05 dicembre 2008

Delegati 2.077 , società 929 , Paesi rappresentati 46 . Sono questi i numeri di MIPIM Asia, diffusi il 5 dicembre da Reed Midem, organizzatrice del Salone che si è svolto a Hong Kong dal 18 al 20 novembre us. Ecco qualche elemento in più , e i commenti diffusi nella Nota di stampa :

Hong Kong’s Secretary for Development, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-Ngor, JP, congratulated MIPIM Asia for establishing itself as "an exclusive platform for key players in the property market to interact and to exchange ideas on coming up with even more wonderful projects" at MIPIM Asia’s opening ceremony

Of the 929 companies represented at MIPIM Asia this year, 319 were from Hong Kong, compared to 250 in 2007. Other countries which sent large delegations included China, Singapore, United Kingdom, Japan, USA, France, South Korea, Australia and Vietnam. Over 500 leading international real estate investors from 28 countries converged on the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

“In these challenging economic times, the presence of so many investors confirmed that Asia remains a significant target for the international investment community. Our client feedback clearly indicates that it is more important than ever to develop an understanding of the region’s real estate specificities and strengthen or start relationships which will help drive business forward in the months and years to come,” noted MIPIM Asia Director Gilles Saint Georges Chaumet.

This year, MIPIM Asia innovated with a series of workshops that took place in a dedicated space where companies were able to introduce their projects to professionals and network. The thematic lunches, moderated by real estate specialists, were also a great success.

Projects from China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea won trophies at the second edition of the MIPIM Asia Awards, designed to pay tribute to the most innovative real estate projects in the Asia Pacific region. The MIPIM Asia Awards took place on November 20. For the first time, the MIPIM Asia Awards winners were chosen by delegates attending MIPIM Asia, following a pre-selection process by an international jury. The participants’ Choice Award was given to The Sail @ Marina Bay (Singapore).*

MIPIM Asia 2008 also featured a series of gold standard conferences and events with speakers including Glenn Maguire, Chief Economist Asia, Société Générale (Hong Kong SAR); Rod Cornish, Head of Research, Macquarie Bank (Australia); Chris Reilly, Director of Property, Asia, Henderson Global Investors (S) Ltd (Singapore); Joel Peck, Senior Vice President, LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (USA); Nicholas Brooke, Chairman, Professional Property Services Limited (Hong Kong SAR); etc.

Launched this year, the MIPIM Asia Special Tour - Japan provided a unique forum for international investors to meet with leaders from the Japanese property industry. Over one and a half days, delegates had the opportunity to attend 12 top quality conferences in Tokyo, just before MIPIM Asia took place. 400 participants were expected, 611 turned up due to the exceptional line up of speakers, including Minoru Mori, President and CEO, Mori Building Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s main developers, as well as Japanese architect Tadao Ando.

MIPIM Asia 2009 will take centre stage once again in Hong Kong from November 18 to 20 November.