Spacestor has created a series of expert panel discussions to hear from industry thought-leaders around the world on how to get the best from today's workspaces.
29 Feb 2024
Industry Trends, Insights Live
Register for our upcoming panels below:
A Universal 5-Star – How to Design for Today’s Unpredictable Workforce As choice transitions from a luxury to a necessity, the obligation to provide for flexibility poses a significant challenge for organizations when crafting work environments and policies that are unswervingly aligned to the diverse needs of their workforce. Balancing varying provisions and office time preferences can seem like an insurmountable task when attempting to please everyone. Join us for Episode 46 as we explore methods for unravelling the complexities of employee needs to create a 5-star experience for all.
Toppling Convention - When a Workplace Becomes a Work-Platform January 18th 2024
Panelists: Amber Wernick, Director of Practice Development, Perkins & Will Meg Craig, Global Workplace Director, Bentley Systems Tatiana Lipsky, Space Management Designer II, Navy Federal Credit Union
Be Safe, Be Seen - Is FOMO Becoming a Key Workplace Driver? November 29th
Panelists: Kevin Sauer - CEO, Sauer Strategy Works Michael Vander Ploeg - Principal Regional Workplace Sector Leader, DLR
For Hearts vs Heads - The Secret of Experiential Design October 11th
Panelists: Carol Waldmann - Director of Real Estate, Hootsuite Steven Burgos - Director of Design Interiors, HOK Katie Kossick - Workplace Design Lead, DoorDash
An Activating Narrative - Operating and Engineering the Story Behind a Space 15th September
Panelists: Camie Bingham - Senior Principal, Director of Design, OTJ Architects Tanisha Krishnan - Associate Director, Workplace Strategy and Change, BNP Paribas Gip Johnston - Senior Manager, Corporate Real Estate, The Home Depot Irene Georgakis - Associate Partner, Fletcher Priest Architects
Learning from our Architectural Industry - Carbon Accounting vs Regenerative Design August 16th
Panelists: Naomi Sakamoto - Senior Associate, Studio Director, Gensler Kim Le Geyt - Workplace Strategy & Change, Willis Towers Watson Roger Phillips - New Concept Director, Spacestor
Autonomous, Augmented, and Authentic – Defining A Future Landscape for Work July 26th
Panellists: Darcy Mayfield - Remote Work Designer, Shift with Darcy Marie Jeremy Reding - Senior Principal, Global Workplace Leader, DLR Laila Von Alvensleben - Remote Work Coach & Collaboration Designer Susannah Burock - Vice President, Global Workplace Strategy, Corporate Real Estate & Services, Swiss Re
An Immersive Approach – Understanding the Empathetic Landscape for Work May 24th
Panellists:
Jack Pringle - MD at Studio Pringle Jessica Ham - Associate Director at TP Bennett Philippe Paré - MD at Gensler France Ash Kaur - Workplace Design Lead at Oracle
The Greener Landscape for Work – Designing for Long-term Sustainability May 23rd
Panellists: Clare Bacchus - Global Lead at The Design House, Making Work, Barclays Beatriz Gonzalez - Director, Head of Workplace Interiors at Scott Browning Ezio Fabricio - Head of Real Estate at Northern Trust
The Destination Workplace – Adding Value through a Change of Purpose March 15th
Panellists: Kim Kolkovich - Head of Design at Knotel Leah Bauer - Project Director at Gensler Ronda Green - Director of Workplace Design and Furniture at Oracle
The Worthy Workspace of 2023 – Earning the Commute through Intentional Design February 16th
Panellists; Elizabeth Levine ASID, NCIDQ, LEED AP - Regional Design Director at Nelson Worldwide Brent Arnold RID - Workplace Experience and Experimental Design at Indeed Giselle Bonilla - Director of Global Real Estate & Capital Projects at Zendesk
Insights Live: Reflecting on a Post Pandemic Phenomenon December 14th
Panellists; - Brian Marchal - Global Workplace Director, Willis Towers Watson - Danielle Masucci - Director, Workplace Design, HDR - Stuart Oldridge - Workplace Leader UK & EMEA, CallisonRTKL
Insights Live: Flex-washing - Is It Really Attracting Talent? October 19th
Panellists; - Nathan Manuel – Workplace Experience Nerd, PagerDuty - Tina Facos-Casolo - Principal Architect, Workplace Effectiveness, Genentech - Ian Reves - Design Director, IA Interior Architects
