Workplace Futures – The FM Conference – 22nd February 2022
Annual conference for the FM and Property sectors
About Workplace Futures
Workplace Futures has an outstanding track record. First launched in 2007, each year’s event has a different theme, with the programme carefully designed to focus closely on current and emerging issues at the time. We always aim to bring together some of the best speakers available to shed light, share information, and provide insights and advice that have real value. Read about past programmes here.
The theme for February 2020 is FM & Sustainability: the social, environmental and commercial challenge
Sustainability is a huge topic – broad in scope, critical in importance, and replete with both opportunity and risk. In commercial terms, sustainability aims to achieve the balance between economic, environmental and social impacts through the effective management of resources while maximising organisational profitability. A widely cited benchmark for policy and action, the UN Sustainable Development Goals span 17 headings – from climate and energy to work, health and wellbeing – all with associated targets. These often form a context for the sustainability goals set by individual organisations; and they are a reminder that sustainability is about more than just positive ‘green’ credentials, as important as those are. In its full sense, sustainability should lead to transformative change in how we behave, interact and do business with others – including our customers and our supply chains. All this represents a complex challenge for strategists and decision-makers – what can we learn from the organisations and individuals taking a lead on sustainable practices? For facilities management there is an added layer of challenge. FM service providers have the opportunity to advise, guide and support their customers on sustainability strategy and tactics. This means that service providers themselves must be seen to be knowledgeable and effective leaders in this area. This in turn means our own strategies and tactics must be demonstrably on-target and equal to or even more advanced than those of our customers. The opportunities are considerable for FM, in both sustainability and commercial terms, with market demand for services growing significantly. But there are considerable risks, too, for firms that are not ready for the challenge. The downside could be loss of those opportunities, or loss of business and potential damage to reputation. It could mean losing out on the attraction and retention of good young people, too. So, what does FM need to know and do now? What can we learn from companies and individuals taking a lead? This conference will focus on hands-on experience, practical advice and useful take-aways. Workplace Futures has an established reputation for bringing together an exceptional panel of speakers with an audience of professionals ready to engage and reap the benefits of participation. They will be committed to the concept that facilities management can be the discipline known for its reliable and effective support right across the spectrum of sustainability issues. February’s programme will be structured around the three key topics of the day: social, environmental and commercial – all three representing both opportunities and challenges. Speakers will be drawn from relevant professional organisations, together with client-side organisations and FM service providers who are leading the way on defining needs and practical solutions that are delivering demonstrable results. Effective means for measuring and reporting results will also be an issue for the day, as will the market opportunities Delegates will be looking for opportunities to learn – both about new products and services and about new suppliers. To facilitate that, we offer a range of benefits for event sponsors. We look forward to working with you to maximise the opportunities offered by this unique event. Please get in touch.
“Workplace Futures is one of the only ‘must-attend’ events in the FM calendar because it is unafraid to position industry disruptors alongside thought-provoking leaders – and then demand that the audience joins in to debate the issues. The networking is superb, too.”
“The Workplace Futures conference consistently challenges the thinking in our industry and provides the platform for consideration of best-practice concepts. Never afraid to be contentious and challenge the status quo, this is achieved not for the sake of it but to really move things forwards.”
“The Workplace Futures conference is an anchor event in my calendar. For me, it’s the thinking person’s FM event – it doesn’t have to cater for a broad church of junior members with “FM For Dummies” sessions, but is pitched at a level which engages and challenges the senior figures in the sector, as is evidenced by its delegate-list of decision-makers (this makes for some of the most interesting and useful networking).
The conference programmers clearly have their fingers on the pulse, working hard each year to identify the issues of the day and the important trends. The presenters are high-quality and their content is challenging, plus the snappy slots mean that no one gets to drone on for too long.
On-trend topics with skilled, engaging presenters and a high-level audience lead to great interaction and dialogue. This is a don’t-miss day.”
"Workplace Futures is one of the few events I make every year because it focuses on the core of performance and leadership, coupled with great insight. The one-time move to online will be sustainable, I’m sure – I’ll be there for the content - but I can’t wait for the face-to-face conference to resume. I have been a supporter of i-FM.net and this conference from the very early days as the best source of industry insight."
"Workplace Futures remains the most relevant and challenging FM conference of the year, a conference that is not afraid to tackle the key issues of the day head on. Workplace Futures combines high quality content with a desire to engage and stimulate audience participation and debate. As a past panellist, presenter and attendee, Workplace Futures always offers great content, significant opportunities to network and is delivered in a relaxed, engaging but highly professional way."
Past Conferences
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