A formidable team of panellists debated the current state of Manchester and Greater Manchester at the Estates Gazette North West Question time on Friday, 19 October. The panel was: Tom Bloxham, chairman of Urban Splash; Pete Bradshaw, head of infrastructure at Manchester City FC; Alice Webb, COO of BBC North, Patrick Joynson, head of Savills' Manchester office, and Ruairidh Jackson, strategy and development director at NOMA (The Co-operative). EG editor Damian Wild chaired.
The compelling debate covered everything from being a corporate destination to generating talent, bank lending and being green.