Welcome to the East Midlands: Innovation, Growth and Opportunity
Join us on Tuesday 20 May from 8:30am to 9:30am at the East Midlands Pavilion, Pavilion Courtyard.
Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward will lead a team of partners from across the East Midlands when she unveils the new vision for the region at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in Leeds from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 May.
The region will come together for the first time in a new East Midlands Pavilion, where investors, developers and businesses can meet the Mayor, talk to inward investment teams and hear about a series of major commercial opportunities.
Partners will stage a series of events at UKREiiF, which will showcase major commercial development destinations like the East Midlands Freeport and the East Midlands Investment Zone.
There will also be a spotlight on the region’s status as a national tourist destination via the new Visit East Midlands initiative, which highlights the Peak District, Sherwood Forest and key visitor attractions.
Its two vibrant cities, Derby and Nottingham, will also be holding investment showcases, highlighting their role as national destinations for advanced manufacturing, life sciences, creative industries, food production and advanced logistics and distribution centres.
Mayor Claire will lead an East Midlands team which also includes the leadership team from the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA), East Midlands Freeport, Marketing Derby, Invest in Nottingham, Invest in Derbyshire, and Destination Chesterfield.
Join us on Tuesday 20 May from 8:30am to 9:30am at the East Midlands Pavilion, Pavilion Courtyard.
Join us on Tuesday 20 May from 12noon to 1pm at the East Midlands Pavilion, Pavilion Courtyard.
Join us on Tuesday 20 May from 2:15pm to 3:15pm at the Newsroom Stage, Royal Armouries.
The East Midlands Investment Zone (EMIZ) will focus on the development of the Advanced Manufacturing and Green Industries sectors across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
The East Midlands Freeport (EMF) is the country’s only inland freeport and a strategic hub for global trade.
Trent Arc is the greatest transformational opportunity in the East Midlands, creating the potential for 30,000 new homes, more than 40,000 full-time jobs, a £2.4bn boost to the regional economy and 2.7 million square feet of commercial space.
The East Midlands Supercluster centres on what could become the UK’s next super – power: STEP Fusion nuclear energy.