Chair: Tim Burke, editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Leah Stuart, director, Civic

Recorded at REGEN 2026 Manchester, brought to you by Estates Gazette and in partnership with Civic. This episode explores the value of system thinking in regeneration – looking at places as connected systems rather than a collection of individual projects.

Chair: Evelina Grecenko, senior reporter, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Garry Bridges, leader, Manchester City Council

In this conversation, councillor Garry Bridges, leader of Manchester City Council, explores the city’s regeneration priorities and how public leadership can connect investment with better outcomes for residents. Recorded at REGEN 2026 in Manchester, brought to you by Estates Gazette.

Chair: Evelina Grecenko, senior reporter, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Mark Robinson, senior development director, Kier Property

Recorded at REGEN 2026 Manchester, brought to you by Estates Gazette and in partnership with Kier Property, this episode will use Kier Property's Pall Mall scheme as a practical case study in how public and private partners can work together to unlock development that the market cannot deliver alone. It will explore the importance of political alignment, shared objectives and a funding package that recognises both the public value and commercial risk involved.