About Workplace Futures

First launched in 2007, each year’s event has a different theme, with the programme carefully designed to focus closely on current and emerging issues at the time. We always aim to bring together some of the best speakers available to shed light, share information, and provide insights and advice that have real value. Read about past programmes here.

About Workplace Futures

Workplace Futures 2026: FM – a roadmap for the future

Workplace Futures 2026 will look to the future – what are the practices, the people, the organisations, the innovations that are going to transform facilities management, re-invigorate the sector and make it more attractive to the next generation as well as encouraging those with established careers to move across and join us? How will we define and reinforce our messaging to exemplify the best of what we do and the value that good FM brings to every organisation? How do we improve the storytelling around our deliverables: the customer experiences, the support for wellbeing, the improved efficiencies, the enhanced productivities that flow when the facilities strategy is in harmony with a client’s business strategy and practices?

Facilities management has been on a journey for 40+ years. Workplace Futures 2026 will take a look at where we’ve come from, where we are currently positioned and - most importantly - where we need to ultimately arrive, exploring all the factors that we need to put in place to ensure that we get there successfully.

Addressing the big issues for today – and tomorrow
This conference comes at a time of even more change, and thus even more uncertainty, than usual for FM: numerous ‘chronic’ issues are pressing, technology is developing at an increasingly rapid pace, and traditional business models (including financial models) are being questioned.

This is a period of challenge that spans numerous big issues, encompassing:

  • Is the future human-centric or technology-led? What is the role of artificial intelligence, and how far will AI go in shaping FM?
  • As the current generation of leaders exit the business, where are the generations of tomorrow? Are we investing enough in mentoring, training and qualifications?
  • Is the workplace working? Are our buildings and the workplaces within them providing what workers need?
  • Sustainability, EDI, ESG – how effective are we really at setting goals, defining action plans and measuring progress?
  • Data – is efficient gathering, management and analysis the key to the future? Are we getting our strategies right?
  • Margins, profitability and external investment – in a big, diverse and highly competitive market, questions will be asked about financial sustainability: is the traditional FM business model sustainable for all?
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  • Why Workplace Futures

    Each year’s Workplace Futures programme is carefully designed to focus closely on current and emerging issues in FM, bringing together some of the best speakers available to shed light and share information. Too many industry events do little more than scratch the surface or offer little more than thinly veiled sales presentations. You’ll get neither from Workplace Futures.

  • Why you should attend

    Workplace Futures is unique. Unlike most events in this industry which simply come and go, this conference builds each year on the success of previous years. Consequently, we have a strong and loyal following, combined with new and fresh interest in each new programme – each of which is designed to deliver real insights and practical advice drawn from frontline experience as well as focused research.

  • Who should attend

    The day is designed specifically for people responsible for FM actions and decisions, whether they are involved in communicating, marketing, selling, procuring or developing services - and, of course, those on the ground implementing and delivering those services, too. Basically, anyone with a genuine interest in the industry and its future.

  • An outstanding track record

    Workplace Futures was launched in 2007. In the years since, more than 310 speakers have offered experience, insights and advice to well over 6000 delegates. The conference theme changes each year to reflect current issues and trends: in the past we’ve looked at the convergence of disciplines and services, the business imperatives of people and profit, the commoditisation challenge, strategic partnerships and innovation.

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