ACC Liverpool has announced that the 2023 Labour Party Annual Conference, recently held at the venue, generated a record economic impact for the city.
A total of 18,000 delegates attended the five-day event, generating an estimated £29m (US$35.3m) in economic benefit.
The conference, which is set to return to the venue next year, was held across the entire campus and included 515 fringe events, keynote speeches and networking opportunities. The exhibition centre housed a 2,200-seat auditorium for plenary sessions in addition to a 300-stand exhibition. The arena was transformed into individual meeting spaces, and the interconnected Pullman Liverpool operated as the headquarters hotel for the conference.
Faye Dyer, chief executive of The ACC Liverpool Group, said: “I’m really proud of my whole team who worked incredibly hard to deliver this complex event in collaboration with, and as advised by, our client and other authorities. The visitor experience is at the heart of everything we do and our security and stewarding staff in particular went above and beyond.
“We also worked closely in partnership with our catering partner Sodexo Live! and the Labour Party to deliver one of the most socially impactful conferences yet – both in terms of sustainability and working with local communities.”
Local businesses were given the opportunity to engage with the Labour Party through their SME Sunday event. The day included roundtable discussions on a range of business themes with shadow cabinet members listening to attendees’ experiences to help design Labour policy.
Jonathan Reynolds MP, shadow secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, said: “It was fantastic to see the growing social enterprise market showcased here in Liverpool. Labour knows the value of business to communities and our economy that’s why we will give firms of all sizes the strong economic foundations they need to prosper.”
