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Belfast delegation to promote city as global investment destination at MIPIM

<span lang="EN-GB" style=" font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Suzanne Wylie, chief executive, Belfast City Council;&nbsp; Donal Lyons,&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style=" font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">chair of Belfast City Council&rsquo;s city growth and regeneration Committee; and Jackie Henry, senior partner at Deloitte Northern Ireland and chair of the Belfast at&nbsp;<span class="il">MIPIM</span>&nbsp;Taskforce</span><span lang="EN-GB" style=" font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span>
Suzanne Wylie, chief executive, Belfast City Council;  Donal Lyons, chair of Belfast City Council’s city growth Suzanne Wylie, chief executive, Belfast City Council;  Donal Lyons, chair of Belfast City Council’s city growth and regeneration Committee; and Jackie Henry, senior partner at Deloitte Northern Ireland and chair of the Belfast at MIPIM Taskforce 

A DELEGATION of around 80 business leaders will head to the world's largest real estate investment conference in March to market Belfast

as a leading destination for investment.

For the fourth consecutive year Belfast will be represented at the MIPIM conference in Cannes, but for the first time the delegation will include representatives from some of the five councils partnering with Belfast City Council in the Belfast Region City Deal bid.

Plans to attend the global real estate conference were unveiled yesterday at an event held in the Grand Central Hotel and senior partner at Deloitte Northern Ireland and chair of the Belfast at MIPIM taskforce, Jackie Henry hopes 2019 will build on the success of the previous three years.

“Every year, we go to MIPIM as a strong, collaborative team representing both the public and private sectors, and that is already paying dividends. A number of the schemes now in planning or development have been brought forward as a result of the business connections made at MIPIM, and others are still working with us on matching up their aspirations to the opportunities here," she said.

Chair of Belfast City Council’s city growth and regeneration Committee, Donal Lyons believes it is important to build on the momentum of previous years.

"Any major city in Europe serious about promoting itself will be at MIPIM, and we’re no different. We return to MIPIM 2019 with a hugely positive story to tell, underpinned by our confidence that the Belfast region, and indeed Northern Ireland, is an outstanding place to invest."

“Securing a Belfast Region City Deal – up to £1bn of co-investment - presents a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a decade of inclusive economic growth, create 20,000 new jobs, £470m GVA and make the region a global investment destination," Mr Lyons added.

MIPIM 2019 will take place on March 12-14 in Cannes, bringing together the most influential global players from all international property sectors. The conference is expected to attract around 2,000 exhibitors and 20,000 investors, developers, occupiers and other influencers from over 80 countries around the world.