The International Festival for Business 2016 is expected to deliver around £250m of sales for UK businesses and create over 2,000 jobs, according to an independent evaluation.
An interim evaluation report published today reveals that the UK's first International Festival for Business (IFB) during the summer of 2014, helped to boost UK exports and generate thousands of new jobs.
The Mayor of Liverpool has warmly welcomed the news that the International Festival for Business (IFB 2014) is to return to the city in two years' time following its exceptional inaugural year.
Liverpool and Shanghai have strengthened their bond of friendship during a meeting between the cities' leaders at the International Festival for Business 2014.
The Isle of Man has agreed to promote IFB 2014, ahead of the major programme of business events being held in Liverpool this summer.
The Peel Group, which is driving forward multi-billion pound regeneration plans for the Liverpool and Wirral waterfronts, is to be a major sponsor of the International Festival for Business 2014.
Liverpool will show leaders from the world of commerce and industry that culture is big business in the city.
The International Festival for Business (IFB) - a global showcase for great British industry taking place in Liverpool - has confirmed communications giant BT as its first official partner.
The Mayor of Liverpool will travel to the Middle East in a bid to create jobs for the city.
