Building the cities of the future

Martin Fahey reports from MIPIM, the global property event where sustainability was top of the agenda

Having just spent four days in the south of France meeting some of the most influential and important people involved in building our future, I thought it worth a quick blog to highlight why this annual networking exhibition has become such a vital event in the environmental calendar.

MIPIM (Le marché international des professionnels de l’immobilier) is a 4-day international property event hosted in Cannes, every March.

This year, an estimated 26,000 attendees from across the globe visited the exhibition area, networking events and conference sessions to discuss how we can build a sustainable future together.

MIPIM brings together investors, corporations, local authorities, manufacturers, industry and logistics with real estate professionals, to focus on property investment, developments and trends across the globe.

These are some of the world’s most influential players across the different property sectors – from office and residential, to retail, leisure, healthcare, hospitality, sport and industrial.

What will cities look like in 2050?

This year’s central theme was ‘Mapping World Urbanity’, which sought to explore the future of urban living and look at how these changes affect the property industry by posing three simple questions:

– How will we live in cities in 2030/2050?

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