Agenda item

Joint Report of the City Surveyor and the Director of the Built Environment.

The Committee received a report detailing the CoL Corporation’s activities at the MIPIM property exhibition in March 2017, and seeking approval for City attendance at MIPIM 2018.  This report also identified potential areas to develop to maximise the benefit of the City Corporation’s attendance at MIPIM 2018. 

Members welcomed the report and commented that MIPIM provided an opportunity to engage with local and international representatives of the property industry together with high level representatives of other London Boroughs and UK cities.  It provided a unique opportunity to engage in the debate relating to key issues and demonstrate how the City Corporation would provide leadership in taking forward matters of local and international importance.  The programme of activities was extremely well received by those who attended.

A member commented that appointing a PR consultancy to support the visit had really helped and urged that this be allowed to continue.

RESOLVED - That

a)            The report on MIPIM 2017 be noted.

b)            Approval be given in principle  for the City of London Corporation to attend MIPIM 2018, and

c)            A further report outlining a detailed programme of activities and costings for MIPIM 2018 be submitted for consideration in October 2017