Inaugural Aerotropolis EMEA to Take Place in Manchester
Inaugural Aerotropolis EMEA to Take Place in Manchester
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DALLAS, Nov. 1, 2013/ PRN=KYODO JBN/ --
It was announced earlier today that the inaugural Aerotropolis Europe,
Middle East and Africa Conference and Exhibition (AEMEA) will take place in
Manchester, UK 8-10 July 2014. Manchester will be hosting Aerotropolis EMEA
2014 in partnership with Airport City Manchester, as part of the International
Festival for Business 2014. The announcement was made during the first ever
Aerotropolis Americas Conference and Exhibition (AACE), currently taking place
in Dallas at the Hyatt Regency DFW hosted by Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport (DFW).
Andrew Stokes, chief executive, Marketing Manchester, said: "Manchester and
Airport City Manchester are delighted to be hosting Aerotropolis 2014, as part
of the International Festival for Business. This three day Aerotropolis event
provides the perfect platform to showcase the opportunity that Airport City
will provide for the UK."
Adrian Newton, Group Director, UBM Live, commented: "We are delighted to
announce Manchester as our first host of Aerotropolis EMEA. This event will
help the city to raise their profile as a globally connected business
destination and showcase what will be the UK's first Airport City. UBM is
excited to be the driver for this concept through our Aerotropolis and Airport
Cities events. We look forward to working with the teams at Manchester and the
International Festival for Business to ensure this is a successful and
productive event for all involved."
Airports are undergoing a metamorphosis as they increasingly take on the
functions of the metropolitan Central Business District (CBD) and are now being
recognized as corporate entities in their own right. As an airport city
develops outwards from the fence line and the boundaries between airport and
its surrounding urban centre or city become blurred, it becomes an integral
business and residential district in its own right, termed the "Aerotropolis".
AEMEA is the annual regional event which provides a learning platform for
real estate developers and professionals, planners who are active in airport
development, economic development agencies, suppliers and solution providers,
cargo and logistics operators and freight-forwarders, airport executives and
managers, and others interested in development in and around airports.
The Aerotropolis events are borne out of the well regarded Airport Cities
Conference & Exhibition which was established over 14 years ago and has been
the world leader in driving the airport city concept of airports, establishing
a commercial footprint in addition to their aeronautical revenues from
airlines. The event recognizes that all parties are key to the establishment
and growth of a true Aerotropolis. The event provides an opportunity for these
partners to meet, negotiate, learn the latest techniques and case studies and
hear from the leaders in their field.
It is fitting that Manchester should host the first ever AEMEA event as the
UK's first Airport City will be located at Manchester Airport, which is the
UK's third busiest airport. Outline planning permission for Airport City was
secured at the start of 2013 and once the GBP800 million Airport City project
is complete it will provide 5m sq ft of development, a mix of offices, hotels,
advanced manufacturing, logistics and warehousing as well as potentially
creating an additional 16,000 jobs in the North West of England as
international businesses are attracted to the area.
The Aerotropolis event will bring together all the key players who can help
airports and cities to drive economic growth and commercial development to
their regions.
Notes to Editors
About Aerotropolis Americas
- The Aerotropolis EMEA Conference and Exhibition (AEMEA) is the new annual
event for the global airport development and real estate communities, designed
to complement the Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition (ACE) with a
more practical approach and a regional focus.
- During its 12-year journey around the globe, a number of major
international airports and pioneers of the Aerotropolis concept have hosted the
Airport Cities conference, including Dubai, Detroit, Rome, Hong Kong,
Frankfurt, Beijing, Dallas, Memphis, Denver, Johannesburg and now Kuala Lumpur.
- The Airport Cities brand was acquired by UBM in 2012 and from 1st August
2012 Airport Cities Conference and Exhibition, the Aerotropolis events and the
Routes and ASM businesses became part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.
- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across
five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products,
promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as
MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes
portfolio of events, Aerotropolis Americas, Aerotropolis EMEA and Airport
Cities, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications,
websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of the
marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.
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About The International Festival For Business
"The International Festival For Business 2014 will help accelerate global
business growth by connecting businesses with the smartest entrepreneurial
minds and best opportunities in the world. IFB 2014 will feature over 100 world
class events from June to July 2014 in Liverpool, attracting 250,000 visitors
from across the globe and bringing GBP100million worth of investment into the
UK economy."
For further details: http://www.ifb2014.com
SOURCE: UBM Live Routes Ltd
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