Greater Porto is present at MIPIM alongside more than six thousand investors

For four days, the municipalities of Porto, Gaia and Matosinhos will be present at MIPIM that brings together, in Cannes, more than six thousand investors and international financial institutions. The purpose of Greater Porto is to attract investment to the whole region of the Atlantic Front.

The participation in the world’s biggest event dedicated to the real estate market, a first time synergetic cooperation between territories that aims to create opportunities to foster and reinforce territorial alliances. The mayors of the three municipalities will, therefore, participate in initiatives such as the “Building Territories of the Future” conference, with the mayors of Málaga and Madrid.

Throughout the event, “Great Talks, Great Investments” will demonstrate, share and talk with everyone who is interested in the most relevant projects in each municipality that comprises the Atlantic Front.

Since the creation of the brand Greater Porto, a collaborative dialogue between Porto, Gaia and Matosinhos has been established in the debate to set strategies in order to capture investment, building a shared future.

Right now, the strategy is to attract talent, startups and international companies. This will also be highlighted in the MIPIM that, in this edition, expects the participation of the business centre Lionesa Business Hub, of the companies REVITO, Chave Nova and Retail Mind from the The Fladgate Partnership group at the ”Collaborative Cities: Designing, Implementing and Sustaining Strategic Partnerships” conference.

Furthermore, the prize for the Municipality of Porto’s strategy for investment attraction, recognised by fDi Intelligence, of Financial Times, that put it in the top European Cities of the Future, was awarded during this Tuesday, at MIPIM, to the City Hall mayor, Rui Moreira, and the councillor responsible for Economy, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Ricardo Valente.

Besides a trade fair of that which is most relevant in the real estate sector, MIPIM also brings, a wide circle of conferences and a big number of initiatives as a way to promote networking between investors, financial institutions and the represented municipalities.