MEET UP North, Hotel Designs’ leading networking event in the Northwest, will take place on July 11 at LEVEN Manchester…
For five years now, MEET UP North has served as an important calendar event for the hotel design community. The 2024 edition of the premium networking event will take place on July 11, and will be sheltered inside the stylish address of LEVEN, Manchester.
Venue: LEVEN, Manchester
Date: July 11, 2024
Time: 18:00 – late
MEET UP North provides an arena for professionals to come together to discuss emerging trends and advancements in hotel design. Complete with an expert-led panel discussion, the event is a catalyst for industry professionals to stay abreast of topics that are defining the next chapter in hotel design.
Since opening in 2021 – after it gave Hotel Designs to get the exclusive ‘first in’ review – LEVEN, Manchester, which stylishly sits on the corner of Canal Street, has set a new tone for the hospitality scene in Manchester. It shelters a contemporary and warm design scheme that celebrates the local architecture and reflects Manchester’s the dynamic urban landscape.

Image caption: The lobby inside LEVEN Manchester. | Image credit: Heiko Prigge
“We believe there is a lot of synergy between our venue partner, LEVEN Manchester, and MEET UP North,” said Katy Phillips, Publisher, Hotel Designs. “For us, it was important to partner with a brand that also is not afraid to break the mould. While for LEVEN, as a brand, this means opening hotels that set new standards in the industry, for us it is about sourcing and creating a quality environment where we can amplify conversations unlike any other and provide a quality setting where designers, architects, hoteliers and suppliers alike can seamlessly come together.”
MEET UP North, Hotel Designs’ summer networking event, is a ticketed event.
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*If you are a designer, architect, hotelier or developer, you qualify as a ‘buyer’. Anyone else wishing to attend the event will be required to purchase a ‘supplier’ ticket.
Secure your tickets to attend MEET UP North for £150 + VAT.
If you experience any issues when trying to book tickets via the below, or would rather speak to someone in person, please call Katy Phillips on 01992 374050 or email k.phillips@forumevents.co.uk.
Secure your tickets to attend MEET UP North for £30 + VAT.
Please note, buyer tickets are reserved for interior designers, architects, hoteliers, and developers only.
If you experience any issues when trying to book tickets via the below, or would rather speak to someone in person, please call Katy Phillips on 01992 374050 or email k.phillips@forumevents.co.uk.
18:00: Guests arrive at LEVEN lobby area for the drinks reception
18.30: Editor’s welcome
19:00: Exclusive Panel Talk: Digital Hospitality: Blending Reality, AI & The Metaverse
Read more about the session here!
Panel host: Sophie Harper, Editor, Hotel Designs
Sophie and her panel will discuss hospitality’s place within the metaverse…
The Panel:
Timothy Griffin, Principal, Wellbrook Hospitality & Co-Founder, LEVEN
Veronica Givone, Principal & Managing Director of Hospitality, IA Interior Architects
James Addison, Creative Director, forpeople
19.45: Guests will be invited on a hotel tour of LEVEN with General Manager, Kris Doyle and his team
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Guests will have the chance to experience the metaverse for themselves in a Virtual Reality taster session courtesy of Interior Architects, who will help them to navigate an alternate universe.
20:15 onwards: Networking (to include drinks and canapés)
LEVEN, Manchester, which stylishly sits on the corner of Canal Street, has set a new tone for the hospitality scene in Manchester. It shelters a contemporary and warm design scheme that celebrates the local architecture and reflects Manchester’s dynamic urban landscape.
MEET UP North will take place in various locations across the hotel to include the LEVEN lobby, Maya; the canal-side brasserie and other hotspots throughout the property.
To find out more information about Hotel Designs MEET UP events please get in touch:
Katy Phillips
Publisher
01992 374050