MIPIM 2016 set to be the biggest on record for Greater Birmingham
A RECORD number of private and public sector partners from across Greater Birmingham will join forces to take part in important global property and inward investment show MIPIM.
The show takes place in Cannes from March 15-18 and some 38 partners will be taking part in this year’s delegation – including 11 new partners – with 20 events planned during the four day period.
MIPIM 2016 is set to welcome 21,400 international delegates from 89 countries – including 3,560 investors, architects, planners and developers, and more than 360 journalists.
Greater Birmingham’s stand secured record investor attendance in 2015, attracting more than 350 delegates from 30 countries and hosting 11 events. Major announcements included the unveiling of the Birmingham Smithfield quarter and the city’s housing prospectus, while the #MIPIMBrum hashtag reached nearly 740,000 Twitter users.
TheBusinessDesk.com will be bringing you the Greater Birmingham delegation’s news from MIPIM during the event.
Cllr John Clancy, leader of Birmingham City Council, will be attending MIPIM alongside representatives from the Black Country LEP, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and the Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP.
He said: “It is crucial for us to promote Greater Birmingham to MIPIM’s international delegates, who have the ability to kick-start major regeneration schemes across the region. By working in partnership with the private sector, we can ramp up Greater Birmingham’s economic resurgence and ensure that its potential is fully realised.
“With so many sites to showcase, led by major schemes including our HS2 stations and Enterprise Zones, I’m sure that Greater Birmingham will once again be catching the attention of the global investment community.”
Key schemes to be showcased during MIPIM include mixed-use developments such as Paradise, Birmingham Smithfield and Arena Central, as well as Enterprise Zones in the Black Country and Birmingham city centre.
Transport infrastructure – including Birmingham Airport and the opportunities surrounding the region’s two HS2 stations at Birmingham Curzon and UK Central in Solihull – will also be presented to the thousands of investors attending the event.
Greater Birmingham secured 86 foreign direct investment projects during 2014/15, creating 5,196 new jobs – a 4% increase on 2013/14.
The private sector partners taking part in Greater Birmingham’s MIPIM delegation comprise:
