Midlands Engine Executive Board - July 2021 - Lee Marsham, Government Relations Manager

Midlands Engine Executive
    Board – July 2021

                   Lee Marsham,
                   Government
                   Relations Manager

STATE OF PLAY
•   The Games is on schedule and on budget and will
    play a significant role in the post-COVID recovery of
    the Midlands region and the UK.
•   We are ever mindful of the challenging and
    unpredictable times, but we still have more than 12
    months to go before the Games start.
•   We’ll continue to monitor the evolving global
    situation and work with leading public health
    experts.
•   We’ll learn from other major UK and international
    events that will take place before Birmingham 2022.

BIRMINGHAM 2022 IN NUMBERS
• 72 Commonwealth nations,11 days of sport 6,500
  athletes and officials
• 2.4 billion citizens across the Commonwealth
• Up to 1.5 billion global TV viewers
• Over 1 million tickets for the Games
• A 6-month cultural festival that will reach more
  than 1 million people
• Potential boost to the regional economy in excess
  of £1billion

GLASGOW AND GOLD
 COAST EXPERIENCE
• Estimated economic impact of
  AUS$1.8 billion (£970 million) to the Gold
  Coast (AUS$2.5 billion/£1.3 billion Queensland)
• Approximately 82 percent of Games-wide
  contracts, worth AUS$1.7 billion (£920 million),
  awarded to Queensland businesses
• Glasgow 2014 generated £282 million in tourism
  revenues, with visitors also travelling to other
  parts of the UK
• Almost 700,000 people travelling to the city to
  attend the Games, while the city also saw
  significant increases in tourism before and
  after the Games

MISSION
OUR GAMES WILL…

   Bring     Improve        Help the          Be a     Put us on
  people    health and   region to grow     catalyst   the map
 together   well-being    and succeed     for change

19 SPORTS INCUDING 8 PARA-SPORTS
                     P                P                                      P

       Aquatics           Athletics       Badminton           3x3 Basketball     Beach Volleyball

                                                          P

        Boxing             Cricket          Cycling            Gymnastics           Hockey

                                      P

        Judo             Lawn Bowls         Netball           Rugby Sevens          Squash

                     P                P                   P
                                          Weightlifting
                                           and Para-
      Table Tennis        Triathlon       Powerlifting          Wrestling

VILLAGES, VENUES & SPORTS

RECENT PROGRESS

  Continued to   Continued to   Continued to   Continued to
    Recruit         Build         Procure        Deliver

MAKING HISTORY

  The biggest sports   More medals for women   More Para Sport than ever   First ever carbon-neutral
    programme in             than men                   before              Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
        history

BUSINESS & TOURISM
PROGRAMME
AIMS
• To attract more capital investment, foreign direct investment, trade, visitors, events and
  businesses to the West Midlands, Midlands and the UK
• Designed to take advantage of the significant economic opportunities created by the Games, by
  building and strengthening connections with important overseas markets
WHO IS INVOLVED AND HOW IS IT FUNDED?
• Delivered in partnership by Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), West
  Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), the West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC), the
  Department for International Trade (DIT) and VisitBritain.
• £24million programme is funded by £21.3million from central government and a £2.6million
  investment from the West Midlands Combined Authority

   BATP activity is due to start in the summer, with the programme running until late 2023

•   Live Sites
•   Front of House Contract Stewarding
•   Driver Training for Volunteers (Car)
•   Park & Ride Management & Services             BIRMINGHAM 2022
•
•
    Physiotherapy and Massage Equipment
    Linen Supply and Laundering
                                                  PROCUREMENT PIPELINE
•   Training Provider
•   Medical Services and Consumables

                                                          2021-22
•   Crowd Control Barriers
•   Travel Risk Management
•   Games Route Network
•   Technology Goods and Products - Venue Based
    Reprographics Network Venue Equipment
•   AV & Reprographics for Competition Venues
•   Lost and Found System
•   Dissolution Contractor
•   Dentistry Services
•   Optometry Services
•   Golf and Utility Vehicles

SOCIAL VALUES CHARTER
Sets out what is important to us and focuses on 5 key areas:

SUSTAINABILITY: Ensuring environmental, economic and social aspects are
considered in key decisions

HEALTH AND WELL-BEING: Maximising opportunities to improve the levels of
physical activity and wellbeing

INCLUSIVITY: Making the Games accessible to all

HUMAN RIGHTS: Having the UN Guiding Principles always in mind

LOCAL BENEFIT: Ensuring the Games contributes to the local economy and
provides opportunities for local people

COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIVE –
13,000 volunteers

TICKETS
• The ‘Games for everyone’ will have tickets
  starting from just £8 for under 16s and from
  £15 for adults.
• Every single session will have tickets available
  for £22, including the Opening and Closing
  Ceremonies and all medal sessions.
• Our programme is complemented by 5 free
  road events and our Cultural and Live Sites
  programme.
• For events in the West Midlands, your Games
  ticket includes access to public transport in
  the local area on the day of your event. Full
  details will be issued late 2021.
• A ticket ballot is the fairest way of giving
  everyone a chance to apply for tickets.

QUEEN’S BATON RELAY
International Relay & Domestic
Leg                              Batonbearers