ECN attended MIPIM 2017 in Cannes last week. MIPIM is Europe’s leading property forum with over 25,000 property professionals in attendance.The breadth and depth of MIPIM is quite breath taking. A consistent theme in 2017 was smart cities and the connected building.The property industry is now embracing all things digital and this was going to disrupt many traditional models.
Leaders from the German property and tech companies discussed the innovative nature of German real estate. Those in attendance included Martin Rodeck – ZIA German Property Federation, Dr Andreas Muschter, CEO – Commerz Real AG, Stefan Zanetti Founder – All Things Technologies and Ignacio Perez Hallerbach – VP EMEA – NavVis GmbH.
There was agreement that digitisation would drive greater efficiency in the German property sector and momentum was building however changing existing behaviour during successful times was challenging. The German real estate market was seen to be embracing innovation with an estimated 200+ start-ups in the German tech sector including companies such as All Things Technologies and NavVis.
If you would like more information on how the German office market is digitising, please contact Christian Praulich, Real Estate Director at ECN.