Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has confirmed its involvement with the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). The UKREiiF event is in partnership with Pagabo, and is set to take place between 21-23 May 2024, in Leeds.

Based in Leeds, the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust play a huge part in Leeds City Council’s new Innovation Arc – a collection of four neighbourhoods across the city, that will benefit from improved transport links, new green space, and a brand-new world class city centre innovation village, to improve collaboration and innovation across the city.    

Contributing to the Leeds and the wider region, the Innovation Village, set in five hectares of city centre space, is estimated to deliver economic and social value of almost £13bn Net Present Value, creating more than 4,000 new jobs and over 520 new homes (according to an independent report by PwC in 2023). 

Speaking of their involvement, Dame Linda Pollard, Chair of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust said, “We’re delighted to be a partner at this year’s UKREiiF event and look forward to being part of what is the UK’s leading space for essential conversations that are needed to help us regenerate our West Yorkshire region and economy successfully. 

It’s a particularly exciting time to be in West Yorkshire this year as we look forward to the future build out of our new state of the art hospital and with the strong support from our partners; Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, University of Leeds, and Leeds Beckett University deliver the Innovation Village.”

Keith Griffiths, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of UKREiiF, said: “We’re excited to announce that Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will be joining us at the third annual UKREiiF event. Their presence underscores the diverse and impactful collaborations taking place within the healthcare sector, aligning perfectly with our aim to foster innovation and sustainable growth across various industries. We’re eager to facilitate networking opportunities where their expertise and contributions can intersect with our attendees.”

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have secured a private space at the UKREiiF event, where they will host their own breakfast reception and invite a selection of UKREiiF’s 10,000 developers, investors, occupiers, and local authorities, to network and find out more about the Innovation Village.

Led by the UK’s leading property events company Built Environment Networking and supported by some of the biggest UK property and infrastructure companies, the third annual UKREiiF event, in partnership with Pagabo, will be held in Leeds on 21-23 May 2024. The forum will attract inward investment, generate economic growth, and drive a more sustainable and inclusive culture within the property and construction industries.

For more information, please view the event here: https://www.ukreiif.com/