Speakers

Leagh Cater is a calm yet dynamic transformation leader with over 20 years’ experience shaping corporate real estate, workplace and integrated facilities portfolios across the UK, EMEA and global markets. She specialises in helping organisations move beyond individual smart buildings toward intelligent, data-led portfolio strategies that balance cost efficiency, operational resilience and exceptional employee experience.

Leagh brings a strong understanding of complex property environments (offices, retail, laboratories, manufacturing and critical environments) , and has led multi-disciplinary teams across Real Estate, Facilities Management, Workplace Experience and  Projects.

Her work centres on converting strategic ambition, technology capability and building intelligence into measurable commercial impact, spanning predictive maintenance, occupancy-driven service optimisation and enterprise-level portfolio decision-making. She places particular emphasis on aligning property strategy with user sentiment, productivity outcomes and the evolving expectations of five distinct workplace generations.

She is particularly passionate about aligning workplace technology with experience, culture, leadership and operating model design to ensure genuine adoption and long-term value.

Known for her relaxed professionalism and engaging style, Leagh works comfortably with executive stakeholders while inspiring large, cross-functional teams in complex, matrixed organisations. She is recognised for building trusted partnerships with C-suite leaders, embedding governance discipline and driving sustainable, data-led performance improvement.

At The Workplace Event, Leagh will explore how workplace technology, AI and smart building innovation are reshaping and redefining the future of work, not as a collection of tools, but as a strategic lever for performance, resilience and the multigenerational human connected experience.