Workplace Futures – The FM Conference – 22nd February 2022

Sustainability and Green Building specialist with a track record of creating and maintaining inclusive, collaborative, engaged working environments winning over sceptical stakeholders and enabling successful deliver of pioneering initiatives, challenging projects, those taking there first steps in contributing to making a positive sustainability impact.

Sodexo has committed to being carbon neutral by 2025 and reaching net zero by 2045, and Claire is making that happen. She is focused on setting realistic and achievable targets to decarbonise the business, and on delivering on social value commitments. Claire has an MSc in Environment Management and is a Chartered Environmentalist and an external assessor for the Institute of Environment Management & Assessment.

Guy set up the Social Value Portal in 2015 to provide an online solution for measuring, procuring and managing social value. He is also creator of the National Social Value Measurement Framework (the National TOMs), which has become the most widely used methodology for measuring and reporting social value in the public sector. Guy also chairs the ESG committee for the British Council for Offices, as well as the zero-emissions mobility solution Riversimple.

James is COO at Churchill Group, one of the largest independently-owned soft service providers in the UK. James has a keen interest in digital technology and is excited about the future opportunity our sector has to positively affect social, economic and environment challenges.

James has extensive experience in the property and FM outsourcing sectors, having previously held senior operational roles, at a FTSE 250 Outsourcer.
James has a 1st class Civil Engineering Masters Degree from the University of Birmingham and is a voluntary co-chair for Emerging Workplace Leaders. In 2015 he won the PFM ‘Young Leader of the Year’ award.

Reid leads sustainability improvement activities for BAM FM, including low carbon and net zero projects throughout the UK. He also sits on the IWFM Sustainability Special Interest Group and is the author of IWFM's 'Energy Benchmarking' guidance note. Reid was also a member of the steering group for the new 'Environmental Good Practice in FM' published by CIRIA in 2021.

Matt is a professionally qualified Chartered Energy Engineer and Chartered Energy Manager with considerable technical and strategic experience in energy and carbon management across a variety of industrial, commercial and public sectors. He leads on the development of propositions and client net zero solutions at Mitie, supporting organisations in carbon assessments, setting ‘Plan Zero Pathway’ strategies and implementing carbon reduction projects.

Georgia is an Environmental Engineer with over 20 years’ experience as a sustainability professional in the property and construction industry. She is a WELL Building Standard Accredited Professional and Fitwel Ambassador, a Chartered Environmentalist, Member of the Institute of Environmental Management of Assessment, and a UNESCO Special Junior Envoy for Youth and the Environment.

Keith leads the FM Category team at CCS, developing the strategies that support Commercial Agreements to enable public Sector buyers to engage the market efficiently and compliantly. He has been involved with the workplace and FM sector for over 25 years, transferring his knowledge and skills from the private sector to CCS seven years ago.

Chris joined Acclaro Advisory in January 2018 with 7 years of experience in the environmental services sector. His chief responsibility is to lead the strategic direction of the SFMI and build on the success of the project and expand its impact.

Lucy is a founding director of Larch Consulting, an award-winning advisory practice which specialises in FM and workplace. Her team work with a wide range of commercial, public and charity organisations in the UK and internationally. She is a judge of the Technology in FM Awards and a member of the RICS Strategic FM Advisory Group. Lucy has been voted a Pioneer of FM and one of the 20 Most Influential Women in FM.

Mike’s team works with colleagues, customers, suppliers and innovators to introduce solutions in support of NatWest’s 2025 Climate Positive goals.

George brings 30 years of board-level experience within the defence, nuclear, industrial and commercial sectors to his role at Eric Wright, a group focused on delivering investment and positive outcomes in social value and sustainability more generally. He is passionate about growing business in a sustainable manner and has always championed employee engagement and customer advocacy as key ingredients in this objective.

Martin Pickard’s career in facilities began as a mailroom assistant in 1970, culminating in his more recent reputation as the FM Guru. For 50 years he has worked as facilities manager, service provider, trainer and consultant in operational, strategic and leadership roles. A habitual FM activist, he was involved in the creation of many of the building blocks of modern facilities management including the AFM, IFMA UK and the BIFM. In 2015 he received the BIFM (now IWFM) Lifetime Achievement Award followed in 2016 by the PFM Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award, both for his contribution to the facilities management industry. Martin has chaired the annual Workplace Futures conference for most of its 15-year run, receiving praise every year for his skills and insights, as well as his sense of humour. Now semi-retired, he is applying his talents to poetry and art, working with the Parkinson’s Art organisation and performing as The Shaken Word.

James Stander trained as an ACA before moving into M&A where he spent five years advising FMs on strategy and supporting a number of transactions. More recently, seeing the importance of sustainability within bids and the lack of support for companies, he set up Sustainable Advantage. Today the business supports over 350 clients and 15,000 locations on utility procurement and management, as well as ESG.