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The Workplace Event
30 April - 2 May 2024
NEC, Birmingham

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Agenda

Free to attend, we are offering THREE BRAND NEW theatres of forward-thinking content to help you upskill and accelerate your workplace and FM strategies. With a mixture of presentations, panel discussions, hackathons, and interactive workshops, we have a jam-packed agenda to maximise your time at The Workplace Event. 

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10:30
  1. Workplace Leaders Summit
    30 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit

    Diversity and inclusion are no longer nice-to-haves but necessities to grow your people and profits by 30%. 75% of genz and millennial talent want to work with companies that have purpose-based business values and 80% are even willing to take a pay cut in these organisations. This session will give you the insights to attract, retain and grow diverse talent in an ever-competitive workforce, ensuring you stand out from the crowd and place yourself as the go-to employer. Hear from Sonya Barlow, the Founder & CEO of @LMFNetwork, a talent network and inclusion consultancy.

  2. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    Increasing numbers of people report poor well-being as part of their working experience. Post-pandemic, now more than ever, we are challenged with creating a supportive organisational culture. Drawing on psychology and behavioural science research, SMRS will share their holistic approach to defining, measuring, and creating a healthy organisation.
  3. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    The future of the office as we know it is uncertain, but companies still must make important decisions about their spaces and office strategies.

    Worktech and real-time data helps facility managers optimize office spaces, but to motivate employees to the office, companies must provide flexible, collaborative environments that prioritize employee satisfaction.

11:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    With all the talk about SQFT, desk ratio and space reductions, we often overlook the elephant in the room and how we feel at work. The Workplace Oooh! is a data-driven, insight-backed workplace approach; highlighting and prioritising what matters in the workplace and inspiring people to perform at their best.
  2. Hybrid Working
    Workplace Leaders Summit
    60 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit

    How can we most successfully implement any type of hybrid working? This session will share the learning points from those who have been directly involved with the practicalities of its implementation in both public and private sector organisations

  3. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    By reassessing your investments, you can uncover opportunities and optimise your operations for maximum efficiency and productivity. In this session, you will learn how to collect data, analyse your usage patterns and create the ultimate experience between humans and the office.
12:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    The built environment (design, construct and build) produces an incredible amount of digital data. But a recent study of digital data established that 95.5% of all data captured goes unused in the engineering and construction industries*. In response to what is both a challenge and an opportunity, leading companies are now implementing data-driven strategies to create better solutions, improve efficiency, serve customers or suppliers effectively, and increase ROI.
  2. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    Waste to Wonder is a proud social enterprise that for 20 years has reduced waste and maximised charitable support on an impressive scale, diverting over 2500 tonnes of equipment from Waste in 2022 alone. The positive impact organisations can achieve in terms of social and sustainable Procurement can be profound and the UK Social Enterprise movement can be an incredibly effective mechanism for solving business problems and saving the planet at the same time
12:15
  1. Panel: Four Better or Four Worse
    Workplace Leaders Summit
    60 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit

    This session focuses on an analysis of the well-publicised and recently conducted, 4-day week pilot where 100 UK businesses have signed up to the working pattern. We will be hearing from the 4-day week campaign team, one of the biggest companies who signed up, and from a well-known researcher in the field.

12:45
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Learn how to significantly reduce office costs with a hybrid work model using office usage and employee behaviour data. Shane McGrath will reveal how a multi-national company saved £80,000 per year by using workplace analytics to make smart decisions about office space use, maintenance and long-term strategy.
  2. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    In this talk, Dr Josh Jackman and Francesca Langton Kendall will discuss how they supported GSK’s Workplace Science programme to measure and understand the impact of the workplace experience on health ...
13:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    Boss Design makes furniture to an exceptional standard, but more than ever society needs more than a great ergonomic experience. We believe in furniture that makes people feel good and instills the culture of their organization tempered with responsibly sourced materials and a net zero agenda.
14:00
  1. Workplace Leaders Summit
    120 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit
    Bringing about breakthrough-thinking, this immersive and creative problem-solving workshop uses the Hackathon technique to innovate on some of the Workplace Experiences more wicked problems.
14:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    We look at the most common mistakes that agile and home workers make when using DSE equipment away from the traditional office space and how to avoid them! Including easy fixes, the latest equipment, and what your responsibilities are for workers who work in multiple locations.
  2. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Are you grappling with flexible work and how to implement data-driven workplace strategies? We’ve been working closely with Microsoft to deliver IoT-enabled buildings that don’t just reduce carbon and maintenance costs but allow people to collaborate and enjoy in-person work in a way that we never done before. Learn how to fast track your journey to smart with scalable cloud technology.  
15:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    How do you get people back into the office without throwing around directives? It’s a question leaders everywhere have been asking. The answer starts and ends with employee preferences. To drive office attendance, you need to understand what motivates people to make the commute.
     
