ACCESS After Hours

Description

Cap off ACCESS 2026, the Greater Manchester Chamber’s annual Economic Growth Conference,  with a bonus networking evening at The Gardens at Queen City Center. The ACCESS After Hours is now open to the wider community, not just conference attendees.
 
ACCESS After Hours is sponsored by The Elm Street Group at Morgan Stanley, with Queen City Center as our Venue Partner, and runs from 4:00–6:30 p.m. with a cash bar, light hors d'oeuvres, and guided tours of the newly completed space.
 
After a full day of rich content, ideas, and conversation, After Hours is where it all comes together. You'll be networking alongside a room full of people who've spent the day thinking hard about growth, strategy, and what's next for their business… the kind of sharp, high-quality conversation that's hard to manufacture at a typical mixer. And because we've opened the evening to the wider business community, you'll also meet new faces from across Greater Manchester who bring fresh perspectives to the mix, extending your network well beyond those in the room for ACCESS itself.

We first featured Queen City Center during ACCESS's closing session two years ago, when the development was still under construction. Now it's complete, one of downtown's most exciting multi-use spaces, and we can't wait to show it off, tours included.