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

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
Simon Pitkeathley, 'Champion for Small Business' & LEAP Member ('Local Enterprise Action Partnership' for London), Chief Executive of Camden Town Limited, Camden Collective and Euston Town and Chair, BIDs Advisory Group, Greater London Authority
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, Associate Professor in Pubic Law, University of Valladolid
Dr Maria Luisa Esteve-Pardo, Associated Professor in Tax Law and Public Finance, University of Girona

A programme will follow shortly.

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

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