MANCHESTER OG LIVERPOOL

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1 STUDIETUR FOR ØKONOMI UDVALGET TIL MANCHESTER OG LIVERPOOL OKTOBER 2014 FORMÅL, TEMA, PARALELLER OG FORELØBIGT PROGRAM

2 FORMÅLET med studieturen er, at indsamle international inspiration og høste erfaringer fra i Manchesters og Liverpools indsatser i forhold til vækstorienteret erhvervs- og byudvikling. Ét TEMA FOR ØKONOMIUDVALGETS ARBEJDE er byudvikling i et vækstskabende erhvervspolitisk perspektiv. Det skal bl.a. ses i sammenhæng med udvikling af Business Region Aarhus samarbejdet, det forestående arbejde med ny kommuneplan, udsatte bydele og de mange byudviklingsprojekter som tegner fremtidens Aarhus, mv. TEMAER FOR STUDIETUREN er overordnet: Vækst gennem erhvervs- og byudvikling Opbygning og udvikling af bysamarbejder Mangfoldighed bl.a. i forhold til køn som en erhvervsmæssig styrke

3 PARALLELLER MELLEM AARHUS OG MANCHESTER: Gensidig erfaringsudveksling i forhold til parallelle udfordringer og muligheder er et af formålene med studieturen. Det gælder bl.a. i forhold til: Second city udfordringer og styrker Udvikling og forankring af byregioner og deres rolle nationalt Fysisk byudvikling som erhvervsmæssig vækstdriver Infrastruktur som rammebetingelse for økonomisk udvikling og vækst Samarbejde mellem byens aktører i forhold til at skabe vækst Opbygning af og synergieffekter ved vidensmiljøer Innovation, uddannelse og viden Kultur og sport som vækstdriver Mangfoldighed som en styrke

4 WEDNESDAY OCT. 1st 2014 INTRODUCTION TO MANCHESTER Departure from Aarhus Airport / Copenhagen Airport Arrival Manchester Airport : Growth and Infrastructure Transportation and Connectivity, Part 1: Meeting with CEO Charlie Cornish at Manchester Airport Understanding and critical insights into the importance of an emerging aviation-linked urban economic region and explore how airports, cities and broader metropolitan areas could leveraging this concept to become more competitive and prosperous. Focus on infrastructures impact on the economic development and growth in the region as inspiration for analysis of a new airport : Check in at Hotel Holiday Inn Express Manchester City Centre Arena : Lunch : Walking tour of Manchester guided by Consul Christian Wewer : Meeting with the Leader of the Council Sir Richard Leese (Labour) at the Town Hall 19.30: Dinner with the consul

5 THURSDAY OCT. 2nd 2014 GROWTH THROUGH BUSINESS AND CITY DEVELOPMENT : Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership: Meeting with Allan Sparrow and Susan Ford The GMLEP sits at the heart of Greater Manchester s governance arrangements, ensuring that business leaders are empowered to set the strategic course, determine local priorities and drive growth and job creation within the city region. It is central to the wider partnerships established between local government, businesses and educational institutes, and the public, private, voluntary and community sectors. Focus on how the GMLEP cooperate with local government, businesses, educational institutions etc. in order to create growth etc : Lunch : Regeneration in East Manchester New East Manchester: Coach tour of East Manchester. Visit to different projects incl. Manchester City Stadium and Cycle city focus on the importance of sports economy and diversity Focus on how the New East Manchester has been regenerated and which impact it has had on the area as a business- and growth driver. Furthermore focus on diversity as a strength : Visit to MediaCity:UK Visit at the mixed-use property development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford, developed by Peel Media, and home to media organisations like BBC and the University of Salford. Focus on the establishment of and synergies gained by the business- and knowledge environment, and what Manchester has gained from the establishment of the BBC platform in Northwest England : Dinner

6 FRIDAY OCT. 3rd 2014 MANCHESTER IN A REGIONAL CONTEXT : Greater Manchester Combined Authority and The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities : Meeting with Allan Sparrow and Susan Ford The ten authorities in Greater Manchester are the first in the UK to develop a statutory Combined Authority which will co-ordinate key economic development, regeneration and transport functions. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) was established The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) acts as the voice of the ten local authorities of Greater Manchester but as part of a much stronger partnership with GMCA. Focus on the development of Greater Manchester and the cooperation between the local authorities as inspiration for the cooperation in Business Region Aarhus : Core Cities : meeting with Director Chris Murray Core Cities are a unique and united local authority voice to promote the role of cities in driving economic growth. The organisation represents the councils of England s eight largest city economies outside London, and Glasgow. These cities drive local and underpin national economies. Working in partnership, they aim to enable each City to enhance their economic performance and make them better places to live, work, visit and do business. Focus on experiences and challenges with being second tier city as inspiration for the 6-city cooperation : Lunch : Visit to Manchester Youth Centre, Fielden Campus Focus on diversity as a strength : Growth and Infrastructure Transportation and Connectivity, Part 2: Meeting with Jon Lamonte, Transport for Greater Manchester Focus on infrastructure and public transport as growth driver as inspiration for the lightrail project etc : JB, AP, GB, CM: Departure from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen and Billund. Arrival in Billund at : Dinner

7 SATURDAY OCT. 4th 2014 LEARNING FROM LIVERPOOL EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 8.00: Departure from Manchester to Liverpool by train. Regeneration of the Liverpool Waterfront Experiences from being European Capital of Culture in : Lunch 14.00: Liverpool on your own Dinner and departure from Liverpool to Manchester by train

8 SUNDAY OCT. 5th : Departure from Manchester Airport 14.45: Departure from Copenhagen Airport to Aarhus Airport 15.25: Arrival Aarhus Airport