Insights Live: Workspace Repurposed: Catering to New Needs June 14th
Panellists; - Ike Cheung, Workplace Environment Manager, American Family Insurance - Jessica Gracey, Design Director, Senior Associate, Gensler - Matthew Rebbe, Senior Associate, Interior Design Director, Aecom
Insights Live: Making Hybrid Working Work - Shared Design Learnings May 17th
Panellists; - Andie Moeder, Director of Workplace Strategy, Jacobs - Tiffany Liem, Director Design, Brookfield Properties - Corinne Murray, Chief Strategist, Purposeful Intent
Insights Live: Designing Sustainably Through Continual Change April 6th
Panellists; Jennifer Bryan - Director and Published Author, ABChange Consultancy Charmi Deepak - Global Real Estate, Design & Construction Leader, Zendesk Meena Krenek - Interior Design Director, Principal, Perkins&Will
Insights Live: The Future of Workplace, What to Expect in 2022 January 20th
Panellists; Bryan Parker - Director of National Real Estate Policy, PwC Isabel Fermoso Thompson - Global Workplace Design + Experience Lead, Uber Lewis Barker, Director - Real Estate & Workplace Services, ServiceNow
Insights Live: Universal Design: A Holistic Approach to Workplace Experience October 28th
Panellists Lisa Kong, Principal, DLR Group Omar Ramirez, Head of Workplace, Miro Suzan Dixon, Head of Workplace, Standard Chartered Bank
Insights Live: What's Here to Stay and What's Gone for Good? September 23rd
Panellists John Scherer, Global Workplace Strategist, Microsoft Emily Klein, Director of Workplace, Perkins & Will Dan Pontefract, Founder & CEO, Pontefract Group
Insights Live: Mitigating the Unknowns of Future Workplace Design August 26th
Panellists Lisa Britz - Director of Workplace Design, LinkedIn Bill Fedun - Director, Workplace Solutions, CUNA Mutual Group Jayme Schutt - Director of Commercial Interiors, HKS Architects
Insights Live: Considerate Over Corporate - Visual Programming in the Workplace July 8th
In episode 25 of the Insights Series, we are looking at Considerate Over Corporate - Visual Programming in the Workplace. We will be joined by experts in the industry, who will be sharing some great knowledge, experiences and insights;
Jill Wheeler - Regional Director of Interior Design, Ewing Cole Antony Wiltshire - Director of Workplace & Facilities, UK&I, Edelman
Insights Live: Enriching the Employee Experience June 3rd
Panellists: Robin Adams - Design Director, NELSON Worldwide Larry Kelso - Workplace Consultant, Cresa Jon Race - Managing Director, MCM Architecture
Insights Live: Building a Culture of Experimentation
May 6th, 8.00PST/ 11.00 EST/ 16.00 BST
We've all just undertaken the biggest global experiment ever, and it was surprisingly successful. New practices, procedures and technologies mean there's still many unknowns, so why wouldn't we continue that practical experimentation in our workplaces? After all, innovation depends on it! Continuous testing, or the perpetual beta principle presents a low risk and engaging way of trialling new concepts, whether it be working styles, office occupancy levels or suitable furniture, allowing organizations to discover the model most successful for them. Join us as we hear from our expert panelists on this exciting topic!
Panellists: James Lawrence - Design Strategist, Senior Associate, Gensler Corinne Murray - Director of Workplace Strategy & Innovation, RXR Realty Birgit Gebhardt - Trend Expert in Future of Work and Design
Insights Live: From Corporate Conformity to Individuality April 8th
Recent months have seen a shift from corporate uniformity to a focus on individuals. A renewed recognition and respect not only for their unique skills & talents, but for their needs too. And this is just as relevant in our workplaces – personalization is a great counterpoint to globalization and corporate conformity: human experiences are curated based on needs, cultural differences, personality and style, resulting in greater self-expression for employees and higher engagement with the goals of the organisation. Join us as we discuss the impact of this movement on workspaces and design with our experts.
