Inaugural Aerotropolis EMEA to Take Place in Manchester

Dallas (ots/PRNewswire) -

It was announced earlier today that the inaugural Aerotropolis
Europe, Middle East and Africa Conference and Exhibition (AEMEA) will
take place in Manchester, UK 8-10 July 2014. Manchester will be
hosting Aerotropolis EMEA 2014 in partnership with Airport City
Manchester, as part of the International Festival for Business 2014.
The announcement was made during the first ever Aerotropolis Americas
Conference and Exhibition (AACE), currently taking place in Dallas at
the Hyatt Regency DFW hosted by Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport (DFW).

Andrew Stokes, chief executive, Marketing Manchester, said:
"Manchester and Airport City Manchester are delighted to be hosting
Aerotropolis 2014, as part of the International Festival for
Business. This three day Aerotropolis event provides the perfect
platform to showcase the opportunity that Airport City will provide
for the UK."

Adrian Newton, Group Director, UBM Live, commented: "We are
delighted to announce Manchester as our first host of Aerotropolis
EMEA. This event will help the city to raise their profile as a
globally connected business destination and showcase what will be the
UK's first Airport City. UBM is excited to be the driver for this
concept through our Aerotropolis and Airport Cities events. We look
forward to working with the teams at Manchester and the International
Festival for Business to ensure this is a successful and productive
event for all involved."

Airports are undergoing a metamorphosis as they increasingly take
on the functions of the metropolitan Central Business District (CBD)
and are now being recognized as corporate entities in their own
right. As an airport city develops outwards from the fence line and
the boundaries between airport and its surrounding urban centre or
city become blurred, it becomes an integral business and residential
district in its own right, termed the "Aerotropolis".

AEMEA is the annual regional event which provides a learning
platform for real estate developers and professionals, planners who
are active in airport development, economic development agencies,
suppliers and solution providers, cargo and logistics operators and
freight-forwarders, airport executives and managers, and others
interested in development in and around airports.

The Aerotropolis events are borne out of the well regarded Airport
Cities Conference & Exhibition which was established over 14 years
ago and has been the world leader in driving the airport city concept
of airports, establishing a commercial footprint in addition to their
aeronautical revenues from airlines. The event recognizes that all
parties are key to the establishment and growth of a true
Aerotropolis. The event provides an opportunity for these partners to
meet, negotiate, learn the latest techniques and case studies and
hear from the leaders in their field.

It is fitting that Manchester should host the first ever AEMEA
event as the UK's first Airport City will be located at Manchester
Airport, which is the UK's third busiest airport. Outline planning
permission for Airport City was secured at the start of 2013 and once
the GBP800 million Airport City project is complete it will provide
5m sq ft of development, a mix of offices, hotels, advanced
manufacturing, logistics and warehousing as well as potentially
creating an additional 16,000 jobs in the North West of England as
international businesses are attracted to the area.

The Aerotropolis event will bring together all the key players who
can help airports and cities to drive economic growth and commercial
development to their regions.

Notes to Editors

About Aerotropolis Americas

- The Aerotropolis EMEA Conference and Exhibition (AEMEA) is the new annual
event for the global airport development and real estate communities, designed to
complement the Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition (ACE) with a more
practical approach and a regional focus.
- During its 12-year journey around the globe, a number of major international
airports and pioneers of the Aerotropolis concept have hosted the Airport Cities
conference, including Dubai, Detroit, Rome, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Beijing, Dallas,
Memphis, Denver, Johannesburg and now Kuala Lumpur.
- The Airport Cities brand was acquired by UBM in 2012 and from 1st August 2012
Airport Cities Conference and Exhibition, the Aerotropolis events and the Routes and
ASM businesses became part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.
- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five
continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their
brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC,
TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes portfolio of events,
Aerotropolis Americas, Aerotropolis EMEA and Airport Cities, UBM Live exhibitions,
conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and certification
programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20
industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com

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About The International Festival For Business

"The International Festival For Business 2014 will help accelerate
global business growth by connecting businesses with the smartest
entrepreneurial minds and best opportunities in the world. IFB 2014
will feature over 100 world class events from June to July 2014 in
Liverpool, attracting 250,000 visitors from across the globe and
bringing GBP100million worth of investment into the UK economy."

For further details http://www.ifb2014.com

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