Nine Egyptian property companies – headed by Minister of Housing Assem El-Gazzar – are jetting to the high-profile real estate conference MIPIM in the south of France next month. These companies participating in the MIPIM property trade fair are Al Ahly Sabbour, Palm Hills Developments, Mountain View, SODIC, City Edge Developments, Rooya Group, Cleopatra Real Estate Developments, Tatweer Misr, and Okoplan Consulting Engineers, a government source told Amwal Al Ghad on Wednesday. The yearly MIPIM (Marche International des Professionnels de l'immobilier) – taking place in Cannes on March 10-13 – is the world's leading real estate market event. It gathers the most influential players from all sectors of the international property industry for four days of networking, learning and transaction through premium events, conferences and dedicated exhibition zones. MIPIM is expected to attract 26,800 participants, 3,800 exhibiting companies, 6,380 investors, over 4,100 CEOs & C-level professionals from 100 countries. Since its inception in 1990, the event had convened more than 130 conferences, having 480 keynotes and speakers.
