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The Workplace Event
8 - 10 April 2025
NEC, Birmingham

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Free to attend, we are offering THREE 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. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    This session dives into how companies can leverage their key data to ensure their real estate portfolio strategy supports their long-term business needs and goals, whether they are growing or contracting, and prepares their office space for the future of work.
11:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    In this customer deep dive, learn how a leading FM provider, PHS, was able to optimize their mobile workforce at scale using AI-powered technology. By doing so, they have overcome recruitment and retention challenges - resulting in improvements in employee quality of life and increased margins all while delivering a superior workplace experience for their customers.
12:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    Leaders are increasingly acknowledging the significant impact of work on well-being and are adopting a more comprehensive strategy towards human sustainability.

    Join William as he highlights how technology can play a role in fostering a more productive and engaged workforce, whilst exploring innovative solutions that employers can use to bridge the gap in mental, physical, and emotional well-being within the ever-evolving modern workplace - all whilst helping the bottom line.

12:45
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    With the rise of advanced analytics solutions such as ML and AI components, building owners and facilitators are actively looking for ways to improve the performance and maintenance practices of their buildings through data analytics to make informed engineering decisions. However, over 70% of technology deployment ends in disarray. Is it due to misconception? Poor choice technology? Or something more?
13:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Studies show plug-in or small power accounts for >25% of electrical use in commercial buildings, but the capability to monitor and control this power on a granular level does not currently exist.​ The ...
14:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    Data analytics in the workplace is a game-changer, especially for forecasting building utilisation to facilitate hybrid work, resulting in substantial cost savings and carbon footprint reduction. 

15:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Dive into the realm of smart workplace technology and discover how it's reshaping traditional office spaces. Join us for an insightful exploration of the benefits that integrated office tech brings to staff and workplace teams. Let's make the commute worth it again!
15:40
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Join the Spica team to discuss harnessing the power and value of data to drive workplace transformation. Gain valuable insights into leveraging people-centric and building-centric data to optimise employee experience and organisational outcomes. From implementing technology-driven solutions and leveraging insightful data , this session will provide actionable guidance for creating an exceptional employee workplace experience that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and measurable results.
10:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Unlock the full potential of your carpark and deliver tangible benefits that will improve your workplace experience. Learn how this untapped resource can be more efficiently managed to reduce costs while improving employee satisfaction – and the surprising way it can help reduce your scope 3 emissions.
11:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    As AI is reshaping the job market, are we prepared to redefine what it means to be an 'ideal candidate'? With the fast growth of different work arrangements (hybrid, remote), how can we transform our approach to talent acquisition to thrive in a boundaryless talent pool? 

12:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Explore the compelling case study of a technology business that, with the hands-on support of the Innovate UK Business Growth team, successfully secured a coveted Digital Catapult grant. This presentation will detail the targeted strategies and steadfast guidance that paved the way for this significant achievement, highlighting the transformative power of dedicated support in the tech industry.
12:45
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    In this session, you will discover how FM digitisation helped three well-known brands create exceptional customer & employee experiences, improve collaboration and extract financial rewards.

13:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    Join us as Tom explores the seamless integration of smart technologies and hybrid innovations into the modern workplace, transforming how we collaborate and operate.  Gain insights into the strategies behind this transition and understand the impact on efficiency and employee experience.

14:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    As budgets become tighter and organisations are forced to become leaner, we consider how FM technology can support FM tactics and operations through generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and lean FM systems that serve as virtual intelligent resources.

15:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Return-to-office mandates have caused nothing but resentment. So how do you get your team in the office without forcing them? This talk offers key tips for motivating your employees to come into the office for those important in-person moments of collaboration, innovation, and team building. It will also provide examples of companies that have mastered the in-person office experience and show how you can do it too.
10:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Discover how cutting-edge smart workplace technology and hybrid innovations can revolutionise your organisation's environmental footprint and operational efficiency. We'll explore how intelligent technologies and innovations can optimise resource usage, reduce waste, and enhance overall sustainability.
12:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital

    This session will explore how the need for a standardised approach to building maintenance emerged. Paul will uncover how SFG20 aligns with legal and regulatory requirements and how it assists users with keeping buildings safe whilst optimising resource use. The audience will leave this session feeling equipped with the knowledge to make informed decisions in maintenance planning and execution.

12:45
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    Gordon Mitchell, IWFM's Chair of the Technology Special Interest Group, will take the audience on a journey of digital purpose and ambition and the building blocks that are being put in place to achieve that ambition. He will join the dots between seemingly disconnected pieces of work in the wider ecosystem.
13:20
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Tech/Digital
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Technology/Digital
    The FM and Maintenance sector faces profound changes. Companies must improve how they train people for the future, attract new talent, and continue to develop teams for the challenges ahead. Learn how technology can help teams achieve exceptional performance levels and gather data to showcase their impact on the business.

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Facilities

Facilities

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Workplace strategy and design

Workplace strategy and design

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Technology

Technology

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Interiors

Interiors

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Furniture providers

Furniture providers

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Real estate

Real estate

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