As we safely begin to re-enter the workplace, there will be fluctuations in the utilization of our office spaces, where employees will expect freedom of choice and new hybrid working models. Together with Arvato Financial Solutions, who have recently invested in creating a seamless employee experience whilst right sizing their CRE based on data; we will discuss what the new hybrid workplace can look like and how business continuity can thrive post pandemic. All whilst balancing the needs and expectations of employees from an health, wellbeing and user experience perspective.

The global pandemic has presented all of us with an opportunity to rethink workplace strategy by putting humans at the centre of workplace design. EY’s goal is to work with organizations to create a better working world for everyone. This session will explore the results of EY’s Work Reimagined Study 2021 of more than 16,000 employees in 16 countries. The study outlines how new ways of working, family responsibilities and a number of other factors have shifted workers’ priorities. This has driven them to demand flexibility in where and when they work, improvements in how they work and the tech

The digitalisation of work accelerated sharply in the midst of the pandemic, and technology is now seen as a major engine for future growth in the professional services sector. How can organisations in this sector embrace and invest in digital technologies to support their real estate strategy? What data can be harnessed and optimised to help create a 'destination of choice', redefine employee and customer experience and ultimately help determine business relevance in the new world of work?

After 25 years at 1 Jermyn Street London consultants McKinsey & Company have moved to a new office located in London’s Knowledge Quarter – a community of over 100 academic, cultural, research, scientific and media organisations. In this session, Linda Morey-Burrows and Harry Bowcott will share the design journey of the new offices which showcases McKinsey’s expansion of its client offering from beyond traditional strategy consulting into profession-leading capabilities in digital transformation, advanced analytics, capability building and design

This panel will discuss some of the key findings of a new report by BVN with WORKTECH Academy and Cushman & Wakefield. Our expert panellists will share some of the core conclusions, highlighting the changing parameters of space for the corporate legal workplace and how workers in the industry can be better supported in the future. We will look at the competitive pressures in the legal industry before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, and at how approaches and attitudes to working in this sector are evolving across different global regions.

As the global professional services industry weighs up its real-estate options amid the easing of Covid-19, we will hear from a leading legal firm around their thinking for future proofing their workplace strategies and real estate footprint, while fostering creativity, new ideas and top talent.