Workspace Design Show

26 – 27 February 2025 | Business Design Centre, London

Occupiers Forum: The View From HQ

Some of the UK’s largest occupiers join the speaking panel at the Workspace Design Show and share their insights on the future workplace experience, and how to create workplace environments that engage with employees.

By attending these talks, you get the chance to hear from companies such as GSK, Visa, Booking.com, BT Group, HMRC, HSBC, DLA Piper and many more.

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2024 Occupiers Forum Agenda

28 February

Evolution of the workspace. Change – design or behaviour?
09:45 – 10:35

Louise Clifford, Associate Interior Designer, Ward Robinson

Colin Casse, Director of Estates, HMRC

Dominic Brankin, Director Workplace Services, GPA

Richard Prestidge, Head of User Experience, HMRC

Kim Massey, Office Manager, Clifford Chance

A new environment but old behaviours – enabling, and maintaining, the culture shift needed to ensure your environment remains fit for purpose

10.50 – 11.35

Kate Smith, Executive Director, Occupier Consulting, CBRE, UK

Sue Glew, Programme Director, The Better Workplace Programme, BT Group Plc

Clare Bacchus, Global Lead of the Design House, Barclays

Marc Van Den Helder, Program Manager Real Estate, booking.com

The evolution of activity based workspaces for the hybrid world
11:55 – 12:40

Collin Burry, Design Principal, Gensler

Elaine du Preez, Senior Manager Workplace Design EMEA, Salesforce

Dharshni Singh, Formerly Capital Projects – Accenture and The Boston Consulting Group

Rob Blair, Head of Workplace Experience, Akeneo

AI: so much opportunity but how do we channel it to reshape our workplaces?
13:00 – 13:45
Nick Tyrer, Associate Director, BDP Pattern

Ana Stanojevic, Workplace Strategy & Development Lead, Nokia

Lewis Huff, Regional Lead Workplace & Real Estate Management, William Blair

Suzan Dixon, Head of Workplace Europe & Americas, Standard Chartered

Exploring diversity, inclusivity and equality and their connection to design to create a truly inclusive workplace
14:05 – 14:50

Simon Hamilton, Design Director Earl Kendrick Interior Design

Sarah Murdoch, Corporate Real Estate Director, Visa Europe

Steve Wright, Director of Workplace Design and Change Management, GSK

Pinar Erdem, Head of Workspace and Colleague Experience, Global Corporate Services, HSBC

Creating the optimal workplace: Essential elements to benefit both people and the business

15:10 – 15:55

Nigel Oseland, Director, Workplace Unlimited

Lewis Barker, Director, Workplace & Real Estate, EMEA at ServiceNow​

Diego Henriques, Head of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management, Anglo America

Leah Jones, Interim Deputy Director Workplace Experience, Government Property Agency

Creating the Hybrid Legal Workplace

16:10 – 16:55

Steve Henigan, Managing Director, HCG

Andy Bradshaw, Director of Property and Workplace, DLA Piper

Alistair Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, RPC

Nicole Brocklebank-Fowler, Global Head of Property Portfolio, Clifford Chance

2024 Speakers

Kate Smith,
Executive Director, Occupier Consulting, CBRE, UK

Steve Wright,
Director of Workplace Design & Change Management, GSK

Sue Glew,
Programme Director, The Better Workplace Programme, BT

Colin Cassé,
Director of Estates, HMRC

Sarah Murdoch,
Corporate Real Estate Director, Visa

Collin Burry,
Design Principal, Gensler

Ana Stanojevic,
Workplace Strategy & Development Lead, Nokia

Elaine du Preez,
Senior Design Manager EMEA, Salesforce

Louise Clifford,
Associate Interior Designer, Ward Robinson

Dominic Brankin,
Workplace Services Director, Government Property Agency

Richard Prestidge,
Head of User Experience, Estates, Service Design & User Experience (SDUX), HMRC

Diego Henriques,
Head of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management, Anglo America

Lewis Barker MCRw,
Director, Workplace & Real Estate, EMEA at ServiceNow​

Kim Massey,
Office Manager, Clifford Chance

Clare Bacchus,
Global Lead, The Design House, Barclays

Marc van den Helder,
Program manager Real Estate & Workplace Service, Booking.com

Andy Bradshaw,
Director of Property & Workplace, DLA Piper

Steve Henigan,
Managing Director, HCG

Alistair Johnson,
Chief Operating Officer, RPC

Nick Tyrer,
Associate, BDP Pattern

Simon Hamilton,
Design Director, Earl Kendrick Interior Design

Lewis Huff,
Regional Lead Workplace & Real Estate Management, William Blair

Dharshni Singh,
Formerly Capital Projects – Accenture and The Boston Consulting Group

Rob Blair,
Head of Workplace Experience, Akeneo

Suzan Dixon,
Head of Workplace Europe & Americas, Standard Chartered

Pinar Erdem,
Head of Workspace and Colleague Experience, Global Corporate Services, HSBC

Nicole Brocklebank-Fowler,
Global Head of Property Portfolio, Clifford Chance

Nigel Oseland,
Director, Workplace Unlimited

Leah Jones,
Interim Deputy Director Workplace Experience, Government Property Agency

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