Future of Manchester: City leaders outline their ambitions for the city

LISTEN: EG sat down with Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, Manchester City Council’s director for strategic growth and development Louise Wyman and co-chair of the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership Lou Cordwell to find out how Manchester plans to build back better post-Covid.

Listen in to these three separate conversations, recorded as part of EG’s Future of Manchester event, to find out why Burnham wants Manchester to be a leader when it comes to green and digital technologies and how he believes Manchester will become a city transformed over the next decade.

How Cordwell sees Manchester digital broadcasting capabilities as one of the key strengths that has enabled the city to keep functioning despite lengthy lockdowns.

And how Wyman believes Manchester can become synonymous with social value and how the city’s partnership approach is how it will succeed in building back better.

If you’d like to watch EG’s dynamic Future of Manchester production head to www.egi.co.uk/thefutureofukcities/Manchester/  to view the video on demand.

Or if you prefer to read all about the city, make sure you pick up this weekend’s EG magazine for full coverage of the event, including expert commentary from Savills, Shoosmiths, Avison Young and NOMA.