I assume MAN/MAG will be at next week's NP International Conference at Manchester Central as Ken O'Toole is quoted in the M.E.N. article. The keynote speaker I see is Lord Jim O'Neill. Not heard from him for a while.
Bagso, do we know if a representative from HMG will be attending or speaking at the (Manchester) conference - ideally Mr Osborne, although the Business or Transport Secretary would be a start?