Panellists: Don Watson - SVP Global Real Estate & Facilities, Oracle Sonya Simmonds - Global Head of Design & Build, Spotify Laura Guido-Clark - CEO, Love Good Color
Insights Live: Panel Debate: There is No New Normal March 4th
Possibly one of the most used phrases over the last year: ‘new normal’. But will there be ONE new normal for workplaces? We don’t think so. With millions of people all around the globe affected, new best practises will vary across roles, organisations & industries resulting in various models of hybrid – this is no place for one size fits all. Recent news has highlighted some companies transitioning to a permanent ‘work from anywhere’ solution, but in such a state of flux, only time will tell how successful these strategies will be. Join us this week to hear from global corporate workspace experts what’s actually happening in their organisations as we discuss the many new normals.
Panellists; Assal Yavari- Senior Director of Global Workplace, Okta Inc Andie Moeder- Director of Workplace Strategy, Jacobs Francis Aquino- Workplace Leader, Ex-Honey, Headspace & Uber
Insights Live: Panel Debate: The Office Won’t Die – It Just Keeps Evolving January 28th
Enforced working from home has taught us there’s parts of the workplace experience we just can’t do without. But mass-adoption of remote and hybrid working caused us to re-evaluate the purpose of the office, and the one thing that’s certain is continuous evolution. To thrive on this change, we need flexibility. Agility enables us to maximise performance, bringing a host of opportunities to both employer and employee alike.
What does this mean for design? And what are the implications on real estate portfolios? Join us as we discuss the role of flexibility will play in high-performing workplaces.
Panellists; Laura Walsh - Senior Director, Global Real Estate & Workplace, Avid Technology David Heyburn - Managing Director, Edison Spaces Mirko Wanders - Design Director, Senior Associate, Gensler
Insights Live: The Workplace in 2021: Reimagine, Reconfigure, Repopulate
December 10th The learnings and experiences from 2020 will no doubt shape our workspaces in the future. But what will the real purpose of the office be in 2021? As consumer confidence lifts and companies around the world plan their re-entry strategies, what tools do they have to support their redesigns? Join us as we look on to a new year exploring these topics with our expert panellists.
Panellists: Jesper Ambrosius - Head of Workplace Experience, The LEGO Group Christina Cooper - Head of Design & Strategy, Knotel Vincent Poon - Global Principal, Design, Unispace
Panel Discussion: Covid - Opportunity to Push Ahead or Excuse to Delay?
November 19th Like any crisis, it’s how we respond to it that counts - some see it as a barrier and hunker down waiting for it to pass, while others see a golden opportunity. This otherwise unpleasant situation has forced new habits & behaviours, and forward-thinking companies around the world are seeing the pandemic as an accelerator for workplace transformation, since driving change has never been easier. Join us to hear the experiences of our global panellists on this topic.
Panellists; Tahera Hammond- Global Head of Workplace, Ninety One Adam Strudwick- Principal, Perkins & Will Tamar Draper Mahru- Senior Director, Global Real Estate & Workplace, Twilio Inc.
Insights Live: The Changing Workplace- incremental advance or seismic shift?
October 22nd History can show us many consequential changes made as a result of global crises - working from home is just one. But are these changes really the seismic shift touted by so many, or just acceleration of the inevitable?
Panellists; Aaron Wong- AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Design Director, IA Interior Architects Kim Frahm- Senior Manager, Corporate Real Estate Advisory, Ernst & Young Stefan Camenzind- Executive Director, Evolution Design
Insights Live: The Ascent of Workplace: Taylorism to Experienced-Based working
September 24th
Pre-pandemic, we’d reached a high point in workspace design. Individual needs were being provided for more than ever before in the history of the office, catering to not only activities (ABW) but preferences, needs and employee choice. Won’t this only be accentuated going forward? Join us as we discuss the long-term elevation of the workplace experience with our experts Steve, AnnLouise and Andy.
Panellists; Steve Gale- Head of Workplace Strategy, M Moser Associates AnnLouise White- Global Lead, Workplace Experience, Verisk Andy Swann- MAT Studios, Author, Speaker
Insights Live: The Future Workplace as a Hybrid Experience
August 20th
The Future of the Workplace does not lie in the binary decision of ‘home or office’, neither should one space compete with the other. For a truly productive experience, why wouldn’t they work together - a hybrid model giving the best of both? Join us as we cut through the headlines on this topic with our global workplace experts on a live panel discussion.
