2008 Event
Previous LMPF Events
2006 Sessions
8th June, 2006
Can Liverpool become a World City?
9.00
MORNING COFFEE AND CROISSANT SERVED IN THE STAND EXHIBITION. OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OTHER DELEGATES AND VISIT THE STANDS.
9.50
Visual presentation (designed and prepared by UNIFORM) followed by the conference introduction from Matthew Battle, Conference Chairman and the Conference Moderator, Tim Battle.
10:00 : WORLD CITY CONFERENCE
SESSION ONE WILL SET THE SCENE AND CONTEXT FOR THE CONFERENCE. TWO KEY NOTES, FROM TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME AND IN A POSITION TO COMMENT ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A WORLD CITY AND HOW LIVERPOOL COMPARES TO THE GLOBAL SCENE AND WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS REQUIRED FOR LIVERPOOL TO ACHIEVE ITS AMBITIONS.
CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION AND SET THE SCENE:
Warren Bradley, Leader of the City Council
VISION OF A WORLD CITY: KEY CHARACTERISTICS
George Ferguson, Chairman, Acanthus Ferguson Mann: RIBA Past President (2003-05) and TV broadcaster
PLANNING A WORLD CITY: SKYLINE, MEMORY AND BRAND
Alan Davidson, Partner, Hayes Davidson
Panel discussion with Giles Barrie, Editor, Property Week (representing the media) and Loyd Grossman, Deputy Chairman, Liverpool Capital of Culture (representing the Capital of Culture) and Paul Spooner, Regional Director North West and West Midlands (representing the Government agency).
11:10
MORNING COFFEE IN THE EXHIBITION AREA
11:30 : THE COMMERCIAL OFFER
SESSION TWO WILL BEGIN TO BREAKDOWN THE COMPONENTS OF A WORLD CITY INTO THE KEY AREAS OF OFFICES AND THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR WHICH WILL INCLUDE AN EXAMINATION OF THE 'OFFER' PRESENTED TO OCCUPIERS.
MARKET OVERVIEW: LIVERPOOL OFFICE MARKET IN CONTEXT
Ken Bishop, Director, DTZ
THE OCCUPATION OFFER: THE VIEW OF THE OCCUPIER
David Cassidy, Chief Executive Office, J P Morgan
DEVELOPMENT OFFER: PROJECT OVERVIEW
Lesley Chalmers, Chief Executive, English Cities Fund representing the Pall Mall scheme
This session will be Chaired by Giles Barrie, Editor, Property Week and the following invited Panellists who all have an interest in the commercial sector: Robert Crawford, CEO, The Mersey Partnership (represent the inward investment agency and wider issues driving investment in Liverpool foreign companies), Jim Gill, Chief Executive Office, Liverpool Vision (represent the 'local' driver of the vision for Liverpool) and Chris Connor, Director, Mason Owen and Chairman, Mersey Property Forum (represent the views of the local professional property community).
12:30
QUESTION TIME PROPERTY FORUM STYLE
Opportunity for delegates to discuss with the speakers their views and create content in smaller groups for feedback to the conference.
13.00
CLOSE OF MORNING CONFERENCE AND LUNCH SERVED
Chance to visit the pop-up exhibition and meet delegates for networking before the start of the Afternoon Conference.
AFTERNOON CONFERENCE
14:00: RETAIL REGENERATION
SESSION THREE WILL LOOK AT THE MOVE TOWARDS REGENERATION AS A GENERATOR FOR GROWTH OF WORLD CITIES WITH EMPHASIS ON THE RETAIL SECTOR USING THE GROSVENOR PARADISE PROJECT AND OTHER RETAIL LED SCHEMES AS AN EXAMPLE OF A WORLD CLASS RETAIL PROJECT.
RETAIL REGENERATION AS A DRIVER FOR GROWTH
Rod Holmes, Project Director, Paradise Project, Grosvenor
A BLUEPRINT FOR REGENERATION
Lee Mallett, Editor, Urban Regeneration Toolbox ( ex-editor Estates Times and now Editor of major piece of research into the regeneration sector)
Terry Davenport, Partner, BDP Architects( architect working with Grosvenor on the Paradise project and representing the design community)
David Waugh, Chief Executive Officer, Liverpool Land Development Company (representing the land owner and with reference to Edge Lane Project to be discussed)
15:00
AFTERNOON TEA IN THE EXHIBITION CENTRE
15: 30: ON THE WATERFRONT
THE FINAL SESSION WILL EXPLORE HOW SOME OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF CITY CENTRE LIVING SUCH AS LEISURE, TOURISM, TRANSPORT AND HOUSING ARE CREATING AN URBAN VISION FOR THE WATERFORNT AREA IN LIVERPOOL.
ON THE WATERFRONT: VISION FOR THE LIVERPOOL WATERFRONT
Sir Joe Dwyer, Chairman, Liverpool Vision
WATERFRONT CONNECTIONS:A NORTH EUROPEAN MODEL?
Roger Whiteman, Director, RMJM Architects & Designers
Panel discussion with the Speakers and selected Panellists.
16:30
Q&A FROM AFTERNOON SESSION AND CLOSE