  2. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Occupying the right building is a start but managing your occupancy dynamically is critical. This requires a change in mindset - data gathering, analytics, and benchmarking provide the insights needed to create a continuous impact on your performance. We will illustrate with real-live examples how you can leverage data for a successful future-proofed workplace strategy.
16:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    150 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Head over to the Networking Cafe for our networking drinks - join your industry friends for FREE drinks and live music!
10:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Waste is a critical aspect of a facility, and smart buildings and IoT technologies are the next steps in helping organisations to effectively manage their waste. InSight waste data gives organisations the bin-by-bin data to cut waste and improve efficiencies. learn how Microsoft and PWC NZ are already leveraging this data. 
  2. Workplace Leaders Summit
    40 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit
    With work and life entering a new post-pandemic era, we have a historic opportunity to re-imagine the role of the modern workplace. This talk from MillerKnoll can help your organisation seize this opportunity while reinvigorating your culture, improving the health and productivity of your teams, and fostering a greater sense of belonging among your people.
  3. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    A brilliant overview of how to support whilst getting more out of your people by enhancing your nonverbal communication skill set. How to see what is not being said and use it to your advantage. 
11:10
  1. Workplace Leaders Summit
    45 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit
    Operational net zero is a target we should all be aiming for, and there are numerous ways of achieving it. Hear from Steph Welch (Head of Workplace & FM at Arup) on her approach to navigating the net zero journey.
11:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    85% of lift alarms in the UK connect to analogue phone lines; the 'digital switch' will see all analogue lines replaced with fibre optic digital lines by Dec 2025. This presentation will outline the risks and solutions for managing this transition to ensure your lift alarms work when needed.
  2. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    Diversity is a key issue for any business, but it’s not enough to simply recruit people cross-culturally. Everyone needs to feel welcome, safe and free to be themselves at work. Learn what it is, why you should have one and how you can create a collaborative and inclusive workplace.
12:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    • What are contingency plans?
    • What to consider when creating plans. Benefits such as protection from blackout, powercuts and maintenance systems).
    • Pros and cons of backup power systems depending on the needs of your business.
    • The importance of health and safety in your contingency plan.
    • How to be eco-conscious with your business contingency plans.
  2. Work(s)p(l)ace of The Future
    Workplace Leaders Summit
    60 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit

    This session explores what we need to know when we are planning our future workplace. What are the scenarios that will help us map our way forward? What do we need to consider so we can be ready with our people and place?

  3. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    • How the landscape has changed over the last couple of decades
    • How attitudes to cleaning and what constitutes clean have changed
    • The Pandemic effect
    • Workplace expectations
    • Company performance/Team performance expectations
    • The Value of Clean
    • Sustainability designed in
    • Tools to assist the FM landscape
    • Data driven solutions – what it means for us all
    • Retaining and rewarding staff
    • Digitising Client environments
    • Where is it headed? The demand driven model
12:45
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    For people to do their best work and feel engaged, they need to be in an environment that makes them feel welcome. Inadequate gender data is having an impact on the workplace experience of 50% of the population.
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  3. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    76% of businesses operating in the facilities management sector look to improve how they manage supplier pre-qualification in the next two years. How confident are you with your supply chain management?
    Alcumus already partners with four of the five largest global FM companies, helping them to reduce risks and manage both anticipated and unanticipated events in the supply chain. Join our session to explore how to deliver unique value to your existing and prospective clients by efficiently achieving supply chain compliance.

13:00
  1. Workplace Leaders Summit
    30 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit
    Coined as one of the UK’s ‘coolest offices’, with its own treehouse, on-site pub and more, this session is centred on the design and build of Moneypenny HQ by Aew Architects. Created with their employees' wish list in mind, we’ll explore how the unique features of Moneypenny’s workspace contribute to their award-winning culture.
13:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    With BPSS standards and DBS requirements developing, stay on top of this emerging standard to ensure a quick and easy transition for you and your staff. Improve your candidate's experience by reducing barriers without increasing your workload. Discover how to implement BPSS standards to help manage a modern workforce.
  2. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Did you know that 73% of workplace leaders using a workplace experience platform felt confident in executing their hybrid work strategy? Successful leaders listen to their employees and use data to drive strategic decisions. Let’s discuss the importance of understanding experience, engagement, and operational data to create employee-first strategies that increase retention and engagement.
14:00
  1. Workplace Leaders Summit
    120 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit
    A comedy quiz show that grills our contestants on the workplace's top stories and news of the year.
    Hosted by the Workplace Geeks, Chris Moriarty and Ian Ellison, join Simone Fenton-Jarvis (Chief Workplace Officer - The Human-Centric Workplace), Steve Roots (Head of Estates - iQ Student Accommodation), Nicola Lathbury (Managing Director - Hexagon FM) and Ian Baker (Head of Workplace - EMCOR UK) for a session not to be missed!
14:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    FM and Maintenance professionals can no longer operate in isolation. It's becoming increasingly clear that companies need to work together if they want to achieve north-star goals like profitability or sustainability and progress the industry. For this reason, finding new ways to collaborate and make processes that connect them simpler are increasingly important. 

15:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing

    An overview of how the approach to Diversity in the workplace can impact the Workplace – from both a positive and negative standpoint.  This session looks at the impacts to both the Employee and the Organisation.

10:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    All jobs will need to be greener by 2050 if we are to successfully transition to a Sustainable Economy. In this session we’ll explore emerging workforce shifts that we anticipate will accelerate and fundamentally transform the way organisations operate in order in an economy in which our environmental and net zero ambitions are fully realised.
  2. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    In this presentation, we will explore the key features and benefits of ProVisit, and demonstrate how it can help businesses improve their contractor and visitor management processes. We will also discuss case studies of companies that have successfully implemented ProVisit and achieved significant improvements in efficiency, safety, and compliance.

    Whether you are a small business or a large corporation, ProVisit can help you streamline your contractor and visitor management processes, reduce risks, and improve overall safety and security. Join us for this informative presentation and learn how ProVisit can benefit your organization
  3. Workplace Leaders Summit
    40 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit
    Workplace experience takes into account how the design of your space and technology can drive better outcomes for your business from employee engagement and productivity to talent retention and lower real estate costs.
    Join Chris Moriarty and Ian Ellison as they share with us Audiem, a workplace experience analytics platform that uses cutting edge technology to uncover actionable insights from employee feedback.
11:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    We all need to sit less and move more for our mental and physical health. Gavin Bradley commissioned the first expert recommendations, supported by Public Health England: Outline of key risks caused by prolonged sitting in the workplace, Key principals of Active Working, “On Your Feet Britain” awareness day.
  2. Workplace Leaders Summit
    40 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit
    In this discussion we will delve into where each of our panellists are on their data maturity journey, looking at what challenges they are currently facing as well as what advantages their current ins ...
  3. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    The need for flexibility in the workplace has seemed to increase in the last few years. The integration of technology and digital tools can offer numerous benefits for flexible workspaces not only in terms of optimizing the day-to-day operations of the facility, but also in simplifying the management of its resources.During this talk, the CEO and co-founder of Sofia Locks, Alessandro Nacci, will speak about the value of digital tools like smart access control solutions, that can improve the streamline of operations for a smooth and efficient functioning of these spaces and the enhancement of the user experience.
12:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    With BPSS standards and DBS requirements developing, stay on top of updates and advancements to ensure you're not left behind! You will discover new technologies and advancements within the screening industry to help optimise your processes. Making sure you are compliant with the BPPS standard including public sector requirements.
  2. Workplace Leaders Summit
    60 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit

    How are organisations using workplace data? What are they collecting and how valuable is it?

    The annual Workplace Data Census returns to assist workplace and FM professionals in developing a better understanding of workplace data access, use, and value.  Benchmarking from last year's census and analysis of this year's results, this session will explore how organisations are capturing and utilising the various data opportunities in today’s workplaces and how to develop a robust understanding of the value placed on it by business leaders.

12:45
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing
    There is a real desire currently for flexible furniture solutions that are quick and easy to move around by teams themselves. We’ll look at 3 case studies covering how organisations in the private and public sectors used mobile furniture to create adaptable workspaces that encourage interaction, enable connectivity and maintain privacy. 
  2. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    What factors should an organisation consider in order to design, build, and operate a seamless collaboration experience for the hybrid workforce across different devices, platforms, and working environments? This talk will explore how to create a unified experience, that is simple for end users, and can be supported efficiently across multiple locations, providing a consistent and efficient working environment for your employees.
13:00
  1. Workplace Leaders Summit
    90 mins
    • Workplace Leaders Summit

    Grab a drink or two! It's on us!

    Relax and enjoy music with our live band

13:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/ Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    In this session we look at how anyone can now drive increased profitability for their clients or for their workplace through effective data driven insights. The costs associated with big data and anal ...
  2. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/ Health & Wellbeing

    In this panel style session we will discuss practical and sometimes simple ways to improve the Diversity and Inclusivity of the Workplace.

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