22 . Glasgow Business December 2014
Recent Glasgow Talks events explore the legacy opportunities from the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as well as the contribution of the music industry to the city’s economy
From left: Paul Zealey, Head of Engagement and Legacy, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games; Calum Murray, Director, CCG Scotland; Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce; and Ian Manson, Chief Executive, Clyde Gateway
GLASGOW IS ON THE WORLD MAP K
ey Commonwealth Games venues being located in the east end of Glasgow has helped
put the area on the international map, a Glasgow Talks audience heard in October. Te presence of the Emirates
Arena, the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and the Athletes Village has meant a boost to efforts to regenerate the area, according to Ian Manson, Chief
Executive of regeneration agency Clyde Gateway. He said: “Te glamour and fairy dust of the Games is taking forward the regeneration of the area.” He was one of the speakers
at a Glasgow Talks event on Commonwealth Games legacy held in Te Olympia building, a redeveloped four-floor building with a Grade B listed façade at Bridgeton Cross. Ian said: “We can continue
to achieve much on our own, but the support of the inward investment arms of government at Holyrood and Westminster can make a big difference. “We know that influential
agencies such as Scotish Development International and the UK Department of Trade and Industry are aware of the ongoing transformation under way in the East End, Rutherglen and
Shawfield because we have not been slow at bringing our progress to their atention. “And we know that Clyde
Gateway’s offer is now on the table whenever those agencies are responding to inward investment enquiries.” Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive
of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, who chaired the event, said: “Clyde Gateway has been changing the face of the East
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