The Impact of Sports Events on Cities and Their Identity

Beautiful green spaces. Vibrant high street. Good schools. Easy commutes. We all look for different things when weighing up where to live and work. Some parts of the UK have always been seen as more attractive than others. How can we change that? How could the plan to ‘level up’ get us there?

Tune in to find out…

·        Why Andy and Jo can’t see themselves living anywhere else but Manchester

·        What Andy sees as the key markers of success when it comes to ‘levelling up’

·        Why Jo thinks creativity is key to attracting people to a place

·        The best (and worst) gifts our guests have ever received

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Guests: Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester and Jo Ahmed, partner and leader of the Global Employer Services practice at Deloitte, Manchester

Hosts: George Parrett and Lizzie Elston

Technical support: Deloitte Digital team and Creative Studio

Original music: Ali Barrett