MIPIM 2024: a solid edition with an Olympic mindset

MIPIM 2024 closes by confirming its role as the leading gathering of cities and real estate in the world, thanks to solid attendance. Despite current market difficulties, this summit attracts more than 1 decision-makers from more than 20.000 countries, after an already powerful 90 edition coming out of the health crisis.

The top 3 countries represented were France (30% of participants), Great Britain (20%) and Germany (14%). The number of exhibitors was increasing, spread over 340 stands and pavilions, representing a surface area greater than 2023 (19.500 m2). New delegations from North America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and beyond attended MIPIM 2024 demonstrating that there are still a significant number of opportunities amid geopolitical uncertainty , environmental and socio-economic.

The highlights of MIPIM 2024

A summit close to the daily concerns of citizens and the sector - The Housing Matters housing and habitat summit! brought together investors, developers, public authorities, associations and urban experts to explore innovative solutions to the challenges of the sector. The MIPIM was an opportunity for the Minister Delegate in charge of housing, Guillaume Kasbarian, to announce a first series of simplification measures to accelerate the construction of housing. Shortening appeal procedures, digitalization of building permits, acceleration of planning procedures... 10 legislative or regulatory measures should be implemented by this summer.

A renowned international summit - Sanna Marin, former Finnish Prime Minister opened this new edition. The largest international cities and metropolises were present at MIPIM, attracting the world's largest real estate investors and sovereign funds.

A space for cooperation between public authorities and private actors - Under the sponsorship of the largest associations of French elected officials, the Forum des Élus brought together more than a hundred mayors, deputies, departmental or regional councilors and leading experts in the city. They focused on solutions to address the housing crisis, the challenges of regional revitalization and new models of public and private investment.

A responsible and committed edition - The “Road to Zero” zone, dedicated to players working to accelerate the transformation of the real estate sector towards a more sustainable model, was once again a success. The 2024 edition of MIPIM was also the most responsible and committed in its history thanks to concrete actions and the creation of a very ambitious charter in favor of inclusion, equity and diversity.

MIPIM Awards - The 11 winning projects of the MIPIM Awards 2024, which reward the largest innovative urban projects in the world, completed or under construction, have been revealed. Europe was once again favored in the votes, as well as Japan and the United States. The Royale Belge project (Brussels) and the ESR Higashi Ogishima Distribution Center project (Kawasaki) are doing well by winning two awards respectively.

Housing Matters! : innovation at the service of housing

This year, in partnership with Co-Liv, Mipim opened its doors with the Housing Matters! day, in the presence of German Housing Minister Klara Geywitz and Copenhagen Mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen.

Resolutely placed under the sign of innovation, this session highlighted startups and new solutions in the field of housing throughout the world: coliving, shared rentals, ease of access to property for first-time buyers. , turnkey solutions to transform thermal strainers, etc. In the concluding keynote, architect Kai-Uwe Bergman (partner at Bjarke Ingels Group) presented a floating habitat program carried out in Busan in Korea and a habitat project on the moon, developed in partnership with NASA.

The day after this summit, the French housing minister inaugurated and chose MIPIM to announce his first series of simplification measures to accelerate housing construction. Shortening appeal procedures, digitalization of building permits, acceleration of planning procedures... 10 legislative or regulatory measures should be implemented by this summer.

A renowned international summit

Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin opened this new edition. Appointed at just 34 years old in 2019, Sanna Marin was the youngest serving head of government in the world. She has just joined the Tony Blair Institute as a Strategic Advisor.

“Without a green future, there is no future. To you, real estate and city professionals, I would say that it is wise to be a precursor of the ecological transition. There are many market opportunities for those with the courage to make things happen first. »

Klara Geywitz, German Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Construction, spoke at the Housing Matters summit! The largest international cities and metropolises were present: Paris, London, Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Copenhagen, Stockholm. Numerous international delegations and political leaders from across Europe were joined by representatives from Brazil, Canada, Oman, Saudi Arabia, among others, with new delegations including an increased presence from Asia.

Re-Invest: a unique investor summit of its kind

The Re-Invest summit was a flagship MIPIM meeting for these players from all over the world. For more than a decade, it has served as a focal point for discussions on trends, strategies and investment opportunities in the real estate market.

