BOOK NOW: The North in 2027
Join Place North for lunch in December and hear predictions from Andrew Dickman, chairman of Tritax Big Box Developments, Zoë Billingham, director of the IPPR North think tank, Rob Deacon of Trinity Leeds owner Landsec, Sarah Snape, managing director of BTR developer Rise Homes, and more.
What will the next 12 months bring for the economy, politics and property? Our Economic Forecast Lunch: The North in 2027 will put those questions to senior figures from the industry and invite guests to join the debate.
Two opening keynotes, from an economist and a political adviser, will set the scene. Then we’ll move beyond the lectern for a more informal exchange, with invited contributors speaking from the floor and guests encouraged to challenge their thinking.
Keynote presenters on the North in 2027
- Economics: Martin Beck, ex-House of Lords adviser, EY ITEM Club, and Oxford Economics, now chief economist at WPI Strategy
- Politics: Rob Loughenbury, managing director of public affairs consultancy Lexington North
Followed by predictions from:
- Zoë Billingham, director of IPPR North
- Andrew Dickman, chairman, Tritax Big Box Developments
- Rob Deacon, director, Landsec
- Nick Walkley, interim chief executive of Cheshire & Warrington Combined Authority
- Sarah Snape, managing director, Rise Homes BTR developer
After a year of devolution, a change of prime minister and a choppy market for developers, there is plenty to discuss. But this is not simply a chance to look back. On Wednesday 2 December at the Lowry Hotel in Salford we will be asking our audience to look ahead, stick their necks out and make predictions that give the room something to digest as we wrap up 2026.
The Economic Forecast Lunch: The North in 2027 is sponsored by Arcadis.
Join us for lunch, lively debate and a chance to decide whose predictions you’re backing.
