MIPIM Cannes March 6-9

International Real Estate

By Yardi Blog Staff on Feb 25, 2012 in News

MIPIM France is up and running at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. As the “leading international real estate fair”, MIPIM sets a standard of excellence by bringing together top real estate experts with international economists, investors, builders, and government officials. MIPIM publicizes the event as 4 days, 60+ conferences, and 250 speakers so there’s no shortage of information or specificity for everyone.

Each year MIPIM features a country of honor; this year that country is Germany so MIPIM will be welcoming former Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany, Joschka Fischer as the keynote speaker. Fischer will share his opinion on the global economy and the impact of the European financial crisis on real estate investments.  Along with speakers like Olivier Seznec the CTO of Cisco France, Jean-Michel Six the Chief European Economist of Standard & Poor’s, and Bernhard Berg of IVG Institutional Funds there will be no shortage of information and networking taking place.

If you can’t make it to Cannes this year, don’t worry, we did mention this being a “leading international” event, right? All you need to do is visit the blog to find updates and even videos; last year I had the pleasure of seeing the keynote speech by London Mayor Boris Johnson from the comfort of my own desk. You can also visit their Facebook page to vote for the People’s Choice Award and follow them on Twitter for more news and updates live from the show.  If you will be in Cannes stop by and say hi to us in The London Pavilion – Stand SUN.01.