What can sport do for a major metropolitan area’s economic development and global branding? Join us to consider these questions with Joe Manning, Managing Director of MIDAS, Manchester’s investment promotion agency. London tends to dominate English business, culture, and political life, but when it comes to football, England’s northern powerhouse and birthplace of the industrial revolution arguably looms larger, with its iconic United and City megaclubs, and Liverpool just down the road. How does Manning leverage the world’s obsession with Mancunian football into greater investment in the region’s broader economy?
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025, 9:30 AM MST
Location: Online