From the 11th to the 14th of March 2025, the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, hosted MIPIM 2025, one of the world’s leading real estate events, where Hipoges had the privilege of actively participate in key strategic sessions and discussions.
This year, the event brought together more than 20,000 professionals, including investors managing more than €4 trillion in assets and experts from up to 90 countries. This makes MIPIM 2025 once again a key urban festival for analysing trends, exploring investment opportunities and strengthening strategic partnerships.
Some key Hipoges representatives had the opportunity to be present at MIPIM 2025, such as our Managing Partner & Co-CEO Hugo Velez, Nuno Antunes Chief Global Real Estate Officer, Carlos Perez De Yrigoyen Director Global RE Business Partnership, Luís Filipe Silveira Director Real Estate, Daniela Marchesano Director Real Estate and Borja Izquierdo Director Sales REOs.
As a leading asset management firm, Hipoges played an important role, contributing to debates on sustainability, technological innovation, and the future of the real estate sector.
From panel discussions to high-level networking spaces, MIPIM 2025 offered an ideal space for exchanging insights and knowledge, and moving towards a more resilient, dynamic and sustainable market.
MIPIM 2025: Key Highlights and Trends
MIPIM 2025 brought together experts, investors and real estate leaders to address the challenges and opportunities in an ever-changing market. Over four days, discussions covered key themes such as decarbonisation, artificial intelligence, affordable housing, and new investment strategies.
One of the most prominent topics was sustainability in the real estate sector, with a strong focus on reducing the carbon footprint and promoting more efficient buildings. Strategies to implement green regulations and develop more resilient infrastructures were widely discussed, with input from leading sustainability institutions.
Another key point was the impact of artificial intelligence and digitalisation in the industry. Advances in asset management, investment and user experience were explored, highlighting how AI is optimising data analysis and enhancing urban planning.
Affordable housing was also at the heart of the agenda, with debates on new models of public-private collaboration to tackle housing shortages in high-demand markets. Innovative strategies to promote affordable and sustainable housing developments were showcased.
The hospitality and tourism sector emerged as one of the most dynamic assets classes, attracting increasing investor interest. Its role in revenue generation and urban development was emphasised, with a particular focus on infrastructure renewal and technology applied to customer experience.
From a financial perspective, MIPIM 2025 was a key event to assess the evolution of global real estate investment, with an emphasis on asset diversification and risk management in a changing economic environment. Sectors such as logistics, offices, data centres, healthcare, and life sciences were highlighted as strategic opportunities for the coming years.
Moreover, networking was consolidated as one of the main values of the event, facilitating the connection between professionals, access to new business opportunities and the exploration of emerging markets.
MIPIM 2025 reaffirmed its position as the world’s leading real estate event, offering a space for high-level debate and driving the transformation of the sector.
For Hipoges, participation in such prestigious events is essential to staying at the forefront of the industry, strengthening strategic relationships and actively contributing to the market’s evolution, both nationally and internationally.
