MIPIM Middle East 2026
About the event
MIPIM Middle East is a real estate investment exhibition and conference whose first edition runs on 20 and 21 October 2026 at Sofitel Riyadh, preceded by project tours on 19 October. Invest Saudi is the founding partner of this edition.
The event brings together investors, developers, asset and fund managers and government bodies around development opportunities in Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf. The organiser describes a closed business-to-business format of more than 1,000 senior decision-makers and 300 pre-selected investors, with 70 per cent of attendees at executive level. The conference programme runs across two days and 16 sessions in the Grand Auditorium, among them two ministerial panels, alongside discussions on capital flows and data centres, energy transition and impact investing, artificial intelligence in real estate, mega-project delivery and execution risk, branded residences, and the effect of major events on real estate and infrastructure.
Entry is by delegate pass priced at SAR 8,250 plus 15 per cent VAT, a total of SAR 9,487.50, covering the exhibition, the full conference programme and the online networking platform. Purchases made through the online shop are non-refundable.
Agenda
16- 09:30–10:00Keynote / Interview: Riyadh at the Heart of Vision 2030: Regulation, Investment & Economic TransformationGrand Auditorium
- 10:00–10:45Ministerial panel Part I: From vision to value: Policy, partnerships and capital driving the next phase of Middle East real estateGrand Auditorium
- 10:45–11:30Navigating global shifts – Impacts on Middle East markets and investment strategiesGrand Auditorium
- 11:30–12:15Inside the minds of global investors: Uncovering the real estate strategies shaping the Middle EastGrand Auditorium
- 14:15–15:00Developed vs. emerging markets: Capital flows, investor preferences & the rise of data centresGrand Auditorium
- 15:00–15:45Energy transition and impact investing in the Middle EastGrand Auditorium
- 16:15–17:00Unlocking urban investment: Strategies for city-led growth in the Middle EastGrand Auditorium
- 17:00–17:45AI in real estate: Moving beyond the buzz to real-world impactGrand Auditorium
- 09:30–10:00Keynote / Interview: Delivering the Middle East’s Mega Projects: Innovation, Infrastructure & Sustainable Urban GrowthGrand Auditorium
- 10:00–10:45Ministerial panel Part II: Building the future: Sustainable mega projects through innovation, investment & partnershipGrand Auditorium
- 10:45–11:30Investing at Scale: Delivering the Middle East’s mega projects – Capital, execution & risk
- 11:30–12:15Future living: Balancing investor return, affordability, sustainability and community impact in MENA cities
- 14:15–15:00Reimagining CBDs and workspaces: Innovation, sustainability and urban transformation in the Middle East
- 15:00–15:45Infrastructure & placemaking: maximising yield in the GCC’s new urban era
- 16:15–17:00Branded Residences in the Middle East: From Luxury Asset to Lifestyle Imperative
- 17:00–17:45Mega events driving real estate and urban transformation in the Middle East
