Workspace Design Show

26 – 27 February 2025 | Business Design Centre, London
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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 WPP, Sanofi, Reckitt, BUPA, Barclays, DWP, LSEG, E.ON and many more.

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2025 Occupiers Forum Agenda

27 February

“I just want a desk”: Balancing employee needs with organisational goals and strategy in the modern workplace

10:00 – 10:45

CHAIR

Georgina Fraser, Head of Human Capital Consulting, CBRE

Panellist

Sara Leavesley, Director of Corporate Real Estate Management, E.ON

Panellist

Michael Dowds, Head of Workplace Design Standards, Department for Work & Pensions

Panellist

Pinar Erdem, Head of Corporate Real Estate, EMEA & APAC, AIG

The State of Design; designing for the senses in a diverse and inclusive workplace

11:05 – 11:50

CHAIR

Collin Burry, Design Principal, Gensler

Panellist

Andrew Wigmore, EMEA Project Manager, Global Workplace Delivery, Adobe

Panellist

Lewis Barker, Director Workplace & Real Estate, EMEA & Global Head of Strategy, Innovation & Transformation and Workplace Sustainability, ServiceNow

Panellist

Sonia Lamesa Pina, EMEA Workplace Design Manager, Amazon

Workspace Communities – Building social value, fostering inclusivity, and strengthening community

12:05 – 12:45

CHAIR

Emma Douglass, Senior Interior Designer, Ryder Architecture

Panellist

Jill Derrington, Head of Design & Construction, BUPA

Panellist

Nathalie Baxter, Head of Workspace, Home Group

Strategies for managing transformation in the evolving landscape of workplace design

13:05 – 13:50

CHAIR

Anna King, Founder and CEO, Infomare

Panellist

Bex Moorhouse, Global FM Programme Director, WPP

Panellist

David Laver, Global Head of Facilities Management, WPP

Panellist

Carol Kavanagh-Hall, Workplace Director Group Real Estate, WPP

Panellist

Miquet Humphryes, Real Estate and FM Communications, WPP

Bridging the Gap: Aligning Corporate Real Estate Strategies with HR and IT in the Workplace of the Future

14:05 – 14:50

CHAIR

Sally Marshall, Director, Turner & Townsend Limited

Panellist

Alistair Nisbet, International Real Estate Director, World Courier

Panellist

James Hicks, Head of Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Engineering & Facilities, Corporate Operations, Gilead

Panellist

Saskia Lorrison, Head of Workplace Operations, Convex Insurance

Developing global design standards while working with local cultures

15:10 – 16:00

CHAIR

Kate Smith, Executive Director, CBRE

Panellist

Sarah Hodge, Global Workplace Experience Director, London Stock Exchange Group

Panellist

Danielle Dixon, Head of Design & Construction, Syneos Health

Panellist

Kornelia Kiss, Project Lead, Global Workplace Transformation, Sanofi

The role of smart technologies in effectively enhancing workplace functionality, comfort, design and sustainability. Is my smart building actually smart?

16:20 – 17:05

CHAIR

Chris Bunn, Managing Partner, The Intelligent Building

Panellist

Diego Henriques, Global Director, Workplace, Facilities and Real Estate, Reckitt

Panellist

Caroline Court, Head of Global Workplace Community & Innovation, Ericsson

Panellist

Will Easton, Head of Workplace Experience, Smartdcc

Panellist

Audrey Cowan, Workspace Strategy Manager, Burges Salmon LLP

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2025 Speakers

Sarah Leavesley,
Director of Corporate Real Estate Management, E.ON UK

Kornélia Kiss,
Business support and Projects Lead, Global Workplace Transformation, Sanofi

Diego Henriques,
Global Director – Workplace, Facilities and Real Estate, Reckitt

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

Collin Burry,
Design Principal, Gensler

Neil Usher,
VP Places, Sage

Emma Douglass,
Senior Interior Designer, Ryder Architecture

Danielle Dixon,
Director of Global Capital Projects, Syneos Health

Michael Dowds,
Head of Workplace Design Standards, Department for Work & Pensions

Sally Marshall,
Director, Turner & Townsend

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

Jill Derrington,
Head of Design & Construction, BUPA

Nathalie Baxter,
Head of Workspace, Home Group

Chris Bunn,
Director, The Intelligent Building

Sonia Lamesa Pina,
EMEA Workplace Design Manager, Amazon

Pinar Erdem,
Head of Corporate Real Estate, EMEA & APAC, AIG

James Hicks,
Head of Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Engineering & Facilities, Corporate Operations, Gilead

Miquet Humphryes,
Real Estate and FM Communications, WPP

Carol Kavanagh-Hall,
Workplace Director, Group Real Estate, WPP

Bex Moorhouse,
Global FM Programme Director, WPP

Sarah Hodge,
Global Workplace experience director, London Stock Exchange

Alistair Nisbet, 
International Real Estate Director, World Courier International Real Estate Director, World Courier

Caroline Court,
Head of Global Workplace Community & Innovation, Ericsson

Saskia Lorrison,
Head of Workplace Operations, Convex Insurance

Will Easton,
Head of Workplace Experience, Smartdcc

Audrey Cowan,
Workspace Strategy Manager, Burges Salmon LLP

Attend Workspace Design Show
Workspace Design Show is a must-addition to London’s design calendar, attended by the region’s top architects, designers, occupiers, developers, consultants, coworking companies, and fit-out companies. Register now to attend Workspace Design Show for free from 26 – 27 February 2025 at the Business Design Centre, London.
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