Meet the team: 60 seconds with Ant Cassidy

12th September 2017

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Can you tell us about your role at Manchester Convention Bureau?

My role within the Convention Bureau team is to attract international conferences to Manchester. Piecing together a bespoke bid can be really exciting, making sure we’re promoting the best Greater Manchester has to offer. The best part of the job is inviting clients from all over the world and hosting site inspections in Manchester.

What are you working on at the moment and what would you say are your biggest challenges?

I’m currently working on a bid to host a particularly large scientific congress in Manchester in 2022. I guess one of the challenges is the long-term planning process for large conferences – we’re currently working on accounts up to 2028!

What book are you reading at the moment?

My leisure time is currently being spent reading anything by Julia Donaldson – think The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Highway Rat etc…

What is your drink of choice?

After Eight Milkshake

What are your favourite holiday destinations?

Cornwall / Rome / Florida

If you weren’t working at Manchester Convention Bureau, what would your dream job be?

My dream job is to be a Walt Disney Imagineer working on the design of theme parks around the world.

Tell us something we don’t know about you…

Probably a result of my love of theme parks, my back garden has a pirate jungle theme - complete with tropical-looking plants, dry river bed and a pirate play area (for the kids, obviously!)