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event revIeW | MIPIM MIPIM Healthcare was a dedicated exhibition, networking
and conference platform gathering all the key players of the
medical and healthcare property sector.
a SucceSSFul MIPIM InnovatIon ForuM
The MIPIM Innovation Forum explored the most
innovative solutions and practices designed to increase the
eDItIon value of property assets, it featured a dedicated programme
of conferences and case studies.
The 30th edition of MIPIM featured a leading programme
of over 100 conference sessions providing expert insight into
key sectors and property hotspots. Ban Ki-moon, the eighth
the landmark 30th edition took place at the Palais des Festivals in cannes Secretary-General of the United Nations, gave the opening
last month. across the 12 – 15 March, MIPIM 2019 offered the opportunity for keynote speech at MIPIM on Tuesday 12 March at 14.00 in
the Grand Auditorium. He shared his vision of the global
attendees from around the world to come together and discuss the important challenges, from climate change and economic upheaval to
increasing pressures involving energy and water.
matters of today within the retail real estate sector. The priority of real estate industry players is now to
manage risk as new revenue streams open up, helped by
new drivers including:
• Evolving new technology and human behaviour, which is
transforming the nature of real estate as an investment, and
as a product or service we use as consumers
• People centricity as a key factor for growing a successful business
• High energy prices, climate change and government regulation
are already pushing sustainability up the real estate agenda
• The need for investors and owners to improve asset
performance and manage the broader range of risks emerging.
As MIPIM 2019 celebrated its 30th edition, the real estate
conferences programme gave a unique opportunity to
envision the next 30 years under the lens of ‘durability’: an
enabler for economic growth, sustainable performance and
community cohesion. The real estate industry has a whole
new cycle to work with over the next 30 years, fostering a
lasting, positive impact in each and every built environment.
The MIPIM real estate conferences programme answered
the following key questions:
• How to choose the best strategies that benefit over the
longer term?
• How to choose the best strategies to ensure people’s
quality of life?
• How to commit responsible practices and employ existing
resources optimally?
For this special edition, MIPIM more than ever focused on
global and societal topics impacting the real estate industry.
The real estate conferences programme offered food for
thought, strategic insights and solution-oriented tools, with
leaders from around the world, and influential doers and
makers from across the real estate industry.
At this year’s show, MIPIM launched a Young Leaders
Summit, with a dedicated conference stream of events that
were held on 13 March.
The programme included Young Leaders: Convergence Or
Divergence, an intergenerational discussion based on the results
of a public consultation campaign by Make.org to provide a
glimpse into the city of the future, the results of which were
he 2019 edition of MIPIM brought 26,800 Property projects, top-tier business services and revealed on the day. Themes will include promoting ecology and
participants from all sectors of the international innovative solutions from around the globe were presented respecting the environment, increasing mobility, reinventing city-
property industry with more than 5,400 in MIPIM’s exhibition area. Within the expo there were also centre shopping and making buildings more eco-friendly. A second
tinvestors, 560 political leaders coming from the following exhibition spaces: discussion, Young Leaders: Promoting Talent & Skills, examined the
more than 100 countries. development of talents and skills of the next generation.
Organised by Reed Midem, the event this year featured HoSPItalIty & tourISM After a successful edition, people are already talking about
more than 21,500sq m of exhibition space making it the Attendees could connect with hospitality and the next 30 years in the retail real estate sector, and eagerly
premier real estate event expo to discover opportunities property industry professionals in MIPIM’s dedicated anticipating what the 31st edition of MIPIM will bring next year.
and meet key international stakeholders. Attendees were Hospitality & Tourism area, identify new projects and
free to explore the most exciting commercial development hotel development opportunities, and promote tourist MIPIM 2020 WILL TAKE PLACE ON
projects from around the world, gain insight into the latest locations and infrastructure. MIPIM offered the largest
trends from leading industry experts and identify potential and most diverse source of capital worldwide for hotel 10-13 MARCH, FOR MORE INFORMATION
partners from any of the 3,350 exhibiting companies. and tourism development. PLEASE vISIT www.mipim.com

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