Well, I said I had high expectations, and so far we're very
much on track (despite being with an inch of losing my wallet and
passport on the way in to Cannes last night)!
Following a 'home team' dinner yesterday evening, which
was a great opportunity to touch base with the rest of the Deloitte
Real Estate guys, things kicked off in earnest today. After
dusting off the effects of last night's Chateauneuf du Pape, I
made my way this morning to see Sean Beech (Head of Deloitte Real
Estate in the UK regions) kick off the proceedings at an Atlantic
Gateway breakfast event, sponsored by Deloitte, at which Sir Howard
Bernstein and Mayor Joe Anderson focused on how Manchester and
Liverpool can work together for mutual economic advantage. It was
standing room only - a testimony to the interest and support of the
business community to the combined Liverpool-Manchester mission -
and the buzz of MIPIM was, despite the early hour, unmistakeable.
Sir Howard wasted no time in
