The West Midlands region is experiencing one of the most exciting periods of regeneration and development in recent times. Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor discussed his vision for the region, the importance of the real estate sector and why MIPIM is a ‘must go’ event for both public and private sector organisations in 2018. The event was also an opportunity to learn about some of the key developments already underway across the region and details of how you can get involved in MIPIM 2018 as part of the Midlands UK delegation.

1. WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY
COMMERCIAL PARTNERS EVENT
KPMG, Birmingham
Wednesday 6th December 2017

2. PAUL KEHOE
CHAIRMAN, WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY

3. Agenda
VISION FOR THE WEST MIDLANDS
Andy Street, CBE – Mayor of the West Midlands
OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION
Neil Rami – Chief Executive, West Midlands Growth Company
MIPIM 2018
Jon Derry – Consultant, West Midlands Growth Company

4. ANDY STREET, CBE
MAYOR OF THE WEST MIDLANDS

5. Vision for the West Midlands
Context
Current Activities
MIPIM

6. West Midlands – leading the First Industrial Revolution

7. Leading the Second Industrial Revolution

8. From Laggard…
 Indices of employment
since 1971 in
Birmingham and the UK

9. To Leader…

10. Via a mini Industrial Strategy

11. Regional Collaboration

12. Devolution deal 1

13. Vision for the West Midlands
Context
Current Activities
MIPIM

14. What we’ve got
Transport Housing Skills

15. Regional Economic Plan
Advanced
manufacturing
Professional
services
Construction
Life
sciences
Logistics / transport
technology
Low carbon
technology
Culture / sport
Retail
Public sector
Transformational sectors
Enabling
sectors
Digital & Creative
Hospitality tourism
sector

16. Digital is the golden thread across our transformational sectors
Advanced
manufacturing
Professional
services
Construction
Life
sciences
Logistics / transport
technology
Low carbon
technology
Culture / sport
Retail
Public sector
Transformational sectors
Enabling
sectors
Digital & Creative
Hospitality tourism
sector

17. More tech & digital businesses than other UK regions
955
2,670
2,945
3,515
6,460
8,430
13,455
Tees Valley
Sheffield City Region
Liverpool City Region
North East
West Yorkshire
Greater Manchester
WMCA

18. Urban Tech Challenge
For how to apply, visit https://urbanchallenge.io

19. The John Lewis Experience

20. Manufacturing the goods of the Future

21. Automotive and Electric Vehicles

22. Technologies for Better Health

23. A Centre of Professional Services

24. Next Generation Transport

25. And Creative…

26. Thinking for the future…
Finance Faith conferenceLeadership

27. Second Devolution Deal…

28. Vision for the West Midlands
Context
Current Activities
MIPIM

29. A Growing Property Market
 Prices in the B16 postcode of the
city, which covers the Ladywood
area, rose by 17% in the 12 months
to July, far outstripping any part of
London

30. The Birmingham Crane Survey
 1.45m sq ft of office space under
construction, a 50% increase on
the previous year
 7 new office starts
totalling 778,612 sq ft the highest
number in survey history
 Surge in residential
development with more
than 2,300 units being delivered
over the next three years

31. Why is MIPIM so important?

32. 24,000+ Delegates
MIPIM
Destinations
8,000
delegates
Investors
5,000
delegates
RE Private
Sector
10,000
delegates
Media
1,000
delegates

33. Why I’m investing time and budget at MIPIM
 To showcase the West Midlands to investors
 Unified Midlands UK delegation
 9 LEP’s
 Combined and Local Authorities
 Central Government (DIT)
 Universities
 Commercial Partners
 350+ Investor meetings in 2017

34. Why you should consider becoming our MIPIM Partner
 Promote the Region
 Promote your business
 Showcase your services
 “The most valuable 4 days of the year
for your business”

35. We can lead the world again!

36. NEIL RAMI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY

37. REGION OF OPPORTUNITY

38. Transformational regeneration projects
£1 billion HS2 Curzon Investment Plan
 Project promoters:
Birmingham City Council
 Location:
Birmingham city centre, Eastside
 Opportunities:
Commercial, housing
 Home of the proposed HS2 station
 4,000 new homes
 36,000 new jobs
 Adding £1.4 billion to Birmingham economy

39. Transformational regeneration projects
Smithfield
 Project promoters:
Birmingham City Council
 Location:
Birmingham city centre
 Opportunities:
Commercial, housing, leisure
 Seeking development, investment partner
 100,000 sq metres of floorspace
 1,000 new homes
 3,000 new jobs

40. Transformational regeneration projects
Wolverhampton city centre
 Project promoters:
City of Wolverhampton Council
 Location:
Wolverhampton city centre
 Opportunities:
Retail, hotel, leisure
 £120m integrated regional transport hub
 100,000 sq ft of leisure space
 40,000 sq ft of new restaurants
 300 new city centre homes

41. Transformational regeneration projects
UGC, The Hub
 Project promoters:
Urban Growth Company, Solihull
Metropolitan Borough Council
 Location:
Solihull
 Opportunities:
Commercial, housing
 Close vicinity to HS2 interchange station
 775,000 sq metres of commercial and mixed use
space
 3,000 – 4,000 homes

42. Transformational regeneration projects
City Centre South, Coventry
 Project promoters:
Coventry City Council, Shearer Property
Group
 Location:
Coventry city centre
 Opportunities:
Retail, leisure, hotel
 £360m development
 818,000 sq ft mixed-use development space
 £82m invested in nearby Coventry railway
station

