£15bn of WM investment opportunities to be showcased at MIPIM
Representatives from across the West Midlands’ public, private and academic sectors will be promoting more than £15bn of investment opportunities at MIPIM, the world’s leading real estate event, next month.
The West Midlands’ pavilion at the annual property conference will play host to a four-day programme of more than 30 events and showcase the region’s investment opportunities – which include Perry Barr, the area at the heart of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Solihull’s HS2-linked Arden Cross development – to an audience of more than 20,000 property professionals and investors from around the world.
Organised by the West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC), the region’s official investment promotion agency, the itinerary includes a series of talks from regional leaders including West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street.
They will be joined by senior representatives from a number of the region’s leading real estate firms, including Arcadis, Arup, Hammerson, Lovell Homes, MEPC, Mott MacDonald Muse and Stoford, as well as top academics and leaders from Aston University, University of Birmingham and University of Wolverhampton.
Panel discussions will see the West Midlands’ experts convene to debate a range of topics relating to the region’s economic future, including:
Interconnected Innovation Districts – with the West Midlands home to the UK’s largest emerging tech innovation cluster, this panel will explore how the region is leading innovation, from battery research to immersive technology
Delivering West Midlands Housing for the future – as the region looks to deliver the 215,000 new homes needed by 2031, this panel will examine the region’s homes of the future and discuss the industry can balance affordability with green aspirations
HS2 Connected Interchanges: the UK’s Largest Investment Opportunity – with HS2 due to be delivered at the end of this decade, this panel will look into how the once-in-a-generation infrastructure project has created some of the country’s largest transport investment opportunities
Andy Street said: “The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games shone a spotlight on our region like never before and we want to maintain this momentum by continuing to attract global attention and international investment. I’m pleased to be fronting the West Midlands Growth Company delegation to MIPIM – an event with a unique concentration of major players – and look forward to striking deals that will change lives for the better right across our region in the months and years ahead.”
Neil Rami, CEO of West Midlands Growth Company, said: “This is a special time for the West Midlands. Off the back of a successful Commonwealth Games, where our region was put on the international stage, and with nationally significant projects such as HS2 within touching distance, MIPIM provides a platform for us to tell our story to a global audience once again.
“Last year, the West Midlands unveiled £15bn of investment opportunities. Since then, we’ve made great strides in turning these opportunities into reality. We come to this year’s conference confident that the unique opportunities our region presents can attract even more investment – and create an even better place for people to live and work.”
The region’s’ presence at MIPIM 2023 is part of the Business and Tourism Programme (BATP). The programme, which is sponsored by Airbnb, Dettol, Bruntwood, E.ON, Gowling WLG, University of Birmingham and Lendlease, aims to secure the legacy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games by capitalising on the investment, trade and tourism opportunities it has created within the region.
