MIPIM ready to return with François Hollande to give a keynote address

MIPIM, the world’s largest international real estate event, has today reiterated that it is ready to return to its traditional March slot in Cannes. At the time of writing, MIPIM 2022 is on track to have the same number of exhibitors as the 2019 edition from Europe and the Middle East, as it announces the first of its major speakers from its four-day program of speeches, panels, awards, and in-person networking events.

François Hollande, the French President from 2012-2017, will open MIPIM with a keynote speech that will address the major challenges and opportunities facing the real estate industry and wider society.

An important focus of his speech will be climate change. Having presided over the Paris Climate Agreement at COP 21 in 2015, President Hollande will discuss how the real estate must rise to the challenge of delivering MIPIM’s theme of ‘driving urban change’. The President will also cover the major societal issues, from health and wellbeing measures after the pandemic to tackling diversity, inequality, and employment challenges.    

In total, more than 90 percent of European cities & regions that exhibited at MIPIM 2019 have already committed to taking stands at the event. These include as many as seven participants from Poland - Warsaw, Katowice, Kraków, Łódź, Poznań, Pomerania and Silesia.

(WBJ)