MIPIM 2024 will host the world’s largest real estate investors and sovereign wealth funds

Aware Super، AXA IM Alts، KLP، ADIA، APG، GIC، PIMCO، PATRIZIA، abrdn among world’s most influential investors to have confirmed their attendance

14/02/24 – MIPIM، the global urban festival، is looking forward to hosting key international institutional investors، fund managers، and industry leaders in Cannes in March 2024. As the real estate sector rebounds from last year's global repricing fluctuations، MIPIM presents investors with a unique opportunity to gather and develop new strategies for capital deployment for the upcoming year.

Most influential names

Investors make up one-third of MIPIM's delegates، featuring some of the world's largest and most influential names، including:

·Alexander Misev، Head of Property at Aware Super، an Australian superannuation fund

·Peter Ballon، Global Head of Real Estate at CPP Investments، The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

·Annette Kröger، Chief Executive Officer Europe at PIMCO Prime Real Estate

·Andrew Angeli، Global Head of Real Estate Research at Zurich Insurance

·Andreas Farberg، Investment Manager at KLP، Norway's largest pension company

Major investment managers and institutional investors who have already confirmed their attendance include:

abrdn، Abu Dhabi Investment Council، AEW، AIMCo، Amundi، APG Asset Management، Axa IM Alts، Bayerische Versorgungskammer، Blackstone، Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors B.V.، Brookfield، CBRE IM، CNP Assurances، Deka Immobilien Investment، DWS، Generali، Healthcare Of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)، Ivanhoé Cambridge، KKR، LaSalle، LGIM، MetLife Investment Mgmt، Nuveen، Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan، Patrizia AG، PFA Pension، PGIM، PGGM، Prologis، PSP Investments، QuadReal، Swiss Life Asset Managers، Teacher Retirement System of Texas، and others.

Representatives of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds such as Abu Dhabi Investment Authority، ADIC،GIC Private Limited، Investment Corporation of Dubai،Korea Investment Corporation، Oman Investment Authority،Qatar Investment Authority، Temasek and others will join MIPIM’s exclusive Re-Invest Summit on 12th March to debate investment strategies.

Investment trends

An integral part of MIPIM is the closed-door RE-Invest Summit، which for the past decade has served as a focal point for discussions on investment trends، strategies، and opportunities in the real estate market.

Nicolas Kozubek، MIPIM Director،said:

“With global economic and monetary policy still in an uncertain state، MIPIM 2024 promises to be a crucial year for public and private stakeholders to secure vital capital investment to support building and regeneration projects. The continued popularity of our Re-Invest Summit، attended by the world's leading investors، underscores MIPIM's critical role as the premier venue for discussing the latest trends، strategies، and opportunities in the real estate market.

From the MIPIM Housing Matters! summit to the innovative Road to Zero platform، MIPIM 2024 promises to spotlight growing asset classes and sustainable investment strategies، underscoring real estate’s central role in achieving global net zero targets، and offering abundant opportunities for cities and investors to collaborate on creating a better future."

Major speakers at MIPIM 2024 include Sanna Marin، the former Prime Minister of Finland، who will open MIPIM with a keynote speechand Klara Geywitz، German Federal Minister for Housing، Urban Development and Building.

Alongside the major European cities and regions، investors will be joined by delegations from the US، Canada، Oman، Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong among others، making MIPIM a truly global event in 2024.

Road to Zero stage

MIPIM 2024 will feature five stages، including a dedicated Road to Zero stage to accelerate the transformation of the built environment and decarbonisation of real estate. The Leaders’ Perspective Stage is focused on forecasts from those making waves in industry، while The Asset Class Stage looks into the main asset classes to gain insight into the direction of the market. The Geo Focus Stage examines specific local markets. The Make It Happen Stage will feature conversations about operational excellence and practical solutions to address current market issues.

This year، in partnership with Co-Liv، MIPIM will host‘Housing Matters!'، a new half-day summit focused on sustainable housing solutionsincluding single-family housing، student accommodation، build-to-rent (BTR)، later-living، and other innovative models. TheHousing Matters!event takes placeon Monday 11 March.

MIPIM takes place on 12-15 March in Cannes، France. MIPIM 2024 promises to build upon the huge success of the 2023 edition، with confirmed delegations from over 90countries and an increased number of booked exhibition spaces.