Workshop 1 Facilities Management Procurement Models

Whether your company self-performs Facilities Management or substantially outsources this vital function, managers need to understand their range of options and the relative benefits and costs of each.

Workshop 2 AI, Machine Learning and Big Data

The revolution in lease administration – are you up to speed?

Steven Fox, Head of CRE Solutions | Qube, an MRI Software Company
James Boreham, Sales Executive | LEVERTON

The development of smart data platforms has changed the face of real estate lease administration. Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning provide far greater accuracy than traditional methods of data entry, allow for much faster processes and provide substantial increases in output. The development of these systems means that no longer does lease admin need to be a resource-sapping exercise. In fact, with a collaborative approach and the correct software in place, it can become a powerful weapon that helps provide critical business insights and empowers more intelligent decision-making. This session will examine the impact these changes are having on CRE real estate departments, giving particular focus to how they are being embraced in order to tackle the challenges posed by the new IFRS 16 requirements. 

Workshop 3 Global Manufacturing Footprint Optimization

As global manufacturing companies acquire and merge with others and expand organically, they need a plan for rationalizing the function, number and locations of facilities in their portfolio. This session will discuss strategies and best practices.

Workshop 4 IFRS 16 and Its Implications for CRE Portfolios

The new IFRS 16 lease accounting standard will have important and potentially far reaching implications for corporate end-users when it takes effect in 2019. Attend this session for an update on fine tuning the company’s preparations.

Workshop 5 Keep London Working

London is a thriving city and as the capital grows, the demands placed on business to get their goods and services to their customers naturally increases. Join this session to explore the importance of industrial land in London, the vital role it has in supporting the capital's future economic and population growth, and what’s being done to preserve it.

Workshop 6 Get Some Help!

In this moderated Q&A session, corporate real estate, economic development and service provider professionals draw from professional experience to offer solutions to a variety of corporate real estate management or support challenges. Come prepared to ask questions and share information.

Tim Marshall

Former Diplomatic Editor and Foreign Correspondent, Sky News

After 30 years’ experience in news reporting and presenting, Tim Marshall left full time news journalism to concentrate on writing and analysis. He has written four books, including Prisoners of Geography - a New York Times Best Seller - as well as 2016 release, Worth Dying For - The Power & Politics Of Flags.

Richard Mullender

Former Lead Trainer of the National Hostage and Crisis Negotiation Unit, Scotland Yard

After military service and time in the private sector, Richard joined the Metropolitan police where he became a hostage negotiator. He was later appointed Lead Trainer at Scotland Yard’s National Hostage and Crisis Negotiation Unit. Richard was part of the team that negotiated the high-profile release of three UN workers held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2004.

Ben Hammersley

Futurologist; Author and Founder of We Do Things Differently and An Optimist’s Tour of the Future

As an international reporter, author and one of the most thought-provoking futurists of our time, Ben Hammersley explores the effects of the internet and the digital network on the world’s business, political and social atmospheres. His latest book 64 Things You Need to Know Now For Then, gives us the essential guide to the things we need to know for life in the 21st century. Ben is the writer, host and narrator of Netflix and BBC television series Cyber-crimes with Ben Hammersley.