Salford City Council confirm delegation for MIPIM 2025
Salford City Council confirm a return to MIPIM this year.
MIPIM (in French, Le Marché International des Professionnels de L’immobilier) is held in Cannes, France and is internationally recognised as a key property and investment event.
Attendance at MIPIM provides a platform for the council to meet investors and showcase the development opportunities in Salford.
Salford City Council team will form part of Greater Manchester partnership in attendance
The Salford team confirmed for the conference as Jack Youd, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration, John Searle, Executive Director Place, Stephanie Mullenger, Interim Director Property and Housing, and Sarah Ashurst, Head of Partnerships and Investment.
Salford City Deputy Mayor Jack Youd heads up a team of senior officers from Salford City Council attending this year’s MIPIM event.
The team’s focus will be once again raising the profile of the city and positioning Salford as an innovative, forward-thinking city on a global stage. There’ll be opportunities to highlight the unique growth potential and the range of current regeneration projects in scope across the city.
Heading out to Cannes, France from 11-14 March for the event, presents the team with the chance for the team to meet with developers and public sector officials from cities and regions across the world.
Jack Youd, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration, said:
“As always, MIPIM presents an important opportunity for the city and as a first-time attendee I’m excited to experience everything the event has to offer.
Salford City Council is committed to placemaking which delivers for the existing residents of Salford and for people looking to live, work and play in our city. This vision is set out in our Corporate Plan and builds on the good growth and regeneration which has been vital to our success as a city. The connections made and developed at MIPIM are central to achieving our goals.
We need to continue to build the profile of the city further and ensuring potential investors and partners have Salford in the forefront of their minds.”
This year, again there’s plenty to for the team to be highlighting. Salford has experienced significant growth and investment in recent years, and this is now having a positive knock-on effect. Investment attracts further investment and leads to future development opportunities throughout the city.
Current priorities include the new ambitious visions for the town centre redevelopment of Eccles and Swinton and the upcoming Strangeways and Cambridge Strategic Regeneration Framework. The new emerging Mayoral Development Zone at the Western Gateway, future plans at MediaCity and the importance of affordable social housing through Derive all present opportunities for developers and investors.
The key objectives for attending MIPIM are: raising the city’s profile on an international stage; highlighting the exciting development opportunities on the horizon; making those connections with potential developer partners.
Jack Youd, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration
Jack was elected in 2021 to represent Walkden North ward also serving as the election agent for the directly elected City Mayor, Paul Dennett.
On election Jack was made the Executive Support for Procurement and Social Value, overseeing a large increase in the number of Foundation Living Wage accredited employers in Salford. In 2022 Jack was promoted to the Lead Member for Finance and Support Services.
In 2024, Jack was appointed to the position of Deputy City Mayor and added the Property and Regeneration portfolio to his roles and responsibilities. Jack also substitutes for the City Mayor at Greater Manchester Combined Authority, sits on the Greater Manchester Economy Board and Greater Manchester Pension Fund.
Jack is also chair of the Board of Directors of Salford Credit Union and has been a
non-executive director on SCU for ten years.
John Searle, Executive Director Place
John has 25 years’ experience in the public and private sector in economic development and physical regeneration across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside with direct experience of implementing urban regeneration schemes and commercial property development. John joined Salford in November 2021 and is responsible for regeneration, property, development and investments, planning and building control, highways and technical services, operational services and employment and skills. This involves a gross revenue budget of over £90m and a capital programme of over £100m for 2022/23.
He is currently overseeing Salford’s ambitious growth plans to deliver 40,000 new jobs and homes by 2040 by building on the city’s four strategic growth locations (City Centre Salford, Salford Quays and MediaCity, Greater Manchester Western Gateway, including Port Salford and Salford’s Town Centres).
John previously worked for 15 years at Rochdale Council/Rochdale Development Agency on the £400m investment programme in Rochdale Town Centre, the development of the 420-acre Kingsway Business Park and the GM Spatial Framework proposal known as Northern Gateway.
Stephanie Mullenger, Interim Director Property and Housing
Steph has been working in Property since she was 16 and started as an estate agent in London. She completed her and RICS qualifications whilst working and has been involved with all aspects of the industry across all asset types and in several different countries.
She moved to the Northwest from London in 1997 and has over 25 years’ director and board level industry experience with a track record of success in developing multi-site retail, office leisure and residential estates and award winning, high performing teams.
She has worked for the Co-op, London Regional Transport, Global property Consultants, Banks and locally has been MD for Manchester Airport Group Property and Urban Splash. She also ran for ten years my own successful property consultancy before joining Salford City Council in 2023.
In March 2024, Steph was appointed as the Interim Director of Property and Housing.
Sarah Ashurst, Head of Partnerships and Investment, Salford City Council
Sarah has extensive experience of delivering the city’s regeneration ambitions during her time working for the council.
She leads a team of officers with on focus on driving the growth of the city, working with a range of public and private sector development partners, funding agencies, Greater Manchester partners and international investors and has a portfolio covering the whole of the city.
Tuesday 11 March
Place North Stand
8.30am Welcome from Northern Local Authorities
Featuring: Stephanie Mullenger, Interim Director Property and Housing.
The Manchester Stand
10.30am Place based sustainable growth: How the Manchester city region is unlocking and supporting development
Featuring John Searle, Executive Director, Place
The Manchester Stand
2.30pm Two cities and a river: Strangeways Strategic Regeneration Framework
Featuring Jack Youd, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration
MIPIM UK Stage
3pm Faster, bigger, better – How can the North become the UK’s development driver?
Featuring John Searle, Executive Director, Place
Wednesday 12 March
Canopy by Hilton
8am Place North MIPIM Breakfast Conference
Featuring John Searle, Executive Director, Place
Thursday 13 March
The Manchester Stand
2pm Beyond Old Trafford: Exploring wider regeneration opportunities in Trafford and Salford
Featuring Jack Youd, Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Finance, Support Services and Regeneration
