and CEO, Blend Family, Kitty Vaughan, Head of UK Leisure and F&B Leasing, Pradera Retail. Chaired by Thom Hetherington, Founder, Landing Light and Executive Chair of Easel Projects.
Cllr Bev Craig
In conversation with Ojay McDonald, CEO, ATCM.
Martin Green CBE, Director of the Eurovision Song Contest
In conversation with Vaughan Allen, CEO, CityCo.
Aniefiok Ekpoudom, author of Where We Come From
In conversation with writer Amelia Fearon.
Discovering Our Hidden Histories
Hayley Flynn, Cultural Placemaking Strategist, Researcher and Alternative Manchester Tour Guide, Dani Singer, Co-Founder, Queer London Histories, Mark Silver, Founder, Leeds Goth Hall of Fame. Chaired by Dave Haslam, writer, cultural historian and DJ.
Enquiries, email events@cityco.com