The largest real estate investors and sovereign funds in the world gathered in Cannes for this 2024 edition. Among them: Aware Super, AXA IM Alts, ADIA, APG, GIC, KLP, PIMCO, PATRIZIA, abrdn etc... A unique opportunity to bring them together and develop new capital deployment strategies for the coming year.

A space for cooperation between public authorities and private actors

The Forum of Elected Officials brought together, for its second edition, more than a hundred mayors, deputies, departmental and regional councilors and major real estate and city leaders to debate, exchange and propose concrete solutions for housing and investment in the territories under the sponsorship of the largest associations of French elected officials (AMF, Urban France, Villes de France).

Among the participants: Martine Vassal (president of the Aix-Marseille Métropole), Grégory Doucet (mayor of Lyon), Bruno Bernard (president of the Lyon Métropole), Michaël Delafosse (mayor and president of Montpellier Métropole), François Rebsamen (mayor and president of Dijon Métropole), Clément Rossignol Puech (mayor of Bègles and president of Bordeaux Euratlantique), Quentin Brière (mayor of Saint-Dizier), Michel Buisson (Mayor of Libourne), Stephan de Fay (general director of Grand Paris Development), Emmanuelle Cosse (president of USH), Véronique Bédague (president and CEO of Nexity), Méka Brunel (president of the University of the City of Tomorrow), Patrick Martin (president of MEDEF), Bruno Arcadipane ( president of Action Logement), Pascal Boulangier (president of the FPI), Frédéric Goupil de Bouille (president of the ADI), Marion Waller (general director of the Pavillon de l'Arsenal).

At the same time, nearly thirty elected officials from the main European cities (Copenhagen, Düsseldorf, Riga, Manchester, Newcastle, etc.) gathered around Sanna Marin to discuss their common issues during the Political Leaders' Summit. Emmanuel Grégoire, First Deputy Mayor of Paris, spoke to encourage collaboration. “In terms of investment, we must be in a spirit of collaboration, rather than competition – we have a challenge to define ambitious common planning rules to ensure that investments have a lasting impact. »

MIPIM 2024 / Road to Zero, a responsible and committed edition

The “Road to Zero” zone at MIPIM, dedicated to players working to accelerate the transformation of the real estate sector towards a more sustainable model, was once again a success. This space combines exhibitions, networking events and conferences, with a focus on practical solutions that help decarbonize the sector. “Road to Zero” brings together all the players involved in this process: investors, developers, builders, architects as well as all suppliers of innovative solutions.

The 2024 edition of MIPIM was the most responsible and committed in its history thanks to concrete actions: minimization of waste, reuse of materials, reduction of the carbon footprint, concrete actions in favor of inclusion, equity and the diversity. MIPIM is transformed, with each edition, to become one of the most sustainable, carbon-free and waste-efficient trade fairs. From 2023, MIPIM has managed to reduce its waste by 32% compared to 2022, despite an increase in the number of visitors. In 2024, MIPIM met its objective of continuing this reduction of around 10% each year.

MIPIM has decided to continue its exemplary approach by creating a very ambitious charter implemented internally, in favor of inclusion, equity, diversity and calling on French participants to become signatories and opening it to partners international in 2025.

All the initiatives put in place by MIPIM are available here.

For Nicolas Kozubek, general director of MIPIM: “Time is short. That of emergency, which we courageously face on a daily basis and which pushes us to act immediately in the face of the lack of housing, and the upheavals in investment in corporate and commercial real estate which affect the entire sector. And then there is the long term, the one which forces us to anticipate and find solutions for the future of our numerous and populated cities - nearly 7 billion city dwellers by 2050 - in a world in perpetual adaptation and subject to the urgency of global warming and sobriety. The reconciliation of the long term and emergency management cannot be done without the time for reflection shared by all the actors in the making of the city. This was the – successful – promise of MIPIM 2024, more than ever thought of as a “summit” of the city and real estate capable of bringing together for a few days more than 20.000 leaders and decision-makers from 90 countries. The MIPIM meeting creates all the conditions to put forward model projects to “build together” a sustainable and affordable city, finding lasting solutions to achieve carbon neutrality while preserving the capacity of industry professionals. »