This is the preliminary programme for WF26, please check on updates when announced in the coming months for speakers.
Setting the scene – how did we get here?
- Origins – FM from 40+ years ago to the state of play today
- Trade & professional bodies – do they represent and serve us? – an insider’s perspective
- The changing market landscape and what that means for our clients – an outsider’s perspective
The status quo
- M&A, PE presence (drivers and implications for the future)
- Issues (eg recruitment, skills, rising costs and low margins)
- Trends (technology, sustainability, the future of work & the workplace)
How do we get to a better future?
- What do we need to do to ensure we have the people & skills available for success?
- How do we maximise the upsides and minimise the downsides for our people?
Case studies
- Service providers who are leading the way on key issues and in key areas.
- The power of effective communication, internally and externally.
- Lessons to learn around strategy, planning and implementation. Wrap-up and call to action