Panellists; Thomas Jensen- Director of Design, OTJ Architects Karen McCallum - Senior Director, CBRE Peggie Rothe- Chief Insights & Research Officer, Leesman
Insights Live: Tech & The Distributed Workplace
July 23rd We all know the Workplace will never look the same after this, but how will what we call our 'Workspaces' change? Join us as we discuss this with Thought-Leaders and Workplace Experts.
Panellists; Inabelle Fang- Senior Real Estate Manager, Willis Towers Watson Jamie Feuerborn- Director of Workplace Strategy, Ted Moudis Associates
Insights Live: Thought-Leadership: The Post-Covid Workspace- The role of downtown workplaces vs suburban campuses
July 9th We all know the Workplace will never look the same after this, but how will what we call our 'Workspaces' change? Join us as we discuss this with Thought-Leaders and Workplace Experts.
Insights Live: Thought-Leadership: The Post-Covid Workspace
June 25th We all know the Workplace will never look the same after this, but how will what we call our 'Workspaces' change? Join us as we discuss this with Thought-Leaders and Workplace Experts.
Panellists; Michelle Osburn- Associate Principal, Perkins & Will Daniella Bird- Design Director, Positive Space Maud Santamaria- Workplace Experience Director, Mace Group
Insights Live: Thought-Leadership: The Post-Covid Workspace
June 11th We all know the Workplace will never look the same after this, but how will what we call our 'Workspaces' change? Join us as we discuss this with Thought-Leaders and Workplace Experts.
Insights Live: Thought-Leadership: The Post-Covid Workspace May 28th
Panellists; Robyn J. Romano- Vice President, Senior Furniture Manager, JP Morgan Chase & Co James Kerrigan- Design Principal Interiors, Jacobs Barry Ludlow- Principal, designrepublic
Insights Live: Workplace Trends Accelerated by Covid-19 May 21st There's no doubt that Covid-19 has forced companies to rethink the way they operate. Some businesses have been trying to implement concepts such as the paperless office, remote working and digital transformation for years and suddenly, it had to be done overnight! As a result of this, other trends may take a backseat. Join us as we explore the implications of this in more detail!
Insights Live: Thought-Leadership: The Post-Covid Workspace May 14th
Panellists; Randall Whinnery- VP Design at Fidelity Investments David Clemetson- MD at ADT Workplace Steve Collins- Associate Director at tp bennett
Insights Live: Thought-Leadership: The Post-Covid Workspace April 28th We all know the Workplace will never look the same after this, but how will what we call our 'Workspaces' change? Join us as we discuss this with Thought-Leaders and Workplace Experts.
Panellists; Adrienne Rowe - Global Director, Workplace Strategy at Merck Andy Swann - MAT Studios, Author, Speaker Philippe Paré, AIA - Managing Director at Gensler, France
Insights Live: Thought-Leadership: The Post-Covid Workspace April 23rd We all know the Workplace will never look the same after this, but how will what we call our 'Workspaces' change? Join us as we discuss this with Thought-Leaders and Workplace Experts.
Panellists; George Muir- Futurist and Keynote Speaker. Owner of Udal Cuain AB Rob Atkinson- Project Manager, Senior Associate at IA Interior Architects Basia Dzaman- Digital Transformation at Spacestor
Insights Live: Dispelling the Myths Around Smart Lockers Over the last few years, the way in which we view the humble office locker has really changed, from back-of-house our personal storage has been brought right into the hub of the working area. Join us as we create a step-by-step guide through the plethora of jargon to help you find your solution.
Insights Live: The Experiential Workplace- New York Design Centre Tour Experience our cutting-edge NYC Flagship Design Centre! As a flagship destination it embodies the design principles of being global and local, heuristic, and cool, it uses the products in inventive ways to convey how Spacestor is reimagining workplace design and fostering innovation.
Insights Live: Designing Individuality with The Customizer Learn how to create unique spaces that convey your brand personality as we share how we've supported many world-class companies to achieve their workplace transformation with our Customizer and other office design tools and processes.
Insights Live: Unpacking 5 of Our 2020 Workplace Trends Watch as we unpack 5 of our 2020 Workplace Trends. All of our trends are interconnected, they all affect one another, and can all be combined into a great workplace.
Next up in our Webinar series we have a panel discussion on the Post-COVID Workplace! Register here to attend these live.
