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