The BID model: is it working? Lessons from the past, ideas for the future

LOCATION: On arrival, follow signs to the Northampton Suite.

This workshop will create a venue where policymakers, business practitioners and academics that have an interest in the BID model (Business Improvement District model), both in the UK and abroad, can get together and share their experiences.

The list of speakers includes UK and European academics, policy makers and practitioners active in the implementation of the BID model in their respective countries.

We are delighted to welcome:

Catherine Mitton (nee Turness), Executive Director, The BID Foundation and Institute of Place Management
Phil Prentice, Chief Officer, Scotland’s Towns Partnership
Hasanul Hoque, Operations Director of Camden Town Limited
Professor Kevin Ward, Professor in Human Geography, University of Manchester; Director of the Manchester Urban Institute
Dr Ian Cook, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, Northumbria University
Adrian Waddell, Chief Executive, Newcastle NE1 Limited, BID Company
Stephen Patterson, Director of Communications, Newcastle NE1 Limited, BID Company
Alvaro Costela-Sanchez, Marketing Manager, Liverpool BID
Sebastian Binger, Project Manager, Hamburg BID
Dr Helena Villarejo Galende, Senior Lecturer in Public Law, University of Valladolid
Dr Maria Luisa Esteve-Pardo, Senior Lecturer in Tax Law, University of Giron
Dr Julie Grail, Managing Director, The BIDs Business, Special Advisor on BIDs, Institute of Place Management
Rozina Spinnoy, Founder, BIDs Belgium

View the programme (external link)

This workshop is organised by the Department of Economics, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Dr Giulia Faggio, Senior Lecturer.

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