43. PROJECTS ACROSS THE REGION
Commercial Opportunities

44. Commercial opportunities
103 Colmore Row
 Project promoters:
Rockspring, Sterling Property Ventures LTD
 Location:
Birmingham city centre
 Opportunities:
Commercial, leisure
 206,000 sq ft across 19 floors of Grade A offices
 15,920 sq ft of retail/leisure space
 9,980 sq ft rooftop restaurant space

45. Commercial opportunities
Paradise
 Project promoters:
Argent, Hermes, Birmingham City Council,
GSLEP
 Location:
Birmingham city centre
 Opportunities:
Commercial, retail, leisure, hotel
 1.8 million sq ft of mixed-use development space
across 10 buildings
 4* hotel space with up to 250 bedrooms
 Grade A office space
 2 new public squares

46. Commercial projects
i9 at Wolverhampton Interchange
 Project promoters:
City of Wolverhampton Council, ION
developmet
 Location:
Wolverhampton city centre
 Opportunities:
Commercial
 50,000 sq ft of Grade A office space
 1 minute from the mainline station
 Ideal premises for a HQ
 Seeking developer interest

47. Commercial projects
3 Snowhill
 Project promoters:
Ballymore, M&G Real Estate,
 Location:
Birmingham Snowhill Station
 Opportunities:
Commercial,
 420,000 sq ft of Grade A office space across 17
storeys
 Located in the heart of Birmingham’s business
district
 Floorplates up to 25,000 sq ft

48. Commercial projects
Arena Central
 Project promoter:
Miller developments, CBRE, GVA
 Location:
Birmingham City Centre
 Opportunities:
Commercial, leisure, retail
 1.2 million sq ft of mixed-use development space
 670,000 sq ft of Grade A offices
 530,000 sq ft of residential space
 Future home of HSBC UK HQ and HMRC

49. Commercial projects
Former Springfield Brewery site
 Project promoters:
University of Wolverhampton, city of
Wolverhampton Council
 Location:
Wolverhampton city centre
 Opportunities:
Co-developer, development funding and
sponsorship
 £100m+ high-quality education and research hub
project
 Architecture and built environment super-campus

50. Commercial opportunities
Friargate
 Project promoters:
GVA, Coventry City Council
 Location:
Coventry city centre
 Opportunities:
Commercial, housing, leisure, hotel
 2.35 million sq ft of Grade A office space
 Over 37 acres joining the city centre with the train
station
 110,000 sq ft of leisure space
 450,000 sq ft of hotel space

51. Commercial opportunities
Whitley South
 Property promoters:
JLR, Coventry City Council
 Location:
South Coventry
 Opportunities:
Commercial, manufacturing
 49.4 acres of office and industrial space
 Connections to M6, M40 and M1
 Home to Jaguar Land Rover’s new R&D facilities

52. PROJECTS ACROSS THE REGION
Residential opportunities

53. Residential opportunities
Canalside Quarter South
 Property promoters:
City of Wolverhampton Council, Canal
and River Trust
 Location:
Wolverhampton city centre
 Opportunities:
Housing, leisure,
 3.7 acre site close to Wolverhampton train station
 600 homes and student accommodation
 Adjacent to £150 million integrated transport hub

54. Residential opportunities
The Royal and St George’s
 Property promoter:
City of Wolverhampton Council, The Homes
and Communities Agency
 Location:
Wolverhampton city centre
 Opportunities:
Housing, leisure,
 Unique urban village scheme
 Close to city centre on direct tram line to
Birmingham
 Opportunities available now

55. Residential opportunities
Langley Sustainable Urban Extension
 Property promoter:
Birmingham City Council
 Location:
Walsall, Wolverhampton & Dudley
 Opportunities:
Housing, leisure,
 Area to provide 6,000 new sustainable homes
 Schools, open spaces and local shopping facilities
 Easy access to M6

56. Residential opportunities
Icknield Port Loop
 Property promoter:
Birmingham City Council, Canal & River
Trust
 Location:
Birmingham city centre
 Opportunities:
Housing, leisure, retail
 22 hectares of development space
 Plans for 1,150 new apartments and houses
 Canalside location

57. JON DERRY
CONSULTANT, WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY

58. 2018 Midlands UK MIPIM Partnership
Destination
Partners
Commercial
Partners

59. Confirmed 2018 Destination Partners

60. Confirmed 2018 Midlands Partners

61. How you can get involved
 Become Midlands Commercial Partner at MIPIM 2018
 4 levels of partnership: £3,500 to £20,000
 Benefits include
 Inclusive or heavily discounted delegate passes
 Branding – Pavilion, collateral and digital assets
 Use of Pavilion terrace and meeting area
 Invitation to ‘Partners only’ events
 1:1 access to Local Authority leaders
 Participation in Midlands Event Programme
 MIPIM flight and accommodation booking service
 …and the best networking of the entire year!

62. Don’t just take our word for it!
Simon Marks
(Arcadis)
Belinda Morgan
(Cundall)

63. Next Steps and Key Dates
 Talk to us today – and sign up pre Christmas
 Book seats on plane and accommodation ASAP
 Prepare your branded content:12th January
 MIPIM Partner briefing event:16th January
 Charter flight:12th March
 MIPIM:13th March – 16th March

64. See you shortly!
Emma Gray Nicky Hewitt Natalie King Tom Badger

65. PAUL KEHOE
CHAIRMAN, WEST MIDLANDS GROWTH COMPANY

66. Thank you