MIPIM - The Global Urban Festival
9-13 March 2026
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France

MIPIM Challengers 2025

MIPIM Challengers Patron


Adina David
Founder of Ladies in Real Estate

MIPIM Challengers Jury


Hala El Akl
VP, Sustainable Investing & Operations
Oxford Properties

Muyiwa Oki
President
RIBA

Helena Olin
Head of Real Assets
AP2

Veronica Gallo-Alvarez
Head of Investment Management
Redevco

Second cohort 

Following a thought-provoking essay competition on overlooked disruptive ideas to improve urbanisation, which attracted entries from across the globe, here is the second cohort of MIPIM Challengers:

Congratulations to all!

Bijou d'Arcy Louise Dunn
Associate
Shoosmiths LLP

Gafar Fashola
Assistant Development Manager
Related Argent

Cléos Paris
Consultant - Tenant Representation
Colliers France

Ioana Orzea
Investment Analyst
Mitiska REIM

Rebecca Rayner
Graduate Planner
Savills

Kali Dennett
Property and construction PR consultant
Cartwright Communications

Rebecca Peek
Assistant Relationship Manager
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd

Tom Sells
Audit Senior in Real Estate Sector
EY

Maximilian Schmidt
Consultant Industrial Agency
Jones Lang LaSalle SE

Betsy Brady
Chartered Surveyor
Knight Frank LLP

Camille Zell
Real Estate Lawyer (Associate)
Jeantet

Sofia Wilson
Business Development Manager 
Mace Construction

Justine Noulin
Project Manager
PCA-STREAM

Kate Tinker
EMEA Graduate Surveyor
Colliers International

Charlotte Leach
Graduate Planner
Avison Young

Léonie Müller-Judex
PhD Student
University of Regensburg

Highlights