Finishes & Interiors - 2025 - Workspace Design Show

Finishes & Interiors Sector Conference

Workspace Design Show partners with the FIS, the not for profit representative body for the £10 billion finishes and interiors sector in the UK. The organisation exists to support its members, improve safety, minimise risk, enhance productivity and drive innovation in the sector.

FIS: Interiors Insight Live offers a series of panel discussions, revealing the latest industry thinking from the finishes and interiors sector. Speakers include experts from organisations such as Foster + Partners, tp bennett, Houses of Parliament, Ambit, BW Interiors, Thirdway and GPE.

A series of discussions with industry experts

Located in the heart of the Workspace Design Show, FIS: Interiors Insight Live hosts a series of talks and panel discussions. Day1 focuses on ‘Measuring the impact of Fit-Out’ while day2 will explore ‘Tech that Transforms Future Workplaces’.

2026 FIS: Interiors Insight Live Agenda

25 February

Making sustainability your superpower – discussing a value based approach

10.30 – 11.30

Strategies to embed sustainability into every stage of fit-out—turning compliance into competitive edge.

Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive

Paul Gaughan, Founder, Lumybel

Penelope McCallum, Sustainability Director, Unipsace

Panel discussion

Opening the door to a circular future with better design

11.50 – 12.50

How something as simple as a door can lead the way in reuse and sustainability.

Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive

Debbie Ward, Director, Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP)

Darcy Arnold-Jones, Architect and Circular Economy Lead, Marks Barfield Architects

Panel discussion

Pods – furniture or construction? Understanding the risk

13.10 – 13.50

Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive

Measuring the impact of fit-out

Understand the numbers, the challenges, and the solutions for reducing embodied carbon in interiors.

14:10 – 15:20

Flavie Lowres, FIS Sustainability Champion

Emily Samoluk, Senior Sustainability Manager, British Land

Panel discussion

Putting reuse first

Understand the numbers, the challenges, and the solutions for reducing embodied carbon in interiors.

15.40 – 16.50

Flavie Lowres, FIS Sustainability Champion

Georgina Smith, Director, Broadbase

Nikhil Dhumma, Director, JLL Corporate Real Estate

Stuart Cochrane, Workplace Sustainability Lead, JLL UK Commercial Real Estate

Panel discussion

26 February

FIS Project Reuse

10.30 – 11.30

Phase 1 findings and how to make urban mining and re-use work together.

Hattie Emmerson, FIS Project Reuse Lead

Matt Robinson, Head of Sustainability, Workplace Futures Group

David Hughes, Operations Director, Blackstone Strip Out

Luke Wills, Operations Manager, Space Interior Systems

Nigel Harvey, CEO, Recolight

Panel discussion

Nature-driven design for better workplaces

Exploring biophilic principles and how nature-inspired spaces boost wellbeing and productivity.

11.35 – 12.35

Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive

Panel discussion

Tech That Transforms: improving sustainability and productivity

Discover how technology is streamlining design, boosting collaboration, and enabling smarter spaces.

13.40 – 14.40

Iain McIlwee, FIS Chief Executive

Brett King, Director, Industry Transformation EMEA, Procore Technologies

Jade Cohen, Co-founder and CPO, Qflow

Stephen Hamil, Innovation Director, Hubexo

Ska workshop: wellbeing as a design driver (value chain)

Unpacking how SKA ratings and wellbeing principles can elevate your projects.

13.40 – 14.40

Flavie Lowres, FIS Sustainability Champion

Elina Grigoriou, Design & Sustainability Director, Grigoriou Interiors

Panel discussion

2025 Speakers

Penelope McCallum,
Sustainability Director, Unispace

Nikhil Dhumma,
Director, JLL Corporate Real Estate

Workplace Sustainability Lead,
JLL UK Commercial Real Estate

Emily Samoluk,
Senior Sustainability Manager, British Land

Darcy Arnold-Jones,
Architect and Circular Economy Lead, Marks Barfield Architects

Paul Gaughan,
Founder, Lumybel

Georgina Smith,
Director, Broadbase Furniture Solutions

Jade Cohen,
Cohen Co-founder and CPO, Qflow

Elina Grigoriou,
Design & Sustainability Director, Grigoriou Interiors

Debbie Ward,
Director, Alliance for Sustainable Building Products

Stephen Hamil,
Innovation Director, Hubexo

Brett King,
Director, Industry Transformation EMEA, Procore Technologies

Iain McIlwee,
FIS Chief Executive

Debbie Ward,
Director, Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP)

Flavie Lowres,
FIS Sustainability Champion

Hattie Emmerson,
FIS Project Reuse Lead

Matt Robinson,
Head of Sustainability, Workplace Futures Group

David Hughes,
Operations Director, Blackstone Strip Out

Luke Wills,
Operations Manager, Space Interior Systems

Nigel Harvey,
CEO, Recolight

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